Hey y'all! Sorry about the lack of updates! My computer has been out of action and uni work has tripled over the last week! Thanks to luv24Alias, Agent Flamingo, nattie700, vaughnbear, Ren201, Forceful and angryapplepie for all your incredibly supportive reviews. I really enjoyed writing that last chapter and I'm glad you all enjoyed it too.
I have finished writing up to chapter 17, so hopefully I will be updating a bit more regularly now!
Disclaimer, setting etc, see earlier chapters
Chapter 11: Planning
Sydney woke and groggily looked up at the digital clock which read 4:04am. Ugh, she thought to herself as she slowly became aware of her surroundings.
The night was warm and the blanket was only covering about three quarters of her body. Vaughn's arm was draped across her low back, his hand playing slightly with the edge of her tank top.
Sydney turned so she could look at him. In the shadows, the dark bags under his eyes were only too obvious. Today was Friday, his last day of training. He would get the weekend off before flying out on Monday. Sydney took every advantage to just look at Vaughn without him realizing, trying to memorize his features and expressions.
Vaughn stirred in his sleep, tightening his grip on Sydney and pulling her closer to him. Sydney happily obliged and took up position lying with her head on Vaughn's bare chest. She slowly drifted off to sleep again, comforted by the constant and steady beat of Vaughn's heart.
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Vaughn reached over and thumped his alarm clock. Over the past mornings, he had been getting more and more violent with his alarm clock and although his was probably going to break it soon, there was something satisfying in hitting something which woke him and called him from a warm bed.
Vaughn reached up and rubbed his eyes as he realized Sydney was lying across him. He gently reached down and ran his fingers through her soft hair. Loosing track of time, he continued to watch her sleep. Vaughn once heard that people look like the child they once were when they were asleep and he could believe it about Sydney. She was the picture of innocence, her features relaxed and a slight smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
Sometimes Vaughn felt overwhelmed by the feelings she could arose in him. Not just the quantity, but the range. She tugged at his heart strings and every emotion became more powerful than ever before. No one could make him laugh the way she would when she teased him. No one could ever make him as content as the way she could when they would sit together watching television. No one could make him as angry as she could when she put herself in danger. No one could make his as nervous as when she was on a mission. And no one could make him as happy as when she whispered in his ear "I love you".
Gently easing her onto the other side of the bed, Vaughn headed toward the bathroom. He quickly undressed and hopped into the shower, allowing the hot water ease his constantly tense muscles.
The sound of a door opening caused Vaughn to pause.
"Hello?"
"I figure we could save some time and save the environment at the same time" Sydney replied.
Vaughn moved to pull back the shower curtain just as Sydney stepped into the shower with him.
"How exactly is this going to save the environment?" Vaughn asked as Sydney wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Combining two showers into one saves water" Sydney replied as she began to kiss Vaughn.
"And this is going to save time how?"
"Vaughn?"
"Yeah"
"Shut up"
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Vaughn managed to somehow leave on time, allowing Sydney to eat some breakfast and read the morning paper. As she flicked through the cartoons, her phone began to ring.
"Bristow"
"You know you could scare people with that tone"
"Why? Do I scare you?"
"Nah, I'm not afraid of anything"
Sydney laughed.
"Hey! It wasn't that funny!"
"I'm sorry Eric. How are you?"
"I'm hurt, really hurt"
"Baby"
"And the insults just keep coming..."
"Alright! I'm sorry! What's up?"
"Apology accepted. I had an idea and I thought you might like to be involved"
"Mm. What was this idea?"
"Well..."
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When Vaughn arrived home that evening, he found his apartment empty. Reaching for his phone, he punched in a familiar number.
"Hello?"
"Hey Will, is Sydney in?"
"Yeah, hold on man"
There was a clunk on the other end as Will dropped the phone to find Sydney.
"Hello?"
"You okay? You sound out of breath"
"Oh, I was in the shower. How was your day?"
"The usual. Yours?"
"Yeah, the same. What are you doing tonight?"
"Spending the night with you"
"That was a given. Want to go out for dinner?"
"Sounds good. What time do you want me to pick you up?"
"Don't worry, I'll drive tonight" Sydney said quickly.
"Are you sure?" Vaughn said, surprised. Sydney usually let him drive except in the field.
"Yeah, I'll come by in about an hour?"
"Okay"
"See you soon. Love you"
"Love you too"
Vaughn hung up the phone, slightly taken back. He shrugged any curious thoughts as he went to get ready.
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