Title: The Simple Life

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or its characters.

Summary: AU. No CIA or SD-6. Syd and Vaughn are married. S/V.

Authors Notes: Thanks to everyone who has left reviews for this story. I think that this is gonna be the last chapter. Although I am thinking about doing a sequel for this and for Secrets and Lies. What do you think? Review and let me know, cos I'm not sure, but if enough people want it then I'll write sequels. Anyway heres the next chapter. Enjoy!! And don't forget to review.

Chapter 11:

It was now early May and Sydney was due any day now. Michael had taken time off work, so he could be there when she went into labour. Sydney's belly was enormous and the rest of her body was puffed up too. She spent most of the day on the couch or in bed because she was extremely tired and when she was sleeping she didn't feel the aches and pains that spread throughout her body.

Sydney had been lying in bed one morning, when she heaved herself up so she could go to the bathroom, and she was walking through the apartment when she felt a sudden deep pain in her stomach and moments later her water broke. She clutched her stomach and squeaked out Michael's name. He didn't answer. She managed to make her way to the kitchen expecting to find her husband but all she found was a piece of paper sitting on the table.

Syd,

Gone to the shops. Didn't want to wake you. Be back soon.

Love Michael.

Her eyes began to water as she dropped the note. She somehow managed to pick up the phone and dial his cell phone. After several rings he picked up. "Hello?"

"Michael" she said, her voice barely audible.

"Syd?" he asked "What's wrong?"

"Baby, coming, now" she managed to answer.

"The baby's coming now?"
"Yeah" she replied before screaming in pain. Michael hung up the phone and slammed his foot on the accelerator. Within minutes he arrived back at the apartment and found Syd propped up against the bench with a wooden spoon between her teeth. He ran up to the bedroom and grabbed her bag before helping her down to the car. Her eyes were puffy and tears were running down her cheeks. They got down to the car and Michael put Sydney in the front seat and ran around to the driver's side, climbed in and started the car. He pulled away from the curb, navigating his way through traffic, while talking a million miles an hour on his cell phone, calling their parents, the hospital and Angela and Eric. All the while Sydney sat in the passenger's side, tears flowing freely down her cheeks. She shrieked in pain as another contraction came, Michael got such a fright he nearly crashed the car.

Fifteen minutes later they pulled up at the hospital. Michael grabbed her bag from the backseat and threw it over his shoulder before grabbing a spare wheelchair from the lobby. Sydney climbed into it and he frantically pushed his wife into the hospital building. They were directed to the maternity ward and Sydney was admitted. Once she was settled into the bed, she had another contraction. She grabbed Michael's hand and squeezed it as hard as she could. He almost went white. His hand was quickly losing circulation. Then it was over. The doctor came in and checked her over. He told them that there it was going to be a couple of hours yet. After the doctor left Jack, Laura, Bridgette, William, Angela and Eric turned up. Sydney tried to smile at her visitors but she was in so much pain she couldn't. Laura went over to her daughter and leaned down to hug her, kissing her cheek as she did. Sydney choked out a crackly 'hello' to everyone who had arrived. Angela went over to her friend and took a seat on her right side. She picked up her hand in an effort to comfort her friend. They had been sitting there for about ten minutes when Sydney had another contraction. Erics eyes widened in horror as he watched his friend scream in pain, as Michael's free hand travelled up to Syd's face to stroke it gently smiling at his wife even though he had lost feeling in his hand. Angela just sat there with her friend, doing what she could to relieve the pain, trying to forget the ache of her own hand as Sydney squeezed it. Once the contraction was over Sydney began to weep in pain and Michael lifted her hand to his lips, placing a gentle kiss on it before using his free hand to wipe away her tears.

Hours later Sydney was still in labour. The doctor had been in a couple of times and said that it would still be a few hours yet. Jack, Bridgette, William, Angela and Eric had gone to the cafeteria to get something to eat before heading to the waiting room. Laura had decided to stay with her daughter and was sitting in Angela's place. Sydney's face was bright red and her eyes were puffy from crying. Tears were still rolling down her cheeks and with each contraction that came, she screamed in pain. Michael hadn't moved since they arrived and was continually wiping away her tears and spooning crushed ice into her mouth. Laura sat there speaking softly to her daughter, telling her that all the pain will be worth it, once she holds her baby for the first time. Sydney forces a smile in return.

Sixteen hours after her water broke, Sydney is taken into the delivery room. Laura heads off to find the others and Michael follows his wife, holding her hand the whole way. After making their way there the doctor tells Sydney to push when she has her next contraction. She weakly nods her head and moments later the contraction hits. She pushes, Michael is uttering encouraging words to his wife while she is screaming that she is gonna kill him and that they won't ever have sex again. He laughs it off. She stops pushing seconds later and leans back to rest momentarily. Michael dabs at her forehead with a cool cloth and tells her that she is doing great. The next contraction comes and she starts to push again, screaming at Michael the whole time. "I can see the head," the doctor announces. He tells her to push again and moments later, a small cry is heard as their first child is born. "It's a girl," the doctor announces. Sydney falls back into the pillows and drops Michael's hand. The doctor brings their little baby over to them and Sydney takes their small child in her arms. Michael leans down and kisses Syd's forehead. He squeezes Syd's hand and leaves to go and tell everyone the news while Sydney and the baby are cleaned up. He walks out into the waiting room and finds everyone anxiously awaiting news. "It's a girl" he announces proudly "9lb 4oz. 10 fingers, 10 toes, perfect in everyway." Everyone got up and began to congratulate him.

"How's Syd?" Laura asked.

"She's fine, tired, but fine they're just getting her ready to go back to the ward."

An hour later an exhausted Sydney and Michael were outside the window of the nursery looking at their little bundle of joy. Michael kissed Sydney's head "I'm so proud of you sweetie." She turned and hugged him tightly, looking into his eyes before pulling him down for a kiss. "We need a name for her," Michael said, moments later.

"How bout Madeline Lindsey?" Sydney suggested.

Michael thought about it for a moment "Yeah, I like that." They stood there in each other's arms for a while longer looking at their little baby, wondering how they could have created something so perfect.

THE END

A/N: What did you think??? Was it good??? Or bad??? Did you want me to do a sequel to this??? Or a sequel to Secrets and Lies??? Review and let me know. Thanks for reading, LOL Alyce.