Author's Note: All right, two days it is. Previous shortness warning stands. Very much so.

Interlude: The Call

"Hello?"

"Vaughn?"

"Yeah… who's this?"

"Vaughn, it's Sydney, Sydney Bristow… I… can I see you?"

"Is everything all right? Is Sloane…"

"This isn't about work, I… you know what? Forget it. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have called."

"Wait, no. I'll be right there. You know the pier?"

"Yeah."

"I'll be there in 10 minutes."

"Thank you, Vaughn."

"No problem. Hang in there, Sydney."

– TBC in 2 days or tomorrow with ten reviews. Your choice. -

Review Responses

Wolfgangsg9: Here you go! I promise the final two parts are longer. lol

Christina13: The whole Syd/Jack and Vaughn/Jack dynamics have always fascinated me. The next parts really go into that.

Em Mindelan: :bows humbly: Tell you what. I'll update if you do. ;) "Memory" is incredible, as are all your fics.

Sarabeth1: Jack is such a complicated character. Act of genius for Victor and JJ, man.

Angela: :blushes: Thank you! I'll still update, regardless of reviews, those just determine how fast I update. I always finish a story before I start posting it, so it really doesn't matter to me when chapters go up.

Chinkybrowneyes: You DO? :hands out a gold star: The acting in this scene was just killer.