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
Sydney walked through the hall from the guest room to the master suite. She had just had a long talk with Vaughn, and it was already very late. Sydney began to feel happy like how she did before, and a hole in her heart seemed to be mended now that Vaughn was now back in her life. But what concerned her were the new feelings that were starting to stir within her. Had she fallen head-over-heel in love with Vaughn again? She shook her head, trying to clear away those thoughts. But Sydney had a sinking feeling that her subconscious was telling her that she actually wanted to be with Vaughn. She now felt very confused about the two men in her life: Her husband, who was a former assassin, and also her former arch-nemesis, and her former handler, a kind, sweet, caring person who she had never been afraid of.
Sydney walked into her bedroom to find Sark already on their bed, looking like he was already asleep. Sydney went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face, and then she put on a night gown. She walked out and went to her bed and slipped inside the covers. As her body relaxed into the cushy mattress, she felt Sark roll over and wrap one of his arms around her.
"I love you Sydney," he whispered sleepily.
"I love you too, Vaughn," Sydney whispered sleepily before she could catch herself.
Instantly, Sydney felt Sark's arm stiffen and leave her shoulders. She felt him sit up in bed and let out a deep breath. Sydney sat up, afraid to look at Sark. There was an uncomfortable silence that seemed to encumber them to speak. Finally, Sark broke the silence.
"So you still love him? I should have known," he said in an almost inaudible whisper.
"Sark…I…I don't know how to explain this. I didn't mean for this to happen."
"There you go again, referring to me by our last name. That was the first sign. Wait, no, I'm wrong. I should have seen it before! Whenever you get that dreamy look in your eyes…that's when you're thinking about him, isn't it? How could you do this to me?!"
"Fine, I'll admit it! Yes, I was thinking about Vaughn, and how our life could be! I'm sorry for doing this to you, Sark, but I love Vaughn! I always have! I was blind in thinking that I could love only you! I'm sorry for leading you on, and I'm sorry for everything I did with you, because it was wrong and irresponsible of me! But now, I have to go! I can't stay here. I can finally go and live the life that I've always wanted! Please, just…just let go. I have to do this. All my life, I've been doing everything for everybody else, and I have almost never stopped to do anything for myself. Now I have to do this for me. I have to live the life I've always wanted with Vaughn, and I hope you can understand that. If you can't, then I just want to let you know how sorry I am, and I hope you find happiness somewhere else in your life." With that, Sydney grabbed her back and a suitcase that she always kept packed incase they needed to leave in a hurry, and rushed out the door to the car. Vaughn had been silently watching the whole event take place, and followed her out.
Sark looked out the window and watched the love of his life back out of the driveway with the man that he had always envied. Michael Vaughn had finally won. Sark spun around as he heard a cry. He ran into Annabelle's room and picked her up.
"Mommy? Where's Mommy?" his daughter asked innocently.
Andrew Sark's heart turned to stone as he vowed that he would never let anyone hurt his daughter in any way, physically and emotionally. Most importantly, he promised himself that he would never let Sydney Bristow hurt his family ever again.
A/N: For all you Syd/Sark fans, I PROMISE that there will be huge sarkiness in further chapters, but I'm just adding a little angst to the story because it really compliments my plot. Once again, I'm sorry that it took me FOREVER to update J
