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!

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Chapter 6: A Sunset to Share

It was a beautiful evening. Minimal people were about the streets but the weather wasn't to blame. The sun was starting to go down and darkness taking over. The light summer breeze was light and cooling. Leaves were being blown about in the air and birds flew across the bright blue sky.

Twenty minutes or so passed and Vaughn and I arrived at our destination. I hadn't told Vaughn where we were headed but he had figured it out once we passed through the center of town to the outskirts of it. We had perfect timing too. The sky was starting to change colors as the sun slowly lowered by the horizon.

Vaughn and I sat on a bench and we both slipped off of our shoes. After placing them under the bench we both stood up in the soft sand of the Pacific Beach. "The beach at sunset. Couldn't get much better than this." Vaughn acknowledged as we made our way down to the ocean. "Yeah." I said softly in response as I gently linked my arm through his.

It was late so the tide was low. We walked along the edge of the beach letting the tide rise up every once in a while to wash over our feet. "The beach calms me down. I don't know what it is, but the smell of the misty salt water in the air as washes up on the sand and the birds flying over the open sky it's just.everything's so free. Reminds me that some places are still peaceful, that the world can't get its corruptive hands on everything." I open up to him.

Sometimes I get so weird I even freak myself out I laugh myself to sleep It's my lullaby

Vaughn glanced over at me and smiled. He kept his eyes on me as we continued to walk further down the beach. Finally I couldn't take his look any more, I stopped and turned to face him. "What?"

His smile grew, if that was even possible. He shook his head, "Nothing. Nothing at all. I just sometimes have to check to see if this is really happening."

I reached my hands out and grabbed his in mine. "Don't worry it's real." I then wrap my hands around his neck and hug him tight. I guess I wasn't even sure of my own words, but this proved to me it was. The hug seemed to help him believe too because he immediately responded and wrapped his arms tightly around me.

After standing tightly in each other's for a few minutes. I started to shiver and he noticed. We broke slightly apart. "Cold?" he asked.

I shook my head but all he did was roll his eyes. I knew he didn't believe me. Vaughn was the one person who always could see through me even with my best poker face. He grabbed my hand and led me further up on the beach, away from the water.

He sat down on the soft sand and pulled me down with him. I got comfortable between his legs and leaned back into him, resting my head in the nook of his neck. He wrapped his arms back around me, "Better?" I nodded, and this time I wasn't lying. Some how I could imagine it being 50 below and I'd still be warm in his embrace. Maybe that's what love was, a blanket of comfort.

"Good." Vaughn responded and kissed my forehead. Somehow in these past hours I forgot whom I worked for and the million rules we were breaking. Protocol no longer existed in this perfect world of ours.

To walk within the lines
Would make my life so boring
I want to know that I
Have been to the extreme
So knock me off my feet
Come on now give it to me
Anything to make me feel alive


Neither of us really talked, we just enjoyed the silent company of the other. Our embrace never broke; it was what kept me feeling alive.

We sat there together and watched the sun slowly decline beyond the horizon. Darkness took over the sky, the moon wiped away the sun and stars were glittered through out it all. The ocean water was glimmering in the light of the moon and everything seemed to gain some beauty even in the darkness.

Finally, I got tired of the silence and decided it was time for one last bizarre, random thing. I picked up my head from its resting place by Vaughn's neck. I turned in his embrace, "Let's go for a swim."

Vaughn laughed immediately, but when he saw I was serious he stopped, "Syd, it's like freezing. It's late too, we should go." I couldn't help but laugh now.

"Stop giving excuses. Come on."

"I think you could use a stiff drink Syd." Vaughn joked.

"Yeah some 'sex on the beach' would be good around now." I agreed.

Vaughn looked stunned when I said that. His eyes grew wide, but I could see his smile growing and his face turn red. "Syd."

I figured I let his imagination run for long enough. "I meant the drink." I pointed out wisely as if it was obvious. I got up with out waiting for a response and began to walk towards the ocean water. Out of the corner of my eye I can see though him shaking his head and I can hear a faint chuckle.

"Syd? Syd?" Vaughn called into the darkness, "Don't be silly. Come back you're going to catch a cold."

I started to unbutton my blouse. "Well come keep me warm." I could tell he still didn't like the idea but my talk had at least got him to stand up and walk over to me by the edge of the water.

He stepped in front of me, standing between the water and me. "Syd are you crazy?" I smiled at his comment made in all seriousness. "No. Now come on in." I had finished unbuttoning my shirt and slipped it off. I was about to drop it on the beach when I decided another option.

I took a step closer to him. I handed my shirt to him, "Hold this for me then." I then wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him softly on the lips.

"Syd whenever I imagined to doing this I thought we'd be in my bedroom not the beach." I smiled and felt my face heating up. I playfully hit his arm, "You're not getting that lucky." I retorted as I wisely decided to keep my bra on.for now at least.

I quickly slipped off my skirt and handed it to Vaughn too. With a kick of my feet, my shoes were on the ground and I smiled one last time at Vaughn. He was obviously looking me up and down. "You sure you don't want to join me for a swim?" I asked seductively. He tried to bring me into an embrace but there was no way I was giving up that easy.

"Don't try to stop me. You know I can kick your @$$ any day." He hung his head in defeat. I finally turned around and broke out in a run towards the dark, cold water.


Let down your defenses
Use no common sense

If you look you will see

This world is a Beautiful, accident, turbulent succulent opulent permanent

No way I want to taste it
Don't want to waste it away


Vaughn sighed and decided he didn't want to pass up this opportunity with Sydney. He dropped the clothes in his hands to the ground and pulled his own shirt over his head to add to the pile. He slipped off his shoes and socks and decided to take the pants off too.

Vaughn blindly walked through the cold air to the water. He didn't see Sydney through the darkness, "Syd?" he called as he slowly walked into the water. As his body first came into contact with the water shivers were sent up his spine and he was truly 'chilled to the bone.'

Before he could call my name anymore I swam underwater and pulled him under completely. He let out a yelp before he was submerged but at the very site of my face I could see his features soften. We entwined our fingers under water and came up to the surface for air together.

"Syd this is the worst idea you've ever had. As much as I'm enjoying certain parts of this," he said as he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close while burrowing his face into my neck, "I'm freezing!"

I laughed and wrapped my arms around him joyfully. Then I pulled back enough to cup his face in my hands and kiss him passionately. This time though as the kiss intensified I didn't pull away but instead just relaxed in his arms and enjoyed the sensation of his lips on mine.

We eventually had to pull back for air. Vaughn moved in again for a kiss but I pulled away. He looked up confused as my sudden change. I smiled sheepishly because I knew with what I was about to say I would never live down, "I'm cold." I said as I burrowed in close to Vaughn with my arms resting on his chest.

He laughed, "Really I hadn't noticed." Vaughn said sarcastically. I slapped him playfully before we started to swim back to shore. Before we got out though I kissed him one last time, just a quick peck.

We both quickly gathered our clothes and through them back on lazily not noticing the little things like tags sticking out, shirts untucked, or wrinkles in the fabric. With the cool breeze hitting our wet bodies we were shivering immensely. Our clothes were sticking to our damp bodies and if we didn't get warm soon we could catch hypothermia or something.

"How about we catch a taxi?" Vaughn offered, as he was kind enough to wrap his own jacket around my shoulders. He wrapped his arm tightly around my shoulders too as he took out his cell phone to call a cab.

He hung up his cell after a minute, "5 min." he relayed to me. We took a seat on a bench by the side curb to wait. I was so comfortable despite the weather because I was in Vaughn's arms. I even started to drift off to sleep but was awakened when a taxi pulled up.

Vaughn shook me to bring me back from my sleep. "Taxi's here." I nodded half-coherently. He helped me over to the taxi. I slid in first and he followed suit. As soon as he had the door shut behind him I cuddled back close to him. This time I lay down with my knees pulled up and my head resting on his lap. I could feel him softly stroking my hair and I was soon dosing off again, but not before hearing the cab driver, "Where too?" after all it was a valid question. Who's house?

**Anything but Ordinary-Avril Lavigne

****Okay how'd you like this one! If you haven't noticed yet all the songs I use in the chapters are from avirl lavigne's 'let go' cd. I just got it and I luv all the songs so hope you enjoy too! Thanks for reading and plz review. I'll post more on this story soon!