"Mommy, uh..now that I have a daddy, do you think I could have a bro-ver
too. Evan has a little bro-ver, and he's really kewl!" Ryan said as he
began to jump on the bed. Sydney laughed out loud, and Vaughn smiled at the
innocent comment.
"Actually, Ryan I have two little boys of my own. Well, actually they're not so little, but I guess they are your brothers now, sort of." He said watching the little boys face light up.
"Wow! Yay!" He said jumping even higher. Sydney reached over and grabbed the boy in mid-jump and pulled him down on the bed. She began to tickle him, and he started wiggling and laughing away. After a minute she bent down and kissed him on the cheek, over and over again. "Oh, mommy, stop, stop." He squealed.
"Oh, alright. But only if you go downstairs and finish watching your movie." She said kissing him one last time.
"Alright," He said reluctantly as he climbed down from the bed. After he was standing he looked up at Vaughn and smiled. "Do you want to come watch the damn-ations with me?"
"Sure, give me one minute okay." He said rubbing the boy's head.
"Yay, yay," Ryan said as he ran off downstairs. Vaughn watched him disappear through the hallway before looking up at Sydney. She had watched him interact with her son, with their son. She couldn't remember having something feel so right, in a long time. Vaughn looked up at her staring at him.
"What?" He said smiling at her.
"Nothing," She said coyly, as she went to stand up. Before she was fully off of the bed Vaughn caught her hand and pulled her back down. He kissed her quickly before letting her go; and then got up with her. "I was thinking maybe we should go out to dinner tonight? There's a great little Italian place only a few minutes away." She said as she walked into the bathroom.
"That sounds great," He said before realizing what he was wearing. "Ummm.Syd I'm going to need to go shopping, I don't think these slacks will last another day without becoming completely hardened." He laughed looking down at his wrinkled black slacks, and white dress shirt. Sydney poked her head out of the bathroom, her face soaking wet.
"You know what? There is a great little shop around the corner from the restaurant. You could probably get everything you need there." She said, quickly drying her face with a towel.
About twenty minutes later they were in the car, and on their way to the store. They all went in together and Ryan helped pick out a couple of new shirts for Vaughn. Sydney helped as well. Once they had found a few sets of clothing for Vaughn, and of course the little t-shirt that Ryan had desperately wanted, Vaughn took everything to the counter to pay. As he talked with the cashier he heard his phone beep. There was a message waiting for him. He scrolled through the caller ID and found a number he didn't recognize.
"Vaughn, Ryan and I will go start the car." Sydney said tearing Ryan away from the endless stacks of cute t-shirts.
"Mommy why do you call him Bon?" Vaughn heard Ryan say as Sydney led him out of the store. While the cashier rang up his purchase, Vaughn called his voice mail.
"You have one new message. Message marked Urgent. Vaughn, it's Jack. We need to talk. I have no idea where you are, but I think I know someone who does. Call me back at this number soon. End of message." Vaughn hung up. He stared at the phone for a second, thinking about what Jack had just said. Who knew where he was?
"It this everything Sir," the cashier said totaling his purchase.
"Yes thanks," Vaughn said handing him a credit card. Just as he was about to pass the cashier the card he thought the better of it. "Sorry, let's do this instead." He said handing the cashier the amount in cash.
A few minutes later, Sydney was driving toward the restaurant. Once they arrived Vaughn sent Sydney and Ryan in to get a table, and decided to call Jack.
"Hello, Jack? It's Vaughn."
"Vaughn I'm glad you called. I had an unexpected visitor this morning that I thought you should know about. It was Irina, she was asking about Sydney. She wanted to know about someplace in Colorado. Is that where you are?"
"Yes I'm heer. What else did Irina say?"
"Nothing. She wanted to know if I knew weather or not Sydney was still there. I told her that I had no idea."
"Do you think she'll show up here?"
"Well is Sydney really there? Did you find her?"
"Yes Jack, she's here. And she's fine."
"Good well, if Irina finds out that Sydney is indeed there she might show up, I don't know."
"Thank you for the heads up."
"Wait Vaughn. Tell her I love her okay. I don't know if I'll ever get to see her again, but tell her I love her." He said. Vaughn hung up the phone.
"Actually, Ryan I have two little boys of my own. Well, actually they're not so little, but I guess they are your brothers now, sort of." He said watching the little boys face light up.
"Wow! Yay!" He said jumping even higher. Sydney reached over and grabbed the boy in mid-jump and pulled him down on the bed. She began to tickle him, and he started wiggling and laughing away. After a minute she bent down and kissed him on the cheek, over and over again. "Oh, mommy, stop, stop." He squealed.
"Oh, alright. But only if you go downstairs and finish watching your movie." She said kissing him one last time.
"Alright," He said reluctantly as he climbed down from the bed. After he was standing he looked up at Vaughn and smiled. "Do you want to come watch the damn-ations with me?"
"Sure, give me one minute okay." He said rubbing the boy's head.
"Yay, yay," Ryan said as he ran off downstairs. Vaughn watched him disappear through the hallway before looking up at Sydney. She had watched him interact with her son, with their son. She couldn't remember having something feel so right, in a long time. Vaughn looked up at her staring at him.
"What?" He said smiling at her.
"Nothing," She said coyly, as she went to stand up. Before she was fully off of the bed Vaughn caught her hand and pulled her back down. He kissed her quickly before letting her go; and then got up with her. "I was thinking maybe we should go out to dinner tonight? There's a great little Italian place only a few minutes away." She said as she walked into the bathroom.
"That sounds great," He said before realizing what he was wearing. "Ummm.Syd I'm going to need to go shopping, I don't think these slacks will last another day without becoming completely hardened." He laughed looking down at his wrinkled black slacks, and white dress shirt. Sydney poked her head out of the bathroom, her face soaking wet.
"You know what? There is a great little shop around the corner from the restaurant. You could probably get everything you need there." She said, quickly drying her face with a towel.
About twenty minutes later they were in the car, and on their way to the store. They all went in together and Ryan helped pick out a couple of new shirts for Vaughn. Sydney helped as well. Once they had found a few sets of clothing for Vaughn, and of course the little t-shirt that Ryan had desperately wanted, Vaughn took everything to the counter to pay. As he talked with the cashier he heard his phone beep. There was a message waiting for him. He scrolled through the caller ID and found a number he didn't recognize.
"Vaughn, Ryan and I will go start the car." Sydney said tearing Ryan away from the endless stacks of cute t-shirts.
"Mommy why do you call him Bon?" Vaughn heard Ryan say as Sydney led him out of the store. While the cashier rang up his purchase, Vaughn called his voice mail.
"You have one new message. Message marked Urgent. Vaughn, it's Jack. We need to talk. I have no idea where you are, but I think I know someone who does. Call me back at this number soon. End of message." Vaughn hung up. He stared at the phone for a second, thinking about what Jack had just said. Who knew where he was?
"It this everything Sir," the cashier said totaling his purchase.
"Yes thanks," Vaughn said handing him a credit card. Just as he was about to pass the cashier the card he thought the better of it. "Sorry, let's do this instead." He said handing the cashier the amount in cash.
A few minutes later, Sydney was driving toward the restaurant. Once they arrived Vaughn sent Sydney and Ryan in to get a table, and decided to call Jack.
"Hello, Jack? It's Vaughn."
"Vaughn I'm glad you called. I had an unexpected visitor this morning that I thought you should know about. It was Irina, she was asking about Sydney. She wanted to know about someplace in Colorado. Is that where you are?"
"Yes I'm heer. What else did Irina say?"
"Nothing. She wanted to know if I knew weather or not Sydney was still there. I told her that I had no idea."
"Do you think she'll show up here?"
"Well is Sydney really there? Did you find her?"
"Yes Jack, she's here. And she's fine."
"Good well, if Irina finds out that Sydney is indeed there she might show up, I don't know."
"Thank you for the heads up."
"Wait Vaughn. Tell her I love her okay. I don't know if I'll ever get to see her again, but tell her I love her." He said. Vaughn hung up the phone.