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Afraid to Love-2
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Sydney approached her mother's cell confidently. The entire Alliance was gone, and she was free. Free to be normal, and free to love a certain someone.
"Hey Mom." Sydney smiled widely as her mother greeted her, smiling in return.
"You look happy." Irina stated, raising an eyebrow.
"I am happy." Sydney looked into her mother's eyes, unafraid of what the future might hold, unafraid of showing her joy.
"Today, we took down the entire Alliance." She confided gleefully.
Irina first revealed an expression of shock, then the same joyful smile Sydney displayed mounted itself across her face. "Really?"
"Yes. They are all gone. And I am free." Sydney almost sighed in contentment.
"I am happy for you, Sydney." Irina's expression turned sorrowful.
"What's wrong, Mom, you are supposed to be happy." Sydney stepped closer to the glass that seperated them.
"Oh Sydney. Am I right to assume you will be leaving the CIA then?"
Sydney nodded, confused.
"Then you may never visit me again..." Irina trailed off, a few tears falling from her unsteady eyes.
"I will visit. You are my mother and we still have about 20 years of catching up to do." Sydney winked, her smile returning.
Irina wiped the tears from her eyes, "I'm so glad to hear you say that."
Their quiet conversation was interrupted as Vaughn entered the hallway, stopping at Sydney's side.
Sydney looked up at him lovingly as he put his arm protectively around her slender waist without hesitation.
The couple held giddy grins as their eyes met.
Irina noticed every move, every glance. Her daughter was happy. She was in love with her handler. They could be together without fear.
"We had better be going, Syd. Your dad just about threw a fit when I told him you were coming here before coming to see him in the hospital." Vaughn laughed nervously.
"Jack is in the hospital?" Irina gaped.
"He was being tortured when we raided the office, shock-torture..." Sydney trailed off, her eyes focused on the floor.
"Oh goodness. Well then, you had better go, and thank you for coming to see me." Irina smiled.
"I'll visit soon." Sydney exited with Vaughn's arm still firmly around her waist. When they reached the end of the hallway, where they thought Irina couldn't see them, they kissed.
But Irina did see. And she smiled. Her daughter was no longer afraid to love.
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Afraid to Love-2
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Sydney approached her mother's cell confidently. The entire Alliance was gone, and she was free. Free to be normal, and free to love a certain someone.
"Hey Mom." Sydney smiled widely as her mother greeted her, smiling in return.
"You look happy." Irina stated, raising an eyebrow.
"I am happy." Sydney looked into her mother's eyes, unafraid of what the future might hold, unafraid of showing her joy.
"Today, we took down the entire Alliance." She confided gleefully.
Irina first revealed an expression of shock, then the same joyful smile Sydney displayed mounted itself across her face. "Really?"
"Yes. They are all gone. And I am free." Sydney almost sighed in contentment.
"I am happy for you, Sydney." Irina's expression turned sorrowful.
"What's wrong, Mom, you are supposed to be happy." Sydney stepped closer to the glass that seperated them.
"Oh Sydney. Am I right to assume you will be leaving the CIA then?"
Sydney nodded, confused.
"Then you may never visit me again..." Irina trailed off, a few tears falling from her unsteady eyes.
"I will visit. You are my mother and we still have about 20 years of catching up to do." Sydney winked, her smile returning.
Irina wiped the tears from her eyes, "I'm so glad to hear you say that."
Their quiet conversation was interrupted as Vaughn entered the hallway, stopping at Sydney's side.
Sydney looked up at him lovingly as he put his arm protectively around her slender waist without hesitation.
The couple held giddy grins as their eyes met.
Irina noticed every move, every glance. Her daughter was happy. She was in love with her handler. They could be together without fear.
"We had better be going, Syd. Your dad just about threw a fit when I told him you were coming here before coming to see him in the hospital." Vaughn laughed nervously.
"Jack is in the hospital?" Irina gaped.
"He was being tortured when we raided the office, shock-torture..." Sydney trailed off, her eyes focused on the floor.
"Oh goodness. Well then, you had better go, and thank you for coming to see me." Irina smiled.
"I'll visit soon." Sydney exited with Vaughn's arm still firmly around her waist. When they reached the end of the hallway, where they thought Irina couldn't see them, they kissed.
But Irina did see. And she smiled. Her daughter was no longer afraid to love.
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