A/N: I know.It took me a month to update! I'm really, really, REALLY
sorry though. See Cuz I had finals and school was getting pretty thick.
PLUS I got sick and then when I was going to type this last week, I got
into a car accident and really banged up my mom's car. It's not good. But
I'm ok and everything is getting back together. I don't know when the next
update will be. Heck If I am really bored today it could be today. I'm not
sure. I have like 5 chapters already hand written it's just typing them
that takes so long. Again REALLY sorry for the delay, I promise to be
better about it all.
This chapter is for Jennifer and Sarah who have both sent me more than one email asking for an update. Again I apologize. I want to thank everyone who dedicated their chapters to me; reviews are just so much fun to write. I find myself writing more of those than I do actual chapters. I know BAD SECRET AGENT GIRL.
So after a WAY to long A/N here's the next chapter. I hope you all didn't forget about this story and are all still with me. Thanks for all the great reviews. I would love some serious feedback. I've never made it to triple digits and hopefully by the end of this story (which won't be for a LONG time) I may make it there. I promise to be a better person about updating.
As always I don't own a thing. If there's music/movies in my chapters, it's probably cuz that's the song I was listening to as I hand wrote this or I was just watching the movie, or I just love it. I don't own a damn thing. Send lots of love please! - Secret Agent Girl
CHAPTER 4 - The Vaughn's
Her hair hung loosely around her face, strands having fallen from the clip in her hair. Vaughn walked into the room and smiled when he saw her curled up in their big double chair, asleep. He walked over and knelt in front of her and pushed a few strands behind her ear. She stirred slightly and gave a little moan as she shifted in the chair. Placing his hand on her stomach, Vaughn leaned in and whispered, "Sydney. Sydney. They're going to be here any minute."
She moaned in protest and softly muttered "Five more minutes."
Vaughn laughed and kissed her temple. "Sorry Syd, but they're going to be here any minute now. Come on." He rubbed her stomach and swung her legs over to the front of the chair, forcing her to stand up.
"Uh!" She moaned and finally opened her eyes. "Why did I agree to this again?" She moaned as Vaughn helped her stand.
"Because Francie is your best friend."
"Not anymore." She said sarcastically as they walked into the kitchen and Sydney pulled out a bottle of water from the fridge.
"How are you feeling today?" Vaughn asked as she took a long drink.
"Ok. I'm sure tonight I'm going to be exhausted. I can't believe I let her talk me into this." She whined again.
"It'll be fine." Vaughn insisted as he brought her back into the living room to sit. "It's just going to be you, Francie, Diane and Desiree. You're going to have a great time." He insisted.
"You're just saying that because you, Dixon, and Will are going out for the day because Francie won't let you stay."
"Baby showers are female only." Vaughn shrugged as he unsuccessfully tried to hide a smirk.
"Fine. Be that way." She pouted. "But you have to do something for me."
"Yeah? What's that?"
"Bring me home a pint of Kailua ice cream."
He smiled as the door bell rang. "I think I can handle that." He went to open the door and a moment later Dixon, Diane, Desiree, Will and Francie all piled into the living room.
"Hey." Sydney stood and gave them all hugs.
"Ok, Syd, we're going to get out of here." Vaughn leaned over and kissed her cheek.
"Uh-huh." She smirked. "Don't forget the . . ."
"I won't." He cut her off. "I'll see you in a few hours."
"Ok."
Goodbyes rang out as the three men left, in quite a rush, eager to be excluded from the day's festivities. "Alright then!" Francie clapped her hands together. "Let's get started!"
An hour later, Sydney sat on the couch, music playing in the background as they all laughed and swapped stories about life with Sydney and Diane throwing a few pregnancy stories in every now and then. "OK." Diane stood and walked over to the table where a few gifts stood. "Time to open these!"
Desiree jumped up and rushed to grab her gift. "Will you open mine first Sydney?" She asked as she handed her the package.
"Sure!" Sydney carefully opened the bag to find a beautiful blue, pink, yellow and green quilt. "This is gorgeous!" She cried, tears in her eyes. She smiled at the pictures on the quilt, different characters from A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh".
"I made it as my home ec project." Desiree smiled.
"Thank you so much!" Sydney hugged the girl as tears fell down her cheeks.
She opened Francie's next to reveal several soft pajama outfits, come with both the feet and hands covered others with only the feet. She found a soft cap with the Coyotes Logo on it in a gift bag as well as one with the King's Logo from Will. On the card was simply stated, "We'll let the kid decide which team is best."
Diane and Dixon gave her a bouncing seat that you hand in the doorway. "You place it in the door frame and put the baby inside and they bounce with their own skills. It's great. Desiree absolutely loved it." Diane explained.
"Thank you all so much."
"Wait." Francie pulled out 4 more bags. "These were sent with Dixon. I believe that they are from the CIA."
One bag contained a baby monitor with a not stating that each part was specially made so that you could talk back to the baby, with the simple press of a button. Also a one way video system was placed in them so you can see through one of them to the other room because that was the 'super swank way to go.' "Oh, Marshall." Sydney laughed.
The next bag contained a vast array of bottles, pacifiers, and diapers all from Devlin. Sydney couldn't help but smile at the gesture from a man who was less than thrilled by her and Vaughn's marriage.
There were only 2 left now and Sydney picked up the larger of the two first. When she opened it, she automatically began to cry. Inside were several baby outfits ranging from overalls to onesies. All the outfits were unisex and all seemed to have been used. Sydney opened the card to find a hand written letter.
Sydney,
I'm sorry I couldn't be there today; I hope you understand (though from what I am told I wouldn't have been allowed to stay anyways.) These were several of your baby clothes. I left out all of the dresses etc. since you haven't the knowledge of what you're having. If it turns out to be a girl, they are all ready for you to have. The final item at the bottom is something new that I thought would be perfect for the baby to wear when they come home.
Sydney extracted the final item, a soft blue outfit, the perfect size for a new born, and a matching cap. She smiled at the gesture and went back to the letter.
There are several things in storage that you may want, though most of them were from your toddler years. If there is anything you want or need just let me know.
Love Always and Forever,
Dad.
Sydney smiled and placed the letter in the bag with all the outfits, reminding herself to thank him personally at the next meeting in August.
She picked up the last bag to find a delicate necklace in a box. There was a not in the small bag and as she reached for it, she questioned the familiarity of the necklace and wondered who it could be from. Tears fell as she read the note, though they were not the same tears she had shed when reading her father's heartfelt letter. These were tears of anger. She quickly slipped the note and the necklace back in the bag and turned to her friends.
Francie was about to question the gift, but when she saw Sydney's face, she changed her mind and instead opted to change the subject, but remembered to tell Vaughn that something was clearly up. "So where's Brigitte today?"
"Oh, she went to France for a few weeks. She comes home on Monday and she's dropping by on Tuesday." Sydney smiled.
They spent the next hour talking and laughing and when Vaughn, Will and Dixon returned, Sydney was in a great mood. They all chatted for a while before the five guests announced they should get going. As Sydney said goodbye to everyone, Francie pulled Vaughn aside, informing him about the necklace. Vaughn promise he would look into it and the five left.
Sydney collapsed on the couch and stretched her feet in front of her. "You were right." She called over her shoulder as Vaughn exited the kitchen, bowl in hand.
"Well, I'm always right." He smirked as he handed her the bowl of ice cream.
"I wouldn't go that far." She smiled taking a bit of ice cream. "But I did have fun today."
"Good." They sat in silence for a few moments as Sydney ate her ice cream. "So, you wanna tell me why Francie was concerned after you opened a necklace?"
Sydney looked at her hands for a moment. "No. I'm fine now, I promise."
"You can always talk to me, you know."
"I know. But I'm fine now. I promise."
"Ok. Long as you're sure."
"I am. Hey, what did you guys do today?"
He knew she was quickly changing the subject as a sign to drop it and he complied. "Nothing. Will and I got in another argument over Kings or Coyotes and Dixon rang in with the Rangers and Will and I refused to talk to him until he took it back."
She laughed softly. "Figures." She smiled yawning loudly.
"Tired?" She nodded. "Come on; let's go watch a movie upstairs."
"Ok. My pick!" He raised her eyebrows. "I choose . . . Topgun!"
"Really?" He asked as they ascended the stairs.
"Yeah. I'm in a Tom Cruise mood. Plus I love the soundtrack and Goose. Goose is a good guy." He smiled as they entered their room.
August approached and Sydney became more and more excited about the upcoming arrival of the baby. When Vaughn's August meeting came in the second week in August, Sydney was a mere 12 days away from her due date. Despite Vaughn's protests, Sydney insisted upon going with him.
Sydney walked to her father's office mid-Saturday as Vaughn retreated to his meeting. After a few words with his secretary, Sydney opened the door to find her father working on his laptop. "Hi Dad." She called as she closed the door.
"Sydney!" His head shot up and he quickly stood to embrace his daughter. "What are you doing here?"
"Seeing my father." She smiled.
"Well I can see that." He smiled. "But I meant, here in LA. You're due in 12 days. You should be home . . ."
"Wait!" She cut him off. "Let me guess. I should be home *resting*" He nodded. "Wow, for two people who never saw eye to eye in the past, you and Michael sure think a lot alike. I'm fine, really. I just wanted to come and thank you for the lovely gifts."
Jack embraced his daughter. "You're welcome." He held her close for a moment before noticing the time. "Sydney, I wish I knew you were coming, because I have a meeting with several members of the U.N. If it was anyone else I would reschedule, however . . ."
"It's ok Dad. I have stuff I can do in Mike's office. Don't worry about it. I just wanted to thank you." She hugged him again before he kissed her on the cheek and left.
She went back to Vaughn's office to retrieve her purse but stopped to rest in his chair, facing away from the door, the stomach and back cramps she had felt during the ride to LA were back. The door opened and a male voice called out. "Hey Mike." Sydney whirled in her chair to see a smiley face Weiss. "Whoops! Wrong Vaughn."
"Hey, Eric." She stood to greet him.
"Hey. How are you doing? Due dates real soon isn't it?"
"Mm. 12 days. I'm good. You?"
"Great. Here." He handed her a bag. "I didn't think you'd be here today so I was going to give this to Mike to give to you. Sorry I couldn't make it the other week."
"Don't worry about it. I know what it's like to miss something because of work." She smiled and placed the bag on Vaughn's desk.
"Yeah, you do." He laughed. "Ok, well I have a mountain of paper work. I'll talk to you soon." He kissed her on the cheek.
"Bye Eric." She watched him leave then collected her purse and left the office.
Standing in front of the glass she took a deep breath and willed herself not to cry. "This is your idea of not doing anything? Sending me my baby necklace?" She pulled out the box and letter from her purse. "Why would you do that to me? Do you have any idea how upset I was when I couldn't find it after you left? You had given it to me and it was so special to me. I cried for days and ransacked the entire house looking for it, and now I find you took it with you?! Why would you do that to me?" Tears welled in her eyes.
"That necklace has been handed down from mother to daughter in my family from 7 generations. If you have a daughter, you should give it to her." Irena looked at Sydney as she took a deep breath, working through a particularly painful cramp. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Sydney tried to compose herself as the cramps got worse. She pried open the safety deposit box and slipped the necklace inside. Before she could close the door, however, she bent over in pain. "Ah." She clutched her stomach and gave a small yell.
"You're not fine. You're in labor." Irena watched as Sydney clutched her fist through the pain. "Do you have your phone?" Sydney nodded. "Put it in the box." Sydney looked at her. "I'll call someone."
Sydney pried herself from the wall and dropped her phone in the box, slamming it shut. "Speed dial 1. It's Mike." She took several deep breaths as her mom opened the box.
Irena took out the phone and dialed the appropriate numbers. "Vaughn"
"Mr. Vaughn. This is Irena Derevko."
"How the hell are you calling me?!"
"Sydney is down here at my cell and she's in labor. You need to get down here now."
Vaughn's face paled. "I'll be right there." He jumped up, alarming Devlin and the rest of the members at the meeting.
"Agent Vaughn, what are you . . ."
"Sorry, Sir. Sydney is in the holding cells and is in labor. Gotta go." He ran from the room and rushed to the cells.
He flew past the gates to the final cell to find Sydney on the floor, up against the wall, while Irena coached her through her breathing. "That's it sweetheart, hee hee hooo, hee hee hooo. Try humming softly, it'll help with the pain."
"Syd." He flew to her side and held her hand as he pushed a few stray hairs out of her face.
"Mike."
"Shh. It' Ok." A guard came in with a wheel chair. "Come on, babe; let's get you into the chair." Irena watched as her daughter was helped into the chair. Vaughn kissed the crown of her head as she sat and breathed deeply.
As they were about to leave Irena called out. "Mr. Vaughn." Vaughn turned to look at her. "Her phone." She placed it back in the box.
Vaughn walked back to the box and removed the phone. As the guard began to take Sydney away, Vaughn looked at Irena, saying the one thing he swore he never would. "Thank you." She nodded.
"Go take care of my daughter." He turned and ran after Sydney.
He reached her and grabbed her hand and she gripped it as she breathed through another contraction. "Ok. Shh." He soothed her.
They arrived at the hospital to find Francie and Will waiting for them. Sydney was brought straight to the maternity ward, where she had a private labor room, where she would finish out the waiting period before going into the delivery room.
After a quick examination from her doctor, Sydney was informed that she was dilated 7 centimeters and her water had broken. It would only be a matter of time before it was time fore Sydney to push.
An hour later, Sydney began breathing though another contraction. She was almost 10 centimeters. She gripped a message ball as she breathed deeply. She had turned to the ball when the contractions had gotten worse and closer together, not wanting to break Vaughn's hand, which she knew she was perfectly capable of doing. AS the pain passed, she turned to Vaughn whose wrinkle lines on his forehead were present as he stroked her hair. "Pretty good thing I insisted on keeping my LA doctor, huh?"
Vaughn smiled. "Yeah, it's a very good thing." The doctor reentered and checked Sydney again.
"Ok, Sydney. You ready? Time to push."
Sydney nodded and breathed deeply as she sat up, with Vaughn's help. He held her hand and rubbed her lower back as she pushed. "You know what I was thinking about? Our first date. Well, our first secret date. You wore that black skirt with the ruffle at the bottom and that red shirt with the lace on the sleeves. You had your hair pulled back in those silver clips and it curled around your shoulders. I had known you for over a year and a half and yet I was so nervous. You were a new person to me. You kept laughing at me all night, remember? I could barely breathe let alone eat and you found it hilarious. I remember that was one of the first times I really heard you laugh. It was the most beautiful sound in the world. You seemed happy that night. And for the first time in years I was truly happy too." Tears streamed down her face as she listened to him, the doctor urging her on in the background. "I never believed that we'd be here in just a few short years."
"Ok, Sydney." The doctor broke in. "One last push."
Vaughn leaned in and whispered in Sydney's ear as he kept her hand in his and stroked her hair. "Come on sweetie. I love you so much. You can do this. Come on Sydney. I love you. I love you." He kept repeating those three words as tears began to fall down his face.
His whispers were interrupted by the cries of a baby. Both parents were crying as the doctor looked up at them. "Congratulations. You have a baby boy." She smiled and handed him to the nurse to weigh him and clean him up.
Sydney smiled at Vaughn who kissed her forehead. "I love you." She whispered.
He kissed her lips gently. "I love *you*."
"We have a son."
"Yeah. We do. We have a son." He kissed her again. "I'm a Dad." He said in amazement.
"The nurse walked over and placed a blue bundle in Sydney's arms. "Hi." She whispered down at him. He cuddled close to her, the perfect mirror image of his father, down to the tiny dimple lying in the middle of his chin. "I'm your Mommy." She began to cry harder as she let everything sink in.
Vaughn leaned over and placed his hand over his son's tiny fist, his other hand stroking Sydney's hair. "And I'm your Daddy."
"Mike." Sydney looked at him, sniffling slightly. "I have a name suggestion."
"Ok."
"I think, given our relationship, he should be named after the two people who were the reason we both entered the CIA and the reason we met." Vaughn looked at her urging her to continue. "Daniel William."
Vaughn smiled widely. "Daniel William Vaughn." He looked at his son and kissed Sydney's forehead. "I think it's perfect."
"It's no longer just Mike and Sydney anymore is it?" She asked softly.
"No. It's not. Now it's Mike, Sydney and Danny. The Vaughn's."
A/N - I hope you all liked it. I apologize again for the WICKED late update. Let me know what you think. O and looking for some AMAZING S/V stories? Check out "Trying Normal" by UCONN FAN, "The Invitation" By Rhonda, "After the Weekend" By Jillian R, "Role Reversal" By Taffi, "If Only" By CIAChick, and "Undefinable Sweetness" By my savior Jennifer. They are all amazing stories and contributed to my feeling better after this hell week I've just had. Send love . . . Hope to update soon. The more love the quicker I will write! - Secret Agent Girl
This chapter is for Jennifer and Sarah who have both sent me more than one email asking for an update. Again I apologize. I want to thank everyone who dedicated their chapters to me; reviews are just so much fun to write. I find myself writing more of those than I do actual chapters. I know BAD SECRET AGENT GIRL.
So after a WAY to long A/N here's the next chapter. I hope you all didn't forget about this story and are all still with me. Thanks for all the great reviews. I would love some serious feedback. I've never made it to triple digits and hopefully by the end of this story (which won't be for a LONG time) I may make it there. I promise to be a better person about updating.
As always I don't own a thing. If there's music/movies in my chapters, it's probably cuz that's the song I was listening to as I hand wrote this or I was just watching the movie, or I just love it. I don't own a damn thing. Send lots of love please! - Secret Agent Girl
CHAPTER 4 - The Vaughn's
Her hair hung loosely around her face, strands having fallen from the clip in her hair. Vaughn walked into the room and smiled when he saw her curled up in their big double chair, asleep. He walked over and knelt in front of her and pushed a few strands behind her ear. She stirred slightly and gave a little moan as she shifted in the chair. Placing his hand on her stomach, Vaughn leaned in and whispered, "Sydney. Sydney. They're going to be here any minute."
She moaned in protest and softly muttered "Five more minutes."
Vaughn laughed and kissed her temple. "Sorry Syd, but they're going to be here any minute now. Come on." He rubbed her stomach and swung her legs over to the front of the chair, forcing her to stand up.
"Uh!" She moaned and finally opened her eyes. "Why did I agree to this again?" She moaned as Vaughn helped her stand.
"Because Francie is your best friend."
"Not anymore." She said sarcastically as they walked into the kitchen and Sydney pulled out a bottle of water from the fridge.
"How are you feeling today?" Vaughn asked as she took a long drink.
"Ok. I'm sure tonight I'm going to be exhausted. I can't believe I let her talk me into this." She whined again.
"It'll be fine." Vaughn insisted as he brought her back into the living room to sit. "It's just going to be you, Francie, Diane and Desiree. You're going to have a great time." He insisted.
"You're just saying that because you, Dixon, and Will are going out for the day because Francie won't let you stay."
"Baby showers are female only." Vaughn shrugged as he unsuccessfully tried to hide a smirk.
"Fine. Be that way." She pouted. "But you have to do something for me."
"Yeah? What's that?"
"Bring me home a pint of Kailua ice cream."
He smiled as the door bell rang. "I think I can handle that." He went to open the door and a moment later Dixon, Diane, Desiree, Will and Francie all piled into the living room.
"Hey." Sydney stood and gave them all hugs.
"Ok, Syd, we're going to get out of here." Vaughn leaned over and kissed her cheek.
"Uh-huh." She smirked. "Don't forget the . . ."
"I won't." He cut her off. "I'll see you in a few hours."
"Ok."
Goodbyes rang out as the three men left, in quite a rush, eager to be excluded from the day's festivities. "Alright then!" Francie clapped her hands together. "Let's get started!"
An hour later, Sydney sat on the couch, music playing in the background as they all laughed and swapped stories about life with Sydney and Diane throwing a few pregnancy stories in every now and then. "OK." Diane stood and walked over to the table where a few gifts stood. "Time to open these!"
Desiree jumped up and rushed to grab her gift. "Will you open mine first Sydney?" She asked as she handed her the package.
"Sure!" Sydney carefully opened the bag to find a beautiful blue, pink, yellow and green quilt. "This is gorgeous!" She cried, tears in her eyes. She smiled at the pictures on the quilt, different characters from A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh".
"I made it as my home ec project." Desiree smiled.
"Thank you so much!" Sydney hugged the girl as tears fell down her cheeks.
She opened Francie's next to reveal several soft pajama outfits, come with both the feet and hands covered others with only the feet. She found a soft cap with the Coyotes Logo on it in a gift bag as well as one with the King's Logo from Will. On the card was simply stated, "We'll let the kid decide which team is best."
Diane and Dixon gave her a bouncing seat that you hand in the doorway. "You place it in the door frame and put the baby inside and they bounce with their own skills. It's great. Desiree absolutely loved it." Diane explained.
"Thank you all so much."
"Wait." Francie pulled out 4 more bags. "These were sent with Dixon. I believe that they are from the CIA."
One bag contained a baby monitor with a not stating that each part was specially made so that you could talk back to the baby, with the simple press of a button. Also a one way video system was placed in them so you can see through one of them to the other room because that was the 'super swank way to go.' "Oh, Marshall." Sydney laughed.
The next bag contained a vast array of bottles, pacifiers, and diapers all from Devlin. Sydney couldn't help but smile at the gesture from a man who was less than thrilled by her and Vaughn's marriage.
There were only 2 left now and Sydney picked up the larger of the two first. When she opened it, she automatically began to cry. Inside were several baby outfits ranging from overalls to onesies. All the outfits were unisex and all seemed to have been used. Sydney opened the card to find a hand written letter.
Sydney,
I'm sorry I couldn't be there today; I hope you understand (though from what I am told I wouldn't have been allowed to stay anyways.) These were several of your baby clothes. I left out all of the dresses etc. since you haven't the knowledge of what you're having. If it turns out to be a girl, they are all ready for you to have. The final item at the bottom is something new that I thought would be perfect for the baby to wear when they come home.
Sydney extracted the final item, a soft blue outfit, the perfect size for a new born, and a matching cap. She smiled at the gesture and went back to the letter.
There are several things in storage that you may want, though most of them were from your toddler years. If there is anything you want or need just let me know.
Love Always and Forever,
Dad.
Sydney smiled and placed the letter in the bag with all the outfits, reminding herself to thank him personally at the next meeting in August.
She picked up the last bag to find a delicate necklace in a box. There was a not in the small bag and as she reached for it, she questioned the familiarity of the necklace and wondered who it could be from. Tears fell as she read the note, though they were not the same tears she had shed when reading her father's heartfelt letter. These were tears of anger. She quickly slipped the note and the necklace back in the bag and turned to her friends.
Francie was about to question the gift, but when she saw Sydney's face, she changed her mind and instead opted to change the subject, but remembered to tell Vaughn that something was clearly up. "So where's Brigitte today?"
"Oh, she went to France for a few weeks. She comes home on Monday and she's dropping by on Tuesday." Sydney smiled.
They spent the next hour talking and laughing and when Vaughn, Will and Dixon returned, Sydney was in a great mood. They all chatted for a while before the five guests announced they should get going. As Sydney said goodbye to everyone, Francie pulled Vaughn aside, informing him about the necklace. Vaughn promise he would look into it and the five left.
Sydney collapsed on the couch and stretched her feet in front of her. "You were right." She called over her shoulder as Vaughn exited the kitchen, bowl in hand.
"Well, I'm always right." He smirked as he handed her the bowl of ice cream.
"I wouldn't go that far." She smiled taking a bit of ice cream. "But I did have fun today."
"Good." They sat in silence for a few moments as Sydney ate her ice cream. "So, you wanna tell me why Francie was concerned after you opened a necklace?"
Sydney looked at her hands for a moment. "No. I'm fine now, I promise."
"You can always talk to me, you know."
"I know. But I'm fine now. I promise."
"Ok. Long as you're sure."
"I am. Hey, what did you guys do today?"
He knew she was quickly changing the subject as a sign to drop it and he complied. "Nothing. Will and I got in another argument over Kings or Coyotes and Dixon rang in with the Rangers and Will and I refused to talk to him until he took it back."
She laughed softly. "Figures." She smiled yawning loudly.
"Tired?" She nodded. "Come on; let's go watch a movie upstairs."
"Ok. My pick!" He raised her eyebrows. "I choose . . . Topgun!"
"Really?" He asked as they ascended the stairs.
"Yeah. I'm in a Tom Cruise mood. Plus I love the soundtrack and Goose. Goose is a good guy." He smiled as they entered their room.
August approached and Sydney became more and more excited about the upcoming arrival of the baby. When Vaughn's August meeting came in the second week in August, Sydney was a mere 12 days away from her due date. Despite Vaughn's protests, Sydney insisted upon going with him.
Sydney walked to her father's office mid-Saturday as Vaughn retreated to his meeting. After a few words with his secretary, Sydney opened the door to find her father working on his laptop. "Hi Dad." She called as she closed the door.
"Sydney!" His head shot up and he quickly stood to embrace his daughter. "What are you doing here?"
"Seeing my father." She smiled.
"Well I can see that." He smiled. "But I meant, here in LA. You're due in 12 days. You should be home . . ."
"Wait!" She cut him off. "Let me guess. I should be home *resting*" He nodded. "Wow, for two people who never saw eye to eye in the past, you and Michael sure think a lot alike. I'm fine, really. I just wanted to come and thank you for the lovely gifts."
Jack embraced his daughter. "You're welcome." He held her close for a moment before noticing the time. "Sydney, I wish I knew you were coming, because I have a meeting with several members of the U.N. If it was anyone else I would reschedule, however . . ."
"It's ok Dad. I have stuff I can do in Mike's office. Don't worry about it. I just wanted to thank you." She hugged him again before he kissed her on the cheek and left.
She went back to Vaughn's office to retrieve her purse but stopped to rest in his chair, facing away from the door, the stomach and back cramps she had felt during the ride to LA were back. The door opened and a male voice called out. "Hey Mike." Sydney whirled in her chair to see a smiley face Weiss. "Whoops! Wrong Vaughn."
"Hey, Eric." She stood to greet him.
"Hey. How are you doing? Due dates real soon isn't it?"
"Mm. 12 days. I'm good. You?"
"Great. Here." He handed her a bag. "I didn't think you'd be here today so I was going to give this to Mike to give to you. Sorry I couldn't make it the other week."
"Don't worry about it. I know what it's like to miss something because of work." She smiled and placed the bag on Vaughn's desk.
"Yeah, you do." He laughed. "Ok, well I have a mountain of paper work. I'll talk to you soon." He kissed her on the cheek.
"Bye Eric." She watched him leave then collected her purse and left the office.
Standing in front of the glass she took a deep breath and willed herself not to cry. "This is your idea of not doing anything? Sending me my baby necklace?" She pulled out the box and letter from her purse. "Why would you do that to me? Do you have any idea how upset I was when I couldn't find it after you left? You had given it to me and it was so special to me. I cried for days and ransacked the entire house looking for it, and now I find you took it with you?! Why would you do that to me?" Tears welled in her eyes.
"That necklace has been handed down from mother to daughter in my family from 7 generations. If you have a daughter, you should give it to her." Irena looked at Sydney as she took a deep breath, working through a particularly painful cramp. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Sydney tried to compose herself as the cramps got worse. She pried open the safety deposit box and slipped the necklace inside. Before she could close the door, however, she bent over in pain. "Ah." She clutched her stomach and gave a small yell.
"You're not fine. You're in labor." Irena watched as Sydney clutched her fist through the pain. "Do you have your phone?" Sydney nodded. "Put it in the box." Sydney looked at her. "I'll call someone."
Sydney pried herself from the wall and dropped her phone in the box, slamming it shut. "Speed dial 1. It's Mike." She took several deep breaths as her mom opened the box.
Irena took out the phone and dialed the appropriate numbers. "Vaughn"
"Mr. Vaughn. This is Irena Derevko."
"How the hell are you calling me?!"
"Sydney is down here at my cell and she's in labor. You need to get down here now."
Vaughn's face paled. "I'll be right there." He jumped up, alarming Devlin and the rest of the members at the meeting.
"Agent Vaughn, what are you . . ."
"Sorry, Sir. Sydney is in the holding cells and is in labor. Gotta go." He ran from the room and rushed to the cells.
He flew past the gates to the final cell to find Sydney on the floor, up against the wall, while Irena coached her through her breathing. "That's it sweetheart, hee hee hooo, hee hee hooo. Try humming softly, it'll help with the pain."
"Syd." He flew to her side and held her hand as he pushed a few stray hairs out of her face.
"Mike."
"Shh. It' Ok." A guard came in with a wheel chair. "Come on, babe; let's get you into the chair." Irena watched as her daughter was helped into the chair. Vaughn kissed the crown of her head as she sat and breathed deeply.
As they were about to leave Irena called out. "Mr. Vaughn." Vaughn turned to look at her. "Her phone." She placed it back in the box.
Vaughn walked back to the box and removed the phone. As the guard began to take Sydney away, Vaughn looked at Irena, saying the one thing he swore he never would. "Thank you." She nodded.
"Go take care of my daughter." He turned and ran after Sydney.
He reached her and grabbed her hand and she gripped it as she breathed through another contraction. "Ok. Shh." He soothed her.
They arrived at the hospital to find Francie and Will waiting for them. Sydney was brought straight to the maternity ward, where she had a private labor room, where she would finish out the waiting period before going into the delivery room.
After a quick examination from her doctor, Sydney was informed that she was dilated 7 centimeters and her water had broken. It would only be a matter of time before it was time fore Sydney to push.
An hour later, Sydney began breathing though another contraction. She was almost 10 centimeters. She gripped a message ball as she breathed deeply. She had turned to the ball when the contractions had gotten worse and closer together, not wanting to break Vaughn's hand, which she knew she was perfectly capable of doing. AS the pain passed, she turned to Vaughn whose wrinkle lines on his forehead were present as he stroked her hair. "Pretty good thing I insisted on keeping my LA doctor, huh?"
Vaughn smiled. "Yeah, it's a very good thing." The doctor reentered and checked Sydney again.
"Ok, Sydney. You ready? Time to push."
Sydney nodded and breathed deeply as she sat up, with Vaughn's help. He held her hand and rubbed her lower back as she pushed. "You know what I was thinking about? Our first date. Well, our first secret date. You wore that black skirt with the ruffle at the bottom and that red shirt with the lace on the sleeves. You had your hair pulled back in those silver clips and it curled around your shoulders. I had known you for over a year and a half and yet I was so nervous. You were a new person to me. You kept laughing at me all night, remember? I could barely breathe let alone eat and you found it hilarious. I remember that was one of the first times I really heard you laugh. It was the most beautiful sound in the world. You seemed happy that night. And for the first time in years I was truly happy too." Tears streamed down her face as she listened to him, the doctor urging her on in the background. "I never believed that we'd be here in just a few short years."
"Ok, Sydney." The doctor broke in. "One last push."
Vaughn leaned in and whispered in Sydney's ear as he kept her hand in his and stroked her hair. "Come on sweetie. I love you so much. You can do this. Come on Sydney. I love you. I love you." He kept repeating those three words as tears began to fall down his face.
His whispers were interrupted by the cries of a baby. Both parents were crying as the doctor looked up at them. "Congratulations. You have a baby boy." She smiled and handed him to the nurse to weigh him and clean him up.
Sydney smiled at Vaughn who kissed her forehead. "I love you." She whispered.
He kissed her lips gently. "I love *you*."
"We have a son."
"Yeah. We do. We have a son." He kissed her again. "I'm a Dad." He said in amazement.
"The nurse walked over and placed a blue bundle in Sydney's arms. "Hi." She whispered down at him. He cuddled close to her, the perfect mirror image of his father, down to the tiny dimple lying in the middle of his chin. "I'm your Mommy." She began to cry harder as she let everything sink in.
Vaughn leaned over and placed his hand over his son's tiny fist, his other hand stroking Sydney's hair. "And I'm your Daddy."
"Mike." Sydney looked at him, sniffling slightly. "I have a name suggestion."
"Ok."
"I think, given our relationship, he should be named after the two people who were the reason we both entered the CIA and the reason we met." Vaughn looked at her urging her to continue. "Daniel William."
Vaughn smiled widely. "Daniel William Vaughn." He looked at his son and kissed Sydney's forehead. "I think it's perfect."
"It's no longer just Mike and Sydney anymore is it?" She asked softly.
"No. It's not. Now it's Mike, Sydney and Danny. The Vaughn's."
A/N - I hope you all liked it. I apologize again for the WICKED late update. Let me know what you think. O and looking for some AMAZING S/V stories? Check out "Trying Normal" by UCONN FAN, "The Invitation" By Rhonda, "After the Weekend" By Jillian R, "Role Reversal" By Taffi, "If Only" By CIAChick, and "Undefinable Sweetness" By my savior Jennifer. They are all amazing stories and contributed to my feeling better after this hell week I've just had. Send love . . . Hope to update soon. The more love the quicker I will write! - Secret Agent Girl