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A/N; OK, it's taken a while but I finally got here – Syd's back and she's about to be reunited with Vaughn. Anyone else excited? I know I am and I wrote the thing
So on with the update:
Part 4Vaughn sat silently, anticipating the moment when he would once again have Sydney in his arms, when he would see his soul mate, his guardian angel, his everything.
Four hours later, Vaughn stood apprehensively outside the Hong Kong safe house that currently housed his true love. It was only now that it hit him, Sydney was in there – he was going to see her again. And this time he promised himself he'd never let her go.
As he was led down a dark, dingy corridor a woman's racking sobs could clearly be heard. Panicked that Sydney could be the one in so much pain he subconsciously began to speed up, all the while thinking back over every occasion that he had pinpointed as a time when he had fallen in love with Sydney more; the first time he'd met her, the time she grabbed his hand at the pier in an attempt to anchor herself to constancy, when she'd asked him to break into the Vatican with him, finding her at the railway station, Taipei, her rescuing him in France, watching her sleep as they awaited the virus test results, her visit to him in hospital when he contracted the virus, explaining the significance of his dad's watch to her, risking everything to have dinner in Nice, kissing her as they finally took down the Alliance, making love to her that first time, Sydney admitting that she'd covered up for Dixon and apologising, the last conversation he'd had with her when he told her about the trip he'd arranged.... He saw flashes of his life since Sydney had arrived in it and made him a better person.
Suddenly, the man leading Vaughn stopped causing Vaughn to crash into him and out of his memories. The man leading Vaughn indicated a door to the left saying "Agent Bristow is in there; she seems to be a little confused but that's to be expected, otherwise she's in relatively good shape" Vaughn nodded his thanks to the man, who swiftly left in order to give the pair privacy. Vaughn, who was now just seconds from seeing his true love once more, was so relieved that the heartbreakingly soul wrenching sobs did not seem to be coming from within the room that he had to take a deep breath in order to regain his composure. Then, slowly he turned the knob, opened the door and entered the room.
And there she was, his first glimpse of her in 22 agonising months took his breath away, and suddenly she was in his arms and he was holding onto her so tightly he thought he'd never be able to let her go again and she was clinging to him just as tightly and subconsciously he registered the slight movement of her head as she turned her head and pressed a kiss to the side of his neck. Pulling back slightly she spoke and her voice to Vaughn was like the sound he expected a choir of angels rejoicing in heaven to make, "They doubled Francie"
"I know" was all that Vaughn could choke out.
"What happened to Will? To Francie? Are they dead?" Her question was desperate, as she pleaded with her eyes to let the news be good.
"Will's OK" was Vaughn's somewhat evasive response.
"What? How?" Sydney actually sounded surprised.
Some semblance of sanity returned to Vaughn at this point and he figured that this could take awhile so he gently told her to sit and guided her to a seat finding a seat for himself across from her. He didn't trust himself to sit next to her after all God only knows what she'd been through in the last two years and despite the fact that there seemed to be no physical damage to her, he didn't know what psychological damage had been done. So, despite the fact that all he wanted to do was take her in his arms, kiss her and make love to her all night, he didn't want to push her at least not now anyway. Her voice once again redrew him back into reality,
"Vaughn...?" His name was a question on his lips.
"We thought you were dead – they asked me to come – to explain"
"Explain what? What are you talking about?" It is now that it finally sinks in to Vaughn that Sydney has no idea where she's been or how long she's been gone. As comprehension dawns on him he rubs his hand over his eyes in a move characteristic to their early friendship, he doesn't even think about the ring on his fourth finger or of the thoughts that it will incite within Sydney. As he battles the inner demons that are fighting his conscience to let him go kill the guys that did this to his beloved, he misses her next question "Why are you wearing that ring?" as he tries to think of a way to break the news that will shatter her life into pieces.
He decides that like a plaster, the pain might be lessened if he tells her now rather than waiting, so he begins
"Syd...since that night, you were missing, you've been missing for almost two years". The look of pure horror on Sydney's face, was shortly after replaced with on of anger – pure, unadulterated rage – and he didn't expect the next thing out of her mouth "So you got married did you?" "What Syd..." "No, don't speak to me you lying, cheating scumbag....two years....you got over MY DEATH in two lousy, bloody years did you?" Tears were coursing down her cheeks as she stood and turned to leave, Vaughn who was still struggling to comprehend why she was so furious at him stood as well and grabbed her arm as she attempted to leave and pulled her back to face him, "What? Do you want to tell me her name? Tell me how beautiful she looked as she walked towards you on your wedding day? Is that what you want MICHAEL?" She spat out his name as though it were poison before breaking into heart wrenching sobs, "Do you want to break my heart even more? Do you?" Vaughn pulled her towards him and she fought against him beating against his chest with her fists as she begged him to let her go.
Finally, something in Vaughn clicked and he grabbed her hands, stilling them, the sorrow in her voice broke his heart as she whispered a fresh plea "Please, just let me go" "No – Sydney listen to me" "Why should I listen to you? I thought you loved me" "I do" "Then why did you get married" "That's just it Syd, I'm not married – I could never do that – I love you" As the shock of this statement began to sink in Vaughn sank to the floor, pulling Sydney with him and into his arms. Sitting quietly he attempted to calm her by rocking back and forth, stroking her hair as she cried into his shoulder. They sat like that for hours until Vaughn began to speak,
"You know, I didn't even think to take off the ring – I was just so elated that you were alive that I forgot all about it. It was my father's wedding band." Sydney turned her head to look at it, still sniffling slightly "My mom gave it to me a little while ago, on October 1st actually, apparently she was planning to give it to me to use as my wedding band but when she realised the only person I'd ever even consider marrying was you" she looked up at him sharply as he said this, obviously shocked by his declaration, noting her shock Vaughn pressed a kiss to her forehead in an effort to reassure her that what he said was true, before continuing "she gave me the ring." He was stopped by the gentle pressure of Syd's fingers on his lips "You really thought you'd lost me didn't you?" "Yeah, well after the fire at your place and the DNA tests to prove that you were one of the bodies inside......I was so crushed – it was like someone had ripped out my heart, but now you're back – you're really here and I can touch you" he ran his fingers down the side of her face, "and kiss you" he gently pressed his lips to hers in a chaste kiss before pulling away "and you won't disappear." It was Sydney who initiated the next kiss, and it was Vaughn who deepened it. They kissed desperately, as though it was their last and only pulled apart when the need for air overwhelmed them both. Pressing his forehead to Syd's Vaughn whispered, "I love you" "I love you too – Vaughn, do you think we could get up off the floor?" "Yes sweetie we could" and he stood pulling her up with him and leading her over to the bed in the corner where they laid and Vaughn held her in his embrace as they drifted off to sleep peacefully, both knowing that whatever was to come could wait until tomorrow when they would face it together.
TBC
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