Chapter 8
Will was completely shocked. He'd never seen Syd in just her bra. Now, not only had she been wearing one for a shirt, but also she'd let that "Vaughn" guy give her a rub down when all she was wearing was her bra! He wasn't exactly jealous, he was just protective. Syd was like a little sister to him. Sure she was attractive, he'd have to be blind not to see it, but his feelings for her didn't go past friendship. he knew what she was thinking, after all he had been gawking at her. She thought he was in love with her. He had too at one point, but after Danny's death he'd discovered that his feelings were no longer romantic.
He sat down beside Sydney but didn't say anything. He'd learned long ago that if you just rush into a conversation with this woman, you could easily back yourself into a corner. She was too hard to read, so there was no way to know if she was angry or not.
"Will, I'm sorry about all of this. It shouldn't have happened. I shouldn't have let it."
"You did everything you could to keep me off this story. It's not your fault that I continued my investigation."
"No, I could've told you. I could have warned you. You had no idea the kind of risks that you were taking."
"You're right, I didn't, but--"
"Hey Syd, we've got company," Vaughn interrupted.
"Where?"
"Behind us, three of four cars back."
"I see it. Let me drive."
"By all means..." He was teasing her! Of all the times to tease, he picked now.
Syd frowned at him in mock frustration, and said in a southern drawl, "This is serious, Mr. Vaughn, now sit down and buckle up." Then in her regular voice, "Will, sit down and find something to hold on to. This could get rough."
"Syd, the last car chase you were in you ended up driving off of a pier. Try to avoid that, O.K?" Vaughn was
still teasing her.
"I'll try my best."
"Wait a minute," Will said, "when was this?"
"A few months ago, why?"
"Where were you?"
"L.A...."
"Cops?"
"You saw it. I can't believe that you watched me escaping from the--"
"Syd," Vaughn interrupted, "he doesn't need to hear about this right now. We're in the middle of something."
"Right...sorry."
The chase was on. The people tailing them made their move sooner that anyone expected. As soon as Syd pulled off of the main road, they pulled up beside them, on the driver's side, and started shooting. Syd was completely vulnerable. The first shot shattered her side window. The glass showered down on her, cutting up her left arm, leg, and side. The second shot hit the windshield. "Stay down!" Syd screamed. The pursuers continued to riddle the jeep with bullets until Syd swerved, smashing into the side of their sports car. The jolt from the impact was enough to bring Jack into consciousness.
"Syd, you dad's awake!" Will was terrified. "What should I do?"
Vaughn answered, "Just make sure that you both stay down!"
"Hold on!" Syd warned. She slammed the gas peddle to the floor. When she got in front of the other car, she slammed on the breaks and slid broadside right in the their path. The sports car slammed into the back half of the jeep.
"Is everyone alright?" Syd asked.
When Vaughn saw that everyone is their vehicle was fine, he grabbed his gun and jumped out to secure their attackers. He yanked open the driver's side door, revealing the two dead men. The driver had a piece of glass for the windshield through his neck, and the side of the passenger's skull was smashed. He looked up at Syd and sadly shook his head. "Their both dead, Syd." When he saw her eyes fill with tears he walked over and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Why the tears? It wasn't your fault."
She allowed a sad smile to cross her lips. "You've been talking to Will haven't you? My father too. 'It wasn't your fault Syd.' You need a new line," she sighed, "because I've stopped buying that one."
She turned around when she heard her dad moan in pain. "At least we're still on land..." Everyone laughed, mostly from the shock of hearing Jack teasing Syd. They never once thought that he had a sense of humor. "Yes, I am human..." there was a touch of sarcasm in his pain filled voice.
Will was completely shocked. He'd never seen Syd in just her bra. Now, not only had she been wearing one for a shirt, but also she'd let that "Vaughn" guy give her a rub down when all she was wearing was her bra! He wasn't exactly jealous, he was just protective. Syd was like a little sister to him. Sure she was attractive, he'd have to be blind not to see it, but his feelings for her didn't go past friendship. he knew what she was thinking, after all he had been gawking at her. She thought he was in love with her. He had too at one point, but after Danny's death he'd discovered that his feelings were no longer romantic.
He sat down beside Sydney but didn't say anything. He'd learned long ago that if you just rush into a conversation with this woman, you could easily back yourself into a corner. She was too hard to read, so there was no way to know if she was angry or not.
"Will, I'm sorry about all of this. It shouldn't have happened. I shouldn't have let it."
"You did everything you could to keep me off this story. It's not your fault that I continued my investigation."
"No, I could've told you. I could have warned you. You had no idea the kind of risks that you were taking."
"You're right, I didn't, but--"
"Hey Syd, we've got company," Vaughn interrupted.
"Where?"
"Behind us, three of four cars back."
"I see it. Let me drive."
"By all means..." He was teasing her! Of all the times to tease, he picked now.
Syd frowned at him in mock frustration, and said in a southern drawl, "This is serious, Mr. Vaughn, now sit down and buckle up." Then in her regular voice, "Will, sit down and find something to hold on to. This could get rough."
"Syd, the last car chase you were in you ended up driving off of a pier. Try to avoid that, O.K?" Vaughn was
still teasing her.
"I'll try my best."
"Wait a minute," Will said, "when was this?"
"A few months ago, why?"
"Where were you?"
"L.A...."
"Cops?"
"You saw it. I can't believe that you watched me escaping from the--"
"Syd," Vaughn interrupted, "he doesn't need to hear about this right now. We're in the middle of something."
"Right...sorry."
The chase was on. The people tailing them made their move sooner that anyone expected. As soon as Syd pulled off of the main road, they pulled up beside them, on the driver's side, and started shooting. Syd was completely vulnerable. The first shot shattered her side window. The glass showered down on her, cutting up her left arm, leg, and side. The second shot hit the windshield. "Stay down!" Syd screamed. The pursuers continued to riddle the jeep with bullets until Syd swerved, smashing into the side of their sports car. The jolt from the impact was enough to bring Jack into consciousness.
"Syd, you dad's awake!" Will was terrified. "What should I do?"
Vaughn answered, "Just make sure that you both stay down!"
"Hold on!" Syd warned. She slammed the gas peddle to the floor. When she got in front of the other car, she slammed on the breaks and slid broadside right in the their path. The sports car slammed into the back half of the jeep.
"Is everyone alright?" Syd asked.
When Vaughn saw that everyone is their vehicle was fine, he grabbed his gun and jumped out to secure their attackers. He yanked open the driver's side door, revealing the two dead men. The driver had a piece of glass for the windshield through his neck, and the side of the passenger's skull was smashed. He looked up at Syd and sadly shook his head. "Their both dead, Syd." When he saw her eyes fill with tears he walked over and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Why the tears? It wasn't your fault."
She allowed a sad smile to cross her lips. "You've been talking to Will haven't you? My father too. 'It wasn't your fault Syd.' You need a new line," she sighed, "because I've stopped buying that one."
She turned around when she heard her dad moan in pain. "At least we're still on land..." Everyone laughed, mostly from the shock of hearing Jack teasing Syd. They never once thought that he had a sense of humor. "Yes, I am human..." there was a touch of sarcasm in his pain filled voice.