Chapter Twelve: Give In to Love

Vaughn was beside himself with worry. Sydney was getting closer and closer to having the baby. He paced around his office looking at his computer. "Come on" his whispered under his breath. They were supposed to be here by now and they weren't. If they came too late, there was a chance Sydney could be hurt, even killed. Damn them all he thought as his computer flashed and spit out a message: one new mail message.

Vaughn rushed over to his computer and breathed a sigh of relief:

To: oldfrenchcastlejuner. Alice in Wonderland

Arrived in France with the jack-in-the-box. Awaiting message on when is best time to pick up my Alice book.

They were here. Vaughn reread the email and decided to wait on a response. As he clicked on the close button, Sark came pounding into the room.

"What the hell are you doing, Mike"

"What are you talking about?"

"They check your email you ass"

"So? I'm trying to make a business deal with an old contact. The jack-in-the-box belonged to my father I want to give it to my child."

"Did you really think I would believe that?"

"Sark, you don't trust me? Haven't you run every test imaginable on it?"

"Yes and just because you haven't used a cipher in the message doesn't mean you aren't up to something."

Vaughn glanced back at the empty computer screen for a moment before asking Sark a question that had been bothering him for a long time.

"Did you really love Lauren?"

"Where the hell did that come from?"

"Just answer the dying man's question"

"Fine, yes I did. I would have done anything to save her from dying."

"Like I would do with Sydney?"

"If you mean would I have taken the bullets for her, then yes I would"

"Do you think she would have died for you?"

"I could only say I hope she would, what about Sydney?"

"She's already laid down her life for me more than once."

"So that's love…why did you kill her Mike?"

"She was a bitch and she was going to kill Sydney. And yes that's love."

"I—

Sark was interrupted when a guard came rushing in the room. "The general wants you both now; the prisoner's gone into labor"

Ok that was mean of me to leave it like that but I hope u enjoyed the convo between Vaughn and Sark. I always believed that Sark did truly love Lauren and I think Sark deserves as much happiness as Vaughn and Syd do