Title: Secrets and Lies
Rating: PG
Summary: When Sydney is injured on a mission and Vaughn discovers she hasn't been entirely truthful with him. S/V.
Disclaimer: I don't own Alias; I'm just borrowing the characters.
Authors Note: This is my first fan fic, so feel free to tell me if it sucks. Please Read and Review with any comments, suggestions and criticism is VERY welcome.
Chapter 5:
Sixteen days after she was shot, Sydney woke up. It was early in the afternoon and Vaughn was dozing when her fingers started to wiggle slowly in his. He woke up quickly and looked at Sydney who started to choke on the tubes, which were attached to the ventilator. He got up and yelled out the door for the Doctor to come and see her. He came back in and saw Sydney's eyes open, they were full of fear, and she continued to choke. The Doctor came in and removed the tubes and Sydney started to breathe easier. Vaughn was in tears and leaned down to hug her. Sydney started to cry as well. She was confused about what had happened and where she was. She asked where her father was and Vaughn told her that her father was on a mission in Italy. This caused her cry more because to her it meant that he didn't care about what was happening to her. After the Doctor left Vaughn sat back down next to Syd and took her hand in his before he spoke. He looked in her eyes "Syd" he began. She looked up into his eyes curiously.
"Vaughn, what's wrong?"
"Syd, you had a miscarriage"
"Wh-wh-what?" she stammered as the tears filled up her eyes.
"You lost the baby" he looked directly at her "Why didn't you tell me babe?"
"I-I-I knew that I couldn't keep the baby. Not with SD-6 around, I wouldn't be able to explain it to them" she explained as the tears slowly fell down her cheeks. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you Vaughn, I really wanted to."
Vaughn leaned forward and grabbed her in a hug. He mumbled in her ear "Its okay babe, I understand."
Weiss came in after work and was surprised to see Sydney awake. "Hey Syd!" he exclaimed "Its so great to see you awake."
"Hey Weiss, I'm so glad to see you here. Do you know when Dad gets back from his mission?"
"He should be back tomorrow night, I'll leave a message for him to come and visit you."
"Thanks that would be great."
Vaughn stood up to talk to Weiss. "We'll be back in minute babe." They left the room. Vaughn turned to Weiss "Syd said that she didn't tell me because she knew that she couldn't keep the baby anyway" the tears started to fill his eyes once again. Weiss hugged Vaughn in an effort to calm him down. "Look man, you know that you wouldn't have been able to keep the baby because of SD-6, she wouldn't have been able to explain it to Sloane without revealing that she's a double agent."
"Sloane!" he exclaimed "What happened with him, how would they explain about Syd being shot?"
"Relax, Jack took care of it, he told Sloane that she was mugged and shot and that no one was allowed to visit her. Sloane gave him time off until she's better. Come on, we better go back into see Syd."
They walked back into the room to sit with Sydney. The three of them sat there and talked most of the night until Sydney fell asleep. Vaughn and Weiss sat there watching her chest slowly rise and fall. They looked up to her face and saw there were tears falling slowly down her cheeks. "She must be thinking about the baby" Weiss commented.
"Probably. Its gonna hurt for a long time, its not something she can just get over."
"Yeah" Weiss replied looking at his watch "Hey man I'm gonna go and get some sleep, you should go home and get some sleep as well."
"Nah, I'm gonna sleep here" he saw the concerned look on Weiss's face "I'll be fine, you go and get some sleep."
"Okay, I'll be back tomorrow to see hows she's doing. Night."
Vaughn didn't reply he just went back to looking at Syd's sleeping form, watching the tears roll down her cheeks.
A/N: What did ya think??
