"What do you want, Vaughn?" Jack asked, his voice tired. He didn't
appreciate being woken up, especially since he was having a very nice dream
involving him and Irina.
"I just talked to Kendall. Sydney and I have to fly back to LA as soon as we land."
"What!!??" This was definitely not what he wanted to hear, that he would be left alone with her on this mission. His yell had awoken Irina.
"What's going on, Jack?" she asked, looking at Vaughn.
"I was just telling Jack here that Sydney and I must return to LA as soon as we land. Kendall needs us to start a different mission. You two, however will remain in Tokyo and follow through with the rest of this mission." Only Vaughn saw the small smile flash across her lips. Jack was too busy staring at Vaughn like he had grown a second head.
"Jack, why don't you go keep Sydney company? I'm sure that Agent Vaughn has some things he'd like to speak to me about." Vaughn nodded and Jack got up, desperately wanting to talk to his daughter.
Vaughn sat down in the vacant seat. "I want you to understand-I'm only doing this because Kendall told me to. He wanted me to remind you of your agreement. If you continue to cooperate, you will be allowed to leave your cell and enter a safe house. If in any way this mission is compromised or is a failure, you will return to your cell indefinitely. I'm sure you are quite aware of that fact and I told Kendall that, but he insisted."
"That's ok. I do understand, you're just doing your job. I assume everything else the same though, right? We're still making contact with the CIA agents in Tokyo and giving them the artifact?" This would be the time to prove to Jack that she meant everything she said.
"Yes. Everything is the same. Sydney and I just won't be accompanying you." He was about to go back to his seat when her voice stopped him
"Michael, what do you feel for my daughter?" Now that she knew how her daughter felt for him, she was determined to find out if he returned her feelings.
He was shocked that she would ask that. "I'm sorry?"
"I'm just wondering how you feel for Sydney. I can tell you don't sleep when she is on assignment." He didn't say anything, he just stared at her. "I only bring it up because if you do feel something for her, you should let her know. Talk to her on the plane back to LA, where you'll be away from prying eyes," she said, glancing back to her husband. She saw the surprised look on his face and smiled. "Trust me."
"Yeah, ok," he said. "I'm going to go back to my seat now." He got up and Irina sat back in her seat, feeling very satisfied with herself.
Jack sat down next to his daughter with a loud sigh. "I have to do this mission with only your mother now. I swear to God, Sydney; if I come home alone, it will not be because she escaped, it will be because I killed her."
"Dad, calm down." She knew her Dad would have problems with continuing the mission without her and Vaughn, but she didn't he would get violent about it. "It can't be that bad. All you have to do is get that artifact, and then you can come home."
"Yeah but, why does it have to be me? Why can't I go back to LA with Vaughn so you can work with your mother? You like her more than I do anyway." He was beginning to sound like a whiny teenager.
"Seriously, Dad, shut up." She really didn't want to hear her father complain about her mother. She was actually kind of mad at her father for treating her mother like he was. "The only reason you don't want to do this is because you'll have to spend time with the woman who broke your heart 20 years ago. This is the perfect opportunity for you and mom to work out your differences."
"Differences? Sydney, please. She was a spy-"
"And so are you," she said, cutting him off. "She was doing what she thought to be in the best interest of her country. How is that different from what you do on a daily basis? I was talking about the fact that she left you and me alone. Whether you believe her or not, Dad, she did love you. And I believe she still does."
"Now you're on her side? How can you say that she loves me?" He didn't like that Irina had gotten Sydney to believe her. It didn't bode well for him.
"Dad, I've seen the way she looks at you. Even Vaughn thinks so."
"Vaughn thinks what?" Vaughn asked as he came back to his seat.
"Apparently you and my daughter are talking about Irina being in love with me. I'd like you to stop that, if you wouldn't mind." He scowled as he got up and proceeded back to his seat, leaving Sydney and Vaughn to look after him, slightly amused.
"They've got it bad," Vaughn said.
"What do you mean?"
"Your mom and dad. She could have lit up LA they way her face shined when I said they'd have to continue the mission without us and he is just in denial."
She started to laugh and soon, so did he. "It is kind of obvious, isn't it? Well, to everyone else but them, at least."
"I just talked to Kendall. Sydney and I have to fly back to LA as soon as we land."
"What!!??" This was definitely not what he wanted to hear, that he would be left alone with her on this mission. His yell had awoken Irina.
"What's going on, Jack?" she asked, looking at Vaughn.
"I was just telling Jack here that Sydney and I must return to LA as soon as we land. Kendall needs us to start a different mission. You two, however will remain in Tokyo and follow through with the rest of this mission." Only Vaughn saw the small smile flash across her lips. Jack was too busy staring at Vaughn like he had grown a second head.
"Jack, why don't you go keep Sydney company? I'm sure that Agent Vaughn has some things he'd like to speak to me about." Vaughn nodded and Jack got up, desperately wanting to talk to his daughter.
Vaughn sat down in the vacant seat. "I want you to understand-I'm only doing this because Kendall told me to. He wanted me to remind you of your agreement. If you continue to cooperate, you will be allowed to leave your cell and enter a safe house. If in any way this mission is compromised or is a failure, you will return to your cell indefinitely. I'm sure you are quite aware of that fact and I told Kendall that, but he insisted."
"That's ok. I do understand, you're just doing your job. I assume everything else the same though, right? We're still making contact with the CIA agents in Tokyo and giving them the artifact?" This would be the time to prove to Jack that she meant everything she said.
"Yes. Everything is the same. Sydney and I just won't be accompanying you." He was about to go back to his seat when her voice stopped him
"Michael, what do you feel for my daughter?" Now that she knew how her daughter felt for him, she was determined to find out if he returned her feelings.
He was shocked that she would ask that. "I'm sorry?"
"I'm just wondering how you feel for Sydney. I can tell you don't sleep when she is on assignment." He didn't say anything, he just stared at her. "I only bring it up because if you do feel something for her, you should let her know. Talk to her on the plane back to LA, where you'll be away from prying eyes," she said, glancing back to her husband. She saw the surprised look on his face and smiled. "Trust me."
"Yeah, ok," he said. "I'm going to go back to my seat now." He got up and Irina sat back in her seat, feeling very satisfied with herself.
Jack sat down next to his daughter with a loud sigh. "I have to do this mission with only your mother now. I swear to God, Sydney; if I come home alone, it will not be because she escaped, it will be because I killed her."
"Dad, calm down." She knew her Dad would have problems with continuing the mission without her and Vaughn, but she didn't he would get violent about it. "It can't be that bad. All you have to do is get that artifact, and then you can come home."
"Yeah but, why does it have to be me? Why can't I go back to LA with Vaughn so you can work with your mother? You like her more than I do anyway." He was beginning to sound like a whiny teenager.
"Seriously, Dad, shut up." She really didn't want to hear her father complain about her mother. She was actually kind of mad at her father for treating her mother like he was. "The only reason you don't want to do this is because you'll have to spend time with the woman who broke your heart 20 years ago. This is the perfect opportunity for you and mom to work out your differences."
"Differences? Sydney, please. She was a spy-"
"And so are you," she said, cutting him off. "She was doing what she thought to be in the best interest of her country. How is that different from what you do on a daily basis? I was talking about the fact that she left you and me alone. Whether you believe her or not, Dad, she did love you. And I believe she still does."
"Now you're on her side? How can you say that she loves me?" He didn't like that Irina had gotten Sydney to believe her. It didn't bode well for him.
"Dad, I've seen the way she looks at you. Even Vaughn thinks so."
"Vaughn thinks what?" Vaughn asked as he came back to his seat.
"Apparently you and my daughter are talking about Irina being in love with me. I'd like you to stop that, if you wouldn't mind." He scowled as he got up and proceeded back to his seat, leaving Sydney and Vaughn to look after him, slightly amused.
"They've got it bad," Vaughn said.
"What do you mean?"
"Your mom and dad. She could have lit up LA they way her face shined when I said they'd have to continue the mission without us and he is just in denial."
She started to laugh and soon, so did he. "It is kind of obvious, isn't it? Well, to everyone else but them, at least."
