Vaughn made his way down towards Weiss's apartment building and hoped that Constance wasn't there. He knocked on the door with the video tucked under his arm. Weiss appeared and smiled at his friend. "Hey Vaughn this is a surprise. How are you?"

"Actually, I'm a little disturbed. Its to do with Jack and Constance. Is she here?"

"No she's not back yet. She will be soon though so come in and tell me what's upset you." Vaughn walked into the lounge and sat on the couch.

"Its more of showing than telling. I was checking over the video tapes to see Connies talk with Sark. She seemed a little shaken when she left so I went down to the emergency feed room to look over the backup tapes you know so as not to cause a fuss."

"You mean so no-one saw you looking at private security footage?"

"Well there was that too."

"Go on."

"Well he actually apologised for what he did to her. he was all scarily nice to her. of course he was lying and laughed at her when she had left. I was just about to turn off the tape when I saw Jack enter the cell and... well... I'll have to show you. I cant bring myself to say it in my head let alone out loud." "Show me... tell me what?"

Constance made her way to the car park when she realised she didn't bring her car. Weiss had given her a lift this morning from his place. She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts of Sark, Sydney, Vaughn and...

"Jack. hi." Constance spun round to meet Agent Bristow heading for his car.

"Hello. Are you ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine. Just headed out." She began walking back towards the lift.

"I thought you said you were on your way out." Jack queried.

"I forgot. I had a lift in this morning and..."

"I'll give you a ride."

"No, no I'll get a cab. Its ok."

"I'll take you back to Agent Weiss's apartment. Please. we need to talk anyway."

"Well... Ok then. Thanks."

She got in the car and they rode in silence to the large apartment building she was staying in.

Vaughn put the tape in the machine and pressed play. The screen flickered and an image of Sark walking around his cell appeared. Jack walked in and started talking to Sark.

They watched for a while in silence and Weiss began to get confused.

"What does Sark mean he enjoyed the taste? Also what didn't Jack get any enjoyment out of? This conversation doesn't make sense Mike."

"It will in a minute" He answered as he walked into the kitchen so as not to be able to hear the small groan that escaped Agent Bristow's mouth as Sark surrounded him.

"JESUS!" He heard Weiss scramble for the tape as he ejected it. "Oh my god is Jack... are he and Sark...." He couldn't seem to get himself to finish his sentence. He didn't need to. Vaughn had been asking himself those very same questions since he himself scrambled to retrieve the tape from the machine.

"I have no idea. There's one thing I'm sure of though."

"What?"

"We have to tell Connie."

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"I wont be staying at Weiss's for much longer. I've booked a hotel room across town that I'll move to when..."

"Come home." A surprised Agent Waters turned to face the desperate man.

"What?" Jack pulled into the underground parking lot.

"Come home. Come to me. Please Connie. I miss you. I love you and I know we can work things out. You even said we could yourself and how are we going to work through if we don't try?"

"I don't think..."

"We have to start somewhere and that can be tonight. I'll stay in the spare room next to Sydney's and you can have our bed. At least then we can talk."

"Well..."

"Please."

"Ok. Just let me get a few things from Eric's place first. You can come up and wait for me."

They made their way across the hallway and heard Weiss shouting.

"NO VAUGHN."

"Why not?"

She opened the door with the spare set of keys Weiss had given her and she and Jack entered the room. Vaughn and Weiss hadn't heard her due to the shouting and they continued oblivious to the two people watching from the doorway.

"Its not right. We don't even know what was going on."

"We'll show her the tape then. Connie can jump to her own conclusions once she's watched it."

"What tape?" she interrupted them.

"Oh nothing." Weiss put the tape he was holding in the near by draw.

"I think she deserves to know what you were talking about." Jack looked angry.

"Look its ok Jack I can sort this out." "

No, no. We'll show you what you want and you can make up your own mind." Vaughn grabbed the tape and walked over to the video player ready to insert it.

"Look Jack you need to stop him. Its footage from the backup camera in Sark's cell from today. You know what happened today?" Weiss hissed at the concerned Agent.

"Oh my... I think you should just get your thinks honey. Some tape doesn't really matter. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves playing tricks on her..."

"I'm... Er. Jack what's on that tape?" she was getting angry now and stared at Weiss and Vaughn looking sheepish.

"I beat up Sark." It was the first thing to enter Jack's mind.

"You did WHAT?"

"No...he..."

"Vaughn shut up." Constance turned to Michael.

"Don't try to cover for him. What made you do such a thing Jack?" Weiss went into the other room after Vaughn sighed and left the apartment. Jack couldn't find the words and turned to leave.

"Jack please. If we are going to sort things out then you need to let me in."

"I did it because I saw him laughing and mocking you after you left. He's toying with you and enjoys it. i guess it was just the build up of how he's getting away with what he did to you."

"Ok Jack I believe you. I think I'll stay here for a while and see you later."

"Are you going to come back home?"

"I just need to process the information and I'll see you later." She avoided answering his question. She needed some time to think.

Jack left and headed to the parking lot. Vaughn who had been waiting for him, followed Jack out to his car.

"Jack are you gay?"

"NO."

"Then why did you let him do those things to you?"

"Sark tried to seduce me." Jack said the word with such repulsion. "He was intending to blackmail me and tried to get me to work with him. I obviously pushed him off, disgusted by the whole thing."

"I'm sorry Jack I know how manipulative Sark can be. Its just that Weiss and I care for Con and we could never let anything happen to her. The thought of you betraying her after all you've been through is ridiculous. I'm sorry." Vaughn got into his car and drove home. He still had doubts about Jack but decided to keep them for a later time.

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Constance sat in the toilets with the small plastic tube shaking in her dithery hands. The faint blue line confirmed her fears.

She was pregnant.