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Chapter 4
Vaughn was standing in the warehouse, waiting for Sydney. She was supposed to come a half hour earlier than her dad, so they could have time to be alone. He heard footsteps behind him and turned around. He smiled when he saw her approaching him, wearing casual jeans and a sweater. She still looked gorgeous.
"Hey." He walked right up to her and gave her a kiss.
She didn't even bother saying hello. She returned the kiss, knowing that they didn't have much time until they'd have to prepare for her father to come.
After several minutes of frantic groping, they parted, breathing heavily.
"He'll be here soon." Sydney said, as both she and Vaughn sat back on crates, trying to catch their breath.
"I know." Replied Vaughn shortly, still reeling from the intensity of their kiss.
"So, were you going to brief me anytime soon?" she asked, amused at how calm he was trying to make himself appear.
He looked over and glared at her, but his face betrayed his attempted anger and he broke into a smile.
"Your enjoying this aren't you?" he asked.
"And your not?" she retorted.
He smiled again. He absolutely loved her wit, she had a smart mouth that probably got her in a lot of trouble, but then again, it probably got her out of trouble too.
"Fine," he said, finally recovered, "mission. Where are you going again?" he joked.
She lightly slapped him on the arm. "You think you're so funny don't you?"
"Alright, alright. All you have to do is break into the safe at Hortzani's house and take pictures with this." He took out a small digital camera from his pocket and handed it to her. "Marshall gave you anything that you'll need to break into the safe?" she nodded. "Okay, then this should be easy. What you're really looking for is anything that is evidence of oil smuggling."
"Okay, sounds good." Sydney replied, slipping the camera into her backpack.
"Your dad should be here any minute." Vaughn said, trying to avoid thoughts of kissing her.
"Yeah, I should probably be going, I have class." She wanted so badly to lean over and kiss him, but she wasn't sure she wanted to risk her dad walking in on them.
As if on cue, Jack Bristow walked through the door of the warehouse, looking intimidating as always.
"Hello Sydney." He said flatly.
"Hi dad." She said. There was an awkward silence for a minute before Sydney spoke. "I've got to get to class." She said, beginning to walk away. She tried to avoid meeting Vaughn's eyes, for fear of getting lost in them, but she risked a glance, reassuring him that she would be careful so that he didn't have to warn her in front of her dad. "Bye." She said to both of them.
"Goodbye Sydney." Jack said.
Vaughn just nodded, not daring to speak.
When Sydney had closed the door behind her, both men looked at each other.
"Well, I uh..." Vaughn began. "I briefed Sydney on the mission. It's fairly simple. I gave her the digital camera that you will use to take pictures of any suspicious documents, and you will just have to explain to Sloane that the liquid wasn't there, and convince him that he had false information."
"Sounds simple enough." Jack replied.
"It is, and you and Sydney shouldn't run into any trouble. SD-6 has briefed you on all of the security that you may run into, so there is no need for me to go over any of that with you."
"Okay." Jack replied stoically.
Vaughn let out a deep breath, hoping that he was out of the woods and that Jack would just leave.
"Do you have any questions?" Vaughn asked.
"Yes, just one." He paused. "Do you have any idea what you are getting yourself into?"
"What?" Vaughn asked, starting to get terrified again.
"For an intelligence agent, you sure aren't very good at hiding your emotions." Jack replied.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Vaughn said, trying to be convincing.
Jack came closer. "I'm just warning you that nothing can ever happen between you and Sydney, no matter what you might feel for her. You are CIA, she is SD-6. And don't think that for one second that I'm worried about what SD-6, or even CIA for that matter, will do to you, my sole concern lies with Sydney. You are obviously not thinking of the danger that you are putting her in. So I suggest that whatever feelings you may have for Sydney, you either put aside, or resign as Sydney's handler, because if you don't, I'll do it for you." And with that, Jack walked out of the warehouse leaving agent Vaughn standing, absolutely stunned.
***
Sydney sat on the plane next to her father, trying to decide how to attack a certain subject with him. She decided on the casual approach.
"So how did your meeting with Vaughn go?" she asked, trying to seem like it was just an offhand question.
"Fine, why?"
"Just wondering. I couldn't remember if you had met with him before."
"Yes, I had. You knew that." He replied curtly.
"Oh, right."
Jack looked at her incredulously. "Sydney, I'm going to tell you the same think that I told agent Vaughn this afternoon."
Sydney snapped her head up. "What?" she asked, surprised.
"Sydney, you are a very perceptive person, and I'm sure that you have picked up on the fact that Agent Vaughn obviously has feelings for you, if he hasn't told you himself."
"What are you talking about." Sydney asked, trying to be convincing.
"All I'm going to say is that it is too dangerous. You are smarter than to let your emotions cloud your judgment, and I know that you won't let this little infatuation that Mr. Vaughn has for you get in the way of your work. I've already told him that he needs to either put his feelings aside, or resign as your handler."
"You what?" Sydney asked, terrified of what Vaughn was thinking right now.
"I told him that this situation is too dangerous, it must be rectified immediately." Jack looked over at her, surprised at the emotions that were running through her eyes. "Sydney." He said, trying to tear her away from her thoughts. "This shouldn't matter to you. Whatever little crush he has on you shouldn't have even gotten this far. If he was half the agent he should be, it wouldn't have." He was trying to test her, to see her reaction to this comment. He was pleased at the reaction that he found.
Sydney knew that her father was trying to trick her, she'd played these games before. "You're right." She said simply. "I just have one question." She stated.
"What is it?"
"How did you know…?" she asked, "that Vaughn had feelings for me."
"Are you kidding? You could see it in his eyes from a mile away. He lets his emotions show too much. I knew from the second I walked in there." Jack replied, having no idea what his comment would do to Sydney.
She frowned for a second, and then turned away from her father, pretending to look out the window. When she knew that he couldn't see her, she broke out into a huge smile. Vaughn really liked her. She couldn't believe that her dad could see it in his eyes. After the feeling of happiness wore off, however, it was replaced by worry and doubt. Did her father's comments have an effect on Vaughn? She hoped to God that he wouldn't let her father's opinion or threat scare him into resigning as her handler. She didn't think she could deal with that. The rest of the plane ride she was plagued with worry over what Vaughn was thinking. She couldn't wait to get home and make sure that her dad hadn't ruined everything.
To be continued…
Thanks for all your great reviews guys! I have a lot more to come, just not enough time to write, but I promise them soon!
Chapter 4
Vaughn was standing in the warehouse, waiting for Sydney. She was supposed to come a half hour earlier than her dad, so they could have time to be alone. He heard footsteps behind him and turned around. He smiled when he saw her approaching him, wearing casual jeans and a sweater. She still looked gorgeous.
"Hey." He walked right up to her and gave her a kiss.
She didn't even bother saying hello. She returned the kiss, knowing that they didn't have much time until they'd have to prepare for her father to come.
After several minutes of frantic groping, they parted, breathing heavily.
"He'll be here soon." Sydney said, as both she and Vaughn sat back on crates, trying to catch their breath.
"I know." Replied Vaughn shortly, still reeling from the intensity of their kiss.
"So, were you going to brief me anytime soon?" she asked, amused at how calm he was trying to make himself appear.
He looked over and glared at her, but his face betrayed his attempted anger and he broke into a smile.
"Your enjoying this aren't you?" he asked.
"And your not?" she retorted.
He smiled again. He absolutely loved her wit, she had a smart mouth that probably got her in a lot of trouble, but then again, it probably got her out of trouble too.
"Fine," he said, finally recovered, "mission. Where are you going again?" he joked.
She lightly slapped him on the arm. "You think you're so funny don't you?"
"Alright, alright. All you have to do is break into the safe at Hortzani's house and take pictures with this." He took out a small digital camera from his pocket and handed it to her. "Marshall gave you anything that you'll need to break into the safe?" she nodded. "Okay, then this should be easy. What you're really looking for is anything that is evidence of oil smuggling."
"Okay, sounds good." Sydney replied, slipping the camera into her backpack.
"Your dad should be here any minute." Vaughn said, trying to avoid thoughts of kissing her.
"Yeah, I should probably be going, I have class." She wanted so badly to lean over and kiss him, but she wasn't sure she wanted to risk her dad walking in on them.
As if on cue, Jack Bristow walked through the door of the warehouse, looking intimidating as always.
"Hello Sydney." He said flatly.
"Hi dad." She said. There was an awkward silence for a minute before Sydney spoke. "I've got to get to class." She said, beginning to walk away. She tried to avoid meeting Vaughn's eyes, for fear of getting lost in them, but she risked a glance, reassuring him that she would be careful so that he didn't have to warn her in front of her dad. "Bye." She said to both of them.
"Goodbye Sydney." Jack said.
Vaughn just nodded, not daring to speak.
When Sydney had closed the door behind her, both men looked at each other.
"Well, I uh..." Vaughn began. "I briefed Sydney on the mission. It's fairly simple. I gave her the digital camera that you will use to take pictures of any suspicious documents, and you will just have to explain to Sloane that the liquid wasn't there, and convince him that he had false information."
"Sounds simple enough." Jack replied.
"It is, and you and Sydney shouldn't run into any trouble. SD-6 has briefed you on all of the security that you may run into, so there is no need for me to go over any of that with you."
"Okay." Jack replied stoically.
Vaughn let out a deep breath, hoping that he was out of the woods and that Jack would just leave.
"Do you have any questions?" Vaughn asked.
"Yes, just one." He paused. "Do you have any idea what you are getting yourself into?"
"What?" Vaughn asked, starting to get terrified again.
"For an intelligence agent, you sure aren't very good at hiding your emotions." Jack replied.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Vaughn said, trying to be convincing.
Jack came closer. "I'm just warning you that nothing can ever happen between you and Sydney, no matter what you might feel for her. You are CIA, she is SD-6. And don't think that for one second that I'm worried about what SD-6, or even CIA for that matter, will do to you, my sole concern lies with Sydney. You are obviously not thinking of the danger that you are putting her in. So I suggest that whatever feelings you may have for Sydney, you either put aside, or resign as Sydney's handler, because if you don't, I'll do it for you." And with that, Jack walked out of the warehouse leaving agent Vaughn standing, absolutely stunned.
***
Sydney sat on the plane next to her father, trying to decide how to attack a certain subject with him. She decided on the casual approach.
"So how did your meeting with Vaughn go?" she asked, trying to seem like it was just an offhand question.
"Fine, why?"
"Just wondering. I couldn't remember if you had met with him before."
"Yes, I had. You knew that." He replied curtly.
"Oh, right."
Jack looked at her incredulously. "Sydney, I'm going to tell you the same think that I told agent Vaughn this afternoon."
Sydney snapped her head up. "What?" she asked, surprised.
"Sydney, you are a very perceptive person, and I'm sure that you have picked up on the fact that Agent Vaughn obviously has feelings for you, if he hasn't told you himself."
"What are you talking about." Sydney asked, trying to be convincing.
"All I'm going to say is that it is too dangerous. You are smarter than to let your emotions cloud your judgment, and I know that you won't let this little infatuation that Mr. Vaughn has for you get in the way of your work. I've already told him that he needs to either put his feelings aside, or resign as your handler."
"You what?" Sydney asked, terrified of what Vaughn was thinking right now.
"I told him that this situation is too dangerous, it must be rectified immediately." Jack looked over at her, surprised at the emotions that were running through her eyes. "Sydney." He said, trying to tear her away from her thoughts. "This shouldn't matter to you. Whatever little crush he has on you shouldn't have even gotten this far. If he was half the agent he should be, it wouldn't have." He was trying to test her, to see her reaction to this comment. He was pleased at the reaction that he found.
Sydney knew that her father was trying to trick her, she'd played these games before. "You're right." She said simply. "I just have one question." She stated.
"What is it?"
"How did you know…?" she asked, "that Vaughn had feelings for me."
"Are you kidding? You could see it in his eyes from a mile away. He lets his emotions show too much. I knew from the second I walked in there." Jack replied, having no idea what his comment would do to Sydney.
She frowned for a second, and then turned away from her father, pretending to look out the window. When she knew that he couldn't see her, she broke out into a huge smile. Vaughn really liked her. She couldn't believe that her dad could see it in his eyes. After the feeling of happiness wore off, however, it was replaced by worry and doubt. Did her father's comments have an effect on Vaughn? She hoped to God that he wouldn't let her father's opinion or threat scare him into resigning as her handler. She didn't think she could deal with that. The rest of the plane ride she was plagued with worry over what Vaughn was thinking. She couldn't wait to get home and make sure that her dad hadn't ruined everything.
To be continued…
Thanks for all your great reviews guys! I have a lot more to come, just not enough time to write, but I promise them soon!