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Sydney's eyes fluttered open. She looked around at her setting. She was in a car, a very familiar car. It took her a minute to realize that it worked. She was sitting in the passenger's seat of Vaughn's car, as they drove home during their last date.
"You ok Syd? You sort of spaced out for a minute." Vaughn said.
Sydney smiled. "Yeah perfect." She leaned over and kissed him.
"So I did it."
"Did what?"
"I booked the hotel."
"No you didn't."
"Yes I did."
"You did?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Santa Barbara."
"Three nights starting tonight. I mean, it was probably the greatest phone call I've ever made."
"Well, you're a genius."
"Thank you." As Sydney pulled him into another kiss, the memories of what she had just survived came flooding to her. "So after the debrief I'll come and pick you up."
"Okay." Sydney kisses him again, before she reached for the door handle. "Shh…" She paused. "Do you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Like my cell phone on vibrate."
Vaughn shuts up, and listens. "I don't hear it." Sydney reaches into her purse, and pulls out her cell phone, where she knew a message from Will was waiting for her.
"Oh, Will just left a message." Sydney quickly checked her messages, as Vaughn petted the back of her neck. She knew what Will had to say. The words used to haunt her nightmares, but she had Vaughn now, and everything was going to be perfect. Everything was going to be perfect. With tears in her eyes, Sydney handed the phone over to Vaughn. "Listen to this honey."
Vaughn looks concerned as he is handed the phone. "What is it?" He said. Quietly, Sydney urges him to listen.
"Sydney, it's me. Listen, this is going to sound insane but I just found Provacillium in the bathroom and I think that... I think that... uh, okay, just think about it. I think that the double is Franc—"A panicked Will said.
"Is that it?" Vaughn asked.
"Yeah."
"Ok, I'm coming in with you." Vaughn said. "We have to act like nothing has happened."
Sydney nodded, and the two cheerfully laughed as they entered the house.
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