Chapter Title: A Happy Ending
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to ALIAS, I am just borrowing the characters;)
©Daphne
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Sydney and Vaughn did their duty of standing in a line with the other parts of the wedding party, and greeted the guests.
They had pictures taken, ate, cut their cake, and talked to what seemed like everyone but each other. Nearly half way through their reception, Sydney was talking to her aunt who seemed to not want Sydney to get away. Vaughn saw her across the room, she smiled a helpless smile to him. He made his way across the room, and took her arm.
"I'm sorry Aunt Grace, but I need to steal my wife away. I haven't danced with her all night." He smiled a charming smile and led Sydney to the dance floor.
She smiled at him.
"thank you."
"Don't mention it."
Sydney smiled at him, she got a chance to actually look at him. She grinned at him.
"Hi."
He smiled back at her.
"Hi."
They danced to the song "I'll Be", just holding each other and talking about everything and nothing.
When the song ended, Jack came and put his hand on Vaughn's shoulder.
"Mind if I cut in before the two of you leave?"
Vaughn nodded.
"Sure, just as long as I get her back."
Jack smiled and nodded.
The song 'My Girl' came on, and he danced with his daughter.
"Sydney…I wanted to tell you…that I'm sorry, for not being much of a father to you.
She smiled at him.
"Its ok dad…anyway, we're not dead yet. We still have time to make up for those lost years."
He smiled at her.
"I'm sorry about your mother too…"
Sydney shook her head.
"Dad, stop. Everything is fine…mom and I…pretty much worked it out…I mean…of course it will still be hard…and there is a lot that has to be done…but…we'll live…and besides, its not your fault, you didn't know…" she paused, her eyes started to tear a little.
"Dad, I'm sorry too…for not, being willing to forgive you at first, for not trusting you…it was hurtful…I'm really sorry."
Jack smiled.
"I guess we're even then?" He smiled and wiped a tear from her cheek. "Besides, I deserved it…not being there for you."
She smiled and kissed his cheek as the song ended.
"Now, have fun with your husband, I'll see you when you get home."
She smiled and nodded. Jack led her back over to Vaughn. He nodded to him and walked away.
"Well, should we go get changed?"
"Yep!" Sydney led him towards the stairs when she saw her mother off in the corner, she stalled.
"I'll be right up…"
Vaughn nodded, understanding.
Sydney walked over to her mom. She bit her lip.
"We'll be leaving soon for the airport."
Her mom smiled
"Where to?"
"Hawaii, we're going to go to all the islands we can…"
"Wow…sounds amazing."
"I'm hoping it will be…what will you do now?"
Laura sighed.
"I'm not quite sure…I have an apartment near the campus of UCLA. I may look into getting a job teaching there. I've changed all my papers…so I have a new identity…well, clearly."
Sydney smiled.
"That's good…" she frowned at herself, she was unsure what to say. She glanced across the room at her father.
"What about dad?"
Laura smiled.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to see what happens. We're going to dinner on Monday…we're going to talk, catch up some."
Sydney nodded.
"That's good mom…"
She checked her watch.
"I need to go…maybe, we…can go to lunch…sometime?"
Her mom grinned, tears welling in her eyes.
"I'd like that a lot."
Sydney half smiled.
"Alright… I'll call you…when I get back…"
Laura nodded.
"Have a great trip."
"Thanks…I will."
Sydney touched her mom's arm gently, before turning and walking up the stairs. She walked into her dressing room. Vaughn was already changed into khaki pants, a white shirt, and a blue Hawaiian button up shirt. She giggled when she saw him.
"Wow…you look like a tourist."
She laughed.
Vaughn laughed and pulled her close to him.
"Yea well, I guess I am then!" He smiled and kissed her.
She smiled and kissed him back.
"Ok, now I have to get changed."
She said while pulling herself out of his arms.
"Francie is going to take all our stuff home."
"Sounds good."
Vaughn started putting their suitcases for Eric to load into the car out in the hall.
Sydney changed out of her wedding dress, hanging it up carefully. She pulled the veil out of her hair and lay it on the dresser.
She changed into a sleeveless sundress, baby blue with small white hibiscus flowers on it, and sandals. She smiled. She walked back out to Vaughn who whistled at her.
She blushed and pulled on a light white jacket.
"Ok, I'm ready."
She picked up her throwing bouquet. They were going to throw the bouquet and garter on their way out. She started towards the door, but Vaughn took her hand and pulled her back.
She gave him a puzzled look.
"I have a surprise for you."
"You do?"
Vaughn grinned and handed her an envelope. She smiled and opened it. She gasped when she saw what it was.
*Two tickets, leaving from Honolulu, Hawaii to Rome, Italy.*
"Remember, I promised we'd go to Trattoria DiNardi next time we went, and I thought instead of coming straight home after Hawaii, we could take a detour to Italy."
She grinned and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.
"Thank you! I love it!"
"You're welcome! And I love you!"
"I love you back."
He twirled her garter in his hand.
"Lets go."
She giggled and they walked down the hall.
~*~
They stood on the stairs, and the guests crowded around. Vaughn held up his hand to silence everyone.
"Now…I know it is tradition to throw this…" He held up Sydney's garter, "but I am going to GIVE this to the guy who needs it the most…Eric…get up here."
Eric Weiss laughed and shook his head, but walked up onto the stairs. Vaughn handed him the garter and hugged him. Eric hugged him back.
"Thanks." He said with a chuckle. "Have fun man"
Eric smiled and turned and hugged Sydney.
"And you…GOOD LUCK!" You're much braver than I would be to marry this guy."
Sydney smiled and scrunched up her nose as she looked over Vaughn.
"Yea…I think I can handle him."
She grinned and Eric laughed.
"I'm sure you can! Have fun guys."
He walked down and Sydney smiled.
"So I guess its my turn!"
Sydney rose her eyebrows and took a breath. She tossed her bouquet over her back and turned around to see Amy Tippen catch it. She smiled and waved to her…then it hit her, she hadn't seen Will all night. She knew he was here, Francie told her. She wanted to at least say goodbye to him. She scanned the crowd…no sign of him…she looked around the room and finally found him over by the cake…she smiled a sad smile.
"Michael…I need to say goodbye to Will."
He nodded.
"Ok…I'll walk you over there."
The crowd made way for them, Vaughn stopped about ten feet away to give Sydney space to say goodbye to Will.
"Hey…"
Will looked up at her.
"Hey."
"I haven't seen you all night.."
"Yea…I came late…sorry."
Sydney smiled half heartedly.
"Don't be. I just wanted to come say goodbye, we're heading out now…"
Will looked at her and tried to smile. He gave her a hug.
"Bye Syd."
She hugged him back.
"Bye Will. I'll see you when I get home."
Will nodded. Sydney smiled at him and turned to walk away. She walked to Vaughn, he nodded to Will. They made their way through the crowd and watching them go, Will knew that Sydney was no longer someone he could pine for…she would always be his friend…but there would never be a spark again.
Sydney and Vaughn made their way to their limo which Eric and Francie had decorated. They ducked away from the rice being thrown at them and climbed in, going to the airport.
~*~
Five hours later, Sydney and Vaughn stood on the balcony of their suite at the Westin hotel in Maui, Hawaii. Sydney smiled and breathed in the fresh tropical air. She leaned her back against Vaughn's chest, he kissed the top of her head and wrapped his arms around her. She smiled, and though her back was turned to him, she could feel his smile.
"Look!"
He looked to where she was pointing, and they watched as nearly a dozen whales breached in the moonlight. They seemed to dance with the moon.
They watched for a while longer before going inside.
Vaughn kissed Sydney.
"I love you so much."
She smiled.
"I love you too."
He looked at her for a minute.
"So do you think it will be happily ever after for us?"
She smiled at his question.
"Well, I hope so…and I know that we will have some bad times…but if it wasn't for the bad…the good wouldn't seem so wonderful."
He smiled and kissed her again.
"I think you're right."
~*~*THE END*~*~
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to ALIAS, I am just borrowing the characters;)
©Daphne
~~~~~
Sydney and Vaughn did their duty of standing in a line with the other parts of the wedding party, and greeted the guests.
They had pictures taken, ate, cut their cake, and talked to what seemed like everyone but each other. Nearly half way through their reception, Sydney was talking to her aunt who seemed to not want Sydney to get away. Vaughn saw her across the room, she smiled a helpless smile to him. He made his way across the room, and took her arm.
"I'm sorry Aunt Grace, but I need to steal my wife away. I haven't danced with her all night." He smiled a charming smile and led Sydney to the dance floor.
She smiled at him.
"thank you."
"Don't mention it."
Sydney smiled at him, she got a chance to actually look at him. She grinned at him.
"Hi."
He smiled back at her.
"Hi."
They danced to the song "I'll Be", just holding each other and talking about everything and nothing.
When the song ended, Jack came and put his hand on Vaughn's shoulder.
"Mind if I cut in before the two of you leave?"
Vaughn nodded.
"Sure, just as long as I get her back."
Jack smiled and nodded.
The song 'My Girl' came on, and he danced with his daughter.
"Sydney…I wanted to tell you…that I'm sorry, for not being much of a father to you.
She smiled at him.
"Its ok dad…anyway, we're not dead yet. We still have time to make up for those lost years."
He smiled at her.
"I'm sorry about your mother too…"
Sydney shook her head.
"Dad, stop. Everything is fine…mom and I…pretty much worked it out…I mean…of course it will still be hard…and there is a lot that has to be done…but…we'll live…and besides, its not your fault, you didn't know…" she paused, her eyes started to tear a little.
"Dad, I'm sorry too…for not, being willing to forgive you at first, for not trusting you…it was hurtful…I'm really sorry."
Jack smiled.
"I guess we're even then?" He smiled and wiped a tear from her cheek. "Besides, I deserved it…not being there for you."
She smiled and kissed his cheek as the song ended.
"Now, have fun with your husband, I'll see you when you get home."
She smiled and nodded. Jack led her back over to Vaughn. He nodded to him and walked away.
"Well, should we go get changed?"
"Yep!" Sydney led him towards the stairs when she saw her mother off in the corner, she stalled.
"I'll be right up…"
Vaughn nodded, understanding.
Sydney walked over to her mom. She bit her lip.
"We'll be leaving soon for the airport."
Her mom smiled
"Where to?"
"Hawaii, we're going to go to all the islands we can…"
"Wow…sounds amazing."
"I'm hoping it will be…what will you do now?"
Laura sighed.
"I'm not quite sure…I have an apartment near the campus of UCLA. I may look into getting a job teaching there. I've changed all my papers…so I have a new identity…well, clearly."
Sydney smiled.
"That's good…" she frowned at herself, she was unsure what to say. She glanced across the room at her father.
"What about dad?"
Laura smiled.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to see what happens. We're going to dinner on Monday…we're going to talk, catch up some."
Sydney nodded.
"That's good mom…"
She checked her watch.
"I need to go…maybe, we…can go to lunch…sometime?"
Her mom grinned, tears welling in her eyes.
"I'd like that a lot."
Sydney half smiled.
"Alright… I'll call you…when I get back…"
Laura nodded.
"Have a great trip."
"Thanks…I will."
Sydney touched her mom's arm gently, before turning and walking up the stairs. She walked into her dressing room. Vaughn was already changed into khaki pants, a white shirt, and a blue Hawaiian button up shirt. She giggled when she saw him.
"Wow…you look like a tourist."
She laughed.
Vaughn laughed and pulled her close to him.
"Yea well, I guess I am then!" He smiled and kissed her.
She smiled and kissed him back.
"Ok, now I have to get changed."
She said while pulling herself out of his arms.
"Francie is going to take all our stuff home."
"Sounds good."
Vaughn started putting their suitcases for Eric to load into the car out in the hall.
Sydney changed out of her wedding dress, hanging it up carefully. She pulled the veil out of her hair and lay it on the dresser.
She changed into a sleeveless sundress, baby blue with small white hibiscus flowers on it, and sandals. She smiled. She walked back out to Vaughn who whistled at her.
She blushed and pulled on a light white jacket.
"Ok, I'm ready."
She picked up her throwing bouquet. They were going to throw the bouquet and garter on their way out. She started towards the door, but Vaughn took her hand and pulled her back.
She gave him a puzzled look.
"I have a surprise for you."
"You do?"
Vaughn grinned and handed her an envelope. She smiled and opened it. She gasped when she saw what it was.
*Two tickets, leaving from Honolulu, Hawaii to Rome, Italy.*
"Remember, I promised we'd go to Trattoria DiNardi next time we went, and I thought instead of coming straight home after Hawaii, we could take a detour to Italy."
She grinned and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.
"Thank you! I love it!"
"You're welcome! And I love you!"
"I love you back."
He twirled her garter in his hand.
"Lets go."
She giggled and they walked down the hall.
~*~
They stood on the stairs, and the guests crowded around. Vaughn held up his hand to silence everyone.
"Now…I know it is tradition to throw this…" He held up Sydney's garter, "but I am going to GIVE this to the guy who needs it the most…Eric…get up here."
Eric Weiss laughed and shook his head, but walked up onto the stairs. Vaughn handed him the garter and hugged him. Eric hugged him back.
"Thanks." He said with a chuckle. "Have fun man"
Eric smiled and turned and hugged Sydney.
"And you…GOOD LUCK!" You're much braver than I would be to marry this guy."
Sydney smiled and scrunched up her nose as she looked over Vaughn.
"Yea…I think I can handle him."
She grinned and Eric laughed.
"I'm sure you can! Have fun guys."
He walked down and Sydney smiled.
"So I guess its my turn!"
Sydney rose her eyebrows and took a breath. She tossed her bouquet over her back and turned around to see Amy Tippen catch it. She smiled and waved to her…then it hit her, she hadn't seen Will all night. She knew he was here, Francie told her. She wanted to at least say goodbye to him. She scanned the crowd…no sign of him…she looked around the room and finally found him over by the cake…she smiled a sad smile.
"Michael…I need to say goodbye to Will."
He nodded.
"Ok…I'll walk you over there."
The crowd made way for them, Vaughn stopped about ten feet away to give Sydney space to say goodbye to Will.
"Hey…"
Will looked up at her.
"Hey."
"I haven't seen you all night.."
"Yea…I came late…sorry."
Sydney smiled half heartedly.
"Don't be. I just wanted to come say goodbye, we're heading out now…"
Will looked at her and tried to smile. He gave her a hug.
"Bye Syd."
She hugged him back.
"Bye Will. I'll see you when I get home."
Will nodded. Sydney smiled at him and turned to walk away. She walked to Vaughn, he nodded to Will. They made their way through the crowd and watching them go, Will knew that Sydney was no longer someone he could pine for…she would always be his friend…but there would never be a spark again.
Sydney and Vaughn made their way to their limo which Eric and Francie had decorated. They ducked away from the rice being thrown at them and climbed in, going to the airport.
~*~
Five hours later, Sydney and Vaughn stood on the balcony of their suite at the Westin hotel in Maui, Hawaii. Sydney smiled and breathed in the fresh tropical air. She leaned her back against Vaughn's chest, he kissed the top of her head and wrapped his arms around her. She smiled, and though her back was turned to him, she could feel his smile.
"Look!"
He looked to where she was pointing, and they watched as nearly a dozen whales breached in the moonlight. They seemed to dance with the moon.
They watched for a while longer before going inside.
Vaughn kissed Sydney.
"I love you so much."
She smiled.
"I love you too."
He looked at her for a minute.
"So do you think it will be happily ever after for us?"
She smiled at his question.
"Well, I hope so…and I know that we will have some bad times…but if it wasn't for the bad…the good wouldn't seem so wonderful."
He smiled and kissed her again.
"I think you're right."
~*~*THE END*~*~