Chapter 4:- The Void
Vaughn walked into his apartment dropping his keys and his suit jacket on a chair by the door. He headed over to the kitchen and fixed himself a drink. He then opened the windows to let the warm summer breeze flow into the room.
He loosened his tie after he sat down on the couch and finished off the last of his drink. As he stared at the empty glass in his hand he realised that in the end nothing really had changed. He was already breaking all the rules once more for Sydney and he would do so again if she asked him to. But it was different this time. He now had nothing else left to lose. She had told him that she needed him and that's all the justification he required.
As Vaughn had predicted, days turned into weeks which turned into months without him even noticing. The only thing that stopped Time from mattering altogether was the secret meetings he shared with Sydney. For Vaughn, the time he spent with Sydney was his sole reality. He felt as if he sleepwalked through the rest of his life. He commented about his new job only once. Vaughn occasionally asked how Weiss was doing, but never questioned his actions as her Handler. He usually just listened to what she had to say. He always paid attention to what Sydney said, especially the tone of her voice. He began to notice that the meetings became more frequent and that she didn't need to discuss anything in particular. So they would often just sit in comfortable silence. Passers by would often assume they were strangers at the train station.
