Chapter 12
"Just stay away from my husband. I'm not discussing this with you anymore, this conversation is over." Lauren raised her eyebrows as she spoke, each word coming out harshly.
Sydney had had just about enough of this. She had almost tolerated some of the things Lauren had said to her, but hearing her say that she couldn't go near Vaughn was just going to far. She pushed herself up off the bed, taking Lauren by surprise. Using all the energy that she had, she pushed Lauren back against the wall, taking her breath away. Holding Lauren up by the neck, she could see the fear in her eyes. But that didn't stop her.
"I don't take too kindly to threats. And nobody and I mean nobody will make me stay away from Vaughn. I love him Lauren, more than you ever could, but more importantly he loves me back. That's just a little something for you to think about. Oh, and before I forget, remind me to teach you how to make threats, because your attempt was pathetic." She moved away from Lauren just as Vaughn re-entered the room. He looked at both of them, trying to figure out what had just happened. The two women just stood glaring at each other.
"Agent Bristow, we're ready for you now." Dr. Nicholas was stood in the doorway waiting patiently.
"Ok, I'll be right there." She walked towards Lauren, and spoke quietly to her. "Try to threaten me or keep me away from Vaughn again Lauren, and you will be sorry. And just so we're clear: that was a threat. NOW the conversation is over." She said as she slowly moved away from Lauren.
Vaughn watched her as she was talking to Lauren. He could clearly tell that she was upset over something. As she walked past him, she stopped and looked at him. The pain that he saw in her eyes was killing him, but he couldn't figure out what had caused it. He knew that it was probably something that Lauren had said to her, or maybe it was something he had done. But she didn't give him a chance to ask. "We need to talk." She said as she quickly left the room. Once she was gone, Vaughn decided that it was time he sorted his life out. Starting with Lauren.
"What did you say to her Lauren?" He asked questioningly.
"Nothing. Why do you always assume that I've done something to her? Michael, the woman has a mouth, she is quite capable of sticking up for herself, she doesn't need you to defend her all the time."
"Syd's not an angry person Lauren, you must have done something to her. And just so we're clear, I don't defend her all the time, but when I see somebody treating her badly I have to step in." The wrinkles were forming again on his forehead, just like they always did when he was worried about something.
"Michael, we need to talk about what I told you earlier. We can discuss Sydney Bristow later. But right now I want us to talk about the baby." Lauren sat down on the bed, and waited for him to join her. Sitting side by side, Vaughn realised how he had forgotten about Lauren's news, he had been too concerned about Sydney.
"Are you planning to keep it?" Vaughn asked.
Lauren looked down at the floor, feeling glad that they were finally talking about something other than his ex-girlfriend. "I want us to have a family, if that's what you mean. I know we had discussed having children in the future, but I think now is as good a time as any."
"What about our careers? Having a baby changes everything." Vaughn hadn't always liked his job, but it was apart of his life. It was what brought Sydney into his life. Leaving the CIA would be like saying goodbye to her, which was something that he didn't want to do.
"I know that it will change everything, but I don't want to be working for NSC for the rest of my life. And I'm sure that being a spy isn't all that you're capable of doing. You know we could move away from Los Angeles and get safer jobs, ones that don't require us to risk our lives for the good of the country. We could buy a bigger place in Washington, or anywhere you like." Lauren took hold of his hand, and turned to look into his eyes. "Michael, having this baby would be so good for us, we could finally get away from here. You could even take up teaching again."
"Are you sure that that's all you want to get away from? By us moving away, changing our jobs, it's like your trying to cut Sydney out of my life. I've only just got her back again Lauren; I'm not ready to lose her again." Vaughn stood up off the bed, running his hand through his hair.
"What exactly are you trying to say Michael?" Lauren asked.
"Just stay away from my husband. I'm not discussing this with you anymore, this conversation is over." Lauren raised her eyebrows as she spoke, each word coming out harshly.
Sydney had had just about enough of this. She had almost tolerated some of the things Lauren had said to her, but hearing her say that she couldn't go near Vaughn was just going to far. She pushed herself up off the bed, taking Lauren by surprise. Using all the energy that she had, she pushed Lauren back against the wall, taking her breath away. Holding Lauren up by the neck, she could see the fear in her eyes. But that didn't stop her.
"I don't take too kindly to threats. And nobody and I mean nobody will make me stay away from Vaughn. I love him Lauren, more than you ever could, but more importantly he loves me back. That's just a little something for you to think about. Oh, and before I forget, remind me to teach you how to make threats, because your attempt was pathetic." She moved away from Lauren just as Vaughn re-entered the room. He looked at both of them, trying to figure out what had just happened. The two women just stood glaring at each other.
"Agent Bristow, we're ready for you now." Dr. Nicholas was stood in the doorway waiting patiently.
"Ok, I'll be right there." She walked towards Lauren, and spoke quietly to her. "Try to threaten me or keep me away from Vaughn again Lauren, and you will be sorry. And just so we're clear: that was a threat. NOW the conversation is over." She said as she slowly moved away from Lauren.
Vaughn watched her as she was talking to Lauren. He could clearly tell that she was upset over something. As she walked past him, she stopped and looked at him. The pain that he saw in her eyes was killing him, but he couldn't figure out what had caused it. He knew that it was probably something that Lauren had said to her, or maybe it was something he had done. But she didn't give him a chance to ask. "We need to talk." She said as she quickly left the room. Once she was gone, Vaughn decided that it was time he sorted his life out. Starting with Lauren.
"What did you say to her Lauren?" He asked questioningly.
"Nothing. Why do you always assume that I've done something to her? Michael, the woman has a mouth, she is quite capable of sticking up for herself, she doesn't need you to defend her all the time."
"Syd's not an angry person Lauren, you must have done something to her. And just so we're clear, I don't defend her all the time, but when I see somebody treating her badly I have to step in." The wrinkles were forming again on his forehead, just like they always did when he was worried about something.
"Michael, we need to talk about what I told you earlier. We can discuss Sydney Bristow later. But right now I want us to talk about the baby." Lauren sat down on the bed, and waited for him to join her. Sitting side by side, Vaughn realised how he had forgotten about Lauren's news, he had been too concerned about Sydney.
"Are you planning to keep it?" Vaughn asked.
Lauren looked down at the floor, feeling glad that they were finally talking about something other than his ex-girlfriend. "I want us to have a family, if that's what you mean. I know we had discussed having children in the future, but I think now is as good a time as any."
"What about our careers? Having a baby changes everything." Vaughn hadn't always liked his job, but it was apart of his life. It was what brought Sydney into his life. Leaving the CIA would be like saying goodbye to her, which was something that he didn't want to do.
"I know that it will change everything, but I don't want to be working for NSC for the rest of my life. And I'm sure that being a spy isn't all that you're capable of doing. You know we could move away from Los Angeles and get safer jobs, ones that don't require us to risk our lives for the good of the country. We could buy a bigger place in Washington, or anywhere you like." Lauren took hold of his hand, and turned to look into his eyes. "Michael, having this baby would be so good for us, we could finally get away from here. You could even take up teaching again."
"Are you sure that that's all you want to get away from? By us moving away, changing our jobs, it's like your trying to cut Sydney out of my life. I've only just got her back again Lauren; I'm not ready to lose her again." Vaughn stood up off the bed, running his hand through his hair.
"What exactly are you trying to say Michael?" Lauren asked.