A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed! Last chapter. Vaughn's POV.
When we got on the plane, I knew a problem would come up. Obviously, here were seats for everyone, but when you refuse to leave your girlfriend's side for anything, you do have a bit of a problem.
Thankfully, armrests can retract so that your girl can lay down comfortably with you.
Syd looked up shyly at me. "Vaughn, where am I gonna live? Is Will okay? I know Francie is dead. Oh my God, Francie is dead. Vaughn, does everyone know I'm alive?"
I gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "Sweetie, calm down. You can live with me." I looked down and blushed. "I was kind of going to ask you to live with me when we were supposed to go away."
She gave me the biggest smile I've ever seen. "I'd like that."
I kissed her again, this time longer. "Will is fine. He has his own place and actually found a girlfriend. Jack told them the basics of what happened to you. It'll be okay."
And it was.
For the first time in months, it was okay.
When we got back to Washington, the reunion started. I've never seen so many tears. Jed, Dad, Jack, Aunt CJ, Irina, everyone was so thrilled to see Sydney back and alive. They kept going on about how beautiful she had become since they last saw her.
Which is saying a lot. She was pretty damn cute at the age of 3.
Although we had hoped to stay sooner, Kendall called us back from Washington.
It was worth it though, to see the look on his face when she walked back in.
"Sydney?"
"Hi." And she kept on walking.
And that was how it went for the rest of the month. She kept on going on with her life. Yes, she had breakdowns occasionally on the fact that Francie was dead. Yes, she had missed a lot of things.
But I was there to help pick up the pieces, as I hope to from now on.
I promised her that when we met my mother in France.
I promised her that when I put the ring on her finger and mumbled the most profound question a man could ask a woman.
"Will you marry me?"
She did. I have never been so proud to share my last name.
She swears I can read her mind. I don't know if I can.
What I do know is that I love her with everything I have.
And frankly, that's all I need to know.