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It was amazing how fast she got back into the swing of things. After her evaluation, the doctors said she was fine. Nothing out of the ordinary or anything. Except, they couldn't explain the scar on her stomach. Neither could she. So, she didn't pay the scar much attention. In practically no time at all, Sydney was back in action. And so was Vaughn. He was no longer her case handler, but he was also getting some field work too. Sydney didn't want to stay by herself, so she moved in with Will. Of course, after convincing him that she wasn't a ghost or anything like that. She and Will HAVE gotten closer but she still saw him as a friend. They even respect each other's privacy. She leaves the house if Will plans to bring a friend home. And he promised to do the same. That is, if Sydney WOULD get out and get a date for herself one day. Eventually, Sydney started speaking to Vaughn again. But, it wasn't the same anymore. She just kept it professional and she never asked about his wife. Then again, it still pained her to even THINK that he was married. Vaughn, on the other hand, couldn't understand one thing. Sydney, not once, had ever appeared mad at him. She talked to him, and whenever she did, she was always nice and polite, and talked to him like before. Except, he noticed something was usually missing from their conversations. He just didn't know what it was.
"Agent Bristow, Agent Vaughn," Kendall began in the debrief room."You two are to go undercover in Italy and find a man named Nicholas Gryer."
"Who is he?" Vaughn asked.
"He's a powerful business man who has connections to nearly every kind of dealing there is. Legal AND illegal. We think he may have been or still is connected to Sloane. What BOTH of you have to do is get close to him. Close enough so you two can find out some information. Whether or not he's still connected to Sloane."
"Alright, this seems easy enough," she thought. "Just as long as..."
"You two will go undercover as a married couple. He's married, so I don't think you two will have to pick and choose of who you have to 'connect' with." Kendall finished. Her eyes nearly bugged out of their sockets. He had to be joking. He knew Kendall didn't like him very much, but that still gave him no right to pair him with the woman who could've killed him six months ago just because he was married.
"Why? Does his wife know anything?" Sydney asked.
"Not to our knowledge. But, you never know she could provide intel that we could use."
"Anything else?" Vaughn asked.
"He's throwing a charity ball for cancer research the night after you two arrive. That's the best place to catch them. You leave tonight at 11." he said, as he threw their assignment folders on the table and left the room. There was that awkward silence between them again.
"Why is it that the worst men are always the married ones?" she asked as she looked through the folder.
"Well, that was a shot," he thought to himself.
"Oh, no offense." she said in a non-apologetic way.
"None taken," he replied.
"I'm going to go and get ready for the mission," she said a little brightly as she stood up and got out of the room.
"Uh, yeah. Me too." he said as he followed her out the door.
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"Ahh, so THAT's how she's going to kill you. Smart girl. No one`ll ever know." Weiss joked.
"WHY are you taking her side?"
"Because, I still believe that you, my friend, are in love with her. As wrong as it may seem. You knew I didn't want you to marry Melanie."
"And that's why? Because you ASSUMED that I was still 'in-love' with my then 'dead girlfriend'?" he started to get a little frustrated.
"Not only that, but because I also believed that you gave up too soon on Sydney." Excuse me?! GAVE UP?! He DID NOT give up!! In fact, he kept on looking for her after the CIA gave up and concluded that she was dead.
"Sydney is very professional. Plus, she hasn't seemed angry at me. Not once, since she's been back."
"True. It's not her I'm worried about, it's you. Don't forget, she's going to have some built up anger towards you. Being this close to you could put her a little over the edge. I mean, you two didn't exactly break up in the most 'formal' way. She's going to take ANY shot she can get. And I'm telling you, it's not going to be polite."
Yeah, he knew that already. Lucky for him, Melanie was working late while he was getting ready for the mission. If she were home, she would've questioned him non-stop. He didn't tell her what he really did for a living, but all he would tell her was that he worked for the government. What scared him about the mission was the plane ride there. Would it be like when he picked her up in Hong Kong? Or would she actually speak to him? Now he realized what was missing in their conversations at work. They were no longer personal. He began to recount the conversations he had with her while they sat at their desks. She'd talk about the weather, hockey, baseball and even work. Those things were fine. But he missed how she'd just come to him and tell him things that bothered her. Why she was stressed out and what she hated about Kendall. He also lost his ability to read her mind. Back then, even before they were dating, he practically knew what she was thinking. WHY she was the way she was. He missed that ability. She once called him her 'guardian angel', did she still consider him that?
Now, it was going to be weird. She didn't have a "safety net" anymore. She could no longer hide behind anything else. She'd have to face him. For the first time, she was going to be "insecure" around Michael Vaughn. She waited about 20 minutes for him at the airport. When she saw him coming, she took a deep breath and dove into her role as "Mrs. Kathleen Clarkson". As soon as she saw him coming, she went right up to him and kissed him softly on the lips. She could tell that the kiss caught him off guard.
For as long as he`ll live, he`ll never forget the look she had in her eyes after she kissed him. It was the look of-
She broke his thoughts, "C`mon dear, we have a flight to catch." she smiled, and picked up her bag. He quickly got himself together and realized that she was doing her part.
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enjoyed it?? do your part!!! hehes.
It was amazing how fast she got back into the swing of things. After her evaluation, the doctors said she was fine. Nothing out of the ordinary or anything. Except, they couldn't explain the scar on her stomach. Neither could she. So, she didn't pay the scar much attention. In practically no time at all, Sydney was back in action. And so was Vaughn. He was no longer her case handler, but he was also getting some field work too. Sydney didn't want to stay by herself, so she moved in with Will. Of course, after convincing him that she wasn't a ghost or anything like that. She and Will HAVE gotten closer but she still saw him as a friend. They even respect each other's privacy. She leaves the house if Will plans to bring a friend home. And he promised to do the same. That is, if Sydney WOULD get out and get a date for herself one day. Eventually, Sydney started speaking to Vaughn again. But, it wasn't the same anymore. She just kept it professional and she never asked about his wife. Then again, it still pained her to even THINK that he was married. Vaughn, on the other hand, couldn't understand one thing. Sydney, not once, had ever appeared mad at him. She talked to him, and whenever she did, she was always nice and polite, and talked to him like before. Except, he noticed something was usually missing from their conversations. He just didn't know what it was.
"Agent Bristow, Agent Vaughn," Kendall began in the debrief room."You two are to go undercover in Italy and find a man named Nicholas Gryer."
"Who is he?" Vaughn asked.
"He's a powerful business man who has connections to nearly every kind of dealing there is. Legal AND illegal. We think he may have been or still is connected to Sloane. What BOTH of you have to do is get close to him. Close enough so you two can find out some information. Whether or not he's still connected to Sloane."
"Alright, this seems easy enough," she thought. "Just as long as..."
"You two will go undercover as a married couple. He's married, so I don't think you two will have to pick and choose of who you have to 'connect' with." Kendall finished. Her eyes nearly bugged out of their sockets. He had to be joking. He knew Kendall didn't like him very much, but that still gave him no right to pair him with the woman who could've killed him six months ago just because he was married.
"Why? Does his wife know anything?" Sydney asked.
"Not to our knowledge. But, you never know she could provide intel that we could use."
"Anything else?" Vaughn asked.
"He's throwing a charity ball for cancer research the night after you two arrive. That's the best place to catch them. You leave tonight at 11." he said, as he threw their assignment folders on the table and left the room. There was that awkward silence between them again.
"Why is it that the worst men are always the married ones?" she asked as she looked through the folder.
"Well, that was a shot," he thought to himself.
"Oh, no offense." she said in a non-apologetic way.
"None taken," he replied.
"I'm going to go and get ready for the mission," she said a little brightly as she stood up and got out of the room.
"Uh, yeah. Me too." he said as he followed her out the door.
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"Ahh, so THAT's how she's going to kill you. Smart girl. No one`ll ever know." Weiss joked.
"WHY are you taking her side?"
"Because, I still believe that you, my friend, are in love with her. As wrong as it may seem. You knew I didn't want you to marry Melanie."
"And that's why? Because you ASSUMED that I was still 'in-love' with my then 'dead girlfriend'?" he started to get a little frustrated.
"Not only that, but because I also believed that you gave up too soon on Sydney." Excuse me?! GAVE UP?! He DID NOT give up!! In fact, he kept on looking for her after the CIA gave up and concluded that she was dead.
"Sydney is very professional. Plus, she hasn't seemed angry at me. Not once, since she's been back."
"True. It's not her I'm worried about, it's you. Don't forget, she's going to have some built up anger towards you. Being this close to you could put her a little over the edge. I mean, you two didn't exactly break up in the most 'formal' way. She's going to take ANY shot she can get. And I'm telling you, it's not going to be polite."
Yeah, he knew that already. Lucky for him, Melanie was working late while he was getting ready for the mission. If she were home, she would've questioned him non-stop. He didn't tell her what he really did for a living, but all he would tell her was that he worked for the government. What scared him about the mission was the plane ride there. Would it be like when he picked her up in Hong Kong? Or would she actually speak to him? Now he realized what was missing in their conversations at work. They were no longer personal. He began to recount the conversations he had with her while they sat at their desks. She'd talk about the weather, hockey, baseball and even work. Those things were fine. But he missed how she'd just come to him and tell him things that bothered her. Why she was stressed out and what she hated about Kendall. He also lost his ability to read her mind. Back then, even before they were dating, he practically knew what she was thinking. WHY she was the way she was. He missed that ability. She once called him her 'guardian angel', did she still consider him that?
Now, it was going to be weird. She didn't have a "safety net" anymore. She could no longer hide behind anything else. She'd have to face him. For the first time, she was going to be "insecure" around Michael Vaughn. She waited about 20 minutes for him at the airport. When she saw him coming, she took a deep breath and dove into her role as "Mrs. Kathleen Clarkson". As soon as she saw him coming, she went right up to him and kissed him softly on the lips. She could tell that the kiss caught him off guard.
For as long as he`ll live, he`ll never forget the look she had in her eyes after she kissed him. It was the look of-
She broke his thoughts, "C`mon dear, we have a flight to catch." she smiled, and picked up her bag. He quickly got himself together and realized that she was doing her part.
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enjoyed it?? do your part!!! hehes.