Gone ~ Chapter 10
He stood there, his feet glued to the ground as he looked straight ahead without moving. After what seemed like hours, he heard footsteps. They were hurried, but cautious. She was protecting the baby.
** I wonder how I ever made it through the day
How did I settle for a world in shades of gray? **
He feels something, a hand, on his shoulder. He doesn't move. He doesn't speak. He doesn't breathe. Everything seems perfectly still. There is no noise other than the sound of the rain hitting the ground with all its might. He wants to turn around. He wants to look into her eyes and tell her that she loves him, but he can't.
** When you go in circles all the scenery looks the same
And you don't know how **
"Vaughn." Her words ring endlessly in his ears.
"Michael." He stares at the floor, at his feet, at anything but her. But she gazes at him.
He can feel her eyes on his back, and he gives in. He looks up. He looks at her belly. He can see Will in the distance, standing by the door. He gazes deep into her eyes.
** And I looked into your eyes
With the world stretched out in front of me and I realized **
She smiles, and he smiles back. She throws her arms around him and he doesn't hesitate to do the same.
"I missed you.I missed you so much" Her voice is sweet and innocent.
** I never lived before your love
I never felt before your touch **
He tears himself away from her, still staring at he belly. How can he still love this woman, when she bears another man's child?
He must let her go. She understands.
** I never needed anyone to make me feel alive
But then again, I wasn't really living **
She takes his hand, and gently strokes the back of it.
"It's not what you think" He looks at her again.
"Then what is it?" He asks; he's getting angry.
She's serious. She's not smiling or frowning. She's not scared. She's nothing but serious.
** I never lived before your love **
"Do you remember the day," She takes a deep breath, " we took down SD-6?" He looks her in the eye; puzzled. It can't be.or could it?
Carefully and slowly, he reaches out and strokes her belly.
Is it possible?
** I wanted more than just an ordinary life
All of my dreams seemed like castles in the sky **
She only smiles.
"Is. is it. mine?" He sees a tear escape her eye and reaches out to wipe it away.
** I stand before you when my heart was in your hands
And I don't know how
I survived without your kiss **
"Yeah. Of course, its yours" He smiles, but looks concerned.
"What about Will?" He shrugs in Will's direction.
"He's just visiting. I was lonely. I missed you."
"Michael. why didn't you come earlier? Why didn't you come with me?" He runs a hand through his wet hair and sighs.
"I was.afraid.you didn't ask me to go, and I didn't want to impose. I didn't want you to go, but I was so. lost. I loved you so much, I still do, and I was so confused when you left. I knew the whole time.that I needed you. by my side, with me and only me," He stroked her hand and averted his gaze, "I knew I needed to come after you, but I couldn't." She looked at him sweetly.
"Why not?"
** 'Cause you've given me a reason to exist **
I was afraid, afraid that you had moved on without me. But, I couldn't stand it any longer, and when I saw you with Will. it broke my heart. I thought that my fears had come true."
"Michael. I would never, ever do that to you. I love you too much" He smiled at her
"I love you too Syd, I was just so scared."
"I know you were, and I was scared too," She rubbed her belly and smiled down at it, "but now." He continued for her.
"There's a little life growing in there, a life that we created" A playful grin spread across his face.
** I never felt before your touch
I never needed anyone to make me feel alive
But then again, I wasn't really living
I never lived
I never lived before your love **
"I love you so much Michael"
"And I love you" Their lips met for the first time in months as the rain continued to fall on them They were soaked, but they didn't notice, and the rain was dying down, the sun was coming out.
** And I don't know why
Why the sun decides to shine
But you breathed your love into me just in time **
"Syd!" He laughed, " You're soaking! Come on, let's get you inside" He put his arm around her waist lovingly when something caught his eye.
It was the necklace, the one he had given her the night before she left. She saw him looking at it.
"I never took it off" He smiled and kissed her
"I sure missed you."
** I never lived before your love
I never felt before your touch
I never needed anyone to make me feel alive
But then again, I wasn't really living
I never lived
I never lived before your love **
*****
A/N: The song was "Before Your Love" By Kelly Clarkson
Only a chapter or two left. I hope u enjoyed that. It was so crappy and corny, lol
He stood there, his feet glued to the ground as he looked straight ahead without moving. After what seemed like hours, he heard footsteps. They were hurried, but cautious. She was protecting the baby.
** I wonder how I ever made it through the day
How did I settle for a world in shades of gray? **
He feels something, a hand, on his shoulder. He doesn't move. He doesn't speak. He doesn't breathe. Everything seems perfectly still. There is no noise other than the sound of the rain hitting the ground with all its might. He wants to turn around. He wants to look into her eyes and tell her that she loves him, but he can't.
** When you go in circles all the scenery looks the same
And you don't know how **
"Vaughn." Her words ring endlessly in his ears.
"Michael." He stares at the floor, at his feet, at anything but her. But she gazes at him.
He can feel her eyes on his back, and he gives in. He looks up. He looks at her belly. He can see Will in the distance, standing by the door. He gazes deep into her eyes.
** And I looked into your eyes
With the world stretched out in front of me and I realized **
She smiles, and he smiles back. She throws her arms around him and he doesn't hesitate to do the same.
"I missed you.I missed you so much" Her voice is sweet and innocent.
** I never lived before your love
I never felt before your touch **
He tears himself away from her, still staring at he belly. How can he still love this woman, when she bears another man's child?
He must let her go. She understands.
** I never needed anyone to make me feel alive
But then again, I wasn't really living **
She takes his hand, and gently strokes the back of it.
"It's not what you think" He looks at her again.
"Then what is it?" He asks; he's getting angry.
She's serious. She's not smiling or frowning. She's not scared. She's nothing but serious.
** I never lived before your love **
"Do you remember the day," She takes a deep breath, " we took down SD-6?" He looks her in the eye; puzzled. It can't be.or could it?
Carefully and slowly, he reaches out and strokes her belly.
Is it possible?
** I wanted more than just an ordinary life
All of my dreams seemed like castles in the sky **
She only smiles.
"Is. is it. mine?" He sees a tear escape her eye and reaches out to wipe it away.
** I stand before you when my heart was in your hands
And I don't know how
I survived without your kiss **
"Yeah. Of course, its yours" He smiles, but looks concerned.
"What about Will?" He shrugs in Will's direction.
"He's just visiting. I was lonely. I missed you."
"Michael. why didn't you come earlier? Why didn't you come with me?" He runs a hand through his wet hair and sighs.
"I was.afraid.you didn't ask me to go, and I didn't want to impose. I didn't want you to go, but I was so. lost. I loved you so much, I still do, and I was so confused when you left. I knew the whole time.that I needed you. by my side, with me and only me," He stroked her hand and averted his gaze, "I knew I needed to come after you, but I couldn't." She looked at him sweetly.
"Why not?"
** 'Cause you've given me a reason to exist **
I was afraid, afraid that you had moved on without me. But, I couldn't stand it any longer, and when I saw you with Will. it broke my heart. I thought that my fears had come true."
"Michael. I would never, ever do that to you. I love you too much" He smiled at her
"I love you too Syd, I was just so scared."
"I know you were, and I was scared too," She rubbed her belly and smiled down at it, "but now." He continued for her.
"There's a little life growing in there, a life that we created" A playful grin spread across his face.
** I never felt before your touch
I never needed anyone to make me feel alive
But then again, I wasn't really living
I never lived
I never lived before your love **
"I love you so much Michael"
"And I love you" Their lips met for the first time in months as the rain continued to fall on them They were soaked, but they didn't notice, and the rain was dying down, the sun was coming out.
** And I don't know why
Why the sun decides to shine
But you breathed your love into me just in time **
"Syd!" He laughed, " You're soaking! Come on, let's get you inside" He put his arm around her waist lovingly when something caught his eye.
It was the necklace, the one he had given her the night before she left. She saw him looking at it.
"I never took it off" He smiled and kissed her
"I sure missed you."
** I never lived before your love
I never felt before your touch
I never needed anyone to make me feel alive
But then again, I wasn't really living
I never lived
I never lived before your love **
*****
A/N: The song was "Before Your Love" By Kelly Clarkson
Only a chapter or two left. I hope u enjoyed that. It was so crappy and corny, lol