Chapter 15
"So that's it? You're gonna throw away everything we have because Lauren says that she's pregnant." Sydney looked at him questioningly, tears forming in her eyes. She had already lost him once; she couldn't bare to do it again,
"I've made a commitment to Lauren, I can't just ignore that. And what do you mean, 'Lauren says that she's pregnant,' she is pregnant Sydney. Lauren's not the type of woman who would make something like that up."
"Are you kidding me? Think about it Vaughn, she realised that she was going to lose you, so she made up a lie to make you wanna stay with her. She knows that you not the type of guy who will leave a child without a father. She's playing you. All she wants to do is keep us apart. Can't you see that?"
"She wouldn't, she couldn't." Although he didn't want to admit it, but what Syd was saying made sense. But would his wife be cruel enough to pull a stunt like that?
"Anyways, I can tell that she doesn't love you the way that I do, and this commitment that you're talking about is only a piece of paper and a band of gold! Why should that stand in the way of true love?"
"Nothing can ever stop me from loving you, but Lauren must be my first priority now, for both her sake and the baby's. I have no choice." He turned and looked at his wife, who was still fast asleep.
"You always have a choice Vaughn. When we're let out of here, you can come with me and we'll get away from here, we can start a new life somewhere else."
"As much as I would love to run away with you Sydney, I can't. Their eyes locked, and Vaughn realised just how much he loved this woman. But he was sticking by his decision. His wedding vows said that he would stick by his wife no matter what, and this was the time for him to do that.
"You know what Vaughn? Stay with her! I don't care anymore. I'm not gonna keep doing this, setting myself up just so I can be hurt by you. It's not worth it. There was a time when I would have waited forever for you, but what's the point in me making that sacrifice if you can't do the same?" He was silent, quite taken back by her sudden outburst. Sydney didn't mean any of the things she was saying, but she was trying to stop herself from looking vulnerable to him; acting like she cared about what he did with his life. Whether it worked or not, she was unsure, but Vaughn got the message that she was upset and he didn't say anymore. "I think it would be best if we keep our distance when we get out. I'll ask Dixon if my future missions can be done with Weiss. I'm sure he'll understand." She took one last look at him, remembering all the characteristics of his face, knowing that she wasn't likely to see him much after that day.
"Syd..." His voice caught in his throat.
"DON'T. I've said all that I have to say to you, I don't want to hear your excuses anymore." She sat on the bed, burying her head into her legs, trying to stop Vaughn from noticing the fact that she was crying.
A couple of hours later
Lauren had woken up, to find her husband sitting on the floor, with his head in his hands. She didn't know what she had missed whilst she was asleep, but the other two people in the room looked quite frustrated. She would just have to ask Michael what went on later. She was about to speak to him, when Dr. Nicholas entered the room, without his protective clothing on. That surely had to be a good sign.
"I have some very good news for you all." He smiled at each agent as he spoke. "All of you tests results have come back, and I'm pleased to announce that none of you have the virus. You are all safe to go." Lauren's face filled with a grin, but Vaughn and Sydney were still not happy. Sure they were thrilled about not being sick, but Sydney was angry at the way she had left things with Vaughn, and Vaughn was angry at the fact that he had just lost Sydney...again. "We would like to thank you all for your patience, and I have spoken with Mr. Dixon and you don't have to return to work until Monday." He stood away from the door, allowing room for them all to leave.
Sydney was first out. She picked up her things, and without looking at Vaughn or Lauren she left the room, wiping a fallen tear off her cheek. Vaughn watched her leave and had wanted to chase after her, telling her that he had changed his mind. But the feel of his wife's hand on his shoulder brought him back to reality.
"You ready to go honey?" She picked up her things and waited for him to answer. "Yeah, sure." Running his hand through his hair, he led the way out, and into the car park. Just as the got outside, he caught a glimpse of Sydney getting into her car. He stopped for a minute; just watching her and wishing that he were leaving with her. Lauren noticed that he had stopped, and she turned to see what the problem was.
"Michael what is it?" She walked over to him to see that he was staring off in the other direction. Following the direction he was looking in, she spotted Sydney putting on her sunglasses and reversing out of her parking space. "Michael come on. It's only 3 O'clock, we can go and have lunch at that restaurant you like downtown." She tugged at his arm, as he tried to put all thoughts of Syd to the back of his mind. "Ok"
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Sydney arrived back at her apartment, around 3:30. She checked her messages, one, which was off Weiss saying he would be over for dinner later that night. Typical of Weiss to be always thinking about food, but I can do with the company. She walked into her room to put on her running shoes. She ran a lot, most of the time she was trying to get something off her mind. Vaughn. She would have to get used to not having him on her mind, as now there was no chance of them being together. She shut the front door behind her, and began to run towards her favourite place, the park.
"So that's it? You're gonna throw away everything we have because Lauren says that she's pregnant." Sydney looked at him questioningly, tears forming in her eyes. She had already lost him once; she couldn't bare to do it again,
"I've made a commitment to Lauren, I can't just ignore that. And what do you mean, 'Lauren says that she's pregnant,' she is pregnant Sydney. Lauren's not the type of woman who would make something like that up."
"Are you kidding me? Think about it Vaughn, she realised that she was going to lose you, so she made up a lie to make you wanna stay with her. She knows that you not the type of guy who will leave a child without a father. She's playing you. All she wants to do is keep us apart. Can't you see that?"
"She wouldn't, she couldn't." Although he didn't want to admit it, but what Syd was saying made sense. But would his wife be cruel enough to pull a stunt like that?
"Anyways, I can tell that she doesn't love you the way that I do, and this commitment that you're talking about is only a piece of paper and a band of gold! Why should that stand in the way of true love?"
"Nothing can ever stop me from loving you, but Lauren must be my first priority now, for both her sake and the baby's. I have no choice." He turned and looked at his wife, who was still fast asleep.
"You always have a choice Vaughn. When we're let out of here, you can come with me and we'll get away from here, we can start a new life somewhere else."
"As much as I would love to run away with you Sydney, I can't. Their eyes locked, and Vaughn realised just how much he loved this woman. But he was sticking by his decision. His wedding vows said that he would stick by his wife no matter what, and this was the time for him to do that.
"You know what Vaughn? Stay with her! I don't care anymore. I'm not gonna keep doing this, setting myself up just so I can be hurt by you. It's not worth it. There was a time when I would have waited forever for you, but what's the point in me making that sacrifice if you can't do the same?" He was silent, quite taken back by her sudden outburst. Sydney didn't mean any of the things she was saying, but she was trying to stop herself from looking vulnerable to him; acting like she cared about what he did with his life. Whether it worked or not, she was unsure, but Vaughn got the message that she was upset and he didn't say anymore. "I think it would be best if we keep our distance when we get out. I'll ask Dixon if my future missions can be done with Weiss. I'm sure he'll understand." She took one last look at him, remembering all the characteristics of his face, knowing that she wasn't likely to see him much after that day.
"Syd..." His voice caught in his throat.
"DON'T. I've said all that I have to say to you, I don't want to hear your excuses anymore." She sat on the bed, burying her head into her legs, trying to stop Vaughn from noticing the fact that she was crying.
A couple of hours later
Lauren had woken up, to find her husband sitting on the floor, with his head in his hands. She didn't know what she had missed whilst she was asleep, but the other two people in the room looked quite frustrated. She would just have to ask Michael what went on later. She was about to speak to him, when Dr. Nicholas entered the room, without his protective clothing on. That surely had to be a good sign.
"I have some very good news for you all." He smiled at each agent as he spoke. "All of you tests results have come back, and I'm pleased to announce that none of you have the virus. You are all safe to go." Lauren's face filled with a grin, but Vaughn and Sydney were still not happy. Sure they were thrilled about not being sick, but Sydney was angry at the way she had left things with Vaughn, and Vaughn was angry at the fact that he had just lost Sydney...again. "We would like to thank you all for your patience, and I have spoken with Mr. Dixon and you don't have to return to work until Monday." He stood away from the door, allowing room for them all to leave.
Sydney was first out. She picked up her things, and without looking at Vaughn or Lauren she left the room, wiping a fallen tear off her cheek. Vaughn watched her leave and had wanted to chase after her, telling her that he had changed his mind. But the feel of his wife's hand on his shoulder brought him back to reality.
"You ready to go honey?" She picked up her things and waited for him to answer. "Yeah, sure." Running his hand through his hair, he led the way out, and into the car park. Just as the got outside, he caught a glimpse of Sydney getting into her car. He stopped for a minute; just watching her and wishing that he were leaving with her. Lauren noticed that he had stopped, and she turned to see what the problem was.
"Michael what is it?" She walked over to him to see that he was staring off in the other direction. Following the direction he was looking in, she spotted Sydney putting on her sunglasses and reversing out of her parking space. "Michael come on. It's only 3 O'clock, we can go and have lunch at that restaurant you like downtown." She tugged at his arm, as he tried to put all thoughts of Syd to the back of his mind. "Ok"
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Sydney arrived back at her apartment, around 3:30. She checked her messages, one, which was off Weiss saying he would be over for dinner later that night. Typical of Weiss to be always thinking about food, but I can do with the company. She walked into her room to put on her running shoes. She ran a lot, most of the time she was trying to get something off her mind. Vaughn. She would have to get used to not having him on her mind, as now there was no chance of them being together. She shut the front door behind her, and began to run towards her favourite place, the park.