It took a moment for it to all sink in. But after a while Vaughn was
suddenly overwhelmed with anger. It could have been the lack of oxygen, but
he was pretty sure, that he was just generally pissed off.
"You've been alive all this time." He said in total disbelief as he let her go and sat back against the bed.
"If you can call it that." Sydney nodded. She was still crying, and at the moment trying to catch her breath. All she wanted to do was hold him again. She couldn't describe the feeling of being in his arms.
"So you escaped from the Covenant just now?" Vaughn said obviously overwhelmed and confused.
"No, I'm working as a double. I have to carry out the Covenant directives, but I'm really working for the DSR." She said quietly, pulling herself together desperately.
"The DSR. The Covenant. Why didn't you tell me? Where have you been all this time?" He said softly. He was hurt, his eyes stung accusingly.
"They believed that I was brainwashed Vaughn, they thought they'd turned me into Julia Thorne. But they didn't. I have no choice. If I told you I was alive then they would have killed you. My father, everyone." She broke down again. For so long she'd carried this burden so carefully, and now it seemed to all crash down at once.
For a long time he just sat and watched her cry. His head was spinning. He felt like throwing up. He leaned forward and pulled her into his arms once again. He needed something to hold on to. He'd needed her for so long. And now he had her and he had no idea what to do. He was angry, and sad, and happy all at once. But holding her again seemed so right it hurt.
"I wanted to tell you. When I was freed I tried to find you, but..." She trailed off, remembering the night she had found him...with Her. "They would have killed you and me. I was trying to protect you." She said softly, trying to remember why she'd chosen a life without him, when that life had been no better than death itself.
"Shhh Sydney, it's alright." He soothed, not knowing what to say. She felt so good in his arms. He almost felt complete again. When for so long a person feels so empty, it's hard for them to believe they could ever be whole again. But suddenly it all rushed into him. He lacked only one thing. But whether consciously or not, he decided that answers could wait. He had her, and he wasn't going to let her go for anything.
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"We're looking for K." Irina said softly to the desk clerk as she slip a hundred dollar bill across the counter. "Room 447. Will you be needing a key?" The clerk said with a smile, he couldn't help but thinking that it was his lucky night.
"Yes please." Jack said over Irina's shoulder.
The clerk was quick about the key, and it wasn't long before they were in the elevator and on the way up to Kovalev's room.
Irina squeezed Jack's hand, which she'd been holding since they'd gotten out of the car. Her palm fit perfectly into his, just like it always had. Jack squeezed back immediately.
The light's indicating their altitude blinked slowly by. As the light blinked on four, the doors opened and the pair stepped into the hallway. Directly across from them was room 447.
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"Are you alone?" Her handler's voice came through the phone quite loudly.
"Yes. What do you need." Lauren tried to sound sweet, even though she felt anything but.
"Are you acquainted with a certain Mr. Kovalev, or just K."
"Of course I use his services regularly."
"Good. I have just received some very alarming information. He needs to be brought in for questioning. Can you handle it?"
"Anything. Where might I find him?"
"The Hilton downtown."
"I'll take care of it tonight."
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"You've been alive all this time." He said in total disbelief as he let her go and sat back against the bed.
"If you can call it that." Sydney nodded. She was still crying, and at the moment trying to catch her breath. All she wanted to do was hold him again. She couldn't describe the feeling of being in his arms.
"So you escaped from the Covenant just now?" Vaughn said obviously overwhelmed and confused.
"No, I'm working as a double. I have to carry out the Covenant directives, but I'm really working for the DSR." She said quietly, pulling herself together desperately.
"The DSR. The Covenant. Why didn't you tell me? Where have you been all this time?" He said softly. He was hurt, his eyes stung accusingly.
"They believed that I was brainwashed Vaughn, they thought they'd turned me into Julia Thorne. But they didn't. I have no choice. If I told you I was alive then they would have killed you. My father, everyone." She broke down again. For so long she'd carried this burden so carefully, and now it seemed to all crash down at once.
For a long time he just sat and watched her cry. His head was spinning. He felt like throwing up. He leaned forward and pulled her into his arms once again. He needed something to hold on to. He'd needed her for so long. And now he had her and he had no idea what to do. He was angry, and sad, and happy all at once. But holding her again seemed so right it hurt.
"I wanted to tell you. When I was freed I tried to find you, but..." She trailed off, remembering the night she had found him...with Her. "They would have killed you and me. I was trying to protect you." She said softly, trying to remember why she'd chosen a life without him, when that life had been no better than death itself.
"Shhh Sydney, it's alright." He soothed, not knowing what to say. She felt so good in his arms. He almost felt complete again. When for so long a person feels so empty, it's hard for them to believe they could ever be whole again. But suddenly it all rushed into him. He lacked only one thing. But whether consciously or not, he decided that answers could wait. He had her, and he wasn't going to let her go for anything.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"We're looking for K." Irina said softly to the desk clerk as she slip a hundred dollar bill across the counter. "Room 447. Will you be needing a key?" The clerk said with a smile, he couldn't help but thinking that it was his lucky night.
"Yes please." Jack said over Irina's shoulder.
The clerk was quick about the key, and it wasn't long before they were in the elevator and on the way up to Kovalev's room.
Irina squeezed Jack's hand, which she'd been holding since they'd gotten out of the car. Her palm fit perfectly into his, just like it always had. Jack squeezed back immediately.
The light's indicating their altitude blinked slowly by. As the light blinked on four, the doors opened and the pair stepped into the hallway. Directly across from them was room 447.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Are you alone?" Her handler's voice came through the phone quite loudly.
"Yes. What do you need." Lauren tried to sound sweet, even though she felt anything but.
"Are you acquainted with a certain Mr. Kovalev, or just K."
"Of course I use his services regularly."
"Good. I have just received some very alarming information. He needs to be brought in for questioning. Can you handle it?"
"Anything. Where might I find him?"
"The Hilton downtown."
"I'll take care of it tonight."
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