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Chapter 3:
As soon as the ground stopped shaking from the explosion, Vaughn watched as Sydney quickly moved to where the keys were. She grabbed them and unlocked the chains that were on herself and Vaughn. She then went as close as she cold to the entrance and started to dig in the show.
"Damn it!"
"What?"
"There is no way we can get out through the entrance. It's a mixture of ice and snow, and who knows how many layers there are behind this one."
Vaughn nodded his head in agreement.
"I wonder how thick these walls are. Maybe we could possibly get through that way." he suggested.
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." She replied as she went over and started digging at the wall. Vaughn must have watched her for what seemed like an hour. He had a good hunch that escaping that way wasn't a possibility either. He went over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. He noticed that her hands were cut up a bit from trying to dig through the sharp pieces of ice.
"Syd, I don't think this is going to work either, and you are hurting yourself in the process."
He saw her nod her head slightly as Vaughn took her over to where the supply bag was.
"Maybe we can use something in here that could help us escape."
"What's all in there?"
" I'm not sure, but lets take a look."
Vaughn untied the knot at the top of the bag and dumped the contents on the icy ground. He saw that there was a blanket, some matches, and some food. He looked at Sydney and noticed that her hand was bleeding quite a bit.
"Syd, let me see your hand. This cut looks pretty bad."
Sydney let him examine her hand and noticed how gentle Vaughn was being while trying to get the bleeding to stop. Vaughn ripped a piece of his jacket off and wrapped it around her hand.
"There, that should help."
"Thanks." she says with a smile.
"We should probably savor these supplies. We might need them for later on."
"Yeah, your probably right."
"I just need to think of a way to get us out of here." Vaughn said as he looked at the firewood that had been piled up in a corner by the guards. An idea came to him.
"Sydney, do you have your cell phone?" he questioned.
"Yeah, but they took the batter out. Its basically useless."
"Maybe not. Maybe I can get it to work without a battery."
"How will you do that?"
"I'm not exactly sure yet. Maybe I can play around with the wiring on the phone and somehow get a charge on it, and then we can call someone. It will take time though."
"I know it will." She replied back softly. She was freezing, all she had on was this elegant dress and it wasn't made of very heave material. She didn't want Vaughn to worry about her, but she couldn't help but shiver a bit, and Vaughn noticed right away.
"Sydney! You're freezing! Why didn't you tell me?" He says in a very concerning voice.
"I didn't want you to worry about me (pause) I just wanted you to try and get us out of here, and I wanted to help too."
"Syd, I know you want to help, but its not going to help if you are freezing. I don't want you to get sick. I'll start a fire to keep you warm.:
"But….we need to save our supplies…"
"I won't take no for an answer." He replied back, and Sydney sighed.
"Alright."
She hated using whatever supplies they had on her this early, but she knew Vaughn would do it for her anyway no matter how much protesting she did. Vaughn led her over to the corner and started a fire. He set the blanket on the ground as he removed his jacket.
"Here." He said handing it to her.
"I won't take it."
"Yes, you will." He says putting it over her shoulders and then he covered her up with the blanket. Sydney just looked at him for a moment and then smiled.
"Thanks."
Vaughn just smiled as he took the supplies over to where the fire was and began to think of a way to get the cell phone to operate. It looked like that was their only option for escape for the time being.
****40 minutes later****
Vaughn had finally thought of a way to use the phone, but it would take a day or so of very careful work to get it to operate. He could feel his body temperature lowering, but he was fine for the time being. He looked over at Sydney who was still shivering. He went over to her, and sat down next to her.
"You ok?"
"Yeah, I'm alright." She says quietly.
"Well pull through this Syd. You are a strong person. The first time I saw you I knew you were a strong and a very beautiful person." Vaughn paused noting that he slightly slipped on his affection for her. He didn't really care either, he didn't even know if they would make it past this, so he decided to continue, wanting to know if she felt the same way towards him.
"I'm going to tell you the truth Sydney, please don't try and stop me until I'm finished." He says and looks down at his feet. He didn't want to look into her eyes in fear that they would tell him to continue or not. He got up and started to pace back and forth a bit.
"The first time I saw you, I was attracted to you. You seemed like a wonderful person, and when I was assigned as your handler, I was thrilled because I could spend more time with you. Every time we met, at the warehouse or another location, I fell for you more and more every time I saw you, looked into your beautiful eyes. I would never sleep at night when you were on a risky mission, fearing that I would never see you again, that I would never be able to tell you how I feel. Well, you know now, and I hope you feel the same way, but if you don't, I just wanted to be honest and tell you how I feel. I love you." He didn't want to look towards her from where he was standing, but he heard her approaching him. She turned him around, and he looked into her eyes for the first time after he made his statement of love towards her. He saw desire, and before he knew it, her lips crashed onto his. The kiss was so electrifying, he felt like he was in heaven. She backed him up against the wall and deepened the kiss, exploring his mouth with her tongue. Vaughn moaned with pleasure, he could feel his body temperature rising. She finally broke the kiss, needing air as she smiled at him. Now it was his turn. He slowly backed her up into the wall, letting his hands explore her and began kissing her lips and her neck.
"Vaughn…" she moaned in a husky voice as he was kissing her neck.
"When I first saw you, I was instantly attracted as well, and when you were assigned as my handler, I was so happy because I could trust you and I could get to know you better. Every time we would meet, I wish it could have been more than business. When I was out with my friends, I wish you would have been there too. And when we were in Madrid at the Governors Palace, I wish it could have lasted forever. I love you too." She says as she brings his face back up to her and kisses him hungrily, running her hands through his short hair and down his back. She moaned as he explored her mouth and ran his hands through her hair. She broke the kiss and looked into his green eyes which were filled with passion.
"You seem to be warmer now." He said with a grin.
"Yeah, so do you. Lets go back to the fire and cuddle up, that way we can both stay warm."
"Sounds like a great idea." He says with a smile as she led him back to where the blanket was and the two of them cuddled up, and fell asleep next to the fire.