Disclaimer: I don't own Alias, I don't know how else to say it.

A/N: Sorry. I realize you guys don't like the changing point of views so I will try to cut back on them. I do, however, like the flexibility that it gives me, so I will still use them from time-to-time.

If you don't remember what has happened, here's a brief reminder:

Sark attempts to convince Syd to turn down Vaughn's proposal and presumably get back together with him

Syd rejects Vaughn's proposal, but leaves open the possibility of continuing a relationship with him

Sark reveals to Syd that Irina has been pulling some strings in Syd's life: Irina expedited her job search and sent Sark to distort her view of Vaughn

Sark introduces himself a "Damien" to Isabelle

Vaughn introduces Sydney to a new friend of his named Tony

Izzy reveals that Syd kissed a "friend"

Vaughn believes that Tony was the guy she had kissed (it was, in fact, Sark)

Syd convinces Weiss to pull some strings to move them to Mexico

Syd asks Tony to marry her (to save Isabelle)

Weiss asks Irina for a favor

Chapter 12-Past Indiscretions

---Sydney's POV---

"Sydney, are you listening to yourself? I don't understand what is going on with you and Mike, but I feel like this is becoming inappropriate and dangerous for me to be involved in with knowing anything about the situation. What is going on with you two?"

"Tony, please." I touched his arm, buying extra time to come up with an excuse.

"Look, I, ummm, I had an… indiscretion. He thought you were the person that I had this indiscretion with, so he hit you. I'm sorry about that. I freaked out because I didn't know what he'd do, so I took Izzy and went to Mexico. Because I took her out of the country, I now risk losing her forever. Tony, I messed up."

He pulled me into his arms for a quick hug. "What does this have anything to do with marrying me, though?"

"The judge will be more likely to grant custody to the parent in the stable, relationship" I justified.

"Sydney, is there something you wanted to tell me? Wait so all those times you fed me, you were really cultivating a stable relationship with me?" He flashed me a grin, a good sign.

"How did you know? You know, they do say that the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach." I laughed.

His smiled dissipated, "Look, Sydney. This is a huge step. I want you to think about it. Not just how it would affect you, but Belle as well."

"I am doing this for her."

"Have you asked her what she wanted? What about when she starts asking for Mike? Custody battles can get really ugly, really fast. You already have two strikes against you—you took your daughter out of the country without his knowledge and you have committed adultery."

"Maybe not—I mean, I did engage in acts of infidelity, but so has he. Also, I am still a primary caregiver of Izzy, so I don't necessarily need his permission to transport my daughter around. Maybe I don't have any strikes against me."I argued.

"This guy, who you committed these acts of adultery with, do you love him? I mean, I know it's not my place to ask, but shouldn't you be asking this of him?"

"That doesn't really matter. I can't get married to him, nor can I use him to help me keep Izzy."

"He's married." Tony shook his head sadly. "Let's head over to Florida and see what we can do."

"Thank you, Tony! I promise to cook whatever you want me to cook and to be the greatest fake wife there ever was."

He squeezed me tightly and laughed. "Well, my darling, let's go ring shopping."

---Vaughn's POV---

"What are you doing here?" I looked up, spotting my best friend in the distance.

"You know what I'm doing here. They sent me." Eric took a seat across from my on the picnic table in the park.

"What's going to happen?" I asked him, meeting his eyes.

"You know what's going to happen. You're a civilian now. If you break protocol now, you don't get reprimanded; you get accused of endangering national security. Please be careful. They sent me here to warn you."

"Warn me," I scoffed.

"They are willing to look the other way, if you tell them what's going on… and keep everything else low-key."

"What's going on is that I'm trying to live my personal life… and save my marriage."

"Vaughn," Eric protested with a sigh. "She didn't… she didn't say yes. You're trying to save your relationship, but you're going about it the wrong way. You need to think about who you guys were when you guys first got together and how you both have grown."

"What if we've grown apart?"

"Then it's time to let her go. Don't let Isabelle suffer."

"She kissed my friend."

"You had sex with another woman. Everyone makes mistakes. If you're really willing to fight for her, then I'll help you. You need to do what I say, though. If not, then let her go."

"What do I need to do?" I asked, immediately.

---Sark's POV---

"Yes, Irina, I understand." I stared out of the car, listening to her instructions. "And Sydney?"

A/N: Yes, I realize that that was a short chapter, but I felt that it would be easier to follow the storyline if I stopped it right here.