Stay With Me
Chapter Three
It had been three days since Sydney had asked Jack for aid, help that had been denied. So, she was turning to her mother. She pressed the ring on her left finger, an idea she and Sark had come up with. His own ring holding a telecommunications piece as well. Sydney could hear his voice on the other end of the ring, the other side the microphone. It worked well.
"You there?"
"Indeed."
"My mom's on the roof for her second time this week. She gets two fifteen minute times every week. Make sure you get it all together."
"Thanks for the warning."
Sydney felt the cool air hit her face as she entered the roof top cage. Irina had a feeling she would visit today.
"Hello, Sydney."
"Mom, hey." She stopped at the edge of the terrace, next to her mother.
"Sark wants to talk to you." Sydney said, lowering her voice.
"He can't exactly make it up here without being caught."
She wiggled her ring finger and Sark's voice came through.
"Irina."
"Mr. Sark, delightful to hear from you again."
"It's been a while. As you know, Sydney and I are together, with our baby. After suffering from a bout of fake death, I returned. Sloane will find out, though, and I wish to both protect my-family-and stay with them."
Sark realized that he did have a family. After years without one, he'd gained an even better one.
"Go to one of my safe houses."
Irina's accented voice broke through his thoughts.
"Which one?"
"On Revello Drive. No one knows about this one."
"What does it look like?"
"It's white and blue. Stay there until I work out some last minute kinks in my plan."
"You have a plan?"
"I knew Jack wouldn't help you, so I've been working on it for the last three days."
Sark started to smirk.
"Always prepared."
"I think it's time for you two to gain the knowledge on how to destroy the Alliance."
Sydney stared at her mother in shock.
"You've always known how to destroy the Alliance."
"Yes." Irina replied simply.
Sydney didn't say anything else.
"Just go to the house and be safe. You know, you're a part of this dysfunctional family now."
Sark chuckled as he continued to listen to the women.
"Thank you." Sydney said, quietly.
"I owe you a lot in your life. It's a start."
Sydney's eyes welled up, her emotions running wild. The one who has been present in her life refused to help and the woman who betrayed everything that she believed in was helpful.
"I'm going to go home."
"Be careful, Sweetie." Irina warned.
"I will." Sydney tightened her jacket, leaving the rooftop.
Jack knocked lightly on the glass to Sloane's office. Sloane motioned for him to enter, still on the phone.
"Au revoir. Jack, any news?"
"My search has remained unsuccessful. Mr. Sark is no where to be found."
"I am not at all happy about this. The Alliance will be ever more disappointed."
"I can continue my attempts to uncover his whereabouts if you want, Arvin."
"Please do. He betrayed us and then disappeared. He must pay."
Jack nodded curtly.
Sark had already left for the safe house, not waiting for Sydney's return. The sooner he found out Irina's plan, the sooner he could be at home with Sydney.
"Baby, you hear me?"
"Yeah. I'm on my way home."
Sydney pulled into the driveway next to Francie's car, who was getting out.
"I'm on my way to the safehouse. I decided it would be better if I went while everyone was gone. Will is taking care of Mercy."
"But..."
"Hey, I'm going to find out what's at the house."
Francie stared at Sydney curiously, who promptly waved her off.
"Ok. Careful. I love you."
"Me, too." The com link went silent as Sark pulled in front of the house.
Chapter Three
It had been three days since Sydney had asked Jack for aid, help that had been denied. So, she was turning to her mother. She pressed the ring on her left finger, an idea she and Sark had come up with. His own ring holding a telecommunications piece as well. Sydney could hear his voice on the other end of the ring, the other side the microphone. It worked well.
"You there?"
"Indeed."
"My mom's on the roof for her second time this week. She gets two fifteen minute times every week. Make sure you get it all together."
"Thanks for the warning."
Sydney felt the cool air hit her face as she entered the roof top cage. Irina had a feeling she would visit today.
"Hello, Sydney."
"Mom, hey." She stopped at the edge of the terrace, next to her mother.
"Sark wants to talk to you." Sydney said, lowering her voice.
"He can't exactly make it up here without being caught."
She wiggled her ring finger and Sark's voice came through.
"Irina."
"Mr. Sark, delightful to hear from you again."
"It's been a while. As you know, Sydney and I are together, with our baby. After suffering from a bout of fake death, I returned. Sloane will find out, though, and I wish to both protect my-family-and stay with them."
Sark realized that he did have a family. After years without one, he'd gained an even better one.
"Go to one of my safe houses."
Irina's accented voice broke through his thoughts.
"Which one?"
"On Revello Drive. No one knows about this one."
"What does it look like?"
"It's white and blue. Stay there until I work out some last minute kinks in my plan."
"You have a plan?"
"I knew Jack wouldn't help you, so I've been working on it for the last three days."
Sark started to smirk.
"Always prepared."
"I think it's time for you two to gain the knowledge on how to destroy the Alliance."
Sydney stared at her mother in shock.
"You've always known how to destroy the Alliance."
"Yes." Irina replied simply.
Sydney didn't say anything else.
"Just go to the house and be safe. You know, you're a part of this dysfunctional family now."
Sark chuckled as he continued to listen to the women.
"Thank you." Sydney said, quietly.
"I owe you a lot in your life. It's a start."
Sydney's eyes welled up, her emotions running wild. The one who has been present in her life refused to help and the woman who betrayed everything that she believed in was helpful.
"I'm going to go home."
"Be careful, Sweetie." Irina warned.
"I will." Sydney tightened her jacket, leaving the rooftop.
Jack knocked lightly on the glass to Sloane's office. Sloane motioned for him to enter, still on the phone.
"Au revoir. Jack, any news?"
"My search has remained unsuccessful. Mr. Sark is no where to be found."
"I am not at all happy about this. The Alliance will be ever more disappointed."
"I can continue my attempts to uncover his whereabouts if you want, Arvin."
"Please do. He betrayed us and then disappeared. He must pay."
Jack nodded curtly.
Sark had already left for the safe house, not waiting for Sydney's return. The sooner he found out Irina's plan, the sooner he could be at home with Sydney.
"Baby, you hear me?"
"Yeah. I'm on my way home."
Sydney pulled into the driveway next to Francie's car, who was getting out.
"I'm on my way to the safehouse. I decided it would be better if I went while everyone was gone. Will is taking care of Mercy."
"But..."
"Hey, I'm going to find out what's at the house."
Francie stared at Sydney curiously, who promptly waved her off.
"Ok. Careful. I love you."
"Me, too." The com link went silent as Sark pulled in front of the house.