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Summary~ Future Fic; When Sydney disappears, Vaughn is determined to find her, for his sake and their son's
A/N: Wow, someone is actually reading this fic!!! Score!!! lol anyway here's chapter 7
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A few months later, shortly before Christmas, William bounded into the living room to where Vaughn was looking over some files on the couch. "Will, how many times to I have to tell you? No dribbling in the house" William put the ball down and pouted. This had become a routine for them, every night, Vaughn would pick up William from preschool on the way home from work, make dinner, eat, go their separate ways for a little while and then sit and talk in the living room. Vaughn enjoyed getting to know his son, and since the lead in Budapest and another in Vienna had turned up nothing, he was starting to accept the fact that he might be William's only parent.
"Hey dad" William said, moving some of Vaughn's papers and jumping onto the couch
"Hmm" Vaughn responded, still focusing on his work
"Grandpa Jack is mommy's daddy right?"
"Yeah buddy, why?" Vaughn asked, worried that Jack might have told William something about their disturbed family history
"Well, the week before Christmas break, we're having grandparents day at preschool and I wanted to ask Grandpa Jack to come" William said
Vaughn laughed softly at the thought of Jack at a preschool party "Maybe little man, you should ask him" Vaughn said with a smile
"Dad."
"Yeah"
"Where does your dad live?" William asked innocently
*Uh-oh. This is where things start going downhill* Vaughn thought "He's dead" Vaughn said quietly, hoping that the questions would stop now
"Oh" William looked up at Vaughn with his big green eyes "What about grandmas? Do either of them live near here?"
"Um" he paused "My mother lives in France. And Sydney's mom she um died when your mom was a little girl" Vaughn lied, hoping and praying that William would buy it. It was just easier this way. He would find out eventually, Vaughn knew that. I was just much easier to keep this issue at a distance for now.
"Oh. Well can I call Grandpa Jack then and see if he can come?" William asked
Vaughn breathed a sigh of relief "Sure buddy, I'll go get his number"
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"Jack" Vaughn said, coming up behind him the next day at work "one question, are you crazy?"
"Excuse me?" Jack asked, offended
"I only told William to call you so I wouldn't ruin his hopes right away. I know that Jack Bristow would never in his right mind agree to come to a preschool grandparents day. What is going on" Vaughn asked
"William is the only bit of Sydney I have left. I think by doing this for him, I might be making up for being such a horrible father to her when she was that age. I need to spend as much time with him as possible, no one knows anything about Sydney. The CIA can't find her. Irina swears she knows nothing"
"I know"
"You know?"
"I went to see your wife awhile back. In hopes of getting some sort of information" Vaughn admitted
Jack started at Vaughn for a few seconds before saying anything "She knows nothing. And for some crazy insane reason, I believe her this time"
"She wants to meet William"
"I know. Did you let her meet him?"
"No. I told him she was dead" Vaughn said with a guilty conscience. After all, his son did have the right to know his grandmother
"He's going to find out eventually. Especially if Sydney doesn't show up"
"She will, Jack, she has to" Vaughn said
"I hope so, for now, we have William"
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The next week William came to work with Vaughn on Monday. Jack greeted them at the door "Hello William. I hear you have quite a day planned for us" Jack said, almost smiling. Since Sydney's disappearance, Jack had really warmed up to William. "We can go in just a few minutes. I'll be right back" Jack said, walking away
"Come here Will, we'll go over to my desk and see if Weiss has any magic tricks to show you" Vaughn said
"William" Weiss said greeting them "just the innocent little child I was looking for"
"Whatever juvenile act you want my son to take part in..no" Vaughn said
"Come on dad, you're no fun" Weiss joked as William looked up at Vaughn with pleading eyes. Anything with Weiss was always fun
"Fine" Vaughn said, giving in "but only five minutes, and if the cops come after you."
".then I take the blame" Weiss said
"Right."
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That afternoon Jack brought William home from preschool.
"Hey William, how did it go?" Vaughn asked as the little boy ran from his grandfather's car into the house
"Great!" he yelled over his shoulder
Vaughn laughed softly "You survived?" he asked Jack
"Yeah, well they almost stumped me with 'tell us whose grandparent you are, what your name is, and what you do for a living'" Jack said
Vaughn laughed "and you told them.?"
"That I am a retired gastro intestinal surgeon"
"Oh, nice cover job. So you didn't happen to mention that you and your daughter spent most you your lives being double agents and that you are married to an internationally wanted terrorist who killed William's other grandfather?"
"No"
"Okay, good" Vaughn said. "Listen, I had better go in and make sure that William isn't doing whatever juvenile thing Weiss taught him to do today. See you tomorrow, and thanks again for doing this"
"It's an honor. That's quite I kid you've got"
"Yeah. I know" Vaughn watched as Jack drove away. It was strange, getting along with Jack, interacting with Irina. It was crazy what Sydney being gone had done to him. Vaughn walked into the house "William, wanna go out for dinner?"
"Yeah!!!" Will yelled, running out of his room
"Race you to the car" Vaughn teased, seeing that William was in a good mood "Ready, set, go!"
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Later, at dinner, Vaughn was talking to his son about his day "So what horrible thing did you and Eric do?" Vaughn asked, hoping it wasn't too bad
"Nothing" William replied innocently
"William.." Vaughn said, trying to sound stern
"I promised I wouldn't tell you"
"Oh great, it's so bad you had to promise you wouldn't tell me?" Vaughn asked, rolling his eyes "I guess I might have to tickle it out of you" Vaughn added, knowing his son's weakness
"Okay, okay. We threw water balloons at the people on the roof!" William said, his tone half proud and half ashamed of what he and his 'uncle Eric' did
"Well, did you hit anyone?" Vaughn asked
"Yeah, this one guy in a suit. I think uncle Eric knew him. But then the guards saw us, so we ran away" William replied
Vaughn laughed even though he hoped it would never happen again
"There was this one lady up there" William continued "She looked kinda like mommy"
*Oh crap. I totally forgot that she had roof privileges*
".And she looked at me a little bit funny, like she knew me or something"
*Oh no* Vaughn thought *this is not happening. I shouldn't have lied to him about her, I knew it would come back to haunt me, I just didn't know it would happen this soon*
William said patiently as if waiting for an answer. When Vaughn didn't say anything, he asked "Do you know her? She looks like mom, with dark hair and eyes"
Vaughn cleared his throat. *Oh what the hell. It's better he know now* "Um yeah William. Actually, that's Sydney's mother." He paused and looked into William's eyes which had gotten quite big
"But you said."
"I know I told you she was dead. But the truth is, she's not. She faked her own death when your mom was a little girl, but then worked for an evil organization until she turned herself into the CIA about six years ago. I'm sorry I didn't tell you buddy, but I didn't want you to know about her. She's a bad person. She killed people, including my father, and I just didn't want you to have to deal with all of this right now, so I kept it from you. I'm sorry"
William just stared. Vaughn wasn't sure how well a four year old could process all of that information, but he hoped for the best. Finally William spoke "So that lady, the one who looks like mommy.she's my grandma?"
Vaughn nodded
"and she killed my grandpa?"
Vaughn nodded again. He hoped this wasn't too much for William to handle
"Why'd she do that?"
This question caught Vaughn off guard. He thought about it for a moment and then answered as truthfully as he could "I don't really know. She was working for some very bad people, and they ordered her to kill him"
"Oh. Does she live on the roof?"
For such a serious discussion, this question almost made Vaughn laugh "No, she lives in a cell in the CIA building"
"Doesn't she get lonely?" William asked innocently
A four year old seemed to understand Irina Derevko better than all of the CIA's analysts put together "I suppose she does"
"Do you ever go visit her?"
"No, I went a little while back to see if she knew anything about where your mom was, but I never talk to her"
"Does grandpa Jack?"
"No"
"Can I visit her?"
Vaughn was caught very off guard by this question "I don't think that's a good idea"
"Please daddy, she looked so lonely up on the roof"
"Maybe William, maybe" Vaughn said, hoping that this discussion would come to an end and visiting her would never be brought up again "It's getting late, let's go home"
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A/N:hmm so William was gonna meet Irina in this chapter, but I changed it so he doesn't, and I'm not sure I like it. Also, I love Irina, I think she's a great character and I truly believe that she isn't evil, but I think there has been enough of her for awhile. Now I am debating over if Syd should reappear soon (like at Christmas) or later (maybe skip a few months, make her gone for a year or so) anyway, tell me what you think..constructive criticism and suggestions are always appreciated!!! Oh and another random thought, I'm writing a Gilmore Girls fic right now too, and I think that Jack and Vaughn's convo after grandparents day might have gotten a little too GG witty banterish, so sorry about that.
Summary~ Future Fic; When Sydney disappears, Vaughn is determined to find her, for his sake and their son's
A/N: Wow, someone is actually reading this fic!!! Score!!! lol anyway here's chapter 7
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A few months later, shortly before Christmas, William bounded into the living room to where Vaughn was looking over some files on the couch. "Will, how many times to I have to tell you? No dribbling in the house" William put the ball down and pouted. This had become a routine for them, every night, Vaughn would pick up William from preschool on the way home from work, make dinner, eat, go their separate ways for a little while and then sit and talk in the living room. Vaughn enjoyed getting to know his son, and since the lead in Budapest and another in Vienna had turned up nothing, he was starting to accept the fact that he might be William's only parent.
"Hey dad" William said, moving some of Vaughn's papers and jumping onto the couch
"Hmm" Vaughn responded, still focusing on his work
"Grandpa Jack is mommy's daddy right?"
"Yeah buddy, why?" Vaughn asked, worried that Jack might have told William something about their disturbed family history
"Well, the week before Christmas break, we're having grandparents day at preschool and I wanted to ask Grandpa Jack to come" William said
Vaughn laughed softly at the thought of Jack at a preschool party "Maybe little man, you should ask him" Vaughn said with a smile
"Dad."
"Yeah"
"Where does your dad live?" William asked innocently
*Uh-oh. This is where things start going downhill* Vaughn thought "He's dead" Vaughn said quietly, hoping that the questions would stop now
"Oh" William looked up at Vaughn with his big green eyes "What about grandmas? Do either of them live near here?"
"Um" he paused "My mother lives in France. And Sydney's mom she um died when your mom was a little girl" Vaughn lied, hoping and praying that William would buy it. It was just easier this way. He would find out eventually, Vaughn knew that. I was just much easier to keep this issue at a distance for now.
"Oh. Well can I call Grandpa Jack then and see if he can come?" William asked
Vaughn breathed a sigh of relief "Sure buddy, I'll go get his number"
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"Jack" Vaughn said, coming up behind him the next day at work "one question, are you crazy?"
"Excuse me?" Jack asked, offended
"I only told William to call you so I wouldn't ruin his hopes right away. I know that Jack Bristow would never in his right mind agree to come to a preschool grandparents day. What is going on" Vaughn asked
"William is the only bit of Sydney I have left. I think by doing this for him, I might be making up for being such a horrible father to her when she was that age. I need to spend as much time with him as possible, no one knows anything about Sydney. The CIA can't find her. Irina swears she knows nothing"
"I know"
"You know?"
"I went to see your wife awhile back. In hopes of getting some sort of information" Vaughn admitted
Jack started at Vaughn for a few seconds before saying anything "She knows nothing. And for some crazy insane reason, I believe her this time"
"She wants to meet William"
"I know. Did you let her meet him?"
"No. I told him she was dead" Vaughn said with a guilty conscience. After all, his son did have the right to know his grandmother
"He's going to find out eventually. Especially if Sydney doesn't show up"
"She will, Jack, she has to" Vaughn said
"I hope so, for now, we have William"
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The next week William came to work with Vaughn on Monday. Jack greeted them at the door "Hello William. I hear you have quite a day planned for us" Jack said, almost smiling. Since Sydney's disappearance, Jack had really warmed up to William. "We can go in just a few minutes. I'll be right back" Jack said, walking away
"Come here Will, we'll go over to my desk and see if Weiss has any magic tricks to show you" Vaughn said
"William" Weiss said greeting them "just the innocent little child I was looking for"
"Whatever juvenile act you want my son to take part in..no" Vaughn said
"Come on dad, you're no fun" Weiss joked as William looked up at Vaughn with pleading eyes. Anything with Weiss was always fun
"Fine" Vaughn said, giving in "but only five minutes, and if the cops come after you."
".then I take the blame" Weiss said
"Right."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
That afternoon Jack brought William home from preschool.
"Hey William, how did it go?" Vaughn asked as the little boy ran from his grandfather's car into the house
"Great!" he yelled over his shoulder
Vaughn laughed softly "You survived?" he asked Jack
"Yeah, well they almost stumped me with 'tell us whose grandparent you are, what your name is, and what you do for a living'" Jack said
Vaughn laughed "and you told them.?"
"That I am a retired gastro intestinal surgeon"
"Oh, nice cover job. So you didn't happen to mention that you and your daughter spent most you your lives being double agents and that you are married to an internationally wanted terrorist who killed William's other grandfather?"
"No"
"Okay, good" Vaughn said. "Listen, I had better go in and make sure that William isn't doing whatever juvenile thing Weiss taught him to do today. See you tomorrow, and thanks again for doing this"
"It's an honor. That's quite I kid you've got"
"Yeah. I know" Vaughn watched as Jack drove away. It was strange, getting along with Jack, interacting with Irina. It was crazy what Sydney being gone had done to him. Vaughn walked into the house "William, wanna go out for dinner?"
"Yeah!!!" Will yelled, running out of his room
"Race you to the car" Vaughn teased, seeing that William was in a good mood "Ready, set, go!"
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Later, at dinner, Vaughn was talking to his son about his day "So what horrible thing did you and Eric do?" Vaughn asked, hoping it wasn't too bad
"Nothing" William replied innocently
"William.." Vaughn said, trying to sound stern
"I promised I wouldn't tell you"
"Oh great, it's so bad you had to promise you wouldn't tell me?" Vaughn asked, rolling his eyes "I guess I might have to tickle it out of you" Vaughn added, knowing his son's weakness
"Okay, okay. We threw water balloons at the people on the roof!" William said, his tone half proud and half ashamed of what he and his 'uncle Eric' did
"Well, did you hit anyone?" Vaughn asked
"Yeah, this one guy in a suit. I think uncle Eric knew him. But then the guards saw us, so we ran away" William replied
Vaughn laughed even though he hoped it would never happen again
"There was this one lady up there" William continued "She looked kinda like mommy"
*Oh crap. I totally forgot that she had roof privileges*
".And she looked at me a little bit funny, like she knew me or something"
*Oh no* Vaughn thought *this is not happening. I shouldn't have lied to him about her, I knew it would come back to haunt me, I just didn't know it would happen this soon*
William said patiently as if waiting for an answer. When Vaughn didn't say anything, he asked "Do you know her? She looks like mom, with dark hair and eyes"
Vaughn cleared his throat. *Oh what the hell. It's better he know now* "Um yeah William. Actually, that's Sydney's mother." He paused and looked into William's eyes which had gotten quite big
"But you said."
"I know I told you she was dead. But the truth is, she's not. She faked her own death when your mom was a little girl, but then worked for an evil organization until she turned herself into the CIA about six years ago. I'm sorry I didn't tell you buddy, but I didn't want you to know about her. She's a bad person. She killed people, including my father, and I just didn't want you to have to deal with all of this right now, so I kept it from you. I'm sorry"
William just stared. Vaughn wasn't sure how well a four year old could process all of that information, but he hoped for the best. Finally William spoke "So that lady, the one who looks like mommy.she's my grandma?"
Vaughn nodded
"and she killed my grandpa?"
Vaughn nodded again. He hoped this wasn't too much for William to handle
"Why'd she do that?"
This question caught Vaughn off guard. He thought about it for a moment and then answered as truthfully as he could "I don't really know. She was working for some very bad people, and they ordered her to kill him"
"Oh. Does she live on the roof?"
For such a serious discussion, this question almost made Vaughn laugh "No, she lives in a cell in the CIA building"
"Doesn't she get lonely?" William asked innocently
A four year old seemed to understand Irina Derevko better than all of the CIA's analysts put together "I suppose she does"
"Do you ever go visit her?"
"No, I went a little while back to see if she knew anything about where your mom was, but I never talk to her"
"Does grandpa Jack?"
"No"
"Can I visit her?"
Vaughn was caught very off guard by this question "I don't think that's a good idea"
"Please daddy, she looked so lonely up on the roof"
"Maybe William, maybe" Vaughn said, hoping that this discussion would come to an end and visiting her would never be brought up again "It's getting late, let's go home"
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A/N:hmm so William was gonna meet Irina in this chapter, but I changed it so he doesn't, and I'm not sure I like it. Also, I love Irina, I think she's a great character and I truly believe that she isn't evil, but I think there has been enough of her for awhile. Now I am debating over if Syd should reappear soon (like at Christmas) or later (maybe skip a few months, make her gone for a year or so) anyway, tell me what you think..constructive criticism and suggestions are always appreciated!!! Oh and another random thought, I'm writing a Gilmore Girls fic right now too, and I think that Jack and Vaughn's convo after grandparents day might have gotten a little too GG witty banterish, so sorry about that.
