Chapter 24
Vaughn blinked twice. "Sydney?" He was in shock, "what's wrong?" worry surged through him and he hoped she wasn't hurt. "Everything's fine, but." Sydney paused, how should she say this? "Sloane's sending me on a mission" Vaughn was slightly confused "But you're on vacation?" he said, his voice full of curiosity "Yeah, well he's cutting my vacation short" Vaughn raged, Sydney really needed this time off and it pissed him off that Sloane was taking it from her. "That son of a b****! This better be important Syd, he can't just take away your vacation time!" "Don't worry Vaughn, it is. He's sending me to.Taipei" Sydney heard Vaughn's sharp intake of breath on the other end of the phone. "Sydney." Sydney took a deep breath and prepared herself for what was about to come. She knew Vaughn wouldn't be anymore pleased with what she was about to tell him. "And. my mother's going to be there" Vaughn was not happy, at all, with what he had just heard. "What!! Sydney you can't! That's too dangerous! You can't risk it!" "Vaughn, listen to me. I have to do this. I'll promise, I'll be careful." She was right, and he knew it. She had to do this. "Ok, fill me in" Sydney breathed a sigh of relief. "Well my alias is going to be Sara Bluff. I'll be on the guest list for a party being held by Thomas Geroldi. He has the Rambaldi document, a piece containing information about 'The Circumference', hidden upstairs in a safe. They think he might be a descendent of Rambaldi, which would explain why he is in possession of the document, but they're not sure. He's holding the party to unveil a painting that he has just acquired. So during the unveiling, I will get upstairs, break into his office and retrieve the document." Vaughn sat quietly. "What about Dixon?" "Dixon's not going. So what are we gonna do, I need a counter, this is important." "Ok, I'll have an agent in your hotel room waiting for you when get back from the party. When you check in before the party ask for a package under your name, it will be a communications device so you can talk to the agent in your room. Just get the document and when you get back, you'll rendezvous with the agent. Hopefully you'll avoid any contact with your mother or someone she may have sent. I'll need the name of the hotel you'll be staying at and the room" Sydney was breathing normally again; Vaughn sure was good at this counter- mission stuff "Plaza Hotel, room 348" Vaughn scribbled it down on a piece of paper and got out of bed. "Sydney, promise me you'll be careful" She smiled "I already did" "I love you, Syd" "I love you too Vaughn" They hung up and Vaughn grabbed his jacket and the slip of paper. He walked out to his car and got in. It was going to take a lot of work, but he was going to convince Devlin to let him go to Taipei again."
Vaughn blinked twice. "Sydney?" He was in shock, "what's wrong?" worry surged through him and he hoped she wasn't hurt. "Everything's fine, but." Sydney paused, how should she say this? "Sloane's sending me on a mission" Vaughn was slightly confused "But you're on vacation?" he said, his voice full of curiosity "Yeah, well he's cutting my vacation short" Vaughn raged, Sydney really needed this time off and it pissed him off that Sloane was taking it from her. "That son of a b****! This better be important Syd, he can't just take away your vacation time!" "Don't worry Vaughn, it is. He's sending me to.Taipei" Sydney heard Vaughn's sharp intake of breath on the other end of the phone. "Sydney." Sydney took a deep breath and prepared herself for what was about to come. She knew Vaughn wouldn't be anymore pleased with what she was about to tell him. "And. my mother's going to be there" Vaughn was not happy, at all, with what he had just heard. "What!! Sydney you can't! That's too dangerous! You can't risk it!" "Vaughn, listen to me. I have to do this. I'll promise, I'll be careful." She was right, and he knew it. She had to do this. "Ok, fill me in" Sydney breathed a sigh of relief. "Well my alias is going to be Sara Bluff. I'll be on the guest list for a party being held by Thomas Geroldi. He has the Rambaldi document, a piece containing information about 'The Circumference', hidden upstairs in a safe. They think he might be a descendent of Rambaldi, which would explain why he is in possession of the document, but they're not sure. He's holding the party to unveil a painting that he has just acquired. So during the unveiling, I will get upstairs, break into his office and retrieve the document." Vaughn sat quietly. "What about Dixon?" "Dixon's not going. So what are we gonna do, I need a counter, this is important." "Ok, I'll have an agent in your hotel room waiting for you when get back from the party. When you check in before the party ask for a package under your name, it will be a communications device so you can talk to the agent in your room. Just get the document and when you get back, you'll rendezvous with the agent. Hopefully you'll avoid any contact with your mother or someone she may have sent. I'll need the name of the hotel you'll be staying at and the room" Sydney was breathing normally again; Vaughn sure was good at this counter- mission stuff "Plaza Hotel, room 348" Vaughn scribbled it down on a piece of paper and got out of bed. "Sydney, promise me you'll be careful" She smiled "I already did" "I love you, Syd" "I love you too Vaughn" They hung up and Vaughn grabbed his jacket and the slip of paper. He walked out to his car and got in. It was going to take a lot of work, but he was going to convince Devlin to let him go to Taipei again."