Two for Two
A/N: In honor of third season premiere tonight, here is the next chapter! A warning first though, it is very fluffy and sweet. Hopefully you won't mind. I just have a feeling we are all going to be a little upset tonight after watching the premiere and we just have to remember to trust JJ. He has a plan. It will work out between S/V. That is what I keep telling myself anyway. Relating to this chapter, the part in the beginning in italics is a dream. And as always, please review.
Two for Two
Chapter 7: Dinner and a Movie
Sydney's POV: Medical Area at JTF
As I look around, I see everyone that I love is there. They are here because they love and care for Vaughn and me. Will is here with a woman that I imagine to be a very pregnant Maggie. Dixon is here with his two kids. Marshall and Carrie are here along with Annie, their thirteen month old daughter, who they just had to name after Annie Lennox. Even Kendall and Devlin are here even though they have made it very clear that they have never approved of mine and Vaughn's relationship. The next person that I come to is Amelie, Vaughn's mother, my soon to be mother in law. She is probably one of the nicest people that I have ever met in my life; she doesn't even hold me responsible for her husband's death, even though it was my mom that pulled the trigger.
Irina is now in custody. About two months ago we were able to catch up with her and Sark and apprehend them both. That is what made Vaughn decide that the time was right to go ahead and propose to me. Now here we are at our wedding. I only wish that Laura, my mother, could be here. I don't imagine Irina to be my mother, all that woman has done is betray. I picture Laura as being my mother, she is the one that raised me and took care of me until she died in an awful car wreck when I was younger.
At least my dad and me are getting along now. I am standing here right now waiting for him to come join me and walk me down the aisle.
"Sydney, are you ready sweetie?"
"As ready as I ever will be daddy."
Then the church doors open and I see Vaughn standing at the altar. He is so handsome. He looks like he is about to start crying at any moment now.
As I get up front and take my place beside Vaughn, I look around the congregation once again. Only this time I notice that Amelie is holding a gun and pointing it straight at me.
"You little bitch you. You are the reason that Lauren is dead. William is dead. I will not let you deceive and kill my son too."
I hear a shot ring out and the next thing that I know, I have a horrible pain shooting throughout my whole body. And then my world goes black.
"Miss Bristow. Excuse me, Miss Bristow."
What is going on? I am so tired. That must have just been a dream, although it felt all too real.
"Yes."
"Hi, I'm Dr. Humphrey. I have your test results back. You are who you say you are and are free to leave as soon as you want to."
"Am I all right otherwise?"
"We find no signs of anything wrong with you. You seem to be in perfect health. However, we would like to schedule you for check ups every month for the next six months to make sure that you stay all right. Also, Dr. Barnett would like to start scheduling counseling sessions with you."
"All right. Thank you doctor."
"Your welcome Miss Bristow. I just hope that everything goes exceptionally well for you from now on."
After that, he exits the room and I pull out my cell phone to call Vaughn. I know that by now he is probably getting worried about me. After he left last night, I just couldn't deal with anything and I had to turn it off.
I finally hear him answer the phone though.
"Hey sweetie, it's me."
"Syd! Hey, it's great to hear from you."
"Dr. Humphrey just left. He said that I am free to go whenever."
"That's great news."
"I know."
"Do you still feel like going out to dinner tonight with Will and Maggie?"
"Actually, I don't really feel up to doing that tonight. I just want to spend some quality time with you."
"That sounds great to me. How about I pick you up and take you out to dinner? Nothing fancy, just some time for us to spend together."
"That sounds great. Can you just bring me something to wear though?"
"Sure dear. I'll be there as soon as possible. I love you."
"I love you too. Bye."
"Bye."
Still Sydney's POV- About an hour later at a nice, quiet restaurant in Los Angeles
"Vaughn…this is really a great restaurant."
"Yeah, it is isn't it? Eric told me about it."
"How is Eric really doing?"
"He's doing all right. The same he has always been."
"So, is there a special girl in his life?"
"Haha. I think that Eric is condemned to be the forever bachelor. He dated this one girl, Sherri, for about six months, but then she broke up with him. She just realized that he was not going to be willing to settle down and start a family for a long time, and she just wanted that really badly."
"We should try and fix him up Vaughn. Make him realize that settling down is a good thing."
"Oh, you think that is a good thing to settle down Syd?"
"Of course I do."
"So you want to have the American dream?"
"Yep, the whole shebang. The wonderful, doting husband, the big house with the white picket fence, the two point five kids, all of it."
"Have you found a guy yet that you might be interested in having this with?"
"Well, what do you think?"
"I think that Donovan would make the perfect half a kid. Otherwise, if we only had half a kid, that would be really scary."
"So then Donovan is still doing all right?"
"He's great Syd. Just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I think that when Eric comes over, he sneaks him in little treats. I am sure that Donny will be very happy to see you."
"I can't wait to see him either."
"So, Syd this is what I was thinking, but feel free to say no or whatever. I will understand."
"What is it Vaughn?"
"How come you never call me Michael?"
"You know that wasn't what you were going to say."
"Seriously though, you always call me Vaughn. Never Michael or Mike or any other little nickname."
"Ok Mike, I will try and work on that."
"Good."
"So, what were you wanting to ask?"
"Oh that?"
"Yes that."
"You know that I love you right? And that I missed you so much those past two years. I really thought that I would never recover. And that I am terribly sorry that I ever married Lauren."
"Yeah, I know. And I love you too."
"Well, what I was thinking was, that we should live together. We practically spent every night together anyway. So, why don't we just live together."
"Mike…"
"Listen, your apartment no longer exists, so you can just stay with me. We can either live in my apartment or get a new one, buy a house, whatever your heart wants to do."
"I would love to live with you."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but do you think that maybe we could get a new place? I don't mean to sound mean or anything, but I want a place that we picked out together for us to start a life together in."
"One without the stain of Lauren in it. Right?"
"Well, yeah. Is that all right? If not, then we can live there."
"Of course it is. Anything for you."
Then he leaned over the table and gave me a chaste kiss. It was short, but sweet and filled with lots of emotion and love.
"So now what?"
"Now we go see a movie."
"Really?"
"Yeah sure."
"Oh god. I haven't been to a movie in a really long time."
"Me either."
"Are you sure that you are not just trying to get me into a dark theatre to see what happens."
"Sydney, honestly we are adults. I think that we can control ourselves."
"Yeah, I'm not so sure about that. I feel like a teenager again when I am around you."
"Me too."
"See, there is nothing wrong with it."
"Nope, it is a great feeling."
"So what movie should we go see? I have no idea what is playing."
"They just came out with the third Charlie's Angels movie."
"Really! I loved the first two."
"Yeah, if you aren't too sick and tired of all the spy stuff."
"It sounds perfect."
"Are you done eating then?"
"Yep."
"Well then, let's go."
"Thank you Mike for all this. You knew just what I needed."
"Syd, you never have to thank me, I love you."
"I love you too."
Now I just have to figure out how to tell him about my dream and bring up that whole subject and can of worms. For tonight though, I am just content being Sydney and Michael, though. Two people that love each other.
--------------------TBC---------------------------
Well, hopefully everyone enjoyed the chapter. Please review. Also, enjoy Alias tonight. Just about 4 1/2 hours to go for me. Yay!!! Enjoy it.