Title: New Lives

Rating:  PG-13 (just to be safe lol)

Timeline:  Takes place about 3 years post- "The Telling"

Disclaimer:  I own everything associated with Alias, including the actors.  Jennifer Garner and I go shopping all the time, and Michael Vartan and David Anders are my love slaves.  I am also Princess Leia, a penguin, and I am leader of the free world.  I am also mentally unstable.

Summary:  I could tell you everything right here, but then that would ruin the surprise, now wouldn't it?

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New Lives

Chapter 1

Sydney Bristow laughed at the joke her boyfriend just told.

"I love it when you laugh," he said, smiling.

Sydney smiled back.

He knocked a knife to the floor.  "Damn," he cursed as he bent to pick it up.

Sydney laughed and watched as he put his knife back on the table.  But he didn't get up.  Instead he stayed down, on one knee, holding out a black velvet box.

"Oh my god," she whispered, as she put a hand to her mouth in surprise.

"Sydney, I love you.  I have loved you from the moment I first met you.  And yes, I know we have been through some rough stuff, but we've come through it all as stronger people.  You make my life so much better by being in it, and I would be very honored if you would be my wife.  Sydney Bristow, will you marry me?"

Tears were falling from Sydney's eyes.  "Yes.  Yes I'll marry you Ethan!"  She exclaimed as he picked her up and spun her around, the patrons in the restaurant applauding.

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Michael Vaughn walked in his door and kissed his wife.

"Hi sweetie," he said.

"Hey hun.  How was work?" she asked.

He groaned.  "Boss was an ass as usual, but other than that it was great!"

They kissed again.

"Mmmm.  Something smells great," Vaughn exclaimed as he caught a whiff of the food in the kitchen.

"Chicken and spaghetti.  Your favourite," she replied.

"You haven't made that in a while!" he exclaimed happily.  "What are you hiding?" he asked in mock suspiciousness.

"Well, actually, I do have a secret," she said, smiling knowingly.

"Well?" he insisted.

She looked as though she were about to burst.  "Okay.  But you should sit down first."

Vaughn looked at her with a grin on his face and sat down on the couch, his wife sitting beside him.

"Are you ready?" she asked.

"Yes!"  He exclaimed, very excited.  Tell me already!"

"Michael, I'm pregnant."

A huge smile broke out on his face.  "You're?  We're?  A baby?  We're?"  He picked up his wife and spun her around.  "Oh Alice, that's amazing!"