Disclaimer: none of the characters are mine...

As Sydney entered her apartment she was overwhelmed with sadness, it felt so cold and empty. She had just returned from a mission in Cairo and all her muscles were sore. 'I could really use a hot bath right now.' Suddenly she decided to skip the bath – and all the memories that came with it, the hand that stroked her cheek, the sweet nothings whispered into her ear. Her cell phone rang.

"Damn it!" she cursed

She just got back....What did they want now? 'Just ignore it.' She thought to herself, but the stupid phone kept ringing and it was really pissing her off.

"What?!"

"Syd we need you down here." Weiss replied.

"I just got back. Can't it wait?!" She said clearly sounding annoyed.

"No it can't. We normally wouldn't ask you to but it's important."

"Fine!"

As she drove to the JTF center "My Immortal" came on the radio.

Syd POV

I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

That described exactly how she felt. She was so tired of acting like she was fine, like it didn't hurt every time she saw Vaughn and his wife sneak kisses in "their corner".

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

He used to do that for me...help me through all my problems.... Be my rock...my tie to sanity. Even though he doesn't love me I still love him. I try to move on but he was my soul mate. How do you move on from that?

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

Whoever said that time heals all wounds...boy were they wrong.

You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me

I still see him as my guardian angel, but I am only a friend if maybe an ex-girlfriend. I cant sleep at night without having nightmares. They taunt me, my dreams of what could have been.

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

Tears are streaming down my face.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

Who's gonna protect or comfort me? Weiss but its not the same.

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

Physically I have healed, emotionally I will never be the same.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

Oh gosh, I have to pull myself together before Vaughn, Weiss, or my Dad see me.

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along

I know that we'll never be together again but there's that small speck of hope I will always have.

JTF Center

When she entered the debriefing room she was greeted by the faces of Weiss, and Marshall, her father, and Dixon. The meeting officially began. She was puzzled. Where were Lauren and Vaughn?

"Sydney, Agents Vaughn and Reed are on a short vacation. Please take a seat. " Dixon answered.

"Now Sydney you are going to on a simple mission since Agent Vaughn is not here. You are only to set up bugs in this man's office."

A picture of a man in a suit pooped onto the screen.

"This is David Norman. He deals in weapons etc. he has made contact with Khansinau.

He is hosting a party tonight at his mansion in London to raise money for OATW- the orphans around the world association though that is only a cover. He will be meeting with Alexander Khasinau. Norman will be making several short appearances to keep up the pretense this is for a good cause."

"During the party you are to sneak into his office and plant bugs just in case he makes contact with Sark or your mother. Weiss is your backup. Marshall..."

"Well you see this paperclip you know like what you clip paper with like well...."

"Marshall...."

"Well um....all you have to do is drop this little baby within 2 feet of his phone and voila!!! It's tapped. Oh! This looks like regular mini bottle of perfume right? Well it's definitely not... you spray it twice and their out cold for like fifteen minutes."

"Thank you Marshall." Dixon said.

"You are going in as Jennifer Garner, wealthy daughter of Donald Garner. Here is your alias. You leave in two hours dismissed."

At the Party

Well here I was... it was amazing how easy it was now.... to slip into an alias.

"Retriever this is mountaineer. I see Norman."

"Hello Mr. Norman. It's a pleasure."

"No. The pleasure is all mine miss...."

"Garner."

"Miss Garner. Excuse me I have to go and meet with a client."

'Client my ass.'

"Mountaineer there are two guards in front of Normans office.

"Copy that. Heading towards the office now."

"Excuse me miss. This area is restricted."

"I'm sorry I didn't realize that." I was looking for the lady's room. Do you know where it is?"

"Yea its right over there" he turned around and pointed to the left.

Sydney took this opportunity and sprayed him with the bottle of perfume.

'Knocked out cold. You're brilliant Marshall!'

Mystery Man's POV

The second guard sees her, but she does the same to him as she did the other guard. Then she enters the office. I follow her and don't make a sound. Just about when she was is supposed to drop the bug I slam the butt of my gun on her head. Her body slowly falls into my arms and I hold her for the first time in a year....

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