Chapter six: Explanations

It didn't take long to find the safe house and as soon as they arrived, they parked the car in a safe spot. Because the last thing they needed were a few uninvited guests. Sydney and Vaughn quickly made their way into the safe house and checked everything to see if it wasn't damaged. Luckily for them everything seemed to be still intact.

Sydney went to sit down on the sofa and it didn't take long for Vaughn to notice that she was shivering.
"Are you cold?" She looked up at him and answered.
"A bit." He immediately took of his own coat and wrapped it around her.
"Here take this." Sydney was kind of touched by this gesture and thanked him for it.
"No problem." He then went to the fire place and started making a fire.
The house was soon filled with a beautiful yellow/orange glow and Sydney already felt a bit warmer. Vaughn came over to her and went to sit down next to her on the sofa. He let out a big sigh and began to speak.
"Look Sydney, I think we need to talk."
"I know." For once she agreed with him.
"The day they told me you were missing, I was a complete mess. I actually broke down in front of your father and there was nothing in the world that could save me. All I felt was this terrible pain and I couldn't get rid of it." He paused for a brief moment and Sydney could tell that it was hard for him to open up like this.
"After a while I couldn't concentrate on my work anymore and I got suspended for a few months. I was actually glad that for a while I didn't have to walk by your empty office anymore. So I just sat there at home everyday drinking and feeling sorry for myself. And one day I bumped into Alice and we kind of picked things up where we had left them. Six months ago we finally got married but...I'm not happy Syd. What Alice and I have isn't a marriage, it's an understanding." Sydney saw in his eyes that what he said was true, but why would he stay with Alice if he was so unhappy?
"Then why do you stay with her?"
"Because I'm afraid that the one person I love the most maybe don't want me back...that you won't have me back." She suddenly smiled at him.
"Why would you think that?"
"Because I broke your heart..."
"Yeah you did. But there's nothing in the world that can stop me from loving you."
"I love you too Syd." He then leaned over to her and he did what he already wanted to do for two years now. And what started out as a small and simple kiss soon became a kiss full of love and desire. Sydney suddenly held back a little.
"What's wrong?" She shrugged her shoulders.
"You're still married..." He shook his head and answered.
"That won't take long anymore because as soon as I get back, I'm going to have a serious talk with Alice." She didn't answer him with words but her kisses said enough. They soon deepened the kiss and their desire grew more and more each minute. That night they made up for those two incredibly long years and they discovered each other over and over again...Until they were so exhausted that they just fell asleep in each others arms in front of the fire place.
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Authors Note: How was that for an update? I hope you liked it and please give me some feedback! Thanks.