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Sydney bolted up. She barely spoke to him at work, and yet some how, he was there, in her apartment, waking her from her sleep, like he used to. "What are you doing here Vaughn?" She suspiciously questioned.
"Everyone is worried about you. They sent me to make sure that you were ok." He simply answered. Sydney's eyes grew. She quickly jumped off the couch, and ran to the other side to keep a safe distance, and furniture between her and the one man she loved with all of her heart. He stood up from his place on the coffee table, and moved around the couch. Sydney circled to try her space tactic again, and ended up back on the other side of the couch. She eyed him carefully, when he took another step closer, and Vaughn got the message to stay back.
"Why you? There were half a dozen people that are better choices. I never want to talk to you again, unless I have to."
"Sydney." He begged.
"Does Alice know that you are at my apartment?" She spat.
"No."
"Well, I'm ok. I just don't feel like going to work everyday anymore. Ok? Now can you please leave before..."
"Before what?" Vaughn interjected. "Before you lose control? We all know Sydney. There is no point in hiding it anymore."
Sydney began to panic. No one could no about her partnership with Sloane. "Know what?" She lied.
"Don't lie Sydney. You still love me."
"I don't make it a secret."
"I know."
"Then why the hell are you here!" She begged. "If everyone knows that I won't talk to you because I sill love you, why did they chose you to come?"
"Isn't it obvious Syd."
"Don't call me Syd."
"And why not?"
"Because no one calls me Syd anymore." She simply said. "I prefer Sydney."
"And why is that?" Vaughn took three steps closer to Sydney. She took four steps away from him. She took a fifth step backwards, but forgot about the coffee table and trip backwards onto it. She ended up sitting on it before she was able to stand up again. But the effort to stand again was too great, an she remained seated.
"Stop!" She screamed, on the brink of tears. "Why the hell did they send you!" She cried.
"They didn't send me." Vaughn admitted.
"What?" Her voice was barely above a whisper as she spoke.
"I volunteered to come."
"Stop." She moaned. "Stop it!" Her tears no longer could be held back, and quickly cascaded down her cheeks as she continued to tell Vaughn to stop.
"Because I still love you Syd." Her Earth stood still.
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