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Chapter 2
Sydney's eyes flew open as she sat up straight in bed. Wet from sweat, she tried to calm her heavy breathing and pounding heart. Glancing at the clock, she saw it was 2:47 A.M. 'It was just a dream,' she told herself, 'It doesn't mean anything. I have to get some sleep, I have a mission briefing tomorrow morning.' She lay back down and tried to think about something else, but she couldn't even close her eyes. Finally, after 10 minutes of torture Sydney surrendered to what she knew she needed. Picking up her cell phone, she dialed the all too familiar number. Before pressing the call button, she hesitated, unsure of if she should really call. Shaking her head she pushed those thoughts away, 'I need this'. Ring, ring. 'C'mon! Pick up, please pick up.' Ring, ring.
"Hello?" a groggy voice asked on the other end.
"Hi," Sydney replied.
"Syd?! What's the matter? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Vaughn. I'm sorry I called so late. You know what? Just forget about it.
"No, I won't forget about it. What's up?"
"Vaughn, can you meet me somewhere?"
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Sydney pulled up to the pier and put her SUV in park. She was surprised to see Vaughn there waiting for her. 'He must have broken at least 10 laws to get here before me,' she thought to herself, unable to hold back a smile. Walking up to him, she stood leaning on the railing, there hands centimeters apart, a pose they had been in before. "Hey," she said.
"Hey."
"Listen, I'm really sorry I called you so late but I didn't know what to do. I had to talk to someone."
"Syd, It's fine! Here Syd, take my jacket," he said, wrapping his suit coat around her shivering shoulders, allowing his hands to linger for just a second.
"Thanks," she said, smiling up at him, "Just a question. Why are you wearing a suit at 3 in the morning?"
"Did you call me here just to make fun of me?" he laughed. Waiting for an answer, he looked over at Sydney and noticed she was quietly crying. "Syd, what's wrong?" he asked worried, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I had a dream," she began.
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"I couldn't fall asleep so I called you," Sydney finished before bursting into tears. A shocked and worried Vaughn took her into his arms,
"It was just a dream, Syd," he said, slowly rocking her, "Only a dream."
"But what if."
"Syd!" Vaughn interrupted, pulling away and holding her firmly by the shoulders, "You are NOT your mother! Look at me," he said softly, cupping his hand under her chin and tilting her face up so she would face him, "You are the most intellegent, funny, sweet, caring, generous and beautiful girl I have ever met. Does that sound like your mother? Just because you share genes doesn't mean you share personalities." Sydney smiled and they both gazed into each other's eyes. It was a simple moment, but it meant everything.
Ring, ring. Both jumped as a cell phone rang through the silence.
"That's my phone," Sydney said, embarrassed to be caught in the moment but angry that it was interrupted. Sydney looked down at her phone and suddenly threw it into the ocean.
"Are you aware that you just threw your phone into the ocean?" Vaughn asked, laughing. Sydney laughed faintly in response. "Who was it?"
"Francie. She probably woke up and is going crazy wondering where I am. I have to go."
"Take care, and remember, you can call me anytime. I'm not you guardian angel for nothing," he replied with a smile. Sydney smiled back and surprised him by rising up on her toes to place a kiss on his cheek.
"I know," she said grinning. Sydney turned around and walks back to her car. Vaughn stood there alone, watching her walk away, shaking his head, and smiling.
tbc.
Now that you've read, all you have to do is review! (:
Chapter 2
Sydney's eyes flew open as she sat up straight in bed. Wet from sweat, she tried to calm her heavy breathing and pounding heart. Glancing at the clock, she saw it was 2:47 A.M. 'It was just a dream,' she told herself, 'It doesn't mean anything. I have to get some sleep, I have a mission briefing tomorrow morning.' She lay back down and tried to think about something else, but she couldn't even close her eyes. Finally, after 10 minutes of torture Sydney surrendered to what she knew she needed. Picking up her cell phone, she dialed the all too familiar number. Before pressing the call button, she hesitated, unsure of if she should really call. Shaking her head she pushed those thoughts away, 'I need this'. Ring, ring. 'C'mon! Pick up, please pick up.' Ring, ring.
"Hello?" a groggy voice asked on the other end.
"Hi," Sydney replied.
"Syd?! What's the matter? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Vaughn. I'm sorry I called so late. You know what? Just forget about it.
"No, I won't forget about it. What's up?"
"Vaughn, can you meet me somewhere?"
******************
Sydney pulled up to the pier and put her SUV in park. She was surprised to see Vaughn there waiting for her. 'He must have broken at least 10 laws to get here before me,' she thought to herself, unable to hold back a smile. Walking up to him, she stood leaning on the railing, there hands centimeters apart, a pose they had been in before. "Hey," she said.
"Hey."
"Listen, I'm really sorry I called you so late but I didn't know what to do. I had to talk to someone."
"Syd, It's fine! Here Syd, take my jacket," he said, wrapping his suit coat around her shivering shoulders, allowing his hands to linger for just a second.
"Thanks," she said, smiling up at him, "Just a question. Why are you wearing a suit at 3 in the morning?"
"Did you call me here just to make fun of me?" he laughed. Waiting for an answer, he looked over at Sydney and noticed she was quietly crying. "Syd, what's wrong?" he asked worried, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I had a dream," she began.
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"I couldn't fall asleep so I called you," Sydney finished before bursting into tears. A shocked and worried Vaughn took her into his arms,
"It was just a dream, Syd," he said, slowly rocking her, "Only a dream."
"But what if."
"Syd!" Vaughn interrupted, pulling away and holding her firmly by the shoulders, "You are NOT your mother! Look at me," he said softly, cupping his hand under her chin and tilting her face up so she would face him, "You are the most intellegent, funny, sweet, caring, generous and beautiful girl I have ever met. Does that sound like your mother? Just because you share genes doesn't mean you share personalities." Sydney smiled and they both gazed into each other's eyes. It was a simple moment, but it meant everything.
Ring, ring. Both jumped as a cell phone rang through the silence.
"That's my phone," Sydney said, embarrassed to be caught in the moment but angry that it was interrupted. Sydney looked down at her phone and suddenly threw it into the ocean.
"Are you aware that you just threw your phone into the ocean?" Vaughn asked, laughing. Sydney laughed faintly in response. "Who was it?"
"Francie. She probably woke up and is going crazy wondering where I am. I have to go."
"Take care, and remember, you can call me anytime. I'm not you guardian angel for nothing," he replied with a smile. Sydney smiled back and surprised him by rising up on her toes to place a kiss on his cheek.
"I know," she said grinning. Sydney turned around and walks back to her car. Vaughn stood there alone, watching her walk away, shaking his head, and smiling.
tbc.
Now that you've read, all you have to do is review! (: