Title: Barren
Author: Chickiee-Dee
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or its characters.
Summary: Sydney Bristow never wanted children, but after battling cancer as a teenager, it left her unable to fall pregnant. When she meets the man of her dreams, how will her opinion change? And how does she break the news to him? AU. S/V. S/N. Sydney POV.
Authors Notes: In this story, Jack and Irina are divorced. They still kinda get on, but Irina re-married. Jack has a son from a previous relationship, Damian (five years older), Sydney has a younger sister, Jessica (four years younger), and Irina has a son with her new husband, David (eight years younger).
ALIASobsessed89-thanks for reviewing…that wasn't a mean place to leave it, I just didn't know what I wanted to write.
Vaughn is hot-thanks for reviewing…glad you liked the cancer scare, and the Syd/Irina interaction, I like writing that actually.
Claire-thanks for reviewing…
Chapter 10"Why did you treat her like that? She's your mother, shouldn't you respect her?"
"I'd never respect a woman like that, she may have given birth to me, but she's not my mother."
"Why?" I took a deep breath and began to speak.
"Where do I start?" I paused, trying to collect my thoughts. "When I was seven my parent's split 'cause Mum was cheating on Dad…with multiple men, I heard three, but with her you'd never know. A few years ago Dad told me that she'd been cheating for years. I could see how much it hurt him. Then she found out she was pregnant, and married Dip-Shit Peter. He's such an asshole, he kicked me out of their house when he caught me with my boyfriend." I paused again, taking another deep breath. "The way she treats me and Jess it's…I don't know how to describe it. I mean when her and Dad first split she had sole custody of us girls, and when Dad took her to Court she kept saying that he had Damian and didn't need us, but as soon as she found out she was pregnant, she didn't want us anymore.
"It just shits me, 'cause I know that's who she is, she's a bitch, but still it doesn't give her the right to treat me and Jess the way she has. She just lets Peter have his own way all the time; he said he didn't want me in the house, so she kicked me out. He caught Jess making out with her boyfriend while Mum was away and kicked her out too. When I broke up with Danny, she didn't give a shit, all she cared about was some bullshit party that I was meant to go to with her that weekend." I dissolved into tears, the salty liquid running down my cheeks, dropping onto the fabric of my doona. Vaughn wrapped his arms around me, rubbing my back lightly in an effort to calm me down a little. Sniffling I continued, "Irina's all about status and making the right impression on the right people. She talks to Jess a little but with me, it's only ever when she wants a favor. When I got sick…Mum and Peter were looking after me, Peter acted like it was nothing, I can remember him saying I'd probably got an STI or something, but it's bull. He didn't even care.
"When I got out of Hospital after my treatment, Irina thought it'd be better for me to stay with them, 'cause Dad wouldn't be able to look after me. I wouldn't go…It's crap all of it. Sometimes I wish that Joyce was my mother, 'cause even though Damian didn't grow up with her, she was – is - an awesome mother." I wiped away the few stray tears that were still making their way down my cheeks; Vaughn tightened his grip on me and pressed a soft kiss into my forehead. "I sorry Sydney…I don't know what else to say."
"You don't need to say anything," I whispered, "The fact that you haven't run, that speaks for itself." I gave him a quick kiss and leaned further into his warm body.
We finally made it down stairs an hour or so later. Irina was long gone, Dad said she cleared out when she came down from my room, and then Jess informed me that her, me and Vaughn were required at Peter's for dinner on Friday night. Like Hell. Damian came into the kitchen, Sally a few feet behind, "Jesus Syd, did ya have to scare the crap out of us?"
"What can I say? I have a flair for drama." He snorted.
"Syd, you know no one actually believes that don't ya?" I rolled my eyes, ignoring his comment. "Damian, Sally, have you met Vaughn?"
"No we haven't. Hi." Sally said, offering him her hand, which he placed a small kiss on.
"So you're the guy that Syd was out with all last week?" Damian enquired.
"Yeah, I guess."
"What time did you get in last night anyway Syd, I didn't hear you." I gulped,
"Um…like one I think. Vaughn?"
"I dunno, wasn't paying attention." Damian eyed us suspiciously,
"Was that PM or AM?"
"PM," I admitted.
"Jeez Sydney, you're worse than I was at your age." I pushed him playfully, even though I knew that he was probably telling the truth. I've always been my own person and ain't no one gonna tell me what to do, or how to behave. "Hey I'm an adult, and if I wanna stay out all night, then I will. Dad doesn't care, do ya Dad?"
"I do care Sydney, but I accept that you're old enough to make your own decisions."
"Wait, does this mean I can stay out all night too?" Jess asked.
"Not a chance, not until you've finished school at least."
"Come on Dad, Syd always stayed out late with Noah when she was still at school. Please."
"I'm not changing my mind Jessica." Dad left the room, Jess following him; still whining about how she should be allowed to stay out all night if she wanted. "So Vaughn…" I gulped when Damian started speaking. Here it comes…The Interrogation…
Vaughn and I escaped to back to his place after an hour or so. Seeing the pleading look in my eyes Damian went easy on Vaughn, a fact for which I was grateful. I love my older brother, just not when he's harping on my boyfriends. Shit, did I just call Vaughn my boyfriend? Glad I didn't say that out loud. I don't even know what to call 'us' right now, I sure as hell better have it defined by the time we go to Dip-Shit's house on Friday. "Syd?" I hear Vaughn ask, interrupting my thoughts.
"Yeah?"
"We're here, are you gonna get out of the car?"
"Course, I was just thinking that's all." He stuck his hand out, helping to pull me out of the car and into his arms. He locked the car before putting his arm back around me, holding me closer than I could ever remember him doing so. We walked into his apartment, Eric was nowhere in sight so we went into the kitchen, under the pretence of getting something to eat. I waited by the TV while Vaughn was in the kitchen until I heard him yelling out, "Syd, you've got to come and see this." I did as I was instructed and went into the small kitchen, looking round to see what he was looking at. Finally my eyes settled on the fridge, and my missing panties, which had been hung up using a magnet. A small note was attached underneath it, Vaughn pulled it off, reading it before passing it off to me, 'Found 'em! You don't even wanna know where.'
A/N: I'm gonna leave it there…What ya think? Let me know. Next chapter should be up soon…Until then :heart: Alyce :D