Memories

By: Kary G.

Part 4.

Disclaimer: I do not own Walker Texas Ranger

NOTE: I didn't put this in italics because all this chapter means the past. I hope that helps a little Countrygirl09. and thanks again Texasrangergirl for all your help.

Next Day: Ranger Headquarters

Sydney Cooke and Francis Gage entered to Company B with cups of coffee in their hands.

"Sydney" Michael call out to her

"Hi! Did you bring the tape?"

"Yes I did, what I dont understand is why you didnt call me after what happened to your apartment?" almost shouting at her.

"First of all I didn´t call you because you were on your meeting and second of all keep your voice down" she demanded taking the tape from his hands and going outside of Ranger Headquarters not realizing all the people in the office were looking at them, Michael follow her along with Gage, he stay a few steps behind, Michael didn´t notice him.

"Sydney, what the hell is the matter with you?" Michael said taking her by her elbow.

"What the hell is the matter with you? You´re hurting me let me go"

"Not after you tell me, Why are you acting this way"

"You want to know why, I went to your office after we talked and your secretary told me about your important meeting"

"You dont have the right to go and ask where I am" he said shouting at her raising his hand, Gage ran to where he was and pinned him to the wall "and you dont have the right to hit a lady"

"You´re making a big mistake Ranger, this is between Sydney and me, let me go!"

"Gage!" Brittany yelled getting out of her car "Let him go!" Gage kept looking at Michael finally he let go.

"Syd, are you ok?" Sydney shook her head yes "What happened to you Gage?"

"Why are you defending him? He was going to hit my partner" Gage told Brittany

"Gage you have to understand this is not your problem is theirs and Why are you defending her?"

"Im sorry babe" Gage said looking at his partner going inside of Ranger Headquarters.

Sydney returned to her desk and took her jacket and her keys. After that she went to her boss office and knock she opened the door and her eyes met Walker. "I am going home I hope you dont mind"

"Not at all, you want to talk?"

"I´d love to but right now I need to go home and clear my head, here take this"

"What´s this?"

"It´s a tape that Micheal gave me he told me whoever murdered Thompson got ahold of him he knew who I was and that I was with him and If I don´t stay out of this I will pay a price."

"Thanks I´ll check it out" Sydney closed the door and went to her car, she decided to go to the store to buy a few things before going to Gage´s apartment she stopped looking at the slow traffic and sighed realizing she was going to be stuck for a few minutes, she noticed a woman playing with her baby and smile but at the same time wondering if she was going to get married like Gage and have kids, a few blocks from where she was there was a café, she drove there and parked her car she got out and walked inside the small place, the waiter looked at her with a big smile "table for 1".

"Yes please" Sydney said, the waiter guide her through all the fancv tables to another one in the corner.

"Why would you like to order?"

"Iced tea just Iced tea please" she waited for a few minutes the waiter returned with her drink, she sip a little bit and took a look around the place, her eyes stop looking at a couple they kissed and laughed for a few moments, a tear rolled down Sydney´s cheeks she wiped it away with the back of her hand and ask for the check, the couple didn´t notice her so she went to her car putting the car in gear and went home she opened the door and sat on the sofa, she cried harder, tears and more tears rolled down her face.

Another place

Brittany and Gage laughed, but still Gage felt different around Sydney, Gage knew it was the time to talk to Brittany, it was time to let her know.

"Brittany...we need to talk I just don´t think that our relationship is working." Gage said slowly.

"Not working? I thought you loved me"

"I do just the way you think that I do. I just hope you understand me..." Brittany leaned in and kissed Gage´s cheek as she slid the ring off of her finger. "I understand don´t worry. Don´t lose her Gage you two are perfect for each other. Tell her that you love her"

"I will, Can I ask you something?"

"anything you want"

"What were you trying to do back there at Ranger Headquarters?"

"Oh, you mean the "fight scene" I just wanted to make her jealous and to be honest with you I think I did" she laughed "Brittany How are you going to tell your family about this?"

"They already know, they were ok with my decisión, I let them know what was happening between us and I didn´t see you like a husband but a brother, is late let´s go".

An hour later

The junior ranger parked his car and was happy to see Syd´s car there too. He ran up the steps and opened the door. The apartment looked empty but he heard sobs and closed the door and found his partner crying on the sofa. He went over sat down beside her and pulled her close to him. She didn´t push him away she was happy he was holding her so close. Through the sobs she managed to talk "He..oh Gage..He lied to me." With his finger he pulled Sydney´s face up so she could look him in the eye. "What happened." He said softly. She took a dep breath and explained what she saw at the café and about the day he gave her a ride and left leaving her with him.

"You should´ve call me" he snapped but at the same time regret the way she said that to her.

"I couldn´t. I was scared and besides you were busy with Brittany about your wedding, I dont know what to do"

"Syd, I am sorry, everything´s ok"

"No it´s not, damn it Gage, Why?...I can´t take it anymore" tears kept streaming down her face it was the first time in her life that she was letting all that anger out. "I love you so much but I can´t be with you, I just can´t"

"Yes you can" rubbing her back with his hand

"No I can´t you are going to get married"

"No I am not"

"What?, yes you are"

"No I am not, Britanny and I called the wedding off we realized we were not meant to be and she also let me know that I was meant for another person, and she was right, I am sitting with a wonderful and tough woman right now that I love so much and it breaks my heart to see her this way, and I want to let her know that I am never going to be away from her that I will protect her and love her for the rest of my life" her lips met his and her arms went aroound his neck "I love you too" she whispered to him and they stayed like that for a few minutes.

"Gage, Do you have a pen and some paper that I can borrow?"

"Yes, but for what?"

"I need to write and to send a letter" Gage excuse himself and went for the paper and pen he returned to the living room and gave it to Syd, after a few minutes she finished to sealed the letter and went to the mailbox along with Gage and returned home, Gage fall asleep in two minutes but Sydney was having trouble, she opened the door from Gage´s room and walked to the couch, she passed her fingers through his blonde hair waking Gage up "Syd?" Gage said still sleepy "Shh" she let her body in top of him, he embrace her and they slept in each other arms.