Vaughn wasn't happy about having to explain this to Jack all by himself.
Not that explaining it with Sydney would be much easier. Never mind Sloane,
Jack would kill him before Sloane even had a chance. The thought of
confronting Jack with this and then explaining that he had lost his
daughter scared him to death, but it didn't matter, he was desperate. He
had to find her. He had to apologize and make everything alright.
As he entered the warehouse he detected a soft noise. A new wave of fears washed over him. Someone knew about Sydney. They'd discovered their meeting spot. They had her. He crept in quietly and realized that the sound was crying.
"Sydney? Oh thank God, Sydney!" He found her crouched in the corner. "Sydney you scared me! I couldn't find you, I thought something had happened to you."
She didn't react to his words.
"Syd, I'm so sorry. I...I got scared. I panicked. I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking. I'm scared but I know you are too. Forgive me. Please."
"I'm so sorry Vaughn."
"No, don't say that. This isn't your fault."
"I shouldn't have come that night. You said it was a bad idea but I didn't listen."
"I'm glad though. I don't regret it Syd."
She locked eyes with him. They were full of pain, but also so full of love.
"Sydney, I thought about it. I tried to convince myself it was all a mistake but it wasn't! Being with you...I could never regret that."
"I'm scared."
"I am too. But Syd...you're dad is coming. I couldn't find you so I called him."
"No! I can't tell him now."
"I know you don't want to but he knows something is going on. You'll have to tell him eventually."
"No...I can't..."
Vaughn enfolded her in his arms. "Yes. You can. I'll help you."
Jack chose that very minute to walk in. He stopped sharply, taking in the sight of his daughter in Vaughn's arms.
"I see you found Sydney. Take your hands off my daughter this instant, and then you explain what the hell is going on."
"She was here. And we have something to tell you."
Jack's eyes narrowed in suspicion and obvious contempt for Vaughn.
"Dad," Sydney began, drawing strength from Vaughn's firm grasp. He had not let go as Jack had instructed him to. "Dad I'm pregnant."
Jack wanted to ask who the father was, desperately hoping it was anyone but Vaughn. But one look at Vaughn's eyes told the whole horrible truth.
He was silent for a deadly minute.
"Agent Vaughn," he began, trying to restrain himself but fuming with anger. "Do you have any idea what you've done? You've ruined everything!"
"Dad! Stop it! This wasn't his fault."
"Sydney!" Jack shouted. He started again, quietly this time. "Sydney, how could you?" He sounded so broken it shattered Sydney. He turned and walked away without another word, looking utterly defeated.
As he entered the warehouse he detected a soft noise. A new wave of fears washed over him. Someone knew about Sydney. They'd discovered their meeting spot. They had her. He crept in quietly and realized that the sound was crying.
"Sydney? Oh thank God, Sydney!" He found her crouched in the corner. "Sydney you scared me! I couldn't find you, I thought something had happened to you."
She didn't react to his words.
"Syd, I'm so sorry. I...I got scared. I panicked. I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking. I'm scared but I know you are too. Forgive me. Please."
"I'm so sorry Vaughn."
"No, don't say that. This isn't your fault."
"I shouldn't have come that night. You said it was a bad idea but I didn't listen."
"I'm glad though. I don't regret it Syd."
She locked eyes with him. They were full of pain, but also so full of love.
"Sydney, I thought about it. I tried to convince myself it was all a mistake but it wasn't! Being with you...I could never regret that."
"I'm scared."
"I am too. But Syd...you're dad is coming. I couldn't find you so I called him."
"No! I can't tell him now."
"I know you don't want to but he knows something is going on. You'll have to tell him eventually."
"No...I can't..."
Vaughn enfolded her in his arms. "Yes. You can. I'll help you."
Jack chose that very minute to walk in. He stopped sharply, taking in the sight of his daughter in Vaughn's arms.
"I see you found Sydney. Take your hands off my daughter this instant, and then you explain what the hell is going on."
"She was here. And we have something to tell you."
Jack's eyes narrowed in suspicion and obvious contempt for Vaughn.
"Dad," Sydney began, drawing strength from Vaughn's firm grasp. He had not let go as Jack had instructed him to. "Dad I'm pregnant."
Jack wanted to ask who the father was, desperately hoping it was anyone but Vaughn. But one look at Vaughn's eyes told the whole horrible truth.
He was silent for a deadly minute.
"Agent Vaughn," he began, trying to restrain himself but fuming with anger. "Do you have any idea what you've done? You've ruined everything!"
"Dad! Stop it! This wasn't his fault."
"Sydney!" Jack shouted. He started again, quietly this time. "Sydney, how could you?" He sounded so broken it shattered Sydney. He turned and walked away without another word, looking utterly defeated.