Ok, this slightly overlaps the last chapter, but again, I'm going to go a
bit further than the last one...
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Vaughn was interrupted by the vibrating of his cell phone in his breast pocket. Sydney released her grip from him.
"You should see who it is," Sydney said quietly, not looking Vaughn in the face.
"OK," Vaughn replied as he raised Sydney's face to his for a quick kiss.
'We've never even kissed. God, I picked an odd time to..'
His thoughts were interrupted by his lips brushing across hers.
'She is so soft and delicate. God, I just want to..ok, not now Michael..'
Michael slowly released Sydney from the kiss and got up off the bed to take the call.
"Vaughn."
"Mr., Vaughn, I received information that you have located Sydney. You are bringing her back as soon as possible, aren't you? " It was Jack.
"No, um, look, I don't think that would be the best idea right now," Vaughn replied, slightly annoyed.
"Why not? Isn't she alright? My informant didn't mention any serious inju -"
"No, she's not ok, Sark - " Vaughn stopped in mid-sentence and looked over at Sydney. He motioned to her that he was going to go outside to take the call.
'She really doesn't need to hear this right now.'
"Jack," Vaughn began. "There is no way I can bring Sydney back right now. The doctor said that if she flies right now, her concussion could create a blood clot in her brain and.well, she just needs to rest here for now. Besides that, Sark.um, Sark raped her while she was unconscious. Also, she currently has amnesia. She only remembers limited things, one of them being me."
Jack sighed on the other end of the phone. Vaughn could hear the raggedness in his voice as he began to speak again.
"I should have been able to protect her," Jack mumbled. "Look Jack, you're not responsible for what happened to Sydney; if anyone is, I am. But I don't think the CIA or SD-6 could have guessed Sark was coming to get just Sydney."
Vaughn could hear Jack mumbled something else and suddenly he was all business again.
"I called to tell you that the takedown of SD-6 is being postponed for the time being. They wanted Sydney to participate, but now we'll have to formulate a new plan.
Vaughn was stunned.
"WHAT?! How is that possible? Can't they do anything without her?! Jesus! She is not their only agent, and now she can't even remember."
"Calm down Mr. Vaughn. We will work around this. As for you two, just stay in your current location and do not contact anyone. I will contact you later with more updates."
Vaughn was beginning to simmer down.
"OK, OK, I'm sorry for that I just."
"I understand Mr. Vaughn. Just take care of Sydney for now, she needs you."
Vaughn was touched. Jack was acknowledging that Sydney needed him.
'Jack still respects me.'
"Yeah, I'll be here with her. Of course I will."
Jack then hung up the phone, and Vaughn could have sworn her heard Jack stifle a whimper before he hung up.
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Vaughn though of what their next move would be as he held a sleeping Sydney in his arms.
'After she gets released, even if SD-6 is no longer operating, L.A. will probably be a bad idea for a while..maybe we could go to Italy, finally eat in Trattoria de Nardi, maybe we could fly to Canada, catch a hockey game up there, maybe we could go off to a remote island and rent a small two room cabin by the ocean...shi*. She still needs her memories. No matter how bad and hurtful, she isn't the same without her memories. She wants them back; I can see the emptiness in her eyes with out them. She deserves to have a normal life after SD-6 is gone, hell, she has always deserved one.'
Sydney stirred in his arms, snuggling closer to him.
'Maybe she'll remember, maybe she can be whole again.'
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Vaughn stayed with her continuously for the next few days. Vaughn told her jokes, and funny stories from the past. She laughed wholeheartedly, but he could tell she wanted to remember them on her own. Then, exactly one week after she was admitted to the hospital, she awoke in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and sat up with a gasp.
Vaughn was immediately off his cot and by her side.
"What is it? Did you have a nightmare?" Vaughn cooed, stroking her hair tenderly.
"Danny." Sydney muttered quietly. "Danny."
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Vaughn was interrupted by the vibrating of his cell phone in his breast pocket. Sydney released her grip from him.
"You should see who it is," Sydney said quietly, not looking Vaughn in the face.
"OK," Vaughn replied as he raised Sydney's face to his for a quick kiss.
'We've never even kissed. God, I picked an odd time to..'
His thoughts were interrupted by his lips brushing across hers.
'She is so soft and delicate. God, I just want to..ok, not now Michael..'
Michael slowly released Sydney from the kiss and got up off the bed to take the call.
"Vaughn."
"Mr., Vaughn, I received information that you have located Sydney. You are bringing her back as soon as possible, aren't you? " It was Jack.
"No, um, look, I don't think that would be the best idea right now," Vaughn replied, slightly annoyed.
"Why not? Isn't she alright? My informant didn't mention any serious inju -"
"No, she's not ok, Sark - " Vaughn stopped in mid-sentence and looked over at Sydney. He motioned to her that he was going to go outside to take the call.
'She really doesn't need to hear this right now.'
"Jack," Vaughn began. "There is no way I can bring Sydney back right now. The doctor said that if she flies right now, her concussion could create a blood clot in her brain and.well, she just needs to rest here for now. Besides that, Sark.um, Sark raped her while she was unconscious. Also, she currently has amnesia. She only remembers limited things, one of them being me."
Jack sighed on the other end of the phone. Vaughn could hear the raggedness in his voice as he began to speak again.
"I should have been able to protect her," Jack mumbled. "Look Jack, you're not responsible for what happened to Sydney; if anyone is, I am. But I don't think the CIA or SD-6 could have guessed Sark was coming to get just Sydney."
Vaughn could hear Jack mumbled something else and suddenly he was all business again.
"I called to tell you that the takedown of SD-6 is being postponed for the time being. They wanted Sydney to participate, but now we'll have to formulate a new plan.
Vaughn was stunned.
"WHAT?! How is that possible? Can't they do anything without her?! Jesus! She is not their only agent, and now she can't even remember."
"Calm down Mr. Vaughn. We will work around this. As for you two, just stay in your current location and do not contact anyone. I will contact you later with more updates."
Vaughn was beginning to simmer down.
"OK, OK, I'm sorry for that I just."
"I understand Mr. Vaughn. Just take care of Sydney for now, she needs you."
Vaughn was touched. Jack was acknowledging that Sydney needed him.
'Jack still respects me.'
"Yeah, I'll be here with her. Of course I will."
Jack then hung up the phone, and Vaughn could have sworn her heard Jack stifle a whimper before he hung up.
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Vaughn though of what their next move would be as he held a sleeping Sydney in his arms.
'After she gets released, even if SD-6 is no longer operating, L.A. will probably be a bad idea for a while..maybe we could go to Italy, finally eat in Trattoria de Nardi, maybe we could fly to Canada, catch a hockey game up there, maybe we could go off to a remote island and rent a small two room cabin by the ocean...shi*. She still needs her memories. No matter how bad and hurtful, she isn't the same without her memories. She wants them back; I can see the emptiness in her eyes with out them. She deserves to have a normal life after SD-6 is gone, hell, she has always deserved one.'
Sydney stirred in his arms, snuggling closer to him.
'Maybe she'll remember, maybe she can be whole again.'
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Vaughn stayed with her continuously for the next few days. Vaughn told her jokes, and funny stories from the past. She laughed wholeheartedly, but he could tell she wanted to remember them on her own. Then, exactly one week after she was admitted to the hospital, she awoke in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and sat up with a gasp.
Vaughn was immediately off his cot and by her side.
"What is it? Did you have a nightmare?" Vaughn cooed, stroking her hair tenderly.
"Danny." Sydney muttered quietly. "Danny."
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