The cars pulled to a stop in front of the house. Joanne, Frankie's mom,
steeped out of the car and began to walk toward the door. Sydney hesitated
a moment before opening it. AS the door opened Ryan ran out into the
driveway. Sydney felt disoriented, she reached for Ryan but he was too far
away. She looked up at Joanne who smiled. "Hi. I guess we're all set to
go." She said opening the car door for Ryan to climb into.
Sydney tried to pull herself together. She watched in shock as Dixon stepped out of the car, followed by Kendall, Weiss, and another man who she assumed to be an Agent. Sydney shook herself back into reality, and turned to Joanne.
"Bye mommy!" Ryan called from the back seat.
"Yeah," She smiled. "Have a good time sweetie." She called letting her eyes drift back to the four men. Joanne noticed Sydney's apprehension.
"Is everything okay?" She said glancing toward the group.
Sydney forced another smile looking back toward Joanne. "Yes, sorry. Everything's fine." Joanne smiled skeptically, before turning and getting back into her car.
As Joanne drove off. Dixon and the rest of the men made their way toward Sydney. Sydney watched as Ryan drove off, and shrived from the cold.
"Ms. Bristow." Kendall's voice trailed slightly in the wind. Sydney looked down, and turned toward the house. Without a word she walked inside, leaving the door open for them to follow.
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"What I don't understand is, why the years of running? Why evade the CIA?" Kendall's tone was harsh. It hadn't changed much in seven years. They were in the kitchen Sydney stood near the sink on one side of the counter, while Kendall, Dixon, and Weiss sat on the opposite side. Dixon hadn't said a word, but had just stared at Sydney the entire time.
"That's just it Mr. Kendall, it's none of your business. So you don't need to understand." Sydney said the words almost spat from her mouth.
"Ms. Bristow there is no need to be." He was cut off by Dixon.
"Excuse me, Director Kendall, but may I have a moment alone with Sydney.?" Dixon looked pleadingly at Kendall. He seemed about to protest, but Weiss began to leave the room, and evidently Kendall decided to follow.
Sydney watched as they left the kitchen.
"Sydney. I can't tell you how much I missed you." Dixon said, trying to catch her eye. Sydney looked at Dixon. "I've missed you too." She said letting a tear fall from her eye. "I'm so sorry."
"Sydney, I'm the one who should be sorry. I haven't even congratulated you yet. You and Vaughn are to me married. Sydney that is wonderful. And your son.." He paused slightly smiling. "Well he looks beautiful. And here you are more beautiful than I ever remember." He smiled reaching across the counter to take hold of her hand. "You have nothing to be sorry for."
Sydney held Dixon's hand, and let a few more tears stream down her face. "I wish you could have been there.I never wanted."
"Syd." Before Dixon was finished he was interrupted by Kendall as he stormed back into the kitchen.
"Forgive the intrusion, Dixon, Ms. Bristow. But I'm on a schedule here. Sydney, I am under orders to bring you back to LA."
"No way in hell." Sydney half shouted, as she wiped the tears from her face. "You think you can barge in here on my life, on my family, and expect me to do what you say. I don't work for you anymore Mr. Kendall. I don't work for the CIA, I haven't for a long time. I don't know what makes you think you can come here and tell me what I am going to do. There is no way I am going anywhere with you." She said looking Kendall directly in the eye.
For a moment he stood there, stunned by her outburst. After a second he reached into his pocket and pulled out a sheet of paper. "Ms. Bristow I know you'll appreciate this." He said unfolding the sheet. "There are my orders from the joint CIA/NSC task force, to bring you and Agent Vaughn to LA for tests and interrogation." He paused. " Now as I recall you left LA five years ago, before the tests regarding your unaccounted for time were complete. Now the CIA has every intention of completing those tests and finding out the truth."
"Was I not clear. I am not leaving my home or my family, so that you can finish your "tests" .It's not happening. So you can leave." She paused. "Get out of my house." She said pointing toward the door.
"You're making a big mistake, Ms. Bristow. You will come to LA. IF I need an arrest warrant to get you there, you will come. That I promise you." Kendall said, turning on his heel, and starting for the door. As he crossed into the front hallway he paused and turned his head to say one last thing. "Oh, and the CIA wishes to examine your son as well." With that he walked straight out the door.
Sydney tried to pull herself together. She watched in shock as Dixon stepped out of the car, followed by Kendall, Weiss, and another man who she assumed to be an Agent. Sydney shook herself back into reality, and turned to Joanne.
"Bye mommy!" Ryan called from the back seat.
"Yeah," She smiled. "Have a good time sweetie." She called letting her eyes drift back to the four men. Joanne noticed Sydney's apprehension.
"Is everything okay?" She said glancing toward the group.
Sydney forced another smile looking back toward Joanne. "Yes, sorry. Everything's fine." Joanne smiled skeptically, before turning and getting back into her car.
As Joanne drove off. Dixon and the rest of the men made their way toward Sydney. Sydney watched as Ryan drove off, and shrived from the cold.
"Ms. Bristow." Kendall's voice trailed slightly in the wind. Sydney looked down, and turned toward the house. Without a word she walked inside, leaving the door open for them to follow.
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"What I don't understand is, why the years of running? Why evade the CIA?" Kendall's tone was harsh. It hadn't changed much in seven years. They were in the kitchen Sydney stood near the sink on one side of the counter, while Kendall, Dixon, and Weiss sat on the opposite side. Dixon hadn't said a word, but had just stared at Sydney the entire time.
"That's just it Mr. Kendall, it's none of your business. So you don't need to understand." Sydney said the words almost spat from her mouth.
"Ms. Bristow there is no need to be." He was cut off by Dixon.
"Excuse me, Director Kendall, but may I have a moment alone with Sydney.?" Dixon looked pleadingly at Kendall. He seemed about to protest, but Weiss began to leave the room, and evidently Kendall decided to follow.
Sydney watched as they left the kitchen.
"Sydney. I can't tell you how much I missed you." Dixon said, trying to catch her eye. Sydney looked at Dixon. "I've missed you too." She said letting a tear fall from her eye. "I'm so sorry."
"Sydney, I'm the one who should be sorry. I haven't even congratulated you yet. You and Vaughn are to me married. Sydney that is wonderful. And your son.." He paused slightly smiling. "Well he looks beautiful. And here you are more beautiful than I ever remember." He smiled reaching across the counter to take hold of her hand. "You have nothing to be sorry for."
Sydney held Dixon's hand, and let a few more tears stream down her face. "I wish you could have been there.I never wanted."
"Syd." Before Dixon was finished he was interrupted by Kendall as he stormed back into the kitchen.
"Forgive the intrusion, Dixon, Ms. Bristow. But I'm on a schedule here. Sydney, I am under orders to bring you back to LA."
"No way in hell." Sydney half shouted, as she wiped the tears from her face. "You think you can barge in here on my life, on my family, and expect me to do what you say. I don't work for you anymore Mr. Kendall. I don't work for the CIA, I haven't for a long time. I don't know what makes you think you can come here and tell me what I am going to do. There is no way I am going anywhere with you." She said looking Kendall directly in the eye.
For a moment he stood there, stunned by her outburst. After a second he reached into his pocket and pulled out a sheet of paper. "Ms. Bristow I know you'll appreciate this." He said unfolding the sheet. "There are my orders from the joint CIA/NSC task force, to bring you and Agent Vaughn to LA for tests and interrogation." He paused. " Now as I recall you left LA five years ago, before the tests regarding your unaccounted for time were complete. Now the CIA has every intention of completing those tests and finding out the truth."
"Was I not clear. I am not leaving my home or my family, so that you can finish your "tests" .It's not happening. So you can leave." She paused. "Get out of my house." She said pointing toward the door.
"You're making a big mistake, Ms. Bristow. You will come to LA. IF I need an arrest warrant to get you there, you will come. That I promise you." Kendall said, turning on his heel, and starting for the door. As he crossed into the front hallway he paused and turned his head to say one last thing. "Oh, and the CIA wishes to examine your son as well." With that he walked straight out the door.