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way down and doesn't randomly have the windshield wipers start working when
you turn left
Summary~ Future Fic; When Sydney disappears, Vaughn is determined to find her, for his sake and their son's
A/N: Thank you guys for all of the WONDERFUL reviews!!! Now just tell all of your friends to come read my story too!!! I think the lesson I have learned is that long chapters get more response (either that or my first two chapters just really sucked!) anyway thank you thank you thank you, especially to Sarah, who is cheering on my hawks, cuz even though I said I was done mourning, I'm still not totally over it and need a little reassurance every now and then (see, I told you I was obsessed) but anyways, now I have to rant about Sunday's episode~VAUGHN CAN'T BE MARRIED!!!!!
This chapter is dedicated to Bailey, who is the only one who truly understands my obsessions
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William woke up the next morning and looked around for a few minutes before realizing where he was. Vaughn noticed him sitting up on the couch and got up from where he was sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee "Morning Will, you hungry?" Vaughn asked
Will nodded slowly
"Okay, well most of the food I have is pretty boring, sorry" Vaughn said as he went through the refrigerator in hopes of finding something his son would be willing to eat "You like bagels?" he asked, pulling out a bag that that looked like it wasn't too old
"Sure" Will answered softly; now distracted by the large bulldog that was sleeping under the coffee table
"I see you discovered Donovan" Vaughn said, crouching down beside the little boy and scratching Donny's ears
"Hey Donny" William said quietly, petting the dog
"So, do you have any pets?" Vaughn asked, realizing that he knew nothing about Sydney and William's life without him
"Yeah" Will said "We have a dog, his name is Casey"
"Oh, is he still at your house?" Vaughn asked, thinking that he would probably have to go back to Sydney and Will's house to get some things anyway "Cause we could probably go and get him today"
"Really?" William asked, his eyes lighting up and really truly smiling for the first time since Sydney disappeared "Hey, how about we get read, go and get some breakfast somewhere, then I have to go the office to do a few things, and then I'll go get Casey okay?" Vaughn said, knowing that he owed a lot to this kid, and this was the least he could do
"Thanks" William said, shyly smiling up at his father
~~~
About an hour and a half later Vaughn and his son walked into the building which it seemed they had just left. Vaughn didn't want to go to work, he knew he should be spending time with William, trying to comfort him, but he also knew that he must try to find Sydney as soon as possible. "Hey Weiss" Vaughn said, sliding into the chair at his desk "Anything yet?"
"Nope. I'm working on it, so is Dixon, and Marshall, and Carrie, and I'm assuming Jack would be if he was here"
"Jack isn't here? That has got to be a first" Vaughn said, wondering if he should check on him, after all his son's mother had just disappeared, and he only had one grandfather as it is, he couldn't risk losing Jack
"I'm sure he's just a little shook up about Syd being gone" Weiss assured Vaughn, seeing the worried look on his face "Hey Will" Weiss added, reminding Vaughn that he probably shouldn't say too much in front of Will
Vaughn crouched down so he was at eye level with William "I've got to go talk to a few people really quick, can you stay here with Weiss for a minute?"
"Okay" Will replied
"Hey, dude, I'm not gonna be your full time babysitter now, so don't get used to it" Weiss said with a smile "I am just as clueless about kids as you are"
"Thanks, I'll be back in just a minute" Vaughn said, walking first over to the place where Marshall and Dixon were standing "Guys, nothing yet I hear?" he asked, hoping that there was something, but knowing there wasn't
"No, I'm sorry" Dixon said "I know what its like, and if there is anything I can do, just ask"
"Yeah, um, me too" Marshall said
"Well, I think I'm going to go back to Syd's today, just to see if there is anything there, and pick up some things for Will.."
"Will?" Marshall asked "His son" Dixon said quietly to Marshall
"You and Sydney have a son? O, um sorry I didn't know, and yeah well I hope that we find Syd soon and um yeah"
"That's okay, will you two just make sure that my son and my best friend don't do anything too stupid while I'm gone okay?"
"You know, he can stay here with me while you're gone" Dixon offered
"That's okay, I think Jack will watch him as soon as he gets here, but thanks" Vaughn walked back to his desk where Weiss was doing magic trick as William looked on, amazed "what are you talking about? You totally have this entertaining kids thing down" Vaughn joked as he stood behind Weiss. "Hey William, can I talk to you for a minute?" Vaughn asked, taking his son into the isolated corner where he and Sydney had met so many times, bringing back a flood of memories "I am going to go to your house like I told you I would, what else do you want me to bring other than your dog?"
"Can I come with you?" William asked hopefully
"No buddy, I think it would be best if you stayed here with your granddad or Weiss or someone, but I'm going to get anything you need"
"Well, more clothes I guess, and maybe a few books, and my legos, and my basketball, and my skates and my hockey stick..."he was interrupted by Vaughn
"You play hockey?" he asked, smiling
"Yeah, sorta, I'm not very good, but mommy really wants me to stick with it"
Vaughn smiled, maybe Sydney didn't hate him after all "Anything else?"
William paused and thought for a minute "Nope, can I please come with you?" he asked, showing his dimples. Vaughn almost caved when he saw the look on his son's face, but then thought about how bad it would be if he did find something and had to sort things out with Will there
"Sorry, but I promise you will have fun here, let's go see if Jack, er, your grandpa is here" Vaughn said, taking William's hand and leading him back out into the chaos of the CIA building, Vaughn knew he probably shouldn't keep bringing his young son to work at a place such as the CIA, but he wasn't ready to put him in an sort of preschool or daycare, even the CIA's, right now he just needed some time with his son.
~~~
Vaughn drove towards Sydney's apartment, remembering exactly where to turn and how to get there, even though it had been two years. He had driven this route a million times, getting within a few miles before turning around because he knew Sydney had asked him to leave for a reason. He glanced down at his cell phone, hoping it would ring and someone would tell him that they had found Syd, even though he knew it wouldn't. Instead he picked it up and dialed a familiar number
"Weiss, what do you want?" the voice on the other end asked
"Hey it's me, is Jack there yet?"
"Nope. Still hasn't showed up. No idea why"
"I'm so sorry, I really thought he would be there, I didn't want to dump Will on you again" Vaughn said apologetically
"No, it's fine, he's a great kid, and I don't even have to worry about him, he's playing one of Marshall's computer games and has been for the last 30 minutes, I figure he can entertain himself with that for at least another hour" Weiss said, laughing
"Okay, do you think I should call Jack?"
"No, give him time, he'll be here"
"Okay, thanks again, bye" Vaughn said as he pulled up in front of the apartment, pulled the key that Jack had given him for emergencies, and unlocked the door, hoping he would find something, anything, that would help him find Syd inside
~~~
Meanwhile, Jack Bristow showed a guard his ID and then walked down an empty hallway *Why am I doing this?* he thought to himself *she has the right to know* a voice in the back of his head told him, even though he didn't believe it, he kept on walking. He stopped in front of her cell and cleared his throat quietly
She turned and saw him, wondering why he of all people was here to see her "Hello stranger" she said, her tone angry "I assume you have something very important to say since I haven't seen you or my daughter in the last five years, so let's just cut to the chase"
"Sydney has disappeared" Jack said, trying not to let her see him get emotional "and I want to know what you know about it"
Irina stood there, shocked she took a deep breath and then spoke "I have not seen you or Sydney for five years Jack, I have been in this damn cell the whole time, do you really think I was involved in this?"
"I didn't think you could easily make business transactions with Arvin Sloane from this cell, but you proved me wrong about that didn't you?" Jack said, now getting as angry as she was
"Jack, I swear to you I know nothing about Sydney's whereabouts. I haven't even tried to speak with her recently. I just assumed that both of you didn't want anything to do with me. I know you didn't, but I wasn't sure about her" Irina said quietly
Jack knew she was trying to make him feel sorry for her, but he wouldn't, he couldn't do that to himself "Sydney left the CIA five years ago. That's why you haven't heard from us. I figured if we were not going to discuss our daughter, there were very few other things we needed to discuss"
"Why?"
"Why did she leave? She never wanted to be an agent her whole life. She wanted a real job, where she didn't have to worry about being killed every day. You encouraged her to quit, why do you act so surprised" Jack asked, no less angry, realizing that both of them were dealing with the disappearance of their daughter
"I never thought she actually would. Arvin Sloane is still out there, she wouldn't leave until he was dead, why?"
"She had reasons that she wanted to leave" Jack said, not wanting Irina to know about William
"Jack" she said, tears welling up in her eyes "I know that you don't want me to know anything about Sydney, or what she has been doing for the last five years, or any details of her life. However, right now we are in the same position. I realize that you have always been the perfect father, and I have been her evil traitor of a mother, but right now, you and I are equals, we both want to mourn over Sydney's disappearance, but I can't, because I just realized that I know nothing about my daughter"
"No, you don't" Jack said angrily "so why start finding things out now?"
"You don't have to tell me anything, but let me help find her, please" She pleaded
Jack looked into her eyes and saw the same pain that he was feeling right now. He tried not to cave, he really did, but this was the first time in his life when he and his ex wife really had something in common "Sydney was a teacher" he said quietly, not meeting her eyes "she lived about an hour outside of LA with her son" he paused, looking up to see her response
"Her son" Irina repeated quietly not really as a question, but not really as a statement either
"Yes" Jack said, not wanting to go on, but for some reason feeling obligated to "William, William Jackson" he said, pulling a photo of Sydney and William last year out of his wallet and holding it up to the glass
"Named after his grandfathers" Irina said, running her fingers over the photo of her daughter and grandson "Where is he..now that Sydney is gone?"
"Legally, he is in his father's custody, but right now both Michael and I are tying to figure out what will be best for William, he's so young, and we don't really know how he is dealing with it" Jack said, obviously getting more emotional than he meant to be about his daughter's disappearance and his grandson's uncertain future
Irina still looked at the picture of her grandson, knowing she had no right to call him that, even inside her head. After all, she had never been a real mother to Sydney, and had never even met William. Looking up at Jack with tears in her eyes she asked "Will I ever be able to meet him?"
"Not likely, since he is in Michael's custody, and it is not likely that he wants to complicate this situation anymore, especially if it involves you"
"Please Jack, try. This is one person who doesn't think of me as a criminal, who might actually love me for the person I have become, and not know about the person I used to be"
"When he finds out that you killed his grandfather, I'm pretty sure he's going to think of you as a criminal" Jack said, suddenly getting his emotions under control "And I do think it's best to keep you out of this, if he asks about you or his parents wish for him to know you, then they can deal with that when it comes up, but right now I think we all have more important things to do, such as find Sydney, I'll tell you if we find anything about her, until then, goodbye" Jack said, walking away quickly, angry at himself for putting his grandson in danger like that
~~~
Meanwhile Vaughn looked around Sydney's apartment, looking for the smallest clue as to where she might have gone or who might have taken her. As he wandered throughout the house, gathering up the things William had asked him to get, as well as some other things he assumed that Will would probably want.
Vaughn paused in front of a picture frame on her bedside table. He recognized that frame. It had been his gift to her on their first anniversary, and he had put a picture of them in it. He paused now seeing that it had been replaced with a picture of Sydney and William, probably taken fairly recently, both of them smiling brightly. Vaughn opened the back of the frame and saw that behind that picture was the one of him and Syd, also with huge smiles on their faces. It seemed like it had been a very long time since he and Sydney and been that happy together. Vaughn sighed and took the frame with him.
He walked back into the kitchen, seeing William's lazy cocker spaniel stretched out on the floor. "Hey, you must be Casey" Vaughn said, petting the dog's soft head and searching around for a leash an everything else that he didn't already have at home for Donny. As he walked over to where he saw the leash hanging alongside Will's jacket, he noticed the light on the answering machine blinking. Vaughn walked over and pressed the button. "You have one new message" the automated voice told him.
Suddenly Sydney's sweet voice filled the room
"Hey critter, it's mom. I was just calling because something happened, and someone took me away last night, and I just wanted to tell you I was okay" there was a pause "er I am okay. So I have no idea when they are going to let me go, but they are bad people, and I may need awhile to try to get rid of them. You will probably be staying with grandpa, or maybe your daddy. I know you haven't seen him in a few years, but he really is a good man, so please, just be good while I'm gone. I'm sure they will take great care of you sweetie" her voice cracked " I love you so much William, you are my little critter, my perfect little boy, and I promise, I will try to get back to you as soon as I can" Sydney paused and there was the sound of a door slamming and muffled voices in the background. "I love you critter, I love you so so so much, I'll be home as soon as I can" she added, before it sounded like the phone was being taken away and turned off by someone else.
Vaughn just stood there, dumbfounded, with tears in his eyes. He had to find Sydney, he had to, sure this was rough on him, but he didn't realize until now how hard it was on his son.
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A/N:Wow, this chapter is finally done, I thought it never would be, but the last week has been incredibly hectic, exams are coming up, plus I am still kind of recovering from last week's episode and my encounter w/ nick and kirk on wed., so I took me a while to get this one out. I hope it doesn't seem too forced, but even if it does, please review!!!!
Summary~ Future Fic; When Sydney disappears, Vaughn is determined to find her, for his sake and their son's
A/N: Thank you guys for all of the WONDERFUL reviews!!! Now just tell all of your friends to come read my story too!!! I think the lesson I have learned is that long chapters get more response (either that or my first two chapters just really sucked!) anyway thank you thank you thank you, especially to Sarah, who is cheering on my hawks, cuz even though I said I was done mourning, I'm still not totally over it and need a little reassurance every now and then (see, I told you I was obsessed) but anyways, now I have to rant about Sunday's episode~VAUGHN CAN'T BE MARRIED!!!!!
This chapter is dedicated to Bailey, who is the only one who truly understands my obsessions
*****
William woke up the next morning and looked around for a few minutes before realizing where he was. Vaughn noticed him sitting up on the couch and got up from where he was sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee "Morning Will, you hungry?" Vaughn asked
Will nodded slowly
"Okay, well most of the food I have is pretty boring, sorry" Vaughn said as he went through the refrigerator in hopes of finding something his son would be willing to eat "You like bagels?" he asked, pulling out a bag that that looked like it wasn't too old
"Sure" Will answered softly; now distracted by the large bulldog that was sleeping under the coffee table
"I see you discovered Donovan" Vaughn said, crouching down beside the little boy and scratching Donny's ears
"Hey Donny" William said quietly, petting the dog
"So, do you have any pets?" Vaughn asked, realizing that he knew nothing about Sydney and William's life without him
"Yeah" Will said "We have a dog, his name is Casey"
"Oh, is he still at your house?" Vaughn asked, thinking that he would probably have to go back to Sydney and Will's house to get some things anyway "Cause we could probably go and get him today"
"Really?" William asked, his eyes lighting up and really truly smiling for the first time since Sydney disappeared "Hey, how about we get read, go and get some breakfast somewhere, then I have to go the office to do a few things, and then I'll go get Casey okay?" Vaughn said, knowing that he owed a lot to this kid, and this was the least he could do
"Thanks" William said, shyly smiling up at his father
~~~
About an hour and a half later Vaughn and his son walked into the building which it seemed they had just left. Vaughn didn't want to go to work, he knew he should be spending time with William, trying to comfort him, but he also knew that he must try to find Sydney as soon as possible. "Hey Weiss" Vaughn said, sliding into the chair at his desk "Anything yet?"
"Nope. I'm working on it, so is Dixon, and Marshall, and Carrie, and I'm assuming Jack would be if he was here"
"Jack isn't here? That has got to be a first" Vaughn said, wondering if he should check on him, after all his son's mother had just disappeared, and he only had one grandfather as it is, he couldn't risk losing Jack
"I'm sure he's just a little shook up about Syd being gone" Weiss assured Vaughn, seeing the worried look on his face "Hey Will" Weiss added, reminding Vaughn that he probably shouldn't say too much in front of Will
Vaughn crouched down so he was at eye level with William "I've got to go talk to a few people really quick, can you stay here with Weiss for a minute?"
"Okay" Will replied
"Hey, dude, I'm not gonna be your full time babysitter now, so don't get used to it" Weiss said with a smile "I am just as clueless about kids as you are"
"Thanks, I'll be back in just a minute" Vaughn said, walking first over to the place where Marshall and Dixon were standing "Guys, nothing yet I hear?" he asked, hoping that there was something, but knowing there wasn't
"No, I'm sorry" Dixon said "I know what its like, and if there is anything I can do, just ask"
"Yeah, um, me too" Marshall said
"Well, I think I'm going to go back to Syd's today, just to see if there is anything there, and pick up some things for Will.."
"Will?" Marshall asked "His son" Dixon said quietly to Marshall
"You and Sydney have a son? O, um sorry I didn't know, and yeah well I hope that we find Syd soon and um yeah"
"That's okay, will you two just make sure that my son and my best friend don't do anything too stupid while I'm gone okay?"
"You know, he can stay here with me while you're gone" Dixon offered
"That's okay, I think Jack will watch him as soon as he gets here, but thanks" Vaughn walked back to his desk where Weiss was doing magic trick as William looked on, amazed "what are you talking about? You totally have this entertaining kids thing down" Vaughn joked as he stood behind Weiss. "Hey William, can I talk to you for a minute?" Vaughn asked, taking his son into the isolated corner where he and Sydney had met so many times, bringing back a flood of memories "I am going to go to your house like I told you I would, what else do you want me to bring other than your dog?"
"Can I come with you?" William asked hopefully
"No buddy, I think it would be best if you stayed here with your granddad or Weiss or someone, but I'm going to get anything you need"
"Well, more clothes I guess, and maybe a few books, and my legos, and my basketball, and my skates and my hockey stick..."he was interrupted by Vaughn
"You play hockey?" he asked, smiling
"Yeah, sorta, I'm not very good, but mommy really wants me to stick with it"
Vaughn smiled, maybe Sydney didn't hate him after all "Anything else?"
William paused and thought for a minute "Nope, can I please come with you?" he asked, showing his dimples. Vaughn almost caved when he saw the look on his son's face, but then thought about how bad it would be if he did find something and had to sort things out with Will there
"Sorry, but I promise you will have fun here, let's go see if Jack, er, your grandpa is here" Vaughn said, taking William's hand and leading him back out into the chaos of the CIA building, Vaughn knew he probably shouldn't keep bringing his young son to work at a place such as the CIA, but he wasn't ready to put him in an sort of preschool or daycare, even the CIA's, right now he just needed some time with his son.
~~~
Vaughn drove towards Sydney's apartment, remembering exactly where to turn and how to get there, even though it had been two years. He had driven this route a million times, getting within a few miles before turning around because he knew Sydney had asked him to leave for a reason. He glanced down at his cell phone, hoping it would ring and someone would tell him that they had found Syd, even though he knew it wouldn't. Instead he picked it up and dialed a familiar number
"Weiss, what do you want?" the voice on the other end asked
"Hey it's me, is Jack there yet?"
"Nope. Still hasn't showed up. No idea why"
"I'm so sorry, I really thought he would be there, I didn't want to dump Will on you again" Vaughn said apologetically
"No, it's fine, he's a great kid, and I don't even have to worry about him, he's playing one of Marshall's computer games and has been for the last 30 minutes, I figure he can entertain himself with that for at least another hour" Weiss said, laughing
"Okay, do you think I should call Jack?"
"No, give him time, he'll be here"
"Okay, thanks again, bye" Vaughn said as he pulled up in front of the apartment, pulled the key that Jack had given him for emergencies, and unlocked the door, hoping he would find something, anything, that would help him find Syd inside
~~~
Meanwhile, Jack Bristow showed a guard his ID and then walked down an empty hallway *Why am I doing this?* he thought to himself *she has the right to know* a voice in the back of his head told him, even though he didn't believe it, he kept on walking. He stopped in front of her cell and cleared his throat quietly
She turned and saw him, wondering why he of all people was here to see her "Hello stranger" she said, her tone angry "I assume you have something very important to say since I haven't seen you or my daughter in the last five years, so let's just cut to the chase"
"Sydney has disappeared" Jack said, trying not to let her see him get emotional "and I want to know what you know about it"
Irina stood there, shocked she took a deep breath and then spoke "I have not seen you or Sydney for five years Jack, I have been in this damn cell the whole time, do you really think I was involved in this?"
"I didn't think you could easily make business transactions with Arvin Sloane from this cell, but you proved me wrong about that didn't you?" Jack said, now getting as angry as she was
"Jack, I swear to you I know nothing about Sydney's whereabouts. I haven't even tried to speak with her recently. I just assumed that both of you didn't want anything to do with me. I know you didn't, but I wasn't sure about her" Irina said quietly
Jack knew she was trying to make him feel sorry for her, but he wouldn't, he couldn't do that to himself "Sydney left the CIA five years ago. That's why you haven't heard from us. I figured if we were not going to discuss our daughter, there were very few other things we needed to discuss"
"Why?"
"Why did she leave? She never wanted to be an agent her whole life. She wanted a real job, where she didn't have to worry about being killed every day. You encouraged her to quit, why do you act so surprised" Jack asked, no less angry, realizing that both of them were dealing with the disappearance of their daughter
"I never thought she actually would. Arvin Sloane is still out there, she wouldn't leave until he was dead, why?"
"She had reasons that she wanted to leave" Jack said, not wanting Irina to know about William
"Jack" she said, tears welling up in her eyes "I know that you don't want me to know anything about Sydney, or what she has been doing for the last five years, or any details of her life. However, right now we are in the same position. I realize that you have always been the perfect father, and I have been her evil traitor of a mother, but right now, you and I are equals, we both want to mourn over Sydney's disappearance, but I can't, because I just realized that I know nothing about my daughter"
"No, you don't" Jack said angrily "so why start finding things out now?"
"You don't have to tell me anything, but let me help find her, please" She pleaded
Jack looked into her eyes and saw the same pain that he was feeling right now. He tried not to cave, he really did, but this was the first time in his life when he and his ex wife really had something in common "Sydney was a teacher" he said quietly, not meeting her eyes "she lived about an hour outside of LA with her son" he paused, looking up to see her response
"Her son" Irina repeated quietly not really as a question, but not really as a statement either
"Yes" Jack said, not wanting to go on, but for some reason feeling obligated to "William, William Jackson" he said, pulling a photo of Sydney and William last year out of his wallet and holding it up to the glass
"Named after his grandfathers" Irina said, running her fingers over the photo of her daughter and grandson "Where is he..now that Sydney is gone?"
"Legally, he is in his father's custody, but right now both Michael and I are tying to figure out what will be best for William, he's so young, and we don't really know how he is dealing with it" Jack said, obviously getting more emotional than he meant to be about his daughter's disappearance and his grandson's uncertain future
Irina still looked at the picture of her grandson, knowing she had no right to call him that, even inside her head. After all, she had never been a real mother to Sydney, and had never even met William. Looking up at Jack with tears in her eyes she asked "Will I ever be able to meet him?"
"Not likely, since he is in Michael's custody, and it is not likely that he wants to complicate this situation anymore, especially if it involves you"
"Please Jack, try. This is one person who doesn't think of me as a criminal, who might actually love me for the person I have become, and not know about the person I used to be"
"When he finds out that you killed his grandfather, I'm pretty sure he's going to think of you as a criminal" Jack said, suddenly getting his emotions under control "And I do think it's best to keep you out of this, if he asks about you or his parents wish for him to know you, then they can deal with that when it comes up, but right now I think we all have more important things to do, such as find Sydney, I'll tell you if we find anything about her, until then, goodbye" Jack said, walking away quickly, angry at himself for putting his grandson in danger like that
~~~
Meanwhile Vaughn looked around Sydney's apartment, looking for the smallest clue as to where she might have gone or who might have taken her. As he wandered throughout the house, gathering up the things William had asked him to get, as well as some other things he assumed that Will would probably want.
Vaughn paused in front of a picture frame on her bedside table. He recognized that frame. It had been his gift to her on their first anniversary, and he had put a picture of them in it. He paused now seeing that it had been replaced with a picture of Sydney and William, probably taken fairly recently, both of them smiling brightly. Vaughn opened the back of the frame and saw that behind that picture was the one of him and Syd, also with huge smiles on their faces. It seemed like it had been a very long time since he and Sydney and been that happy together. Vaughn sighed and took the frame with him.
He walked back into the kitchen, seeing William's lazy cocker spaniel stretched out on the floor. "Hey, you must be Casey" Vaughn said, petting the dog's soft head and searching around for a leash an everything else that he didn't already have at home for Donny. As he walked over to where he saw the leash hanging alongside Will's jacket, he noticed the light on the answering machine blinking. Vaughn walked over and pressed the button. "You have one new message" the automated voice told him.
Suddenly Sydney's sweet voice filled the room
"Hey critter, it's mom. I was just calling because something happened, and someone took me away last night, and I just wanted to tell you I was okay" there was a pause "er I am okay. So I have no idea when they are going to let me go, but they are bad people, and I may need awhile to try to get rid of them. You will probably be staying with grandpa, or maybe your daddy. I know you haven't seen him in a few years, but he really is a good man, so please, just be good while I'm gone. I'm sure they will take great care of you sweetie" her voice cracked " I love you so much William, you are my little critter, my perfect little boy, and I promise, I will try to get back to you as soon as I can" Sydney paused and there was the sound of a door slamming and muffled voices in the background. "I love you critter, I love you so so so much, I'll be home as soon as I can" she added, before it sounded like the phone was being taken away and turned off by someone else.
Vaughn just stood there, dumbfounded, with tears in his eyes. He had to find Sydney, he had to, sure this was rough on him, but he didn't realize until now how hard it was on his son.
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A/N:Wow, this chapter is finally done, I thought it never would be, but the last week has been incredibly hectic, exams are coming up, plus I am still kind of recovering from last week's episode and my encounter w/ nick and kirk on wed., so I took me a while to get this one out. I hope it doesn't seem too forced, but even if it does, please review!!!!
