Prologue
Disclaimer: Leah and Jeff are MINE, but Sydney, Vaughn, and all other recognizable characters belong to JJ.
A/N: This whole thing starts pre-SD-6 takedown, so just remember: Sloane is still at large! That makes the prologue a stolen moments sorta thing.
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He loved her. She had no doubts about that. Someday, after SD-6 was gone, they would be together. They would get married, and have children, and be happy…
But that was a long way off, Sydney reminded herself carefully. The novelty of spending the night, all night, with Vaughn, had unleashed her overactive imagination.
It had been more than she'd ever imagined it would be. She, a hardened agent, would even go so far as to say it was magical to be with him.
An alarm clock buzzed on the hotel nightstand, and Sydney rolled over to shut it off. Vaughn had drifted off to sleep, even if Sydney hadn't, and she didn't want to wake him. It was, after all, 3 AM. She had to catch a six o'clock flight back to LA, back to pretending allegiance to a man she hated. But even if she hadn't had to worry about the plane, she had to leave Vaughn before daylight graced the busy Italian town, or risk SD-6 seeing her somehow.
As quietly as she could, Sydney pulled clothes from her small suitcase and closed the door before turning on the shower. She jumped a full ten feet into the air when she turned to find Vaughn standing close behind her in the small space, nothing separating their bodies but the clothes she clutched to her chest.
"You didn't think you were gonna sneak out on me, did you?" he asked, running his hands up and down her arms.
"Of course not," she murmured as he kissed her.
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Oooh, perfect, huh? That's how they should be all the time, without the interference of Evilauren. Which is why I've left Lauren completely out of this fic. That way the disaster is completely…not Lauren's fault. Hey, it's Syd and Vaughn, their entire relationship is based on disaster!