New Truth be Told
Michael Vaughn – Phase One
Vaughn knew he couldn't keep quiet about his "emotional involvement" with Sydney any longer. He'd tried recommitting to Alice, tried to keep his and Sydney's relationship professional. Which didn't change how he felt about her and that it appeared that the entire C.I.A. knew how he felt about her. But faced with her in the tiny side room, he didn't know where to begin.
"This isn't working," he tried to start.
"What?" she asked, although there was no question in her voice or face.
"You know what."
"I want to hear you say it."
"When you're on missions, I can't sleep. I can't concentrate on meetings we're in together because all I want to do is kiss you."
"What do you want to do about it? We work so well together."
"I know, and that's what makes this so hard. And the people who would kill us if they found us together, they're the ones who brought you to me. It's the most frustrating thing I've ever had to deal with in my entire life."
With that, Sydney kissed him passionately. It was fantastic, and Vaughn now had a new reason to want SD-6 gone for good. It wasn't just that they were enemies of the United States.
It was that they would be sure to kill Sydney if they found out that she'd even met with him.
Unfortunately, the door to the small room they room opened entirely too soon. They broke their kiss.
"Hey, lovebirds. The meeting starts in two minutes."
Damn. "Thanks," Vaughn answered, pointedly.
The door closed again. But Vaughn was sure that no matter what, the floodgates would never be closed again. And SD-6 couldn't go down fast enough.