Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Alias characters that are portrayed in this story, so please don't sue me!!!!!!!
Summary: Five years have passed since the fall of SD-6, and Sydney has gone missing for the last 3 years. Vaughn is in for the shock of his life when he finally finds Sydney…with a family. S/S; some S/V.
While She Was Missing
Sark stared in disbelief at the man that his wife used to be in love with. Well, he thought, at least I think that she used to love him. She can't love him now. Sark kicked some of sand as he walked down the beach with Annabelle while he watched Sydney talk with Vaughn. Sydney had asked her husband to give her and Vaughn some "private time" so that she could fill her former handler in on her life. As Sark watched the couple, he could not help but feel pangs of jealousy as Sydney smiled at something that Vaughn had said. He felt a feeling of dread as he watched his wife and another man talk, laugh, and smile with each other.
It seemed like a year had passed when Sydney and Vaughn finally parted. It made Sark's heart break when he saw Vaughn give a Sydney a long, emotional hug and a little peck on the side of her mouth. Annabelle had already fallen asleep, and Sark gently rocked her as Sydney walk up to him while Vaughn walked back to his car.
"Sark! I explained a little bit of our situation to Vaughn, but I want to tell him the rest. I told him that he could stay with us for the week so I can explain," Sydney said.
Sark stared at Sydney for a minute before he answered. "You haven't called me 'Sark' in three years," Sark remarked.
"Does it really matter at a time like this?" Sydney asked irritably. "I used to call you 'Sark' all the time, and you never minded. Plus, it's only a name."
"You never called me 'Sark' while during the duration of our marriage though. I'm assuming that Agent Vaughn brought on this abrupt change," Sark said, trying to keep the bitterness out of his voice. Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful.
"I don't have time to argue about minor things like these," Sydney said impatiently. "Let's just go."
Sark looked out at the ocean and took a deep breath before turning to follow Sydney.
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A/N: Sorry for not updating in such a LONG time! I've just had so many things to do, that I haven't had any time to write. J
