She's Back
Vaughn's POV
Vaughn couldn't speak. His vocal cords didn't seem like they wanted to work. He swallowed and tried to the word out, but it wouldn't come. When it finally did, it was no more than a whisper.
"Syd?"
Vaughn wasn't sure how he knew who was on the other end, but he did. Nine months had passed and he could still feel her presence, even over the phone. That familiar feeling crept over him again, that connection between two people. Every time she had called him when she needed to talk, he already knew it was her without looking at his caller ID. He should have known that it was her. He was just so angry at Lauren. Wait, no, he was angry with himself. Vaughn realized that if Sydney was calling him now, then it must have been her standing outside of his car earlier. And he just sat there staring, while his true love came back to him. How could he have been so dumb? Michael you're an idiot.
"Vaughn, are you there?"
Vaughn's head was spinning. He was actually talking to Sydney. He was going to see her again. See her face and hopefully coax one of those beautiful smiles out of her. He could imagine her smiling right at that very moment. He hoped that he would have the chance and the time to see it.
"Yeah Syd, I'm here."
Where was she? She had to be somewhere nearby. He had seen her only a little bit ago. She couldn't have gotten far.
"I know you must have questions, but I can't answer them now," she said.
He had so many things that he wanted to ask her, but none of that mattered now. All of them had floated out of his head at the sound of her voice. To him it was the best sound in the world.
"I'll call you in a couple of days, actually you know the day. We need to talk," said Sydney.
He was going to talk to her again. He would hear the voice of his angel.
"Okay Syd-," he replied.
"Don't say anything more right now. I'll contact you like the old days. Remember Joey's Pizza. We'll meet at the warehouse an hour after the call. Park on the opposite side of the building."
Joey's Pizza, of course, he remembered how it worked. He knew that drill better than anything. The warehouse, a place he could get to with his eyes closed and one arm tied behind his back. Nothing could keep him from that building. Not an earthquake, a flood, a fire, protocol, or even the end of the world could keep him from his destination, Sydney.
"Vaughn, be really careful the next couple of days, especially when you come to meet me . . . . . . I love you, goodbye," she said interrupting his thoughts.
Vaughn could barely hear her last words, but before he could respond, she hung up.
"I love you," Vaughn whispered into the now dead phone.
Sydney's POV
Sydney had seen Vaughn the entire time. She had heard the song too. Her eyes didn't shift from him once while the song played. He looked so hurt. The song really seemed to have an impact on him. She longed to wrap her arms around him and never let go. She saw him whispering during the song, but she couldn't make out any of the words. She wanted to know what he was feeling, to know if he still loved her. Had he fallen for Lauren? At the end of the song her heart leapt, she swore that she saw him mouth the words I love you Sydney. So, he still cared for her. Her full, bright smile came out for the first time in nine months.
Sydney saw Vaughn respond to his ringing cell the first time. For a split second, it looked like he was going to throw it into the ocean. He answered it. By the change in his attitude, she could tell that it was Lauren. He seemed to get quickly annoyed by their conversation. Then, it took a 180-degree turn and his face looked full of pain. He appeared to be beating himself up about something. Syd wanted to run out from her hiding place and tell him that she was okay, but she couldn't, not yet.
Vaughn seemed to be in deep thought after he hung up on Lauren. She didn't want to bother him, but she still needed to warn him. How? She had wanted to just run up and tell him, but she couldn't do that in public. They needed to meet in private. The only was to see him not was to contact him in some way. He wouldn't be expecting a Joey's Pizza call and he probably wouldn't respond to it. Plus, Sydney didn't know if she was ready quite yet. A thought popped into her head, they could meet on their day, October 1st. Now how would she contact him? Of course! She could just call Vaughn. Kendall had given her a separate phone for her to call him on. The Covenant didn't know about it so they couldn't possibly be tracking it. Syd took a deep breath and dialed his number. She just hoped that he hadn't changed it and she could still reach him.
Vaughn looked up. Yes, she thought, it is ringing. Vaughn looked angry. He didn't seem to want to be disturbed by his phone. Vaughn's first word startled her. She didn't say anything.
So, he thought it was Lauren. How could he not know it was her? He always used to know before. Yeah, it had been nine months, but he still should know. He wasn't talking. Why wasn't he saying anything? Sydney thought that he had begun to figure out who was on the other end. He finally said something.
She heard his barely audible whisper, "Syd?"
All of the memories came flooding back at the sound of his voice. She needed to say something, to acknowledge her presence, but she couldn't. It was as if she had forgotten how to speak. His silence indicated that he was just as effected as she was. She needed to talk to him, to warn him. Why wouldn't the words come? For a second she almost was going to hang up, but she stopped herself at the last moment. Maybe this time he had actually dropped his phone, maybe he had hung up. She couldn't she his face. She desperately wanted to look into his green eyes again. At last, she broke the barrier that was between them.
"Vaughn, are you there?" she asked.
He seemed to relax at the sound of her voice. She wanted to talk to him for hours and just listen to him. God, it was great to hear him again.
"Yeah Syd, I'm here."
He must have a million questions, but I can't answer them now, not over the phone. I need to see him face to face.
"I know you must have questions, but I can't answer them now," she said.
"I'll call you in a couple of days, actually you know the day. We need to talk," she continued.
How was she going to call him again? If the Covenant was following her then they probably knew about this phone now. They would be monitoring her use of it. Being as sneaky as they are the Covenant probably figured out a way to tap Vaughn's phone. Lauren might have even planted a bug.
"Okay, Syd-" he replied.
"Don't say anything more right now. I'll contact you like the old days. Remember Joey's Pizza. We'll meet at the warehouse an hour after the call. Park on the opposite side of the building."
She was going to see him again. She had to see him again.
"Vaughn, be really careful the next couple of days, especially when you come to meet me . . . . . . I love you, goodbye."
Sydney added the last few words before she hung up.
Sydney had seen Vaughn's lips form those three words. She watched him move from their spot, get into his car and drive away. Sydney could feel the tears burning in her eyes. She only let them come once he was out of sight.
Vaughn's POV
Vaughn couldn't speak. His vocal cords didn't seem like they wanted to work. He swallowed and tried to the word out, but it wouldn't come. When it finally did, it was no more than a whisper.
"Syd?"
Vaughn wasn't sure how he knew who was on the other end, but he did. Nine months had passed and he could still feel her presence, even over the phone. That familiar feeling crept over him again, that connection between two people. Every time she had called him when she needed to talk, he already knew it was her without looking at his caller ID. He should have known that it was her. He was just so angry at Lauren. Wait, no, he was angry with himself. Vaughn realized that if Sydney was calling him now, then it must have been her standing outside of his car earlier. And he just sat there staring, while his true love came back to him. How could he have been so dumb? Michael you're an idiot.
"Vaughn, are you there?"
Vaughn's head was spinning. He was actually talking to Sydney. He was going to see her again. See her face and hopefully coax one of those beautiful smiles out of her. He could imagine her smiling right at that very moment. He hoped that he would have the chance and the time to see it.
"Yeah Syd, I'm here."
Where was she? She had to be somewhere nearby. He had seen her only a little bit ago. She couldn't have gotten far.
"I know you must have questions, but I can't answer them now," she said.
He had so many things that he wanted to ask her, but none of that mattered now. All of them had floated out of his head at the sound of her voice. To him it was the best sound in the world.
"I'll call you in a couple of days, actually you know the day. We need to talk," said Sydney.
He was going to talk to her again. He would hear the voice of his angel.
"Okay Syd-," he replied.
"Don't say anything more right now. I'll contact you like the old days. Remember Joey's Pizza. We'll meet at the warehouse an hour after the call. Park on the opposite side of the building."
Joey's Pizza, of course, he remembered how it worked. He knew that drill better than anything. The warehouse, a place he could get to with his eyes closed and one arm tied behind his back. Nothing could keep him from that building. Not an earthquake, a flood, a fire, protocol, or even the end of the world could keep him from his destination, Sydney.
"Vaughn, be really careful the next couple of days, especially when you come to meet me . . . . . . I love you, goodbye," she said interrupting his thoughts.
Vaughn could barely hear her last words, but before he could respond, she hung up.
"I love you," Vaughn whispered into the now dead phone.
Sydney's POV
Sydney had seen Vaughn the entire time. She had heard the song too. Her eyes didn't shift from him once while the song played. He looked so hurt. The song really seemed to have an impact on him. She longed to wrap her arms around him and never let go. She saw him whispering during the song, but she couldn't make out any of the words. She wanted to know what he was feeling, to know if he still loved her. Had he fallen for Lauren? At the end of the song her heart leapt, she swore that she saw him mouth the words I love you Sydney. So, he still cared for her. Her full, bright smile came out for the first time in nine months.
Sydney saw Vaughn respond to his ringing cell the first time. For a split second, it looked like he was going to throw it into the ocean. He answered it. By the change in his attitude, she could tell that it was Lauren. He seemed to get quickly annoyed by their conversation. Then, it took a 180-degree turn and his face looked full of pain. He appeared to be beating himself up about something. Syd wanted to run out from her hiding place and tell him that she was okay, but she couldn't, not yet.
Vaughn seemed to be in deep thought after he hung up on Lauren. She didn't want to bother him, but she still needed to warn him. How? She had wanted to just run up and tell him, but she couldn't do that in public. They needed to meet in private. The only was to see him not was to contact him in some way. He wouldn't be expecting a Joey's Pizza call and he probably wouldn't respond to it. Plus, Sydney didn't know if she was ready quite yet. A thought popped into her head, they could meet on their day, October 1st. Now how would she contact him? Of course! She could just call Vaughn. Kendall had given her a separate phone for her to call him on. The Covenant didn't know about it so they couldn't possibly be tracking it. Syd took a deep breath and dialed his number. She just hoped that he hadn't changed it and she could still reach him.
Vaughn looked up. Yes, she thought, it is ringing. Vaughn looked angry. He didn't seem to want to be disturbed by his phone. Vaughn's first word startled her. She didn't say anything.
So, he thought it was Lauren. How could he not know it was her? He always used to know before. Yeah, it had been nine months, but he still should know. He wasn't talking. Why wasn't he saying anything? Sydney thought that he had begun to figure out who was on the other end. He finally said something.
She heard his barely audible whisper, "Syd?"
All of the memories came flooding back at the sound of his voice. She needed to say something, to acknowledge her presence, but she couldn't. It was as if she had forgotten how to speak. His silence indicated that he was just as effected as she was. She needed to talk to him, to warn him. Why wouldn't the words come? For a second she almost was going to hang up, but she stopped herself at the last moment. Maybe this time he had actually dropped his phone, maybe he had hung up. She couldn't she his face. She desperately wanted to look into his green eyes again. At last, she broke the barrier that was between them.
"Vaughn, are you there?" she asked.
He seemed to relax at the sound of her voice. She wanted to talk to him for hours and just listen to him. God, it was great to hear him again.
"Yeah Syd, I'm here."
He must have a million questions, but I can't answer them now, not over the phone. I need to see him face to face.
"I know you must have questions, but I can't answer them now," she said.
"I'll call you in a couple of days, actually you know the day. We need to talk," she continued.
How was she going to call him again? If the Covenant was following her then they probably knew about this phone now. They would be monitoring her use of it. Being as sneaky as they are the Covenant probably figured out a way to tap Vaughn's phone. Lauren might have even planted a bug.
"Okay, Syd-" he replied.
"Don't say anything more right now. I'll contact you like the old days. Remember Joey's Pizza. We'll meet at the warehouse an hour after the call. Park on the opposite side of the building."
She was going to see him again. She had to see him again.
"Vaughn, be really careful the next couple of days, especially when you come to meet me . . . . . . I love you, goodbye."
Sydney added the last few words before she hung up.
Sydney had seen Vaughn's lips form those three words. She watched him move from their spot, get into his car and drive away. Sydney could feel the tears burning in her eyes. She only let them come once he was out of sight.