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Sorry I haven't got this up before now but my trip was mayhem. Hope you all forgive me!! And so finally - UPDATE:
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Part 6
“Yep – who’d have thought it Eric Weiss is going to beat US up the aisle!”
An uncomfortable silence followed this statement before Vaughn, in an attempt to diffuse the sudden tension, stood up.
"We land in a few hours you should get some rest."
"Why don't you do the same?" She looked up at him, “You look exhausted”.
"I will, as soon as I finish the report regarding your resurrection." He leaned down and kissed her softly before walking to another seat, where he settled himself to work on his laptop watching as Sydney dozed off into a peaceful sleep.
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Several hours later, Vaughn had finished his report and had settled himself into the seat opposite Syd where he watched his love sleep peacefully. It seemed that time was working against him however and all to soon the plane was descending and Vaughn had to wake Sydney from her tranquil rest. He hated having to do it but assumed that he would rather have her awaken as a result of his actions than those of the armed team he know was in position ready to take her into CIA custody.
It seemed completely ridiculous to him that Kendall had felt that a full scale pick-up to be necessary – surely if there was a third double, they wouldn’t just hand themselves over to the CIA where they would undergo every medical test possible, which would alert everyone to their status – but if that was what was needed in order for the CIA in order to let Syd home with him then so be it. That said, he couldn’t stand the thought of what she may have to go through, the last time Sydney had undergone severe medical testing at the hands of Kendall was when she was trying desperately to prove that she wasn’t the woman in the prophecy. Then he’d had to watch in anguish as her body – already beaten and broken so many times before – was put to the ultimate test to attempt to keep Sydney free.
Sighing, he applied himself to the task before him. Vaughn remembered Sydney’s hate of being all to well from two years previously. He very much doubted that it had changed much and was proven right when after gently shaking her awake he was confronted with a still sleepy and very grumpy Sydney.
“I’m sorry baby – but you need to wake up for me” he whispered as he brushed her dark hair out of her eyes, “Honey – please?” The only response he got was that of a grunt as Syd pulled the blanket up over her head, and he grinned to himself - some things just didn’t change! As the pilot’s voice came over the intercom announcing the final descent, Vaughn became slightly desperate and resorted to an old tactic that had often worked in the past.
Using his right hand to pull the blanket from her, he used his left to slide her top slightly down so that her left shoulder was exposed. Gently he leaned forward to press a kiss to the creamy skin of her shoulder before proceeding to kiss up the left column of neck. He reached the sensitive spot behind her ear and pressed several kisses to the skin there as Syd released an appreciative moan before seeking out his face with her hands and his lips with hers. Quickly Vaughn found himself lost in her kiss. Feeling her pulled tightly to his chest with her tongue seeking entrance to his mouth, it felt as though no time had passed since he had last done this and he found it easy to forget that she had ever been gone.
He was pulled out of the haze as he felt Sydney’s hands clambering for his shirt’s buttons. The look of hurt on her face as he sharply pulled away caused him pain, and her voice was small as she asked,
“Don’t you want me?” her face was tilted down as she studied the carpet, using his left hand he lifted her face so that she was looking him in the eye as he gently stroked the right side of her face with his other hand:
“Of course I want you, Syd trust me there is nothing more I want in this world. But in about five minutes we’re going to land and in about ten minutes a fully armed team is going to come through that door!” She smiled as he realised he was being sincere although her expression became more serious as he continued softly:
“Besides Syd, I want to get you checked out by med services – just to be on the safe side”
“Why?” she asked, as Vaughn steeled himself for what he was about to say,
“To make sure that whoever did this to you hasn’t hurt you – and I don’t just mean physically. Syd I know full well you’ll have checked yourself out to the best of your ability but we don’t know who did this, they could have done anything. They could have…” he couldn’t bring himself to say it, the thought of anyone violating his love in anyway made him feel physically sick,
“I’d just rather we waited until we know you’re OK.”
Throughout this speech Vaughn had been looking at the floor but now that he had finished he looked up at Sydney to find tears coursing down her cheeks leaving a salty trail in their wake. The pain in her eyes mirrored what he knew must be present in his own. She seemed almost child-like, her innocence paining him more, as she whispered,
“You don’t think that… They can’t have, right?”
It almost broke his heart in two, as he had to whisper back,
“I don’t know baby, they might have” With this he pulled Sydney from her seat over into his and held her tightly in his arms, kissing her tears away. As the plane touched down on American soil she turned to him and whispered;
“Tell, me it’s going to be OK Michael. Please tell me it’s going to be OK.” As the armed guard began to board the plane he whispered,
“It’s going to be OK Syd, we’re together now and everything’s going to be fine.”
TBC
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