Title: A lie followed by a secret
Disclaimer: obviously I don't own them. You know that, I know that, ok we all know that.
Rating: PG-13 (I don't think it's that high yet, but later I might use some not so nice words and I just wanted to be on the safe side.)
Review: Any words of wisdom you could bestow upon me to help me improve or if you just like the story would be greatly appreciated. Also reviews help me to post the next chapter. So if you guys like it and want more then I will need reviews to know this. If you give me these then I promise to post another chapter. Ok done now.
Summary: Sydney and Vaughn are having problems. Hopefully they can find a way to work them out.
A/N: Ok I know I haven't updated in forever. I was completely stuck for awhile. I know that I didn't write this story very well and I know it could have been better, but it's too late now so I'm just going to finish it because then it'll be the first one I've ever finished. So there still won't be any action scenes in it because I don't fell like putting them in, so sorry if you wanted that. Maybe in my next story, but if I post another one I'll try to work harder on it before I post it and make sure that I didn't just rush through it to get to a certain point. Ok also I am so sorry to those of you that have been waiting for me to continue this story. I know it was really cruel of me not to update sooner, but I'm going to try and keep the updates to every couple of days from now on. I can't promise more than that because I'm too busy to do it every day. Oh and to mizchante if you are still reading, I know it doesn't necessarily make sense for Syd to not tell Vaughn even if she is angry and hurt, but the idea popped into my head so here it is. Anyhow this story will have a happy ending so enjoy if that's what you want good and if that's not what you want you should probably stop reading pretty soon. Ok I think that I've written far too much in here now so if you've read this you can move on to the story now.
She shut the fridge and headed to the front door. When she opened it a man she'd never seen before was standing there. He had sandy blond hair and the most remarkable green eyes she'd ever seen. They were just like Kaylie's. "Can I help you," she asked.
"Hi I'm looking for Sydney," he told her with a slightly forced smile.
"Ok, well who are you," she asked not sure yet if she should let him in.
"My name is Michael Vaughn," he told her," Sydney and I used to work together".
The name registered with Francie right away. So this was Vaughn. He was pretty cute. If he hadn't hurt her best friend so much she could see them being friends. "What do you want," she asked. She wasn't entirely rude, but she had lost the friendliness factor.
"I need to speak with her," he explained," we had this problem the last time we spoke and I just wanted to try and resolve the issue".
"Good luck," Francie said somewhat sarcastically knowing exactly what the issue was. She knew he was going to need that luck. She opened the door further allowing him to step inside. "Take a seat I'll go get Sydney," she said gesturing to the couch. But just as she turned to get Sydney she came around the corner from the hall.
"We're much better now aren't we," she was saying to Kaylie with a playful grin on her face.
"Uh, Syd," Francie interrupted her playfulness," there's someone here to see you".
Sydney looked up to see Vaughn sitting on their couch staring at her holding Kaylie. Her face suddenly lost all of it's playful demeanor and took on a look of shock. "What are you doing here," she asked.
Francie knew they needed privacy so she picked up her car keys and headed out the door.
Sydney stood there half frozen in front of him with Kaylie still in her arms. He was shocked himself.
He looked at her for a minute before speaking. "Eric told me that it was really important that I come and see you," he told her.
"Oh," was her only response as she stayed standing in the same spot afraid that if she moved to sit down she wouldn't be able to keep her composure. It was already becoming a struggle as it was.
"Sydney, what's going on," Vaughn asked her as he continued to stare at her with the baby in her arms.
"What are you talking about," She asked pretending to be oblivious.
"I mean,...who's baby is that," he said gesturing to Kaylie.
"That doesn't concern you," she told him shifting Kaylie in her arms so he couldn't see her as well. "Why don't you just leave," she voice low and harsh," there's no reason for you to be here".
"I think there is," he told her trying to remain calm," and I'm not leaving until I find out what's going on".
Sydney tried to calm down and keep up her facade. She got her voice back under control and spoke again. "There's nothing going on, Vaughn. I don't know what Weiss told you, but there's no need for us so talk.....ever again," she made sure to stress the last two words. She couldn't handle this. She wasn't sure how much longer she could hold herself together with him there. She knew the tears wanted to come to her eyes. Here was the man she loved in the same room as her and their daughter and he had turned away from her. How had it all gotten so messed up.
"Sydney something is going here. Now tell me what it is DAMN IT!" he shouted the last two words as he stood up and this caused a cry to sound from Kaylie.
Sydney had flinched at his words, but upon Kaylie's cries she tried to comfort her daughter and quiet her down. "Nice going," she glared up at Vaughn," shh shh, it's ok. We won't yell anymore baby".
Vaughn watched with amazement as she quieted Kaylie down. He saw how comfortable she was with the baby. This wasn't just a friend's baby. She was familiar with this baby. 'But it couldn't be hers, could it? He would have known if she was pregnant, wouldn't he?' He wasn't sure what to think at the moment.
She wasn't sure what she was going to tell Vaughn. She took her time shushing Kaylie as she fought to think of what to do. A very large part of her wanted to tell him, but the thought of doing so brought a sick feeling to her stomach. What if he just turned away from both of them and walked out the front door without a second glance. She wasn't sure if she could take knowing with 100% certainty that he didn't want any part of them.
"Syd," Vaughn said quietly. The habit of her nickname apparently not having left him yet," who's baby is that". This time the question was softer and more concerned. It wasn't just that he wanted to know. It was that he needed to know. Everything depended on her response.
She looked at him carefully taking in everything about him. He looked nervous, but she could also see love in his eyes. She wondered if it was love for her or if he was just playing games with her again. Something in her heart told her that what she saw was truly genuine. She looked him straight in the eyes and slowly opened her mouth to speak.
Disclaimer: obviously I don't own them. You know that, I know that, ok we all know that.
Rating: PG-13 (I don't think it's that high yet, but later I might use some not so nice words and I just wanted to be on the safe side.)
Review: Any words of wisdom you could bestow upon me to help me improve or if you just like the story would be greatly appreciated. Also reviews help me to post the next chapter. So if you guys like it and want more then I will need reviews to know this. If you give me these then I promise to post another chapter. Ok done now.
Summary: Sydney and Vaughn are having problems. Hopefully they can find a way to work them out.
A/N: Ok I know I haven't updated in forever. I was completely stuck for awhile. I know that I didn't write this story very well and I know it could have been better, but it's too late now so I'm just going to finish it because then it'll be the first one I've ever finished. So there still won't be any action scenes in it because I don't fell like putting them in, so sorry if you wanted that. Maybe in my next story, but if I post another one I'll try to work harder on it before I post it and make sure that I didn't just rush through it to get to a certain point. Ok also I am so sorry to those of you that have been waiting for me to continue this story. I know it was really cruel of me not to update sooner, but I'm going to try and keep the updates to every couple of days from now on. I can't promise more than that because I'm too busy to do it every day. Oh and to mizchante if you are still reading, I know it doesn't necessarily make sense for Syd to not tell Vaughn even if she is angry and hurt, but the idea popped into my head so here it is. Anyhow this story will have a happy ending so enjoy if that's what you want good and if that's not what you want you should probably stop reading pretty soon. Ok I think that I've written far too much in here now so if you've read this you can move on to the story now.
She shut the fridge and headed to the front door. When she opened it a man she'd never seen before was standing there. He had sandy blond hair and the most remarkable green eyes she'd ever seen. They were just like Kaylie's. "Can I help you," she asked.
"Hi I'm looking for Sydney," he told her with a slightly forced smile.
"Ok, well who are you," she asked not sure yet if she should let him in.
"My name is Michael Vaughn," he told her," Sydney and I used to work together".
The name registered with Francie right away. So this was Vaughn. He was pretty cute. If he hadn't hurt her best friend so much she could see them being friends. "What do you want," she asked. She wasn't entirely rude, but she had lost the friendliness factor.
"I need to speak with her," he explained," we had this problem the last time we spoke and I just wanted to try and resolve the issue".
"Good luck," Francie said somewhat sarcastically knowing exactly what the issue was. She knew he was going to need that luck. She opened the door further allowing him to step inside. "Take a seat I'll go get Sydney," she said gesturing to the couch. But just as she turned to get Sydney she came around the corner from the hall.
"We're much better now aren't we," she was saying to Kaylie with a playful grin on her face.
"Uh, Syd," Francie interrupted her playfulness," there's someone here to see you".
Sydney looked up to see Vaughn sitting on their couch staring at her holding Kaylie. Her face suddenly lost all of it's playful demeanor and took on a look of shock. "What are you doing here," she asked.
Francie knew they needed privacy so she picked up her car keys and headed out the door.
Sydney stood there half frozen in front of him with Kaylie still in her arms. He was shocked himself.
He looked at her for a minute before speaking. "Eric told me that it was really important that I come and see you," he told her.
"Oh," was her only response as she stayed standing in the same spot afraid that if she moved to sit down she wouldn't be able to keep her composure. It was already becoming a struggle as it was.
"Sydney, what's going on," Vaughn asked her as he continued to stare at her with the baby in her arms.
"What are you talking about," She asked pretending to be oblivious.
"I mean,...who's baby is that," he said gesturing to Kaylie.
"That doesn't concern you," she told him shifting Kaylie in her arms so he couldn't see her as well. "Why don't you just leave," she voice low and harsh," there's no reason for you to be here".
"I think there is," he told her trying to remain calm," and I'm not leaving until I find out what's going on".
Sydney tried to calm down and keep up her facade. She got her voice back under control and spoke again. "There's nothing going on, Vaughn. I don't know what Weiss told you, but there's no need for us so talk.....ever again," she made sure to stress the last two words. She couldn't handle this. She wasn't sure how much longer she could hold herself together with him there. She knew the tears wanted to come to her eyes. Here was the man she loved in the same room as her and their daughter and he had turned away from her. How had it all gotten so messed up.
"Sydney something is going here. Now tell me what it is DAMN IT!" he shouted the last two words as he stood up and this caused a cry to sound from Kaylie.
Sydney had flinched at his words, but upon Kaylie's cries she tried to comfort her daughter and quiet her down. "Nice going," she glared up at Vaughn," shh shh, it's ok. We won't yell anymore baby".
Vaughn watched with amazement as she quieted Kaylie down. He saw how comfortable she was with the baby. This wasn't just a friend's baby. She was familiar with this baby. 'But it couldn't be hers, could it? He would have known if she was pregnant, wouldn't he?' He wasn't sure what to think at the moment.
She wasn't sure what she was going to tell Vaughn. She took her time shushing Kaylie as she fought to think of what to do. A very large part of her wanted to tell him, but the thought of doing so brought a sick feeling to her stomach. What if he just turned away from both of them and walked out the front door without a second glance. She wasn't sure if she could take knowing with 100% certainty that he didn't want any part of them.
"Syd," Vaughn said quietly. The habit of her nickname apparently not having left him yet," who's baby is that". This time the question was softer and more concerned. It wasn't just that he wanted to know. It was that he needed to know. Everything depended on her response.
She looked at him carefully taking in everything about him. He looked nervous, but she could also see love in his eyes. She wondered if it was love for her or if he was just playing games with her again. Something in her heart told her that what she saw was truly genuine. She looked him straight in the eyes and slowly opened her mouth to speak.