Twenty minutes later, Vaughn was finally making his way up the stairs. Matt
had taken a while to come over, and Vaughn had once again made sure the
boys were quietly watching a movie in the basement. After locking the doors
and setting the alarm, he started up the stairs. Before entering his own
room, though he walked down the hall and quietly went into the room of his
sleeping son. It was mostly dark, except for the small amount of light
emitted by the nightlight, in the corner. Vaughn walked over to the bed and
sat down carefully, making sure not to wake the boy. He bent down and
kisses Ryan's forehead, rubbed his head, and then pulled the covers up to
the little guy's chin. With another kiss Vaughn quietly made his way out of
the room, and shut the door.
When he entered his own room, a rush of warm damp air hit him instantly. He walked toward the bathroom, and caught a glimpse of a very wet Sydney wrapped in a towel. He knocked lightly on the half open door, to alert Sydney to his presence. She looked up from what she was doing and smiled. "Can I come in?" Vaughn smiled.
"Yeah," She said putting her tooth brush down. Vaughn walked straight toward Sydney and kissed her, before stepping toward the door of the closet. He opened it and walked inside. After flicking on the light he kicked off his shoes, and took off his belt. When he was finished he found Sydney bushing her hair, and looking at him in the mirror. Vaughn walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Sydney leaned back against him, as he breathed in the scent of her wet shampoo. Vaughn kissed her hair, and then her cheek. Sydney turned her head and kissed his on the lips. Before long the two were captured in a passionate embrace, and Vaughn's roaming hands threatened to pull Sydney's towel loose.
"Sydney," Vaughn breathed in between kisses.
"Yeah," she giggled as he kissed her neck.
"I love you Sydney," He said pausing for a moment to look into her eyes. Sydney sighed and smiled joyously.
"And I love you," She breathed as she pulled him close for another passionate kiss. Much to Sydney's surprise Vaughn stopped kissing her for a moment and bent down to pick her up. Sydney laughed, as Vaughn carried her to the bed. After carefully setting her down he climbed on to the bed and laid down next to her.
After several more passionate kisses, Vaughn pulled way and stroked her hair. "Sydney, are you sure?..." He trailed off. Sydney smiled, and brought her finger to his lips.
"Vaughn, shhhhhh." She said pulling him in and kissing him.
Late that night Sydney cuddled close to Vaughn as they lay in bed together, exhausted. Vaughn wrapped his arms around Sydney and pulled her to him. They didn't say a word, but drifted off to sleep entangled in each other's arms.
The next morning both Sydney and Vaughn were sleeping heavily still holding tight to each other. When a knock came at the door, Vaughn stirred slightly opening his eyes, and kissing Sydney's forehead. As he did this Sydney's eyes fluttered open and she smiled. Vaughn kissed her nose and smiled back at her. Before either knew what was going on the bedroom door was flung open and Ryan came running toward the bed. "Mommy, Daddy! You're waked up!" Ryan squealed as he tried to climb on to the bed. Seconds after Ryan entered the room Alex came running in after him
"Ryan don't." He stopped when he saw Vaughn and Sydney wrapped in sheets in the bed. "Oh, sorry I." He blushed.
"It's alright Alex," Vaughn said yawning.
Ryan had made it onto the bed now, and was crawling into Sydney's lap, as she struggled to wrap the sheet around herself. "Hey sweetie, did you sleep well." Sydney said leaning down to kiss the boy, and still holding the sheet in place.
"Yep, and Alex made me some uh.Captain stuff." Ryan said.
"Captain Crunch," Alex said awkwardly from the place he stood by the door. "He woke up at eight this morning." He yawned.
"Thanks for helping him with breakfast, Alex." Vaughn said smiling, and then turned to Ryan. "Hey big guys, why don't you go downstairs with Alex, and have him show you his old train set!" Vaughn said excitedly.
"Trains! Yay, Yay!" Ryan squealed as he wiggled out of Sydney's lap and jumped off of the bed. Alex held the door open for the boy, and then closed it behind himself.
Vaughn let himself fall back on the bed, and sighed. Sydney laughed and leaned over to kiss him. "Maybe we should lock the door next time." She laughed.
"I thought I did," Vaughn said innocently. "We'll have to teach the little squirt how to knock!" Vaughn laughed as he kissed Sydney again. After several more kisses Vaughn sat up and pulled on his boxers. Sydney pulled the sheet off of the bed and wrapped it around herself like a toga.
"What's the plan for today?" She said as she began rummaging through her suitcase.
"Umm. don't know. What do you want to do?" He said arching his eyebrow, and wondering if she'd want to go see her father.
"I guess I should find out where my dad is." She said quietly.
"I'm sure I can call Kendall and find out." He offered softly, understanding how soft this subject was.
"That'd be good," She said as she stood up and walked toward the bathroom. As Vaughn stood to follow her, the phone rang. He stepped toward the bedside table and picked up the cordless.
"Hello."
"Mr. Vaughn I was hoping I could see you and my daughter today." Irina said, Vaughn recognizing her voice instantly.
"Where?" Vaughn asked quickly.
"At your home."
"Here, when?"
"I will arrive in ten minutes." Irina said and then hung up. Vaughn stood for a long moment shocked.
When he entered his own room, a rush of warm damp air hit him instantly. He walked toward the bathroom, and caught a glimpse of a very wet Sydney wrapped in a towel. He knocked lightly on the half open door, to alert Sydney to his presence. She looked up from what she was doing and smiled. "Can I come in?" Vaughn smiled.
"Yeah," She said putting her tooth brush down. Vaughn walked straight toward Sydney and kissed her, before stepping toward the door of the closet. He opened it and walked inside. After flicking on the light he kicked off his shoes, and took off his belt. When he was finished he found Sydney bushing her hair, and looking at him in the mirror. Vaughn walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Sydney leaned back against him, as he breathed in the scent of her wet shampoo. Vaughn kissed her hair, and then her cheek. Sydney turned her head and kissed his on the lips. Before long the two were captured in a passionate embrace, and Vaughn's roaming hands threatened to pull Sydney's towel loose.
"Sydney," Vaughn breathed in between kisses.
"Yeah," she giggled as he kissed her neck.
"I love you Sydney," He said pausing for a moment to look into her eyes. Sydney sighed and smiled joyously.
"And I love you," She breathed as she pulled him close for another passionate kiss. Much to Sydney's surprise Vaughn stopped kissing her for a moment and bent down to pick her up. Sydney laughed, as Vaughn carried her to the bed. After carefully setting her down he climbed on to the bed and laid down next to her.
After several more passionate kisses, Vaughn pulled way and stroked her hair. "Sydney, are you sure?..." He trailed off. Sydney smiled, and brought her finger to his lips.
"Vaughn, shhhhhh." She said pulling him in and kissing him.
Late that night Sydney cuddled close to Vaughn as they lay in bed together, exhausted. Vaughn wrapped his arms around Sydney and pulled her to him. They didn't say a word, but drifted off to sleep entangled in each other's arms.
The next morning both Sydney and Vaughn were sleeping heavily still holding tight to each other. When a knock came at the door, Vaughn stirred slightly opening his eyes, and kissing Sydney's forehead. As he did this Sydney's eyes fluttered open and she smiled. Vaughn kissed her nose and smiled back at her. Before either knew what was going on the bedroom door was flung open and Ryan came running toward the bed. "Mommy, Daddy! You're waked up!" Ryan squealed as he tried to climb on to the bed. Seconds after Ryan entered the room Alex came running in after him
"Ryan don't." He stopped when he saw Vaughn and Sydney wrapped in sheets in the bed. "Oh, sorry I." He blushed.
"It's alright Alex," Vaughn said yawning.
Ryan had made it onto the bed now, and was crawling into Sydney's lap, as she struggled to wrap the sheet around herself. "Hey sweetie, did you sleep well." Sydney said leaning down to kiss the boy, and still holding the sheet in place.
"Yep, and Alex made me some uh.Captain stuff." Ryan said.
"Captain Crunch," Alex said awkwardly from the place he stood by the door. "He woke up at eight this morning." He yawned.
"Thanks for helping him with breakfast, Alex." Vaughn said smiling, and then turned to Ryan. "Hey big guys, why don't you go downstairs with Alex, and have him show you his old train set!" Vaughn said excitedly.
"Trains! Yay, Yay!" Ryan squealed as he wiggled out of Sydney's lap and jumped off of the bed. Alex held the door open for the boy, and then closed it behind himself.
Vaughn let himself fall back on the bed, and sighed. Sydney laughed and leaned over to kiss him. "Maybe we should lock the door next time." She laughed.
"I thought I did," Vaughn said innocently. "We'll have to teach the little squirt how to knock!" Vaughn laughed as he kissed Sydney again. After several more kisses Vaughn sat up and pulled on his boxers. Sydney pulled the sheet off of the bed and wrapped it around herself like a toga.
"What's the plan for today?" She said as she began rummaging through her suitcase.
"Umm. don't know. What do you want to do?" He said arching his eyebrow, and wondering if she'd want to go see her father.
"I guess I should find out where my dad is." She said quietly.
"I'm sure I can call Kendall and find out." He offered softly, understanding how soft this subject was.
"That'd be good," She said as she stood up and walked toward the bathroom. As Vaughn stood to follow her, the phone rang. He stepped toward the bedside table and picked up the cordless.
"Hello."
"Mr. Vaughn I was hoping I could see you and my daughter today." Irina said, Vaughn recognizing her voice instantly.
"Where?" Vaughn asked quickly.
"At your home."
"Here, when?"
"I will arrive in ten minutes." Irina said and then hung up. Vaughn stood for a long moment shocked.