Well, here's the next chapter! Thank you so much to those of you that reviewed! Hope you guys like this chapter... )

Chapter 2

Vaughn's mouth hung open for five seconds, but he quickly recovered. "Your… son?"

"Yeah, my son," Sydney said dreamily.

With a sincere smile, Vaughn replied, "He's very cute. How old is he?"

"Well, Chris is turning six in a couple of months. He hates being called by his first name. I only named him Jonathan after my father and his middle name is Christopher because…" she trailed off.

"Because what?"

"I named him Christopher after your middle name…" Sydney looked down at her hands, waiting to hear Vaughn's reaction.

When Vaughn heard this, he was truly touched. "You mean after all these years, I still matter to you?" he asked skeptically.

"Vaughn, you have always mattered to me. I'm not going to lie to you and say that I wasn't hurt when you left or when you stopped calling or writing, because I was. But, in all that time, you've always been someone that's truly important to me. There's a space in my heart that's always going to be reserved only for you."

Very much moved by what she had just said, Vaughn got up from his chair and went to the other side of the table to give her a hug. He whispered in her ear, "You will always have a space in my heart that is meant for only you too."

The waitress chose that moment to come and deliver their food. Vaughn broke the hug reluctantly and went back to his seat. The rest of the night was filled with stories about what had happened in their lives since they last saw each other. For the first time in a long time, Sydney was extremely happy being with another man, who wasn't her son.

After finishing off their dinner and sitting there for two hours talking, the waitress came back with the check. Vaughn paid the bill, they both stood up to leave the restaurant.

Being the gentleman that he was, Vaughn offered, "Here, let me walk you to your car."

"Vaughn tonight has been absolutely wonderful. I came here tonight not knowing what to expect, but I am extraordinarily glad that I did. And as much as I don't want this night to end, I have to go back home to Chris and relieve the babysitter of his duties."

"Syd, I feel the exact same way. Tonight has been so incredible. Like you, I really wasn't sure what to expect either, but I'm glad that it turned out the way it did. I was wondering…"

"What?" she asked.

"I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me next Friday," Vaughn said with a smile.

Sydney felt her knees give way again at the sight of his smile. "Of course I would love to have dinner with you."

"It's a date then," Vaughn replied back. They exchanged phone numbers and addresses, with Vaughn promising to pick Sydney up at her house around seven o'clock.

Once they had reached Sydney's car, Vaughn opened the front door for her. Sydney gave Vaughn a quick kiss on the cheek and pulled back to gauge his reaction.

"What was that for?" he asked with a grin.

"For you being the amazing guy that you are."

She got into her car and waved a goodbye to Vaughn while she drove off. He stood there, waving back, thinking about the wonderful second chance that he just got to be with her.

I know it was kinda short, but I promise I'll get the next chapter up by tomorrow!