"Agent Vaughn, you understand that this information does not leave this room?" stated Kendall.
Vaughn looks at Kendall with a look of disgust and says "Yes, DIRECTOR KENDALL, I understand."
Vaughn looks at Sydney and she can see the disbelief, hurt and anger in his eyes. He looks down at Michelle then at Sydney hoping she would understand his silent question. Sydney stands and walks over to Vaughn and takes Michelle out of his arms
"Agent Vaughn, Ms Reed cannot detect any change in your relationship. We need to know what Intel has been compromised and…" started Jack.
"Excuse me, are you telling me I have to pretend that nothing has changed, that I didn't learn that Lauren is a psychotic double agent, that in some way played a part in kidnapping Sydney and destroying two years of our lives, which led to my not knowing the existence of my daughter…"
Vaughn stands up "I am sorry, Director Kendall but I will not take part in this and be used once again for the gaining of intelligence".
Vaughn turns around and storms out of the room, with Sydney looking on. "Sydn…?" Jack began but was cut off as Sydney stood up and held up her hand and said "DON'T" and walks out, chasing Vaughn.
While rushed toward the elevator she runs straight into Marshall, Syd looks at him with a half forced smile and says, "Hey Marshall, could you please hold my daughter I have to see Vaughn."
"Yeah Uh… Syd I thought you were dead…" before he could finish his rambling Sydney handed Michelle to him and ran down the corridor.
Sydney finally reached the roof, knowing she would find him there. Vaughn stood near the railing looking down. She walks over to him and stands beside him not speaking, they stand in silence for what seems like hours until Vaughn finally says "I can't do this" Sydney turns and faces Vaughn and says "Of course you can, you can do anything you put your mind to" Vaughn looks at her and says "I don't want to be with her, I want to be with you."
"Vaughn…"
"Syd… how can I pretend to want to be with her after what I just learnt? All of my dreams have come true now that I know you are alive and we have a daughter together, Syd… I'm not going to lose you twice." said Vaughn as he gently caressed her cheek.
"Vaughn…" she was cut off as he slowly moved closer to her until their lips were inches apart, he looks into her eyes silently seeking permission to kiss her. Vaughn gives her a soft kiss which quickly escalates into a more passionate one. After a few minutes Sydney pulls back and says "I can't do this with you, you're getting married." Sydney turns to walk away when Vaughn grabs her arm and spins her around to face him "Syd…" but she turns around again and walks back inside.
Vaughn stays out on the roof for a few minutes before finally making his way back down to the Rotunda, when he arrives back at Kendall's office he notices Marshall holding Michelle and Sydney not there.
"Agent Vaughn, Marshall has been brought up to date with the events of the past twelve hours." says Kendall
"Vaughn, hey would you like to hold your daughter? asked Marshall. Before Vaughn can respond Michelle calls out "Dada" and struggles to get free from Marshall's grasp. Everyone watched as Michelle ran across the room to where Vaughn was standing "Hey princess".
Sydney chooses that moment to enter the room and every one looked at Sydney and there was a silence as they noticed her red rimed eyes.
Sydney's POV
I walked from the roof unable to stop the tears from falling I rushed to the bathroom and locked the cubicle, I kept saying to myself why did I kiss him, I shouldn't have kissed him. He moved on with his life after only two years. Does that mean he doesn't really love me? All these thoughts and questions ran through my head as the tears ran down my face. I finally realized that I needed to get back, so I washed my face and tried to remove all evidence that I had been crying and I slowly made my way back to Kendall's office.
When I got back to Kendall's office Vaughn had just walked in the room, Marshall was still holding Michelle and speaking to Vaughn then I see Michelle bolt out of Marshall's arms and run over into Vaughn's arms, I could see that Michelle was happy so I needed to keep her happy no matter what the cost.
I walked into the office and everyone's eyes suddenly turned towards me, I could tell that they all knew I had been crying and Vaughn was looking at me with a look of guilt and sadness. There was an awkward silence for a moment until Kendall decides to finally speak.
Narrator POV
"Agent Vaughn, what have you decided to do about this matter?"
"How long would this have to go on for? asks Vaughn.
"Well that would depend on how much Intel has been compromised." replies Kendall
"Do you live with Ms Reed, Agent Vaughn?" asks Jack
"No, I do not." replies Vaughn
"This operation needs to be handled with the utter most care, it will require you to continue with your relationship as normal, plant a tracking and listening device on Ms Reed which Marshall will provide, you will be unable to be intimately involved with my daught…"
"Jack, I got it." Vaughn interrupts angrily
"That's it for the moment, any Intel you acquire will be directed to myself or Jack, is that understood?" says Kendall
"Yes, sir." stated Vaughn
Everyone began filing out of the office except Sydney, Vaughn and Michelle. When everyone left there was a silence that was quickly becoming awkward and tense when Sydney walks over to Vaughn, she forces a smile at Michelle and Vaughn but she can tell that he knows it's fake, so she says "I need to see Weiss, say bye to Daddy sweetheart, you can see him tomorrow."
"I'll see you later, princess." Vaughn said. Michelle looks him in the eyes and giggles and shows off an identical set of dimples, just like her mothers.
"Bye Dadda." Says Michelle as she reaches up and gives Vaughn a kiss on the cheek and then looks at Sydney. Vaughn gives Michelle back to Sydney and he watches them leave.
Vaughn POV
I eventually stops feeling sorry for myself and leave to find Marshall, I find Marshall in his office.
"Hey, Marshall."
"Hey Vaughn, I'm really sorry about your girlfriend… I … uhh… mean your fiancé, but Syd… she's back that is so cool."
"Marshall!"
"Well I have something really exciting for you… this here looks like a normal diamond necklace right? Something you would give your wife… or in your case your wife to be… umm, ok but it's not… it's actually got a transmitter in it. You see this stone here?" he says pointing at it "I put a tracking chip in it, so we can see where she is going and uhh there is a voice recorder too so we can here every conversation.
"Thanks Marshall" I say as I start to leave.
"So are you and Syd going to get back together, now that you have a daughter and all? It would be so cool if Carrie and I had a child…"
"Marshall, I have got to go." I say
"Yeah sure… I'll just…" he says as he turns away.
I walk out of the room thinking that Marshall will never change.
Weiss's POV
I patiently wait for Sydney to walk out of Kendall's office, when she finally does I say "Hey Syd, how are you holding up?"
"I'm fine, thanks" says Sydney
"Hey listen, I know that you have no place to stay so you could come and stay with me if you like, I can be your shoulder to cry on or your drinking buddy?" I ask
Sydney laughs and so does Michelle although Michelle has no idea what she is laughing about.
"Thanks Eric, that would be great, I could use a drink." replies Sydney.
Narrator POV
Weiss helps Sydney and Michelle back to his place, while Vaughn heads over to Lauren's house to break the news of Sydney's return. When Vaughn arrives at Lauren's, he sits in his car for several minutes deciding how to handle everything, thinking how much has changed in one day with Sydney' return, having a daughter, and his fiancé being a double agent for the Covenant.
Vaughn slowly gets out of the car and proceeds to the door. He takes a deep breath before pushing the bell, after a few seconds Lauren answers.
"Michael, what a surprise I wasn't expecting you today. i thought you had hockey practice."
"There is something I need to tell you, Can I come in?"
"Of course, is everything alright?" she asks as they go inside.
Vaughn sits next to Lauren and says "Somebody came in to work today." he said
"Really, who?" she replied
"Sydney Bristow." he says
"What?" Lauren says shocked
"There's more... she has a child... it's mine."
