Waiting for Her
Vaughn spent the next few days with his head in the clouds. He would only come back to earth when the phone rang. Each time he hoped that she would be on the other end so they could talk. Deep down he knew that she would not dare call him until the day. Lauren called him many times. Finally, he told her that he was not ready to see anyone. That wasn't completely true. He wanted to see someone, but the only person he wanted was Sydney. How could he have thought the he could move on? No one could ever possibly replace his Sydney. True, they had never really dated and for a long time they couldn't even look at each other, but he knew her and trusted her. They had trusted each other with their lives. In the beginning, Syd didn't feel comfortable with him; she thought that he was too young for the job. After working together, she felt safe with him and then Lambert came along. Vaughn had to admit, Weiss had been right. He had felt jealous when Lambert took over for him. At the time, Vaughn tried to convince himself that it was only because he felt responsible for her, but he knew better now. Vaughn didn't deny it at this point; he knew that it had been that connection. He was overjoyed when Sydney demanded that he was promoted. She trusted him and only him to help her out of any perilous situation she encountered. He had done his job well and so had she. Together they had finally been able to bring down SD-6. Then they could finally be together.
Suddenly Jack Bristow's face popped into his head. He had to tell him. Vaughn quickly dialed his number.
"Hello"
"Hi, Jack"
"Vaughn, why are you calling me?"
"Well . . . . I, um . . . . I know you're not going to believe this, but-"
"I know"
"How?"
"Well, she is asleep on my couch right now."
"What?"
"I know that you want to see her, but we can't make the Covenant any more suspicious than they already are. Just wait until she calls you okay."
"I just want to see her, make sure that she's real."
"I assure you Agent Vaughn that she is very real and so is her sorrow. It's to my understanding that you did see her a night ago and you just stared at her. You had your chance then, why didn't you use it?"
"I don't know. I've fabricated her image before. I just thought that it was all in my mind."
"Do you know how hard that was on her? Watching you not even recognize her? She was a little weeping mass on my floor for hours . . . . Besides, don't you have a girlfriend, Lauren, to be attending to?"
"Goodbye Jack"
Vaughn knew that Jack thought that he didn't deserve his daughter. He was almost sure that he was right. Jack never did think that Vaughn was good enough for Sydney. Jack had slowly begun to respect him as time went on. Even after Sydney was gone, the bond between them grew. However, now that Jack knew about Lauren, he was back to square one. Him hurting Sydney didn't help his case any more. Vaughn had not wanted to call Jack, but he had to tell him about Sydney. He had to tell her father that she was okay. Now he was certain that Jack Bristow despised him. Why had he tried to move on so quickly? It had been years since Irina had betrayed Jack. He had never quite gotten over it, he had never moved on. Is that what Jack expected from him?
Vaughn turned on the television to try to get his mind off his situation. It didn't help.
Sydney why did you have to disappear? Why didn't we just go straight to Santa Barbara? Why can't we still be together? Why did I never tell you that I love you? I do with all of my heart. It is not worth living without you. I don't know why I'm still alive. Why you? Why? Why?
Vaughn drifted off to sleep and there she was right in front of him.
"Syd"
"Vaughn"
"I am so sorry," he said dropping his head.
"For what?" she asked, lifting his head.
"For everything, not coming in that night, not telling you that I love you, I do, Lauren."
"It's okay," she said, wrapping him in her embrace.
Sydney began to whisper into his ear, still holding onto him tightly.
Never knew I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
Want to vanish inside your kiss
Everyday I'm loving you more and more
Listen to my heart can you hear it sing
Telling me to give you everything
Seasons may change Winter to Spring
But I love you
Until the end of time
Come what may
Come what may
The sound of a new voice startled him back into reality. He was only watching the end of Moulin Rouge. Sydney was gone and he was all alone again.
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day
The song is Come What May from Moulin Rouge