AN: Hey, sorry for the late update. I know you guys wanted more chapters but I was trying to update my site and it was being stubborn so that took a while. Then there dinner, and etc. Then I didn't like what I had in a rush wrote so I wrote some of it over. But I'm here now and this chapter's done! So enjoy and review please~!!! Also I've decided not to include the part where Vaughn proposes, it will be too repetitive. If you guys haven't read it yet, and want to, it's in Chapter 6 of Fate Intervenes. The link for Fate Intervenes is in the first chapter of this story in the Author's Note. There will be a small mention of it though in the next chapter. BTW, who watched Alias the other night? Great episode right? lol. Sorry for the chatter. Onto the story!

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Vaughn sat down in his desk reading through a file. He hated having to come back to work today. He was trying to concentrate on the information in his hands, but it was hard. There were too many other things in his mind at the moment. He was going to propose to Sydney tomorrow. Even though it will be their first date, he knew that they had known each other long enough and didn't need to go through the whole dating process first. He was taking her to Beauté Classique. Vaughn had been there before for his sister's engagement party and had been instantly reminded on Sydney. Even the name fit her well. He had the whole thing planned out with Francie ahead of time. The surprise was wrapped up and Francie was going to bring it over when she came to pick up Joey. Vaughn was interrupted from his wandering thoughts by a knock on the open door.

"Hey buddy. So... What's going on with that secret girlfriend of yours?" Eric teased.

"For the last time, I have no secret girlfriend!(pause) I do have something to tell you though." Vaughn said with a grin.

"Really?" Eric asked in a curious tone.

"Yeah, really. Sydney's back." At first, there was no verbal response, just Weiss standing there with his mouth ajar. His eyes were wide open. Finally, he snapped out of it.

"What? When did this happen? I'm very confused." Weiss sat down in the chair opposite of Vaughn and took a moment to digest this information.

"Look, it's a long, long story and maybe I'll tell it to you someday. The fact of the matter is that Sydney's back, I have a son, we've cleared up the misunderstanding we had, and I'm going to ask her to marry me." Weiss had a dazed expression on his face.

"Whoa, that's a lot for a guy to comprehend. So let me get this straight. Sydney is back from New York. She came back with your son. You guys have made up and you're asking her to marry you?"

"Right. See Weiss, I knew you were smart." Weiss glared at him.

"Hey, watch it."

"Just kidding, buddy." Vaughn laughed.

"Whatever. (Pause) So you have a son? How old is he? ten? What's his name?"

"Yeah, his name's Joey and he's 10. So what do you think?"

"About all of it? I'm happy for you. It's much better than seeing you around the office with a lost look on your face. If the girl makes you happy, why should I care? Besides if I said anything different, Sydney would kick my ass." Vaughn laughed. Weiss was right. Sydney would probably kick his ass if he was against this and tried to do something about it.

"Yeah she would." Weiss nodded and then there was a silence where Weiss and Vaughn were thinking about the information Vaughn had told Weiss. After a while, Weiss stood up from his chair.

"I have to go. Kendall's being an ass and I have to go talk to him." Weiss sighed.

"See ya." Vaughn smiled as Weiss walked out of Vaughn's office. He understood how Weiss was feeling. It's not everyday that your best friend tells you that the love of his life came back and that they were getting married. There were too many pieces missing. Pieces he would explain to Weiss later when he had more time on his hands. For now, Weiss just needed to know the facts. Vaughn was glad Weiss was understanding though. That's all he needed at the moment.

Vaughn looked at his watch and realized he had about fifteen minutes before he was supposed to be at the cafe to meet his mom. He packed everything up into his briefcase and headed out to his car. Driving to meet his mom, he thought about how exactly he was going to tell his mom about the woman he wanted to marry. Vaughn knew Brigitte Vaughn would not be happy about being out of the loop about this the whole time, but hopefully she would forgive and forget. He only wished his father could be here. He knew William Vaughn would have understood and would have been happy for him.

As he entered the small cafe, Vaughn saw that his mother was already there waiting for him. Vaughn headed towards her and offered her a smile as he sat down.

"So? Do you want to tell me what I'm doing here or should I guess?" Brigitte asked him with a raised eyebrow and pursed lips. Vaughn looked down at his coffee menu.

"What are you talking about, Maman? Can't a son want to have coffee with his mom?"

"Will you please bring me a cup of café au lait?" Vaughn asked a waiter passing by their table. She came back with his coffee and his mother spoke.

"Michel. Don't lie to me. You barely ever want to have coffee with me and I have to make bargains with you to even go anywhere with me these days. So is this about that girl you saw? The one you handled?" Vaughn was surprised his mom could figure it out so quickly. For a spy, he didn't seem that good at keeping his emotions a secret from his mother.

"Well yes, Maman. I'll tell all about it, but first you have to promise me you won't interrupt and you will be open minded." Vaughn looked intently at his mother.

"Alright." Brigitte stared back at him with a suspicious look.

"Well, you know that I was her handler. The fact was we had a deeper relationship than that. Sydney and I became friends shortly after we started working together. We had a connection that seemed indestructible. After awhile, all I could think about was her. I fell in love and it turns out so did she." Vaughn took a sip of his drink and watched his mother. Brigitte had an expression of shock on her face, but she remained silent.

"Two years after we started working together, we found out that what we each felt for one another and started to secretly date. I couldn't tell you, Maman, without endangering Sydney, you, or me. You see, she was a double agent working to bring down SD-6. If SD-6 had found out that we were dating, they would have both of us killed. It was also against CIA protocol to date. I would have been fired and we wouldn't have been able to see each other as much. After SD-6 was gone, Sydney became pregnant. She..."

"Michel! I can't believe you. You let that poor girl raise your child all by herself! I thought I raised you better than that." Brigitte scolded him with a disappointed look on her face.

"Maman, I told you to let me finish before you said anything. Besides you've got it all wrong. Like I was saying, she was going to tell me, but there was a misunderstanding of sorts and she felt that I didn't love her which of course was not true. Sydney decided to move to New York and I let her, thinking she would have stayed if she loved me. The other day, I coached my first hockey class. One of the players was my son. That's where I saw Sydney again. We talked and figured everything out. We're going on a date tomorrow and I want your consent to marry her." Brigitte sat there with a shocked face for a while not talking. Vaughn was nervous about what his mother would say. She was a rational woman, but this was a big secret he had kept from her. Finally she spoke.

"I'm not sure what to say, Michel. I'm disappointed you never told me anything about her. You know I don't like to be out of the loop, especially about something as important as this. That being said, if she makes you happy, you have my full consent to marry her." Vaughn leaned over and gave his mother a hug.

"Merci, Maman." Vaughn said with a big grin on his face.

"Now you better bring my grandson to visit me soon or I will never speak to you again!" Brigitte warned. Vaughn smiled and nodded. His mother and he spent the rest of the afternoon drinking coffee and talking about Sydney and Joey. Vaughn couldn't remember a more pleasant evening with his mom than this.

* Sorry guys! Not exactly one of my best writings. It'll have to do though. Next chapter will be better! Promise!