Somehow Vaughn and Sydney managed to keep what had happened between them a
secret over the following weeks. They were careful and limited themselves
to little gifts and sweet kisses...and Vaughn was only late twice.
Vaughn was sitting at home eating breakfast, wishing he had a meeting with Sydney but glad she didn't have a mission for a few days. Almost as soon as the thought crossed his mind the phone rang.
"Hello?" (Hoping he didn't sound too eager but praying it was Sydney."
"Joey's Pizza?"
Vaughn quickly dressed and happily drove to the warehouse. He found Sydney waiting for him, strange since he usually beat her there. She wasn't in her Credit Dauphine black, but rather jeans and a t-shirt.
"Syd? What's going on? I'm guessing SD-6 isn't having Casual Friday."
She didn't smile, she looked sick.
"I'm not going in today. I'm not feeling well."
"You don't look so great. Here, I'll take you back to my house and get you some medicine. I'll call in sick, you shouldn't have to be alone."
All she managed to choke out was a quiet "ok."
He made sure they weren't followed and took her inside, helpinh her into the bed.
"Just relax. I'll call Devlin and get you some medicine."
Vaughn returned 10 minutes later with a glass of orange juice and a few pills, but Sydney wasn't there.
"Syd?"
The bathroom door stood ajar, so Vaughn knocked lightly and walked in. Sydney looked up at him from the floor looking utterly miserable.
Wordlessly he sat down beside her. He pulled her hair from her face and held it behind her. With his other hand he gently stroked and kneaded the knots in her back.
He sat there beside her for the next 30 minutes, speaking soothing words in English and then lapsing into French. When finally she stopped, he helped her to her feet.
"Here sweetie, let's get you cleaned up." He helped her wash off and then got her one of his t-shirts."
"You're good at this."
"I used to take care of my little sisters when they were sick. Maybe I should have your dad come get you and take you to the doctor."
"No!"
"I know you don't want him to know but we can come up with something. You're sick."
"I've already been." Sydney began to cry.
"What? What is it? Oh G-d, Syd, is it serious?" Vaughn was hysterical.
"No, no it's nothing like that."
"What's wrong Sydney? Please tell me what's going on."
"Vaughn..." she began shakily. Seeing how distressed she was he reached for her hand and held it with both of his. "Vaughn, I'm pregnant!" she spat out, then lowering hear head, not able to face him and see his reaction.
Vaughn sucked in his breath in shock. Ok Mike think. Your reaction here is crucial. Oh my G-d, what in the world are we going to do? He couldn't think. Couldn't move. Couldn't breathe. He let go of her hand and backed away.
"Syd...Sydney..." he shook his head. "I, I need to think."
"Vaughn..." she was sobbing now.
"I just need to be alone Syd. We'll figure this out but I'm a little shocked right now."
"Oh G-d I'm so sorry!"
"No don't be sorry. I...I'll be back...I just need to get out..." Vaughn looked at her bawling, wanting to help her but scared out of his mind. He shook his head in frustration and helplessness. Then he left, leaving Sydney to cry on the bed.
Ok so honestly, how many of you knew what was coming before this chapter?? And how bad was it? It really sucked. Oh well. Reviews please.
Vaughn was sitting at home eating breakfast, wishing he had a meeting with Sydney but glad she didn't have a mission for a few days. Almost as soon as the thought crossed his mind the phone rang.
"Hello?" (Hoping he didn't sound too eager but praying it was Sydney."
"Joey's Pizza?"
Vaughn quickly dressed and happily drove to the warehouse. He found Sydney waiting for him, strange since he usually beat her there. She wasn't in her Credit Dauphine black, but rather jeans and a t-shirt.
"Syd? What's going on? I'm guessing SD-6 isn't having Casual Friday."
She didn't smile, she looked sick.
"I'm not going in today. I'm not feeling well."
"You don't look so great. Here, I'll take you back to my house and get you some medicine. I'll call in sick, you shouldn't have to be alone."
All she managed to choke out was a quiet "ok."
He made sure they weren't followed and took her inside, helpinh her into the bed.
"Just relax. I'll call Devlin and get you some medicine."
Vaughn returned 10 minutes later with a glass of orange juice and a few pills, but Sydney wasn't there.
"Syd?"
The bathroom door stood ajar, so Vaughn knocked lightly and walked in. Sydney looked up at him from the floor looking utterly miserable.
Wordlessly he sat down beside her. He pulled her hair from her face and held it behind her. With his other hand he gently stroked and kneaded the knots in her back.
He sat there beside her for the next 30 minutes, speaking soothing words in English and then lapsing into French. When finally she stopped, he helped her to her feet.
"Here sweetie, let's get you cleaned up." He helped her wash off and then got her one of his t-shirts."
"You're good at this."
"I used to take care of my little sisters when they were sick. Maybe I should have your dad come get you and take you to the doctor."
"No!"
"I know you don't want him to know but we can come up with something. You're sick."
"I've already been." Sydney began to cry.
"What? What is it? Oh G-d, Syd, is it serious?" Vaughn was hysterical.
"No, no it's nothing like that."
"What's wrong Sydney? Please tell me what's going on."
"Vaughn..." she began shakily. Seeing how distressed she was he reached for her hand and held it with both of his. "Vaughn, I'm pregnant!" she spat out, then lowering hear head, not able to face him and see his reaction.
Vaughn sucked in his breath in shock. Ok Mike think. Your reaction here is crucial. Oh my G-d, what in the world are we going to do? He couldn't think. Couldn't move. Couldn't breathe. He let go of her hand and backed away.
"Syd...Sydney..." he shook his head. "I, I need to think."
"Vaughn..." she was sobbing now.
"I just need to be alone Syd. We'll figure this out but I'm a little shocked right now."
"Oh G-d I'm so sorry!"
"No don't be sorry. I...I'll be back...I just need to get out..." Vaughn looked at her bawling, wanting to help her but scared out of his mind. He shook his head in frustration and helplessness. Then he left, leaving Sydney to cry on the bed.
Ok so honestly, how many of you knew what was coming before this chapter?? And how bad was it? It really sucked. Oh well. Reviews please.