AN: Hey guys. This is taking place at the engagement party. Enjoy and PLEASE REVIEW!!!
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Chapter 7
Vaughn, Sydney, and Joey joined their friends at the table. They were supposed to get there earlier, but ended up running late. There was just a small group of people there since Vaughn and Sydney weren't going to have a big wedding anyways.
Tonight, Francie, Will, Eric, Jack, Lorena, Dixon, Marshall, Aunt Trish, Brigitte, Sarah, and Sarah's husband were at the party. They, of course, had decided the best place to have the engagement party was at Beauté Classique.
After sitting and apologizing for being late, everyone started talking all at once. Sydney was talking with her father; Francie, Will, and Joey were having a conversation on movies; Eric was flirting with Lorena; Dixon and Marshall were having a conversation on gadgets; Aunt Trish was bugging Brigitte, Sarah, and her husband; and Vaughn sat at the table listening to tidbits of everyone's conversations.
He didn't want to interrupt the father-daughter talk and Eric would kill him if he interrupted his flirting with Lorena so he sat there listening and looking at Sydney. She looked beautiful tonight. Her hair had been pulled back into a bun and she wore a white strapless silk dress.
He started thinking back to their first date. They had been so mesmerized with each other that they had mostly ignored the waiter the whole time. They sat and talked about what they had been doing for the last ten years and about Joey. Vaughn remembered holding her hand and being the only ones left in the restaurant. He remembered her suggesting to leave before the waiters kicked them out. He remembered how she looked as she opened box after box before coming to the blue velvet box. Vaughn remembered her eyes lighting up when he proposed and the night they spent together. It had been wonderful and he will never regret that memory.
Shortly afterwards, Vaughn had moved into Sydney's place. It was better that way since they were all a family anyways. He and Joey were really starting to bond and Vaughn had taken him to a couple hockey games. They would sit there and scream with the rest of the fans. He had tried to get Sydney to come, but she had refused, saying she gets enough of a headache with Joey and him. He had laughed at that. It was July now and yesterday, Sydney had told him that she was pregnant again. Vaughn had been so excited; he picked her up and twirled her around several times. She finally got him to stop after complaining twice about getting dizzy. Vaughn hoped this child would be a girl just as beautiful as her mother.
Vaughn stared at Sydney for a while before she took notice.
"Mike?" Sydney looked at him questioningly.
"It's nothing. You just look beautiful, that's all." Sydney smiled and blushed.
"You always say that. Sometimes I wonder if it's really true or not."
"Of course it's true, sweetie. You're the most beautiful woman I've ever met." Vaughn replied with a grin.
"You're just saying that because we're engaged and I'm carrying your child. In a couple of months, I'll start looking like a balloon and then let's see what you say." She gave him a skeptical look with raised eyebrows.
"Syd, I don't care what you look like. You'll still be beautiful in my eyes." Sydney smiled and Vaughn could see her tearing up. It was true though. No matter how much she changes, she'll still be the beautiful woman who stole his heart. They sat there staring into each other's eyes before Eric interrupted.
"Okay, lovebirds. Break it up. It's time for my speech. As you all know, Mike here was foolish enough to make me the best man," everyone started laughing.
"So it seems I'm required to give a speech.(Pause) I've known these two here for a long time now. I've seen how much they care for each other and how much they are willing to risk for each other. When I first realized that Mike was falling in love with miss double agent here, I was against it. I thought he would just get hurt and it was against protocol anyways, but after a while, I saw how much Sydney love him in return. They were made for one another. When Sydney left, Mike was incredibly sad and well, he looked like a lost puppy dog." Everyone laughed again as Eric took a deep breath before continuing.
"So when Vaughn told me Sydney was back and that they were getting married, I was in shock as I'm sure most of you were when you heard the news. After the shock wore off, I was happy for them. They had been through so much over these past thirteen years and I for one am glad they finally got the hint and are getting married." There was hugs and cheers. Sydney gave Eric a hug thank you. Then Francie gave her speech.
"As you all may know, I played a part in getting these two back together, something I'm very proud of. I remember the first time I met Michael. He was eating in the my restaurant and talking with Will. I came over to them and he immediately started asking me questions about Sydney. He was wreck. The poor guy." everyone looked at Vaughn and he gave a embarrassed smile. *Great, does everyone's speech have something embarrassing to say about me?* Vaughn thought.
"Shortly after, we became friends. I found out how much he really loved Sydney and I knew how much Sydney loved him. They needed to get back together. Ironically enough, I didn't set up them up to meet anywhere. Fate intervened. I'm so happy for this couple we have here today and I hope that fate will always be on their side in the future." Sydney's eyes started watering. Vaughn gave Francie a hug and everyone started eating their dessert.
When it started getting late, Vaughn and Sydney hugged everyone goodbye as the guests left the restaurant. Will was taking Joey and Joey's friend to see Star Wars: Episode 10 and then taking him to back to Joey's friend's house for their sleepover. Sydney and Vaughn were by themselves tonight.
After everyone left, they walked towards their car. *How did I get so lucky?* Vaughn thought with a smile as he started the car. Vaughn and Sydney sat in comfortable silence as they took the short drive home.