What There Is...
by Jen
Rating: PG
Pairing: Some S/V, some V/W

Disclaimer: Alias and its characters belong to JJ Abrams, Bad Robot, etc. But I'm taking creative license with these characters, I don't know if JJ would want them. ;)

Notes: This story contains hints of slash! If you don't like it, don't read it, but don't discount it on that fact alone. No names are mentioned here, for a reason, but I don't think it's too difficult to guess who's who. :)
Feedback would be lovely.

Summary: Simply, what there is.

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Part II - What There Is Would Not Be

You sit at your desk working, to everyone around you. But in truth, you're thinking about him. Unknowingly to him, you feel his eyes on you as you bend over your desk and scan the screen for important information. You've felt his gaze before. You're careful not to react to him, because strangely enough it is comforting knowing his eyes are on you. They are deep, soft pools of blue that you can't help but be drawn into when you talk, whether it be chatting over a beer about recently released movie or in a meeting when he's briefing you on important details for a mission.

Mission. Right. That's what you're taking notes on, not him. You nonchalantly erase his name from your sheet and try to return your focus to the data on screen. You're not entirely sure why you've become preoccupied with him recently, as he seems to be with you. True, you two have a unique relationship. It has always been much more than simply helping out an innocent citizen caught in the middle of a sticky situation, and has become even more than supporting your girlfriend's best friend through difficult times. You've helped him and been there for him for a reason which you cannot really see.

You two have a connection. You sense it, though you don't know what it means. You don't think it would lead to anything even if you could figure it out, and your job doesn't really allow you that sort of time. It doesn't matter anyway. You're in love with and engaged to his best friend. That's the way things are.

What there is, would not be.