Chapter 4: A New Day
Sydney woke up the next morning with a terrible headache. She hadn't slept more than four hours, because she had thought about Vaughn most of the night. And now she was paying for it. It was 7 o'clock when she was finally dressed and ready to wake Cassie up. She still had an hour an a half to get Cassie dressed, get her to daycare and drive to the CIA.
In the meantime, Vaughn got up and he too didn't get a lot of sleep. All he could think about was that he left Sydney five years ago and that she has a daughter. The moment he had seen the girl, he had felt a certain connection with her. He couldn't stop wondering if she was his.
He didn't know if Sydney was married and deep down in his heart he hoped that she wasn't.
A little while later he was dressed and ready to go back to the CIA.
Sydney had dropped Cassie off at daycare and arrived twenty minutes later at the CIA's car park. She walked into the CIA and greeted the young woman behind the desk.
"Good morning Jane!"
"Good morning Miss Bristow. How are you today?"
"I'm fine, thanks. Are there any messages for me?"
"Umm, yes. Mister Kendall wants you to be part of the meeting at 8 o'clock."
"OK, thank you!" She walked to her office and placed her stuff on her desk. She then went to the meeting. Kendall and her father were already waiting for her, when she walked in.
"Good morning Sir, dad!"
"Good morning Sydney. Why don't you have a seat and we only have to wait for one more agent and we can start."
"Sure." Sydney had absolutely no idea who the other agent would be. It didn't take long to find out because the door suddenly opened and Vaughn walked in. Sydney couldn't hide her surprise and she started feeling very uncomfortable. Vaughn greeted everyone and went to sit down in the chair next to Sydney.
"Welcome back agent Vaughn, I hope you're ready for your first mission." Vaughn turned to Kendall.
"Thank you. It's good to be back and the sooner I start the better."
"Good. Now, you and agent Bristow will be working together again. I hope that that won't be a problem." He turned to both Sydney and Vaughn. They both agreed that it wouldn't be a problem and Kendall went on with the meeting.
"Your mission is to go to a fancy party and plant a bug in one of the host's office." He then turned to Sydney. "Your father will give you the details." Jack stood up and began to speak.
"Good, the office you'll be looking for is the one of a certain Mr. Nick Haywood. He's one of the most corrupt people in the oil business. We want to know everything about him. The people he meets, the places he goes to, everything. Now, Sydney, you and agent Vaughn will be going to the party as Mr. and Mrs. Hilton. You have to get as close as you can to him, because we don't know which office is his. Once you've planted the bug, you can leave.
A special car will bring you back to the CIA plane. You'll be leaving tonight at 6 o'clock and you'll arrive at the party at 10 o'clock. Any questions?"
Both Sydney and Vaughn had none.
"Good, then the meeting is over." They got out of the office and Sydney went straight to the car park. She needed to pick Cassie up and she had to pack for the trip. She suddenly heard someone calling her name…It was Vaughn.
"Sydney!" She stopped and turned around to face him.
"Vaughn, is something wrong?"
"No, I, I just thought that we could talk, that's all!"
"I really don't have the time right now. I have to pick my daughter up from daycare."
"Yeah, of course. I understand." He was kind of disappointed. He really wanted to talk to her after all these years. Sydney saw the disappointment in his eyes.
"We could always talk on the plane. I mean we'll have plenty of time then, right?"
"That would be great! I guess I'll see you on the plane."
"Sure. Bye!"
"Bye!" They both walked off and drove away.
Sydney went to pick her little girl up from daycare. She entered the playroom and the moment Cassie saw her mother, she started running over to her.
Sydney picked her up and gave a kiss on the girl's cheek.
"Hey sweetie!"
"Hi mommy! Missed you!"
"I missed you too. Ready to go home?"
"Yup!" Sydney smiled and they went back to the car.
A while later they arrived home and Sydney needed to talk to her daughter about the trip.
"Hey honey, would you please listen to mommy for a minute?"
"Yes, mommy."
"Do you mind staying the night at Stacey's?"
"I like Stacey! But why can't I stay here?"
"Because mommy has to go to work and I won't be back till tomorrow morning. And I can't take you with me." The little girl started crying.
"Oh, sweetie, why are you crying?"
"You're leaving me, just like daddy!"
"I'm not leaving you! Not now, not ever! I'll be back tomorrow morning."
"Really?"
"Really. I promise." That made her stop crying.
"OK." And Sydney went to pack her suitcase while Cassie started playing in her room.
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