As Quinn and Vaughn entered the ward where Sydney and Julia were being kept, they were told Julia and Simon had already left.
"Isn't it a little early?" Vaughn couldn't help but show his concern for Julia. For a few weeks she was all he known as Sydney.
"Simon is moving her to their private estate fro the best medical care he can provide. He has agreed to come back with Julia in a month for a check up and questioning." Jack smiled gravely.
"You trust him?"
"I trust that he cares fro Julia and will do what ever it takes to make sure she is safe." Jack then frowned. "Sydney says she wants to see Vaughn first, then Quinn." The two men turned to look at each other before Vaughn turned again and entered Sydney's room.
He smiled and frowned at the same time as he saw Syd. She looked so pale, lying still in her bed, her head turned away from the door. As she heard him enter, Sydney looked over and faintly smiled.
"Hey." Her voice was low and raspy. Vaughn's eyes rimmed with tears, and he walked over to her.
"You know who I am?" Inside he held his breath, hoping.
Sydney smiled. "I know." Vaughn let out his breath. "I mean I don't remember everything, but the doctor says that is normal, it'll all come back over the next few hours. Right now, it's like I have a summary of my life."
"But you remember." This had become Vaughn's mantra.
"Yeah." Sydney's smile faltered. "Vaughn, we need to talk."
At first Vaughn was ecstatic to hear her say his name, but then he realized she wasn't happy. "What?"
"You know what happened to me, who I became. Vaughn I loved you, I always will, but…"
"You love him more." Vaughn's face fell.
"I don't know. I know I love him, but I also have a life with him."
"We had a life. Syd, I waited for you, I never gave up hope."
"I know, and that's what makes this harder. But Vaughn, maybe you should move on, now that…." Sydney hesitated, not sure of what to say.
"Now that you have?" Vaughn's eyes were filled with hate, anger and sadness. When Sydney saw this, tears came to her eyes.
"Vaughn…"
"No, it's fine. You've made your choice." Vaughn willed himself not to break down in front of her. He lightly kissed her on the forehead, and gave her hand one last squeeze. "Friends?"
"Always." And with that, Vaughn turned and left the women he loved, the women he would sacrifice everything to, to her new life.
TBC
****SV shippers fear not, a twist is yet to come****
