Chapter 2
After pulling off my t-shirt and jeans I reached for the slip. I held it in my range of vision and studied it. I didn't know what to make of it so I simply shrugged and put it on. Ignoring the strong urge to suddenly run to the full-length mirror, I pulled out the long royal blue dress from my gym bag. After struggling with the zipper of the dress for about five minutes I let out a sigh of exasperation.
"Vaughn! Can you help me out please?" He was already walking towards me when my mouth dropped open. I was still in the slip; practically naked! I searched furiously for something to cover myself up with but it was too late. I turned around and found an extremely flustered and dazed Vaughn. I held the dress in front of me, trying to ease my increasingly red face. He stood still, stunned, and just looked at me.
"Uh.what do you need help with?" His face was almost as red as mine, if not more. I held the dress out and smiled weakly, more flustered by the second.
"The zipper's stuck" Slowly he walks towards me and takes the dress, leaving me completely revealed. Sitting down on a nearby crate, I watch as Vaughn tries to get the zipper to cooperate and find myself fiddling with my bracelet. I sit silently and observe him; it's not every day I get to watch him. I can see he's frustrated, but he finally succeeds. Smiling, he hands the dress back to me. I return his smile and he walks away, leaving me alone behind the divider again. I pulled on the dress and reached for the zipper. Damn. It's stuck, again, and I can't even reach it. I feel like such a helpless idiot.
"Vaughn?" I call out weakly and he rushes back. "I can't reach the zipper, and I think it's stuck again" He walks towards me and grabs hold of the short zipper. He pulls up sharply, but slowly. I'm just about melting from the feeling of his hand bushing against my back when he laughs.
"How are you going to get this on when I'm not there?" I smile and wish he could come, I certainly wouldn't mind. Reluctantly, I step away from him and put on the blue strappy 4-inch heels that went with the dress. Vaughn picked up the necklace and we walked over to the full-length mirror. I spun around in front of the mirror admiring the dress; it was really beautiful. It was a halter-style dress with white and silver beads adorning the neckline and hemline, but my favorite part was how it shimmered in the dull light. As I turned I noticed that the dress exposed almost my entire back. Thank god that the tech guys had made the slip so it wouldn't be seen in this dress, they must have been warned about SD-6's dresses. "I'll help you put the necklace on," he said quietly, and I pulled my hair into a messy bun as he delicately unclasped the necklace.
"Thanks" He smiled and placed the necklace gently around my neck, his hands lingering a little longer than necessary on the back of my neck, sending chills down my spine.
"Syd, you look.beautiful" I smiled and looked down. His hands slipped down and hung dangerously close to mine. He was so close to me, I could feel his hot breath on my neck. I stared into the full-length mirror; we looked perfect together. When I closed my eyes I could imagine his arms around my waist. I felt his hand brush against mine and was about to capture it with my own when my cell phone rang. Dammit it all.
In an instant we were separated, the distance between us goring at an incredible rate. I cursed under my breath and pulled my cell phone out of my gym bag.
"Hello?" I heard a familiar voice on the other end of the phone.
"Hey Syd!" It was Francie, " I got your note and I just wanted to wish you good luck on your trip" I groaned.
"Thanks Fran" No matter how good her intentions were or how much I loved her, she had still interrupted my moment with Vaughn.
"Also, I wanted to know when you were coming back" I must have forgotten to include that in the note, so I guess it was really my fault she had called.
"I'll be back from Seattle tomorrow night"
"Alright Syd, have a good trip! Bye!" I said goodbye and hung up quickly, shoving the phone back into my bag.
"Seattle?" he said chuckling.
"Well I can't very well tell her I'm going to a mansion in Malaga on a mission for the CIA, now can I?" He shot me a playful grin as I disappeared behind the divider. Leaning against the boxes I closed my eyes and smiled. We had been so close, even if it had been for only a few seconds. I tried to snap myself out of it but a warm feeling stayed with me, filling me completely, as I removed the necklace and began to remove the dress. I smiled to myself quickly.
"Vaughn? It's the zipper again." He came back, a wide grin planted on his face, and helped me lower the zipper and get out of the dress. I was still wearing the heels when I stepped out of the dress and tripped. Instinctively, Vaughn grabbed me before I could fall and I found myself in his arms, once again wearing nothing but a slip. I felt the color rise to my cheeks, and even though I could have stayed like that forever, we moved apart quickly.
"Are you okay?" I picked up the dress and looked into his eyes. There was an awkward pause as the room was filled with a threatening silence.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for catching me" He flashed me a smile and walked back to his plastic chair, leaving me with the dress in my hands and a million thoughts and emotions running through my mind. After dressing and packing everything back away, I stepped out form behind the divider and picked up my suitcase and gym bag.
"Vaughn?" He got up and walked towards me. "I better get going, or I'll miss my flight" He nodded his head and handed me the gloves.
"Don't forget these" I smiled, looking down at my feet.
"Don't worry I won't" I walked past him, our shoulders brushing against each other slightly, and as about to walk out the door when he called out to me.
"Syd, good luck, and be careful" I ran my hand through my hair and looked up at him.
"Thanks, and I will be" I turned and walked out the door without looking back, my heels clicking against the hard warehouse floor.
A/N: you've heard a little bit more about the mission in this chapter, like the fact that it's in Malaga, Spain. There will be more info about it in the next chap too. I know the first 2 chaps were all fluff, lol, but don't worry all the other stuff's coming too!
After pulling off my t-shirt and jeans I reached for the slip. I held it in my range of vision and studied it. I didn't know what to make of it so I simply shrugged and put it on. Ignoring the strong urge to suddenly run to the full-length mirror, I pulled out the long royal blue dress from my gym bag. After struggling with the zipper of the dress for about five minutes I let out a sigh of exasperation.
"Vaughn! Can you help me out please?" He was already walking towards me when my mouth dropped open. I was still in the slip; practically naked! I searched furiously for something to cover myself up with but it was too late. I turned around and found an extremely flustered and dazed Vaughn. I held the dress in front of me, trying to ease my increasingly red face. He stood still, stunned, and just looked at me.
"Uh.what do you need help with?" His face was almost as red as mine, if not more. I held the dress out and smiled weakly, more flustered by the second.
"The zipper's stuck" Slowly he walks towards me and takes the dress, leaving me completely revealed. Sitting down on a nearby crate, I watch as Vaughn tries to get the zipper to cooperate and find myself fiddling with my bracelet. I sit silently and observe him; it's not every day I get to watch him. I can see he's frustrated, but he finally succeeds. Smiling, he hands the dress back to me. I return his smile and he walks away, leaving me alone behind the divider again. I pulled on the dress and reached for the zipper. Damn. It's stuck, again, and I can't even reach it. I feel like such a helpless idiot.
"Vaughn?" I call out weakly and he rushes back. "I can't reach the zipper, and I think it's stuck again" He walks towards me and grabs hold of the short zipper. He pulls up sharply, but slowly. I'm just about melting from the feeling of his hand bushing against my back when he laughs.
"How are you going to get this on when I'm not there?" I smile and wish he could come, I certainly wouldn't mind. Reluctantly, I step away from him and put on the blue strappy 4-inch heels that went with the dress. Vaughn picked up the necklace and we walked over to the full-length mirror. I spun around in front of the mirror admiring the dress; it was really beautiful. It was a halter-style dress with white and silver beads adorning the neckline and hemline, but my favorite part was how it shimmered in the dull light. As I turned I noticed that the dress exposed almost my entire back. Thank god that the tech guys had made the slip so it wouldn't be seen in this dress, they must have been warned about SD-6's dresses. "I'll help you put the necklace on," he said quietly, and I pulled my hair into a messy bun as he delicately unclasped the necklace.
"Thanks" He smiled and placed the necklace gently around my neck, his hands lingering a little longer than necessary on the back of my neck, sending chills down my spine.
"Syd, you look.beautiful" I smiled and looked down. His hands slipped down and hung dangerously close to mine. He was so close to me, I could feel his hot breath on my neck. I stared into the full-length mirror; we looked perfect together. When I closed my eyes I could imagine his arms around my waist. I felt his hand brush against mine and was about to capture it with my own when my cell phone rang. Dammit it all.
In an instant we were separated, the distance between us goring at an incredible rate. I cursed under my breath and pulled my cell phone out of my gym bag.
"Hello?" I heard a familiar voice on the other end of the phone.
"Hey Syd!" It was Francie, " I got your note and I just wanted to wish you good luck on your trip" I groaned.
"Thanks Fran" No matter how good her intentions were or how much I loved her, she had still interrupted my moment with Vaughn.
"Also, I wanted to know when you were coming back" I must have forgotten to include that in the note, so I guess it was really my fault she had called.
"I'll be back from Seattle tomorrow night"
"Alright Syd, have a good trip! Bye!" I said goodbye and hung up quickly, shoving the phone back into my bag.
"Seattle?" he said chuckling.
"Well I can't very well tell her I'm going to a mansion in Malaga on a mission for the CIA, now can I?" He shot me a playful grin as I disappeared behind the divider. Leaning against the boxes I closed my eyes and smiled. We had been so close, even if it had been for only a few seconds. I tried to snap myself out of it but a warm feeling stayed with me, filling me completely, as I removed the necklace and began to remove the dress. I smiled to myself quickly.
"Vaughn? It's the zipper again." He came back, a wide grin planted on his face, and helped me lower the zipper and get out of the dress. I was still wearing the heels when I stepped out of the dress and tripped. Instinctively, Vaughn grabbed me before I could fall and I found myself in his arms, once again wearing nothing but a slip. I felt the color rise to my cheeks, and even though I could have stayed like that forever, we moved apart quickly.
"Are you okay?" I picked up the dress and looked into his eyes. There was an awkward pause as the room was filled with a threatening silence.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for catching me" He flashed me a smile and walked back to his plastic chair, leaving me with the dress in my hands and a million thoughts and emotions running through my mind. After dressing and packing everything back away, I stepped out form behind the divider and picked up my suitcase and gym bag.
"Vaughn?" He got up and walked towards me. "I better get going, or I'll miss my flight" He nodded his head and handed me the gloves.
"Don't forget these" I smiled, looking down at my feet.
"Don't worry I won't" I walked past him, our shoulders brushing against each other slightly, and as about to walk out the door when he called out to me.
"Syd, good luck, and be careful" I ran my hand through my hair and looked up at him.
"Thanks, and I will be" I turned and walked out the door without looking back, my heels clicking against the hard warehouse floor.
A/N: you've heard a little bit more about the mission in this chapter, like the fact that it's in Malaga, Spain. There will be more info about it in the next chap too. I know the first 2 chaps were all fluff, lol, but don't worry all the other stuff's coming too!