Two for Two
Disclaimer: Yeah, I own Alias, and Jennifer Garner, and Michael Vartan. Heck, I own everything in the world. So if you actually believe me, then cool. But I think you know what is true. Hehe.
Author's Note: Here you go, chapter 3. It is not the most exciting chapter, but it does have lots and lots of Vaughn in it. I think that is always great. I hope that you enjoy it and please don't forget to review!!!
Two for Two
Chapter 3: Vaughn & Lauren Forever???
Vaughn's POV- Still at the Safehouse
Oh God, I have to go see Sydney again. I can't believe that she killed Lauren. That just doesn't seem like her.
I have been so out of it thinking about that, that I had not even realized that I had reached her door. Oh well, here goes nothing. And I walk in.
"Hey Syd."
"Hi."
"Did you have a good nap?"
"Yeah, and I got a shower too."
"That's good."
"Tell me about her."
"About who?"
I already knew the answer, but I wanted to buy a little bit of time.
"Your wife."
"Syd, are you sure?"
"Yeah, I realize that you can't tell me about my dad or Will or anyone else. So tell me about her."
"Well, if you are sure."
"Yes."
Here we go.
"Her name was Lauren. She grew up in California with me and we went to school together. We were good friends then, but that was it. After graduation, we grew apart and did not speak again for years. About a year after I started working for the CIA at the Langley offices, she was recruited. And we got reacquainted then. We went out a couple of times, but I did not feel anything more than friendship for her. She felt like my little sister actually. A few days later, I was transferred to Los Angeles and she was left at Langley."
"Are you ok so far?"
"Yeah sure, just keep going."
"Ok. After you disappeared, I felt like I had died too. I realized that I had never even told you that I loved you. I had planned on telling you that and so much more when we were in Santa Barbara together. I wanted you to meet my mom and my step dad. I even wanted you to meet my crazy Aunt Trish. But mostly, I just wanted more time with you. I felt that we had waited so long to be together and once we were finally together, we had gotten ripped apart. By some of the same people that had kept us apart to begin with."
"Vaughn…"
"It's ok Syd. I want you to here this part too. I want you to know what happened with my life. I don't want you to think that I would ever just move on from you. I don't know if I ever did actually."
"Vaughn, I wouldn't have even thought that to begin with. I know that there is more to it than what it seems."
"Ok, so at this point I was practically falling apart. I was going to work in the day and yelling and screaming at everyone to try and find you. Instead, I should have been doing that myself. And then in the evenings, I would go back to my apartment and get drunk. I would eventually fall asleep around midnight. I wouldn't even call it falling asleep actually. It was more like blacking out. I would then get up in the morning and start the whole process again."
I noticed that it this point, her eyes were filling with tears. I hate that I have to tell her how much her disappearance hurt me, but I feel that she deserves to know.
"After about two weeks of this, Kendall decided to take action. He suspended me from work until he felt like I had my life back together. So, I ended up just staying in my apartment day in and day out and drinking. Eric would come over everyday and try to convince me to clean up my act. After about a month, he finally got through to me. And then I returned to work. And I was determined to find you."
Now I noticed that tears were falling all down her face. All I wanted to do was take her in my arms and comfort her. I know that this woman standing in front of me is the real Sydney. My Sydney.
"When I got back to work, Lauren had been transferred there to help in the hunt for Sloane. We ended up becoming friends again. She even helped me look for you. After about two months of this, we got the conformation. They had run extensive tests on the body recovered from your apartment and they had all pointed out that it was you. You were dead. Thanks to Eric and Will and Lauren I was able to keep going with my life. It wasn't a big surprise to any of us. It still hurt like hell though. I would call Lauren every night and talk to her about you. She helped me so much."
"I'm glad that you had people around you to help you out. And I am so, so sorry that you had to go through this."
"It is not your fault though Syd. It is whoever kidnapped you fault. Mine and Lauren's friendship eventually turned into something more. I figured that if I couldn't have you then I might as well move on with my life. I had wanted a family so badly, and Lauren was willing to give me one. So, about a year after you had been missing, I proposed to her. And obviously she said yes. We were married a week ago. She was a wonderful person. I am sure that you would have liked her."
"Vaughn, why do you keep talking about her in the past tense?"
"She died about twenty-four hours before you called us. I was on my way home to Los Angeles with her body when we found out you were alive."
"And you still came Vaughn. I am so sorry about what happened to her."
And after that she came running over to give me a hug. After I felt her in my arms I realized that there was no way I could ever leave her again, not even after what the hotel surveillance footage had showed.
"I love you Syd. I never stopped. I now realize that the love I felt for Lauren was more sisterly than anything else. I want to help you find out what happened to you."
"I love you too Vaughn. I know that you never meant to hurt me."
"But if I would have just kept looking for you…"
"Vaughn, stop blaming yourself for this. It is not your fault."
And with her saying this, I pulled her into even a tighter hug. But we both broke apart when we heard the door open and Eric step in.
"Hey guys, the plane is here to take you to the airport. Are you going to be all right?"
"Yeah Eric. Well be fine. Just give us a minute and we will be right out." I heard Sydney reply.
"So are you ready to go back to LA now?"
"Yeah, lets go."
Sydney's POV
We climbed into the car, which was more like a limo than a normal car. It even had a sliding glass divider between the driver and me and Vaughn. It was rolled up to give us some privacy.
After sitting in silence for about ten minutes, I finally ask Vaughn a question that I figure would be the easiest to answer.
"What is going to happen now?"
"We will go back to LA and return to the JTF building. I am sure that the doctors will want to check you over and Barnett will probably want to talk to you."
"I want to do regression therapy to find out what happened to me."
"Are you sure Syd, that I really dangerous."
"I know, but I have to know what happened to me those two years that I was missing."
"If your sure."
"They are also going to do an ocular scan on me too, right?"
"Probably so."
"Where am I going to stay Vaughn? From what I understand, my apartment was burned down."
"You can stay…."
All of a sudden, the driver slams on the brakes and me and Vaughn go flying forward in our seats.
The glass divider then slides down to reveal a smiling Sloane.
"So, tell me Sydney, how are you doing dear? You know that me and Emily always thought of you as our own daughter."
God, he is such a creep. How is he our driver?
"Let us go Sloane! Before we are forced to kill you."
"Oh, but you would not want to do that. Number one, Sark is watching us right now, and he won't hesitate to blow this car up. And number two, you want to hear my story."
"And what story would that be?"
"About how Vaughn's wife, Lauren, has worked for me all along."
"And you do want to know who really kidnapped you don't you?"
"Fine then, tell us your story…"
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TBC
Author's Note 2: Well, there it is. I hope that you enjoyed it and weren't completely bored out of your mind. I hope to have out another update around the middle of the week. So please enjoy and make sure to review!!!
~Lisa