Title: A License to Flirt
By: Ryan aka: star
Disclaimer: It's not mine
Summary: Sydney and Vaughn aren't 'together' yet but they will be
when this is over. Sydney decides to play games with Vaughn. She crosses the
line to show him how she feels; will he grow a backbone and show he returns the
same feelings? Read and find out. It's lots of Syd/Vaughn fluff!
Chapter 4: Eventful Happenings
I put the plug in the bottom of the tub and turned the fosset on. Hot, steaming
water began to fill the tub. I took the elastic out of my hair noticing how dry
and lifeless it looked. I started to open some of the draws below the sink
looking for a hairbrush, but when I couldn't find one I settled for running my
hand through it a few times.
As the tub neared full I shut the fosset and turned on the Jacuzzi jets. I
began to undress first with my blazer and damp blouse. I then slipped my shoes
off and slid off my skirt I'd been wearing, making a pile by the tub. I
unclasped my bra and slipped my panties off, adding both to the pile. I
carefully stepped into the warm water letting my body subside to the comforting
warmth.
I settled in front of one of the jets and slid down the side of the tub leaving
only my head out of the water. I rested my head back on the side of the tub and
closed my eyes letting myself relax and be tranquil.
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Vaughn heard the water in the bathroom turn on. He smiled as a picture of
Sydney undressing came into his head. He quickly shook it away and scolded
himself for even thinking of her like that. It didn't work though and he soon
had that picture back in his head, and many more forming off of that one; most
with him in there with her.
In attempt to get his mind off a naked Sydney, Vaughn grabbed the TV remote
again and flipped the TV on. He flipped through the channels but still couldn't
find something entertaining. He switched the TV off again and opted to get
something to eat instead and figured when Sydney was done she'd be hungry too
probably.
He went into the kitchen and started to look through the cupboards and
refrigerator. After a minute he realized how little he really knew about
Sydney. He knows the important stuff like how she thinks and her wonderful
personality traits like her persistence, and caring ness for others, but he
didn't know the simple things like her favorite foods or favorite color. He
wanted to spend more time with Sydney outside work and get to know her as an
ordinary person and not the super-spy Sydney.
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The bath was relaxing me and starting to erase the troubles of my life from my
thoughts. I couldn't help but smile at my position. I was, for the first time,
in Michael Vaughn's house and even more I'm in his bathtub. I really never
thought I'd be here, but now that I'm here I don't want to leave.
I was starting to see wrinkles forming over my body. I decided to quickly wash
my hair and get out before I looked like a prune. I shut the jets on the
Jacuzzi and then stood up to get out. I reached over for a towel but slipped
and fell over the side making a big 'thunk' noise.
Vaughn heard the noise and yelled out "Sydney you okay?" When he
didn't hear a response he started to get worried. Wrinkles formed on his
forehead and he walked over to the bathroom door. He didn't hear any noise,
"Syd?" he said as he opened the door.
"Ahh! Vaughn!" I screamed as I saw him come in. I quickly grabbed the
towel I'd been reaching for and covered myself on the ground.
Vaughn's eyes grew wide. He quickly backed out of the room and shut the door.
"Syd, I'm so sorry.I um.heard you fall is all and I." His face must
have been on fire because he could feel the heat rising to his cheeks. Before
he could finish his sentence I had opened the bathroom door again. This time
though I was wrapped in the white towel with my wet hair tied up lazily.
What's wrong with my tongue
These words keep slipping away
I stutter, I stumble off
Like I've got nothing to say
He stepped back from the door. Wow this day was becoming quite eventful.
Neither of us had expected for any of this to happen, yet neither of us had a
problem with it.
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Vaughn's images of Sydney in his mind were becoming less vivid now and more
frequent. He couldn't get his mind off her. After taking a deep breath he got
out a full sentence though with some stumbling, "I am SO sorry. I heard a
'thunk' and I just.um.wanted to make sure you were.okay."
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I felt my own face heating up. I smiled at his behavior though more. "It's
okay. I just slipped in the tub and fell over. Clumsy me!" I said with a
wave of my hand and a chuckle, "Sorry to worry you."
We exchanged smiles and were both silent for a moment until I spoke again,
"Um actually I was wondering if you had any comfortable clothes I could
wear? My clothes got wet."
I'm talking out my hair
I'm pulling at my clothes
I'm trying to keep my cool
I know it shows
I'm staring at my feet
My checks are turning red
I'm searching for the words inside my head
He seemed to be frozen because he didn't reply for a minute. I waved my hand in
his face to return him from his thoughts. He shook his head, "Oh, yeah.
Sorry. I'll get you some." He started to walk into his bedroom, and I
followed as far as the door. "What do you want shorts, or pants?"
Vaughn kindly asked.
I thought about it for a minute. Did I really want to walk around showing more
skin than needed? Okay so I wouldn't mind, "Um shorts are fine." He
pulled out a pair of his boxers and then an old, worn t-shirt. He turned around
and walked back over to me. "Here, they'll be too big but I think they'll
be fine." He handed them to me and as I grabbed them our hands brushed and
even though it was only briefly and just our hands, I loved the little
connection.
He brushed by me and headed back into the kitchen to finish making his food. I
watched him for a little while and then I remembered I was still just wrapped
in a skimpy towel. I scurried back into the bathroom and quickly changed into
his boxers and shirt. The shirt was large so I took my extra hair elastic and
tied the bottom in a bun leaving my abdomen visible. The shorts were long too
so I rolled the waistband a few times till the shorts rested on my upper thigh.
I let my hair down by my shoulders and ran my fingers through it. Okay so I
maybe I was just trying a little to impress him, but who wouldn't?
I'm feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're worth it
You're worth it
Yeah
I grabbed my clothes from the ground and then made my way out to Vaughn. I
threw them on the ground in a heap and then sat down at the bar next to Vaughn.
He was reading the sports section of the paper.
Vaughn looked up when he noticed my presence. "More comfortable?" he
asked as he looked up and down at my attire.
"Yeah, thanks. They're big but I made do." I said motioning to my alterations.
He noted them and smiled. He'd never seen a woman look so good in his boxers
before.
Vaughn started to read the paper again. I noticed he had a sandwich and some
chips that he had picked at but hadn't finished, in front of him.
"Hey you mind if I have some?" I asked motioning towards the plate of
food that he looked finished with.
He looked up again and smiled. "Sure, have as much as you'd like. Help
yourself to anything you want." I felt like saying, 'does that include
you?' but I refrained myself.
I ate the chips quickly but I didn't really like the baloney sandwich so I just
picked at the bread on that. Vaughn noticed and took the opportunity to ask
about my tastes, "Don't like baloney?"
I looked at him and smiled sheepishly, "Not particularly. Turkey is more
my liking." Vaughn just nodded, taking in the bit of information.
He put the newspaper down on the side of the counter. "It's not bad if you
know how to eat it." Vaughn grabbed a piece of the baloney with a piece of
the bread, and placed one of the chips in the middle. He held it up to me,
"See this is the only way to have it." I couldn't help but laugh,
"I thought only kids ate their food like that?"
Vaughn looked shocked, "Are you kidding me? No way, Weiss always.wait
silly me Weiss is just a big kid, but I eat my food like this too. Here try it,
I guarantee you'll like it." He promised as he brought the small sandwich
to my mouth. I think in that one second my heartbeat quickened at the thought
of Michael Vaughn feeding me!
We kept eye contact as I leaned over and ate the food from his fingers. My lips
purposely lingered on his fingers for an extra second or two.
It don't do me any good
It's just a waste of time
What use is it to you
What's on my mind
If ain't coming out
We're not going anywhere
So why can't I just tell you that I care
We both shared the rest of the plate of food. We had grabbed some condiments
from the fridge and some lettuce and tomatoes too. We took turns making a
finger sandwiches (and I stress the 'finger' part) for each other. I had liked
the first one the best but Vaughn had made one with mayonnaise too, that wasn't
that bad. We fed each other each new concoction. I used the remainder of the
food to make one last sandwich for Vaughn. This one I had added lettuce and
tomato.
"Here, try this." I offered as I held the sandwich up to his mouth.
He waved his hand though and pushed it away, "Nope I don't eat any food
with green in it. Green vegetables aren't my favorite." He said making a
face at the sandwich. This somewhat shocked me.
"Really? Green is my favorite color." It had nothing to do with the
fact that Vaughn's eyes were green though. Hehe! (
Vaughn duly noted that fact too. "Well okay I'll try it, but no
promises." I smiled at the visible power I already had over him, even on
the smallest things. He ate the sandwich from my fingers slowly. This time he
lingered. He backed his face away slowly as he chewed the food.
"You're right it is amazing." He said barely above a whisper. With
his eyes glaring at me though, I had a feeling his words were directed at me
more than the food. We both were glowing with gleefulness. Our eyes never left
each other. We both started to slowly move our faces closer. It was so slow
that I felt like yelling, "Kiss Me Already!" I refrained though in
fear I would more scare him. As our faces were so close our noses were even
touching the phone rang, startling us both. We both jumped back.
If I could say what I want to say
I'd say what about you
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry me today
Yes, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
Vaughn took a minute to regain his composure, as did I, and then got up and
answered the phone.
"Vaughn."
"Hey Mike it's me." Weiss greeted his friend.
Vaughn let out a sigh, he loved weiss as a pal and all but he had the worst
timing sometimes. "Oh hey." Vaughn answered less than
enthusiastically.
"Don't sound so excited to talk to me man. Really I think I'm going to
have a heart attack from the enthusiasm."
"So what'd you call about man." Vaughn said cutting to the chase.
"Well I was just wondering…wait a minute, why are you in a rush? Did I
interrupt something?" Vaughn didn't say anything so Weiss pressed some
more. "Someone's there with you aren't they? Did you pick up a chic
without me?"
Vaughn was tired of the third degree. "Kind of."
"What do you mean 'kind-of' you either have a girl there with you now or
you don't."
"Can we talk later, if this is all you called for?" Vaughn pleaded.
He didn't want to talk about this with Sydney listening intently.
"Oh we will Definitely talk later!" Weiss said and then Vaughn hung
up the phone shaking his head in amusement.
"What's wrong? Who was that?" I asked curiously. Vaughn came back and
sat down by me again. "No one." I kept my glare at him for a minute
with my smile growing, I'd hoped he'd crack, but he didn't. I shrugged it off
for now.
The phone call had reminded me of the one I was supposed to make to Francie but
I wasn't quite ready to leave, not that I ever would be but now was definitely
not the time.
We both looked at each other for a long moment wondering if we could just pick
up where we left off. I looked away though before we could. I wasn't scared but
more, I wanted him to have to work for me!
"Want to play twister?" I asked.
**Things I'll Never Say- Avril Lavigne
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