Title: One wedding and a near funeral
Author: AnnaSun
Summary: The take down of SD-6 is about to commence and troubles arise for Sydney and Vaughn.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimers note: I don't own Alias but I do this fanfic
Chapter 10: Under the knife
Vaughn was seated in the waiting room, his head in his hands, praying for Sydney's health and safety. Just then the Doctor came over a cup of coffee in her hand.
"Here," she said, causing Vaughn to look up "I brought you some coffee."
"Thanks" replied Vaughn, smiling back at her.
"It will be a while until Sydney comes out of the operating room. It depends on how severe her problems are. Why don't you come into my office and we can talk about Sydney. Is that okay?"
Vaughn sipped his coffee "Yeah okay."
Vaughn followed Dr Meadowbrooke to her office and sat on one of the chairs.
"So Mr Vaughn what's your relationship with Sydney?"
"She's my fiancé at the moment"
"Your getting married then? That's wonderful!"
Vaughn changed the subject, wondering how personal the Doctor would go.
"Is Sydney…you know…going to die?" he asked in a child like voice.
"I know that's a hard thought to come by. If Sydney had been brought in later she could have died. People with a ruptured appendix can die and hopefully the surgical staff have been able to remove Sydney's appendix with no complications. Appendicitis is an infection of the appendix, a small finger-like structure attached to the large intestine in the lower right side of the abdomen. The inside of the appendix forms a cul-de-sac that usually opens into the large intestine. When the inside of the appendix is blocked it will swell up or get ridged and form an infection. We'll need to monitor her closely after the operation for any sings of more infection around the abdominal area. Hopefully there will be none."
Vaughn smiled at the Doctor and drank some more of her coffee.
"I forgot to ask you, Vaughn. Do you know what happened to her?"
Vaughn sighed "I wish I did but I don't. She was complaining of feeling unwell on our vacation but she assured me she was fine. Then I just found her passed out on the floor. I've never seen her like that before."
"It can be overwhelming when someone is ill who never is usually ill." Suddenly the Doctor's phone rang and she answered it. She turned to Vaughn. "If you could excuse me I've got to see a patient. There're a canteen to your left out of here if you're hungry. I'll come find you when Sydney had her operation."
"Well the last thing I ate was a bowl of cereal and some toast. I guess I could do with some food inside of me. Thanks Doctor."
"My pleasure, Vaughn. Keep your hopes up. Sydney is a strong woman she'll pull through."
Vaughn made his way to the canteen thinking about the last things to Doctor had said.
To be continued…