Chapter Sixteen...
Francie and Sydney were almost done making dinner when Vaughn finally arrived back at the house. He immediately went over to Sydney and kissed her cheek. She had not been looking and was surprised at the sudden touch. However, it being from him, she just smiled.
"Hey you...have a nice jog?"
"Perfect," he said kissing her on the lips this time.
"Hey hey you two! We are making dinner here! Go do that somewhere else!" Francie said laughing and playfully pushing them out of the kitchen.
"You don't want my help Francie?" Sydney asked.
"Naw...I'll be fine without you, go have fun."
"Thanks Fran," Sydney said as she and Vaughn left the kitchen and proceeded to her bedroom.
"So...you had a good jog then?" Sydney asked as she sat on her bed and pulled out the cards they had decided to play. Vaughn sat down across from her and gave her a smile. "What?" She asked shuffling the cards quickly.
"You already asked me that before...remember?"
"Yeah...I know...it's just...I-"
"Are you mad that I didn't tell you I was leaving?" He asked catching on to why she seemed mad.
"No...yes...I don't know!" She said throwing the cards down and covering her face. "I don't want to be one of those girlfriends who has to know everything that her boyfriend is doing all the time...I just didn't like not waking up next to you...and not knowing where you were," she finished quickly.
"Awww Syd...is that what this is about...'cause I'm sorry. If I knew...I wouldn't have. You know that."
"Yeah I know. Really...it's fine. Don't worry about it," she said as she picked up the cards again and began to deal them. He knew her though, and knew that it had really upset her. He hoped this was another sign that she was ready for what he had in store for her with what he had bought at the store today during his "jog." He was dying to show it to someone. Eric...I'll show it to Eric. And maybe Will too...and of course Francie because she knows now that Eric told her. What about Jack though? Hmmm...do I want an early death?
They played cards for a little while but soon Francie called that dinner was ready and they headed downstairs. Throughout dinner, Weiss, Francie, and even Will kept shooting Vaughn encouraging smiles. They must have thought he was going to do it tonight. He in fact did not plan on doing it anytime soon. He did plan on doing it, but not here in Italy. He wanted to wait until they were back in LA.
Planning a whole scenario on how to do it in his head, he smiled to himself at the table. Weiss caught this and gave him a questioning look. Vaughn shook his head slightly at Weiss hoping it would let him know he had no intention of proposing tonight.
"This is so great Francie. You know...you should become a restaurant owner or something," Weiss said to her as he took another bite of the meal. Everyone laughed at this. Dinner went on for another hour or so and then Vaughn rose out of his seat and starting taking plates into the kitchen to wash.
"Always the gentleman...makes me look bad," Weiss said getting up and taking his and Francie's plates into the kitchen.
Desert was served and when it was over Vaughn and Syd decided to go for a walk. Francie and Weiss went up to this room to "talk" as they said, but everyone knew better. Will and Jack were just settling in front of the television when Jack's CIA issued cell phone rang. Will instantly turned off the tv and looked at Jack questioningly.
"Who is it?" Will asked.
Jack being Jack gave no reply and answered quickly.
"What's the word?" Jack asked calmly. Will looked on eagerly, hoping Jack would give him a clue to as what he was talking about. "Tomorrow at three pm? We'll be there. Okay...see you there," and he hung up. Will looked at him, waiting. Jack just looked at the television and took the remote from Will's hands and turned it on.
"Come on! You can't do this! What was that about!?" Will shouted. Jack just turned to him and a hint of a smile appeared on his face.
"That was Kendall. He was informing me that it is safe for us to return home. Our flight is at three pm out of a CIA airstrip," Jack responded simply and turned back to watch tv. Will just looked on shocked. They could go home! How could Jack be so calm about this. This was great news! He knew he had to go inform the rest about it.
"I'll go tell the others," Will said as he bounded up the stairs to do just that.
Francie and Sydney were almost done making dinner when Vaughn finally arrived back at the house. He immediately went over to Sydney and kissed her cheek. She had not been looking and was surprised at the sudden touch. However, it being from him, she just smiled.
"Hey you...have a nice jog?"
"Perfect," he said kissing her on the lips this time.
"Hey hey you two! We are making dinner here! Go do that somewhere else!" Francie said laughing and playfully pushing them out of the kitchen.
"You don't want my help Francie?" Sydney asked.
"Naw...I'll be fine without you, go have fun."
"Thanks Fran," Sydney said as she and Vaughn left the kitchen and proceeded to her bedroom.
"So...you had a good jog then?" Sydney asked as she sat on her bed and pulled out the cards they had decided to play. Vaughn sat down across from her and gave her a smile. "What?" She asked shuffling the cards quickly.
"You already asked me that before...remember?"
"Yeah...I know...it's just...I-"
"Are you mad that I didn't tell you I was leaving?" He asked catching on to why she seemed mad.
"No...yes...I don't know!" She said throwing the cards down and covering her face. "I don't want to be one of those girlfriends who has to know everything that her boyfriend is doing all the time...I just didn't like not waking up next to you...and not knowing where you were," she finished quickly.
"Awww Syd...is that what this is about...'cause I'm sorry. If I knew...I wouldn't have. You know that."
"Yeah I know. Really...it's fine. Don't worry about it," she said as she picked up the cards again and began to deal them. He knew her though, and knew that it had really upset her. He hoped this was another sign that she was ready for what he had in store for her with what he had bought at the store today during his "jog." He was dying to show it to someone. Eric...I'll show it to Eric. And maybe Will too...and of course Francie because she knows now that Eric told her. What about Jack though? Hmmm...do I want an early death?
They played cards for a little while but soon Francie called that dinner was ready and they headed downstairs. Throughout dinner, Weiss, Francie, and even Will kept shooting Vaughn encouraging smiles. They must have thought he was going to do it tonight. He in fact did not plan on doing it anytime soon. He did plan on doing it, but not here in Italy. He wanted to wait until they were back in LA.
Planning a whole scenario on how to do it in his head, he smiled to himself at the table. Weiss caught this and gave him a questioning look. Vaughn shook his head slightly at Weiss hoping it would let him know he had no intention of proposing tonight.
"This is so great Francie. You know...you should become a restaurant owner or something," Weiss said to her as he took another bite of the meal. Everyone laughed at this. Dinner went on for another hour or so and then Vaughn rose out of his seat and starting taking plates into the kitchen to wash.
"Always the gentleman...makes me look bad," Weiss said getting up and taking his and Francie's plates into the kitchen.
Desert was served and when it was over Vaughn and Syd decided to go for a walk. Francie and Weiss went up to this room to "talk" as they said, but everyone knew better. Will and Jack were just settling in front of the television when Jack's CIA issued cell phone rang. Will instantly turned off the tv and looked at Jack questioningly.
"Who is it?" Will asked.
Jack being Jack gave no reply and answered quickly.
"What's the word?" Jack asked calmly. Will looked on eagerly, hoping Jack would give him a clue to as what he was talking about. "Tomorrow at three pm? We'll be there. Okay...see you there," and he hung up. Will looked at him, waiting. Jack just looked at the television and took the remote from Will's hands and turned it on.
"Come on! You can't do this! What was that about!?" Will shouted. Jack just turned to him and a hint of a smile appeared on his face.
"That was Kendall. He was informing me that it is safe for us to return home. Our flight is at three pm out of a CIA airstrip," Jack responded simply and turned back to watch tv. Will just looked on shocked. They could go home! How could Jack be so calm about this. This was great news! He knew he had to go inform the rest about it.
"I'll go tell the others," Will said as he bounded up the stairs to do just that.