Chapter 10
Two days after the botched mission everyone was back in L.A. Vaughn had already decided to get back to work, even with the healing stab wound. Hanging around his house only would have depressed him even more.
Lauren luckily was away on a trip so at least he wouldn't have to deal with her.
Sitting at his desk he was alarmed when Jack approached him.
"Mr. Vaughn," he said in his usual stone cold manner.
"Jack hello." He started to get up, but Jack pushed him back down.
"Let me make something clear to you," he stated strongly, "I don't like you. For obvious reasons."
"I understand but."
"No. I don't like you, but unfortunately my daughter does. And as you well know, I would do anything to make her happy."
"Sir."
"Vaughn you need to make a decision. Fast. And once it is made, you better stay the hell away from Sydney."
Quickly he turned around and left Vaughn to his thoughts.
The decision had been made; it had been made for a long time. Now all he needed to do was get it out in the open.
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Sydney walked into the rotunda with her arms crossed and head down. Only three days had past, yet she found herself at work. She had nothing else.
Her father had stopped by the previous day. They didn't say much, but he was a shoulder to cry on.
Marshall called her this morning. Finally she had cracked a smile. He said something about how he was sorry for what happened.and he had plenty of chocolate if she needed it.
Vaughn drove her home from the airport after they came back from the mission. It was a completely silent trip, and she hadn't seen him since.
She wasn't sure she wanted to either.
She stopped right before she entered the main part of the office, took a deep breath and prepared to enter.
But suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder.
Unstartled she turned around and immediately lowered her head again. It was Vaughn.
"Hi," he said in just above a whisper.
She shook her head and let out a long, deep, sigh.
"You shouldn't be at work yet."
"Neither should you."
Still speaking softly she slowly spoke, "Look. Vaughn. I hope you understand this. But I don't want to see you right now."
"I understand. But I just want you to know. I'm telling Lauren everything tonight. I don't want to be with her.. You're the only one for me."
Her eyes welded up and she shook her head, "No. Please just. I don't want to be with you."
"Sydney I know this is hard, and your hurting.so am I, but why."
"Vaughn," she rose her voice, "that's apart of our past now. I'm sorry."
"Just don't make any decisions now."
"Damnit Vaughn. It's over. Finally I see that."
He hung his head and closed his eyes, "If that's really what you want"
She gulped, "It is."
He turned to leave, but glanced back once more, "Sydney?"
"Yeah."
He said it quietly, just loud enough for her to hear, "I'll always love you."
With that Vaughn walked off to the elevator.
She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes as a tear fell, "I love you too."
Two days after the botched mission everyone was back in L.A. Vaughn had already decided to get back to work, even with the healing stab wound. Hanging around his house only would have depressed him even more.
Lauren luckily was away on a trip so at least he wouldn't have to deal with her.
Sitting at his desk he was alarmed when Jack approached him.
"Mr. Vaughn," he said in his usual stone cold manner.
"Jack hello." He started to get up, but Jack pushed him back down.
"Let me make something clear to you," he stated strongly, "I don't like you. For obvious reasons."
"I understand but."
"No. I don't like you, but unfortunately my daughter does. And as you well know, I would do anything to make her happy."
"Sir."
"Vaughn you need to make a decision. Fast. And once it is made, you better stay the hell away from Sydney."
Quickly he turned around and left Vaughn to his thoughts.
The decision had been made; it had been made for a long time. Now all he needed to do was get it out in the open.
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Sydney walked into the rotunda with her arms crossed and head down. Only three days had past, yet she found herself at work. She had nothing else.
Her father had stopped by the previous day. They didn't say much, but he was a shoulder to cry on.
Marshall called her this morning. Finally she had cracked a smile. He said something about how he was sorry for what happened.and he had plenty of chocolate if she needed it.
Vaughn drove her home from the airport after they came back from the mission. It was a completely silent trip, and she hadn't seen him since.
She wasn't sure she wanted to either.
She stopped right before she entered the main part of the office, took a deep breath and prepared to enter.
But suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder.
Unstartled she turned around and immediately lowered her head again. It was Vaughn.
"Hi," he said in just above a whisper.
She shook her head and let out a long, deep, sigh.
"You shouldn't be at work yet."
"Neither should you."
Still speaking softly she slowly spoke, "Look. Vaughn. I hope you understand this. But I don't want to see you right now."
"I understand. But I just want you to know. I'm telling Lauren everything tonight. I don't want to be with her.. You're the only one for me."
Her eyes welded up and she shook her head, "No. Please just. I don't want to be with you."
"Sydney I know this is hard, and your hurting.so am I, but why."
"Vaughn," she rose her voice, "that's apart of our past now. I'm sorry."
"Just don't make any decisions now."
"Damnit Vaughn. It's over. Finally I see that."
He hung his head and closed his eyes, "If that's really what you want"
She gulped, "It is."
He turned to leave, but glanced back once more, "Sydney?"
"Yeah."
He said it quietly, just loud enough for her to hear, "I'll always love you."
With that Vaughn walked off to the elevator.
She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes as a tear fell, "I love you too."