Chap 2
Stopping to get clothes and essentials for Marie, Alice, and Vaughn, they make it to the cabin at 10 PM. They decided it couldn't hurt to let Alice stay since she was genuinely concerned for Vaughn health, but when the topics of Irina or William V's death come up she wouldn't be present.
The cabin is bigger than the others anticipated. It has four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and a den, it's like a house. The only purpose of calling it a cabin is the log-like outer walls, and the secluded location.
Jack is there when they arrive as promised and looks quite out of place in the kitchen as he attempts to prepare the lasagna for lunch tomorrow. He was wearing his white work shirt and trousers, with the sleeves rolled up and a white apron so he wouldn't make a mess of his clothing. The only thing that is natural is the way he is against the wall with a gun in hand incase it is intruders and not them. Seeing this Sydney smirks.
S: Nice to see you're back in the swing of things.
He re-holsters the gun and gets back to the stove just before the noodles boil over.
J: Can you get me the salt? The sauce needs more.
Sydney reaches for it in a cabinet and nearly elbows Vaughn's head in the process. With her catlike reflexes she pulls back as she sees him missing her handlers head by an inch. She reaches over again, and this time grabs the salt shaker.
S: Here you go.
J: Why don't you all go to bed? You're exhausted. Or would you prefer to change and come back out to eat something?
S: Good plan, I think I'll change and eat.
M: I agree with you Sydney.
V: Same here.
A: I think I'll go to bed, I'm exhausted. Where do I sleep though?
J: Sydney why don't you show them their rooms? You can give- I'm sorry I don't know your names.
A: I'm Alice McGrath, Michael's girlfriend.
V: Ex-girlfriend.
Vaughn insisted, annoyed that Alice would take her jealousy with his relationship with Sydney out in such an obvious way, and try to re-acclaim her former position in his life.
M: And I am Marie Vaughn
J: Now Sydney you can show Alice to the den, Marie to the east room, and Vaughn to the west. Your bags are in your room and Helen (housekeeper) left something for your birthday, it's on your bed along with presents from Francine, Will, and I. S: Okay. Let me show you your rooms.
She grabs Vaughn's bags, and leads them down a hall. They reach Alice's room first. It's decorated in yellow, and is more like a guest room instead of a den. Then they get to Maries whose room is next to Alice's. It's decorated in peach, and she goes to change. Then they turn around and go down a different hallway. Vaughn's room is decorated navy blue and fits what she thought his real room would look like, but she did not decorate it. Vaughn and Sydney's bedrooms are next to each other, and are joined by a bathroom which they will be sharing. She puts his bag down and tells him to call if he needs anything, and heads to her room.
Upon entering her room she spots the presents on her bed all of them stand out against the décor of the room which is light pink and baby blue, her two favorite colors. She puts them in her closet, and takes a tank top and Capri sweats out of her drawer. She quickly undresses and puts on her pants, and is about to put on her bra and top when a startled gasp catches her attention to her left. She turns to realize that the door connecting the bathroom to her room is open and Vaughn was about to enter her room.
He freezes for a second then quickly turns and scurries back to his room both of them flushed crimson.
She recovers quickly and rushes getting dressed and sits on her bed embarrassed that not only had Vaughn gotten an eyeful, but that he was shirtless, and she could see all the bruises on his chest and stomach.
They both head back to the kitchen at the same time not saying a word. Jack, Marie, Vaughn and Syd are all tired so they don't talk just eat some sandwiches and go to bed. Sydney and Vaughn make sure that they are in the clear before using the bathroom separately, and go to sleep. Accidentally leaving the bathroom door open again and in the middle of the night Sydney is awakened by the sound of Vaughn thrashing in his bed.
She quickly jumps out of her bed and runs to his side, trying to rouse him from the grips of his night mare by calling his name and shaking him until he stops flailing his arms and his breathing is closer to a normal rate, but she had tried to hold him to see if it would help him to know someone was there.
Now she is stuck on his bed, in a tank top and underwear, with his head resting on her chest and arms wrapped around her stomach in a bear grip. Her arms have not been immobile all this time either, and they are currently rubbing circles on his lower back in an attempt to placate him some more. However every time she tries to get up he holds tighter until she finally gives up and drifts off in the most comfortable slumber she has had in years.
While they are sleeping he (Jack) walks in into the room and smiles at the sleeping figures on the bed. He'll never tell them but he approves of the man, he's the best for his daughter, and from the looks of things she is also the best for him.
How did he get here you ask? Being a spy for 30 years you know when something is not right, and you look for the source, he had arrived just seconds after her, and looked on with awe at the love she had shown while calming him, the whispered endearments she thought were never heard by any ears but her own. He knew there was something between them, but the strength of seeing it with no cover ups or pretenses is incredible, and he almost wants to forgive his wife if they could have that. But he knows that is not the case. His wife had betrayed him and his government. The only place she would be going is to jail perhaps on death row.
He covers them up and walks out the door, with a fleeting suspicion that she knew he was there. She was after all a spy. Oh well he thought, and went to bed.
Stopping to get clothes and essentials for Marie, Alice, and Vaughn, they make it to the cabin at 10 PM. They decided it couldn't hurt to let Alice stay since she was genuinely concerned for Vaughn health, but when the topics of Irina or William V's death come up she wouldn't be present.
The cabin is bigger than the others anticipated. It has four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and a den, it's like a house. The only purpose of calling it a cabin is the log-like outer walls, and the secluded location.
Jack is there when they arrive as promised and looks quite out of place in the kitchen as he attempts to prepare the lasagna for lunch tomorrow. He was wearing his white work shirt and trousers, with the sleeves rolled up and a white apron so he wouldn't make a mess of his clothing. The only thing that is natural is the way he is against the wall with a gun in hand incase it is intruders and not them. Seeing this Sydney smirks.
S: Nice to see you're back in the swing of things.
He re-holsters the gun and gets back to the stove just before the noodles boil over.
J: Can you get me the salt? The sauce needs more.
Sydney reaches for it in a cabinet and nearly elbows Vaughn's head in the process. With her catlike reflexes she pulls back as she sees him missing her handlers head by an inch. She reaches over again, and this time grabs the salt shaker.
S: Here you go.
J: Why don't you all go to bed? You're exhausted. Or would you prefer to change and come back out to eat something?
S: Good plan, I think I'll change and eat.
M: I agree with you Sydney.
V: Same here.
A: I think I'll go to bed, I'm exhausted. Where do I sleep though?
J: Sydney why don't you show them their rooms? You can give- I'm sorry I don't know your names.
A: I'm Alice McGrath, Michael's girlfriend.
V: Ex-girlfriend.
Vaughn insisted, annoyed that Alice would take her jealousy with his relationship with Sydney out in such an obvious way, and try to re-acclaim her former position in his life.
M: And I am Marie Vaughn
J: Now Sydney you can show Alice to the den, Marie to the east room, and Vaughn to the west. Your bags are in your room and Helen (housekeeper) left something for your birthday, it's on your bed along with presents from Francine, Will, and I. S: Okay. Let me show you your rooms.
She grabs Vaughn's bags, and leads them down a hall. They reach Alice's room first. It's decorated in yellow, and is more like a guest room instead of a den. Then they get to Maries whose room is next to Alice's. It's decorated in peach, and she goes to change. Then they turn around and go down a different hallway. Vaughn's room is decorated navy blue and fits what she thought his real room would look like, but she did not decorate it. Vaughn and Sydney's bedrooms are next to each other, and are joined by a bathroom which they will be sharing. She puts his bag down and tells him to call if he needs anything, and heads to her room.
Upon entering her room she spots the presents on her bed all of them stand out against the décor of the room which is light pink and baby blue, her two favorite colors. She puts them in her closet, and takes a tank top and Capri sweats out of her drawer. She quickly undresses and puts on her pants, and is about to put on her bra and top when a startled gasp catches her attention to her left. She turns to realize that the door connecting the bathroom to her room is open and Vaughn was about to enter her room.
He freezes for a second then quickly turns and scurries back to his room both of them flushed crimson.
She recovers quickly and rushes getting dressed and sits on her bed embarrassed that not only had Vaughn gotten an eyeful, but that he was shirtless, and she could see all the bruises on his chest and stomach.
They both head back to the kitchen at the same time not saying a word. Jack, Marie, Vaughn and Syd are all tired so they don't talk just eat some sandwiches and go to bed. Sydney and Vaughn make sure that they are in the clear before using the bathroom separately, and go to sleep. Accidentally leaving the bathroom door open again and in the middle of the night Sydney is awakened by the sound of Vaughn thrashing in his bed.
She quickly jumps out of her bed and runs to his side, trying to rouse him from the grips of his night mare by calling his name and shaking him until he stops flailing his arms and his breathing is closer to a normal rate, but she had tried to hold him to see if it would help him to know someone was there.
Now she is stuck on his bed, in a tank top and underwear, with his head resting on her chest and arms wrapped around her stomach in a bear grip. Her arms have not been immobile all this time either, and they are currently rubbing circles on his lower back in an attempt to placate him some more. However every time she tries to get up he holds tighter until she finally gives up and drifts off in the most comfortable slumber she has had in years.
While they are sleeping he (Jack) walks in into the room and smiles at the sleeping figures on the bed. He'll never tell them but he approves of the man, he's the best for his daughter, and from the looks of things she is also the best for him.
How did he get here you ask? Being a spy for 30 years you know when something is not right, and you look for the source, he had arrived just seconds after her, and looked on with awe at the love she had shown while calming him, the whispered endearments she thought were never heard by any ears but her own. He knew there was something between them, but the strength of seeing it with no cover ups or pretenses is incredible, and he almost wants to forgive his wife if they could have that. But he knows that is not the case. His wife had betrayed him and his government. The only place she would be going is to jail perhaps on death row.
He covers them up and walks out the door, with a fleeting suspicion that she knew he was there. She was after all a spy. Oh well he thought, and went to bed.