Chapter 16
Irina, Irina, Irina. The name which invokes so many feelings from me. Love, Hate, Indifference. The woman who destroyed so much, bet yet I still wanted. My daughter's Mother, My wife, but is she really? Laura was this person, not her. Am I in love with Irina of the image she represents? Laura.
"Hey Dad" Sydney greeted.
"Sydney, how are you? I heard about Alison"
"I'm okay, so is Mom. She's just finishing talking to Alison at the moment. She should be back in a minute."
"Do you know exactly what Alison was up to?"
"It turns out she left the Covenant. That was just a cover story. She's working for Sloane. He had Nadia followed and when he saw us. He saw an opportunity. To get Sark and Katya out. To work together to find Rambaldi."
"That bastard" Jack said swearing. "You know I wish I had of let him die."
"Look Dad, we've got an opportunity you know. We know where he is heading. We go there, pick him up and everything's good."
"But can it be again? Honey so much has happened; it has turned our worlds around, you, me, Vaughn, Irina, Nadia, Sloane. Life is not going to be the same again. So can placing Sloane into custody solve anything?"
"Dad giving time thing's can go back to what is the resemblance of normal in our life's. But Dad we have to give it a chance. Look there's something I need to tell you. I want to be involved with Mom if that's okay?"
"That's fine Sydney. I realised by know that the more I tell you not to do something the more you do the opposite. I understand your mother is around and that you want to get to know her finally."
"Thank you. Thanks for understanding. What can I say, no matter how old you are a girl still needs her Mother. Even if foresaid mother is an international terrorist." Sydney chuckled slightly.
"Well, she has always been the one since you were a year old that knew what was going on with you. Me I had no idea. Especially when you hit you teenager years, Man I was lost."
"Don't remind me. I was this ticking hormonal time bomb ready to explode at any minute. I must have been hell to live with."
"The slamming doors, the loud music, the string of boyfriends I kept finding on our couch. Oh it was easy!. No, seriously that was the one time before the truth about her being alive that I wished Irina was around. She probably could of talked some sense into you. Instead of that train wreck I caused between us."
"Dad, I know things were strained between us, but at least it's better now. And I'm sorry about my behaviour, hey what can I saw I was trying to be a rebel." Both of them laughed.
Irina walked over to them. "What's so funny?"
"Oh we were just reminiscing about Sydney's teen years."
"Ah, perhaps some time Jack you can fill me in on the highlight's so I can take over from your futile attempts and actually do it correctly" Irina said with a smirk.
"No offence, but I pretty much clear on the whole baby thing now."
"Indulge me. I missed out on some important Mother-Daughter bonding moments"
Sydney quickly changed the subject. "Ok Mom, ready for your shopping trip?"
"Shopping trip?" Jack asked.
"Well considering she's going to be around for a while, Mom might need more than two sets of clothes. Oh by the way are you free for dinner tonight at my apartment?"
"Sure, about 8.30 ok?"
"Fine, See you later Dad"
Irina and Sydney walked away.
Jack looked at the departing figures. Realising within his head. That Irina was the person she loved, her personality. Not the memory of Laura. But he had one obstacle in the way. How to tell that he wanted her? "