"It's late." Jack said, taking the last sip of his wine. Their conversation
had been intense, and he was exhausted. In the back of his mind he wished
that there were other reasons why he was so tired. He laughed to himself.
"I should be going." Sark said standing and stretching his legs.
"And where will you go to? It's late." Irina said calmly. "You're staying here." She smiled, standing up.
"No I couldn't impose." Sark said politely.
"You're our son, Ryan. You're welcome here any time." Jack said quickly. "You can stay in the quest room. There are already clean sheet son the bed. Tomorrow I can take you to the airport." Jack said leading the way to the guestroom.
"Thank you." Sark said hesitantly. He felt extremely awkward.
Jack showed him into the room and shut the door behind himself as he left.
A few minutes later Irina and Jack sat on their respective sides of the bed.
"Thank you for dinner." Irina said pulling back the covers and sliding in.
"It wasn't exactly what I'd planned, but it was good." Jack said pulling the covers up over the two of them. He ran his hand through her hair and kissed her forehead before pulling her close and closing her eyes.
"Maybe I can stay another night." Irina said softly.
"Maybe." Jack said laughing a little. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It hadn't been hard to rouse Vaughn from his sleep. He'd been worried that something was wrong. Instead she kissed him; long and hard until neither could keep their hands off of one another. Love-making while pregnant was a difficult task, but they endeavored none the less.
Afterward they lay exhausted and entangled in one another's arms. She told him that she loved him and he said the same. As he drifted off to sleep she kissed him one last time stopping only to prevent her tears from waking him. The removed his hand from her waist and kissed it before setting it on the bed. And gazing at him longingly, she slipped out of bed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sydney felt so strange as she kissed the little boy's head. She tussled his hair slightly, before kissing him again. 'I love you' she breathed as she touched her lips to his cheek. He was so peaceful, lying there. His Thomas the Tank Engine blanked pulled up over his shoulders and his elephant squeezed tightly under his arm. She caught a tear as it ran down her face and threatened to land on his little hand. She hadn't ever been without him for a long period of time. She'd never guessed there could be a reason she'd ever need to leave him. He was so much a part of her, she couldn't describe it. She forced herself from the room before she broke down into hysterics. She wanted to kiss Damien and Alex, but was afraid she'd wake them.
She looked around her dark house for a long moment before walking down the long hallway toward the garage. She made sure to lock everything, and turn the alarm on again as she closing the door. Then she pushed the button and the garage door went up. She hoped that the sound didn't wake anyone. She hoped the same when starting the car.
It was always darkest before dawn. As she pulled the black Pathfinder out of the garage and gazed out upon the cold and hard world she faced, she took one last look back at her house. The garage door went down, closing the door to her home. Forcing herself to turn away she began driving. The door finally closed, all that she had was the path in front of her.
"I should be going." Sark said standing and stretching his legs.
"And where will you go to? It's late." Irina said calmly. "You're staying here." She smiled, standing up.
"No I couldn't impose." Sark said politely.
"You're our son, Ryan. You're welcome here any time." Jack said quickly. "You can stay in the quest room. There are already clean sheet son the bed. Tomorrow I can take you to the airport." Jack said leading the way to the guestroom.
"Thank you." Sark said hesitantly. He felt extremely awkward.
Jack showed him into the room and shut the door behind himself as he left.
A few minutes later Irina and Jack sat on their respective sides of the bed.
"Thank you for dinner." Irina said pulling back the covers and sliding in.
"It wasn't exactly what I'd planned, but it was good." Jack said pulling the covers up over the two of them. He ran his hand through her hair and kissed her forehead before pulling her close and closing her eyes.
"Maybe I can stay another night." Irina said softly.
"Maybe." Jack said laughing a little. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It hadn't been hard to rouse Vaughn from his sleep. He'd been worried that something was wrong. Instead she kissed him; long and hard until neither could keep their hands off of one another. Love-making while pregnant was a difficult task, but they endeavored none the less.
Afterward they lay exhausted and entangled in one another's arms. She told him that she loved him and he said the same. As he drifted off to sleep she kissed him one last time stopping only to prevent her tears from waking him. The removed his hand from her waist and kissed it before setting it on the bed. And gazing at him longingly, she slipped out of bed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sydney felt so strange as she kissed the little boy's head. She tussled his hair slightly, before kissing him again. 'I love you' she breathed as she touched her lips to his cheek. He was so peaceful, lying there. His Thomas the Tank Engine blanked pulled up over his shoulders and his elephant squeezed tightly under his arm. She caught a tear as it ran down her face and threatened to land on his little hand. She hadn't ever been without him for a long period of time. She'd never guessed there could be a reason she'd ever need to leave him. He was so much a part of her, she couldn't describe it. She forced herself from the room before she broke down into hysterics. She wanted to kiss Damien and Alex, but was afraid she'd wake them.
She looked around her dark house for a long moment before walking down the long hallway toward the garage. She made sure to lock everything, and turn the alarm on again as she closing the door. Then she pushed the button and the garage door went up. She hoped that the sound didn't wake anyone. She hoped the same when starting the car.
It was always darkest before dawn. As she pulled the black Pathfinder out of the garage and gazed out upon the cold and hard world she faced, she took one last look back at her house. The garage door went down, closing the door to her home. Forcing herself to turn away she began driving. The door finally closed, all that she had was the path in front of her.