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Missing Sydney- Chapter 4

Vaughn sat up straighter when he heard the clicking of high heeled shoes coming up the drive. He'd been sat here for ten minutes in complete silence, the girl on the sofa opposite him practically bouncing with excitement, he knew she wanted to ask him questions but every time he thought she was going to say something he shot her a dark look, he was far too tense to make polite small talk. When the door opened he turned to look at the women who entered. He stood and opened his mouth to greet her but then closed it before the word Sydney could escape. He just took a moment to process her appearance; she had blonde curly hair, green eyes and was wearing more makeup than he was used to, but it was definitely Sydney.

"Ginny" Keisha got up and greeted her roommate with a hug breaking the tense silence that had enveloped the room as Sydney and Vaughn stared at each other, tearing her eyes away Sydney smiled at Keisha then turned back to Vaughn and made the proper introductions,

"Michael this is Keisha Anderson, Keisha this is Michael Locke, I used to work with him" She quickly made up a fake surname for him, trying very hard to contain all the emotions she was feeling, and the questions she was dying to ask.

"Oh are you a teacher too?" Keisha asked

"Something like that" Vaughn replied with a smile

"Keish, could you give us a minute please" Sydney asked

"Sure, would you like a coffee?" She asked Vaughn

"No thanks"

Keisha went out into the kitchen and Sydney stepped closer to Vaughn lowering her voice,

"I don't mean to be rude but why are you here?"

"He's found you Syd, we don't know how or if he plans to do anything with the information but he knows who and where you are"

"Sloane?" Sydney said in a voice barely above a whisper as she sank down onto the sofa, really it was more of a statement than a question

"Yes, I'm afraid you need immediate extraction"

"But what about my life here, the school, my students, Keisha?" Sydney asked her voice still eerily quiet. Vaughn hated the look of sadness on Sydney's face, hated that he'd been the bearer of the news that caused it.

"It will be explained to them that you have been called away on urgent family business, we'll come up with a more lasting cover later"

"Okay how long have I got?" Sydney asked standing up, her tone suddenly all business; this was the Sydney Bristow he remembered.

"Half an hour at the most, I've already been here too long, just be as quick as you can, chuck a few essentials in a bag and we'll buy the rest on the way"

"What about Keisha? Will she be safe here?"

"We're not sure but it would be best if she went to stay with family or friends for a while"

"Okay" Sydney quickly went into her bedroom and changed into more comfortable clothes. She put some clean clothes, toiletries and her most treasured possessions into a black shoulder bag. She went to her underwear draw and chucked everything onto the floor before she found her gun; she slipped it into the top of her jeans and then pulled her jumper down over it. When she returned to the front room Vaughn was talking to Keisha

"I'm afraid I can't tell you why but it is important that you leave this house, there must be some family or friends you could stay with for a while." Really subtle Vaughn, Sydney thought shaking her head, cause that sounds like something a teacher would say.

"Ginny what's he talking about?" Keisha asked confused

"I haven't got time to explain but you need to listen to him, it's for your own safety, I'm so sorry I hoped it would never come to this" Sydney walked over to her friend and gave her a firm hug

"Gin your not making any sense" Keisha said pulling back to look at the urgency in her friends face

"Look," Sydney picked up Keisha's car keys and placed them in her hand "Go stay with your mother, just get out of this house and don't come back here by yourself, I'm sorry I can't explain but it's the way things have to be" She took Keisha to the door and watched her get into her car and drive away then she turned back to Vaughn, who was looking at her weirdly,

"What?"

"I'm just realising how much I've missed you" Vaughn smiled and Sydney couldn't help but laugh,

"I've missed me too!"

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