Chapter Four...
Sydney didn't respond but pulled the door open. "Francie! Will! What are you doing here!?" she asked pulling them both into the house." Instantly her mind starting asking herself a million questions. How did they get here? What if they were followed? She was too happy though to care at that moment.
"Hey Syd," they both responded smiling. Francie then looked at Vaughn who had put his gun away. She gave Sydney a smile and only Sydney knew why she would smile like that. She knew this must be the Michael Sydney had told her she had a crush on.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked, but then there was another knock at the door. This time Vaughn went to answer it and a big smile went on his face as well.
"Weiss!?" he asked, confused as ever.
"Hey man, miss me?" Weiss retorted, but Vaughn just hugged him.
Sydney smiled at Vaughn's happiness, as well as her own and asked again, and for the last time, "What are you all doing here?"
"Well, we had to take five different planes to get here, to make sure we weren't followed," Will answered, and then Francie added, "And we had to keep changing disguises." Sydney wondered why Francie was being so calm about this, she didn't know the truth about Sydney, did she?
"Francie, why-" but Francie cut her off.
"I know Syd, I was informed about a month ago on what was really happening. I just didn't believe you were on a bank assignment in Japan, and you wouldn't call me. So Will asked the CIA if I could know, and they agreed."
"Francie...I don't know what to say. I swear I would have told you but I didn't want you to get hur-" but Francie cut her off again.
"Don't worry honey, I understand. I understand I was in danger if I knew, and you didn't tell me because you didn't want me to get hurt. I'll admit I was shocked at first, but I'm fine sweety, really," she said smiling. Sydney then pulled her into a hug.
"Well, this is a big surprise," Vaughn said smiling.
"Yes it is, how long can you guys stay?" Sydney asked.
"A week, that is unless you want us to leave and give you two time to-" Weiss added but Vaughn cut him off.
"No, a week's cool," he said glaring at Weiss.
"Yeah, a week's awesome, we have so much to catch you up on," Sydney said, then wondered about something. "Wait, why were you guys allowed to come here?"
"Well, as you know your Dad was called away to meet with CIA officials. SD-6 is crumbling slowly, now I'm not saying they are gone, but they are definitely going down more and more every day. It was actually a request by your father for us to come. I guess he picked us cause we were the ones you loved the most, right Mike," Weiss told them smiling and winking.
"Yeah, right Weiss," Vaughn replied sarcastically.
"I mean since Syd was already here, I was the only one lef-" but Vaughn cut him off.
"So...who wants to go see a movie, we were about to go?" Vaughn asked the group.
"Yeah, that would be fun," Will responded.
"I'm for it," replied Francie.
"Ooooh...dark theater, romantic movie...wonder what was going to hap-" but Vaughn cut him off again.
"We should go, oh, by the way, I'm Michael Vaughn," he said, introducing himself to Francie.
"Oh...I know," she said smiling at him. Vaughn looked at Sydney who was just blushing. He realized she must have told Francie about him.
Sydney then pulled Weiss aside as she was getting her jacket. "Weiss, why didn't Alice come? I mean since she's his girlfriend and all?"
"Alice!?" he yelled, and Vaughn looked over at the mention of her name. "Wait Syd, you thought Alice and he were...you thought she was his girlfriend again!?"
"Um, well, yeah, kinda," she said embarrassed, but also relieved. Alice wasn't his girlfriend.
"No, they broke up about a year ago, when he realized-" but once again he was cut off by Vaughn.
"Well, I think we should get going," he said loudly enough to drown Weiss out. Francie noticed he kept interrupting Weiss and realized that Weiss kept almost giving away information that Vaughn was secretive about. He must like her then, she thought. She decided then and there that she was going to help get them together.
"Oh, by the way, your Dad won't be gone for two days, he will be gone for a week," Weiss added as they were walking out.
"Why would he lie to us?" Sydney asked.
"I don't think he trusted Vaughn here with ya," Weiss added laughing. Vaughn gave him a glare that shut him up finally.
Sydney didn't respond but pulled the door open. "Francie! Will! What are you doing here!?" she asked pulling them both into the house." Instantly her mind starting asking herself a million questions. How did they get here? What if they were followed? She was too happy though to care at that moment.
"Hey Syd," they both responded smiling. Francie then looked at Vaughn who had put his gun away. She gave Sydney a smile and only Sydney knew why she would smile like that. She knew this must be the Michael Sydney had told her she had a crush on.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked, but then there was another knock at the door. This time Vaughn went to answer it and a big smile went on his face as well.
"Weiss!?" he asked, confused as ever.
"Hey man, miss me?" Weiss retorted, but Vaughn just hugged him.
Sydney smiled at Vaughn's happiness, as well as her own and asked again, and for the last time, "What are you all doing here?"
"Well, we had to take five different planes to get here, to make sure we weren't followed," Will answered, and then Francie added, "And we had to keep changing disguises." Sydney wondered why Francie was being so calm about this, she didn't know the truth about Sydney, did she?
"Francie, why-" but Francie cut her off.
"I know Syd, I was informed about a month ago on what was really happening. I just didn't believe you were on a bank assignment in Japan, and you wouldn't call me. So Will asked the CIA if I could know, and they agreed."
"Francie...I don't know what to say. I swear I would have told you but I didn't want you to get hur-" but Francie cut her off again.
"Don't worry honey, I understand. I understand I was in danger if I knew, and you didn't tell me because you didn't want me to get hurt. I'll admit I was shocked at first, but I'm fine sweety, really," she said smiling. Sydney then pulled her into a hug.
"Well, this is a big surprise," Vaughn said smiling.
"Yes it is, how long can you guys stay?" Sydney asked.
"A week, that is unless you want us to leave and give you two time to-" Weiss added but Vaughn cut him off.
"No, a week's cool," he said glaring at Weiss.
"Yeah, a week's awesome, we have so much to catch you up on," Sydney said, then wondered about something. "Wait, why were you guys allowed to come here?"
"Well, as you know your Dad was called away to meet with CIA officials. SD-6 is crumbling slowly, now I'm not saying they are gone, but they are definitely going down more and more every day. It was actually a request by your father for us to come. I guess he picked us cause we were the ones you loved the most, right Mike," Weiss told them smiling and winking.
"Yeah, right Weiss," Vaughn replied sarcastically.
"I mean since Syd was already here, I was the only one lef-" but Vaughn cut him off.
"So...who wants to go see a movie, we were about to go?" Vaughn asked the group.
"Yeah, that would be fun," Will responded.
"I'm for it," replied Francie.
"Ooooh...dark theater, romantic movie...wonder what was going to hap-" but Vaughn cut him off again.
"We should go, oh, by the way, I'm Michael Vaughn," he said, introducing himself to Francie.
"Oh...I know," she said smiling at him. Vaughn looked at Sydney who was just blushing. He realized she must have told Francie about him.
Sydney then pulled Weiss aside as she was getting her jacket. "Weiss, why didn't Alice come? I mean since she's his girlfriend and all?"
"Alice!?" he yelled, and Vaughn looked over at the mention of her name. "Wait Syd, you thought Alice and he were...you thought she was his girlfriend again!?"
"Um, well, yeah, kinda," she said embarrassed, but also relieved. Alice wasn't his girlfriend.
"No, they broke up about a year ago, when he realized-" but once again he was cut off by Vaughn.
"Well, I think we should get going," he said loudly enough to drown Weiss out. Francie noticed he kept interrupting Weiss and realized that Weiss kept almost giving away information that Vaughn was secretive about. He must like her then, she thought. She decided then and there that she was going to help get them together.
"Oh, by the way, your Dad won't be gone for two days, he will be gone for a week," Weiss added as they were walking out.
"Why would he lie to us?" Sydney asked.
"I don't think he trusted Vaughn here with ya," Weiss added laughing. Vaughn gave him a glare that shut him up finally.