Chapter four: Truth be told

Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or any of its characters (damn J.J.), but I do own Katie!!

A/N: okay, I'm gonna cut straight to the chase! I'm really sorry that I haven't updated in so long and I have no excuse, just laziness! Thanks for all the reviews! Anyways, I hope u forgive me and like this chapter seeing as the last one wasn't one of my best! Happy Readings!

Hannah

P.S. please, please review, I refuse to write the next chapter out if no one reviews!

It was a quarter to nine and Vaughn still hadn't returned from wherever he had gone and they needed to go and pick up Katie.

She walked over to her desk and dialed his cell phone number that she had known since she first met him!

"Vaughn," he answered, sounding out of breath.

"Vaughn, hi honey, where are you?"

"I'm… hold on a sec Syd!" (bang, bang, ping, yelling) Sydney was frowning into the phone, as she waited, a little worried.

"Syd, are you still there?

"Yeah, Vaughn are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine!"

"Where are you?" She asked.

"Never mind Syd, I'll be back in about ten minutes! I love you!"

Then the line went dead and Syd was left with a long and never-ending beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

Syd was worried that he was doing something stupid, but soon dismissed the thought as she knew that he would never do anything that would hurt her or Katie. Sydney was ready to go as soon as Vaughn came up that escalator. Then, her cell phone rang.

"This is Sydney," she answered.

"Hi sweetheart, its me, I'm running a bit late cause of traffic but I'll be there in about two minutes, come down and wait for me in the car park."

"Okay, see you soon."

Sydney took the elevator down to the ground floor and waited. Sure enough, about two minutes later, Vaughn pulled up in the car right next to her. Sydney opened the door and got in. She lent over to kiss her husband without even looking at him, but when she did, she got a huge surprise. His face was covered in blood, his lip was bleeding, his eye was purple all around the edges and he had a few deep cuts across his cheek bone.

"Vaughn? What happened?"

"It's nothing you need to know about Syd! Please, it doesn't concern you and I don't want you getting messed up in it!"

"If someone is bashing my husband, I think it concerns me!" she said angrily. She stopped, surprised at her anger towards her husband.

She ran her hand over his face. He winced.

"Please Vaughn, tell me what happened." He thought for a minute and looked into Sydney's wide open eyes. She had a worried, desperate look on her face.

"Please!" she begged.

"Okay, but Syd, you have to promise that you will leave this to me and not go out on your own!"

"Yes, okay!' She said eagerly.

"Okay well there is this man, his name is Matthew Heeler…" He paused.

"Vaughn, please go on!"

He continued, " He is hunting all the descendents of the Bristow family, who are capable of having kids. Seeing as your mum is a little old to be having kids, you and Katie are the targets." There was a silence for a while, as Sydney sat trying to make sense of it all.

"Syd, that's why I was out there all day! We almost got Heeler but his assistants got him out and fought us off!"

"Wait… Who is us?" asked Sydney with a sneaking suspicion of who it was.

"Your dad and Weiss! I'm so sorry Syd,' he said.

"Vaughn, why didn't you tell me about this earlier, shouldn't I have the right to know that my daughter and I are being hunted down by some sort of psycho killer maniac?"

"Yes, of course you do, but I really don't want the two people I love the most in this world, put at risk! Syd, I really am sorry, but I love you and I know what you are like! You would go off and try and fight them by yourself!"

"You're right, I would. We have to go and pick up Katie."

Without question, Vaughn started the car and they drove off.

When they pulled up outside the center, Sydney said to her husband,

"I don't want Katie to see you like this, it would scare her to death. Come here."

She pulled her drink bottle and some clean tissues out of her bag. She wet the tissues and dabbed it carefully on Vaughn's injuries. He winced a couple of times and Syd apologized profusely.

"No that's okay… Have I told how much I love you lately?" he said looking into her fluttering eyes, which were concentrating on cleaning his cut lip. She laughed a bit and then replied, "I love you too!"

She looked into his eyes as he leaned forward to give her a passionate kiss of which she returned almost instantly. Sydney wrapped her arms around his neck and he held her close to him, her head on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you Vaughn," she said, muffling into his shoulder.

"Syd, it should be me apologizing. I should have told you as soon as I found out."

He kissed her tenderly on the forehead and they pulled apart. After another minute or so, he was cleaned up as much as he could be. He still had rather sever cuts and bruises but they didn't look as bad as they had before. They walked toward the center with their arms around each other's waist.

"What are you gonna tell her?" Sydney asked.

"That I fell down the stairs."

"Ha! Classic," she laughed. He smiled and again kissed her on the forehead.

As soon as they walked through the doors of the center, they were nearly bowled over by their eager and excited daughter.

"Mummy! Daddy!" She screamed.

"Hello sweetheart! Sorry we're late."

Katie paused for a second and her face straightened.

"What happen Daddy?" she said, her eyes starting to water.

"Oh," said Vaughn," I just fell down some stairs honey, I'll be fine."

"But Daddy, face… face… hurted!"

"Yes sweetie but I'll be fine. Now, come and give daddy a big hug!"

She waddled over to her father as fast as she could, a smile spreading over her tear stained face. Vaughn picked up her daughter and hugged her tightly.

"I love you sweetie!"

"Love you too daddy!" Katie kissed her father on the cheek and went back to hugging him.

"Syd, do you want to take Katie out to the car and I'll sign her out."

"Okay. Come on darling," she said taking Katie from Vaughn. Katie wrapped her arms around her loving mother's neck as they walked out to the car.

After Katie was buckled in, Syd got into her own seat.

"So Katie, how did you feel today?"

"I hot den cold den hot den cold! And all snottied up!"

"What about now?"

"I cold mummy!"

Syd got out of the car and got a blanket from the boot and put it over Katie. She then felt her forehead.

"You're still burning up, but not as bad as before!"

Syd resumed her seat in the front of the car.

"You can have a nice bath with mummy when we get home!"

"With bubbles?"

"If you like!"

"Yay!!!!" exclaimed Katie.

"Oh, and by the way, mummy and daddy have to go out of the country, so guess what?"

"What, what?" she asked excitedly.

"You'll be sleeping at Grandma and Granddad's house!"

"Yipee!"

"I thought you'd like that!"

Just then Vaughn came out of the center with the baby bag over his shoulder, which made Syd think how lucky she was to have such a perfect life with everyone she loves around her.

When the happy family got home, Sydney and Katie headed straight for the spa-like-bath they had.

"Vaughn," yelled Syd down the hall, "Katie and I are going to have a bath, do you wanna join us?"

"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute, I just have to put dinner on."

Sydney filled the bath with water and bubbles. She stripped Katie of her clothes and nappy and put her in the bath as it was filling, being careful to watch her all the time as she undressed herself. As she was getting in the bath, Vaughn walked in.

"What's for dinner?"

"Surprise!" he said, getting undressed. She laughed and ran her hand down the soft skin of Katie's back. Vaughn sat down in the bath and Sydney instantly moved over to him, sitting right next to him.

Vaughn reached around and from behind him, grabbed some toys for Katie to play with. The bubbles now came up to just below Sydney's collarbone as she sat, so she turned off the taps.

Then Vaughn started kissing her all over her back and neck. She turned her head to face him, but still held Katie's hand.

Sydney and Vaughn shared a passionate kiss while Katie laughed, playing with her toys. After they separated, Sydney leaned back onto Vaughn's muscular bare chest, as they watched their beautiful daughter play with her little floating ducks, boats and other silly little plastic devices.

"What's the time?" asked Sydney.

Vaughn looked at his watch that was lying on the floor next to the bath.

"Four o'clock"

"Alright, time to get out!"

Both Katie and Vaughn groaned and protested. Sydney laughed.

"C'mon!"

She pulled her daughter out of the bath and wrapped her in a big, whit fluffy towel. She then wrapped one around herself. After drying herself as ewll as her daughter, she got dressed and brushed her hair. While she was doing this, Katie was jumping on her king size bed in the nude. Sydney couldn't help but laugh when Vaughn tried to catch Katie. Failing, Vaughn surrendered and collapsed on the bed, Katie jumping all over him. When Syd was finished she grabbed Katie under the arms and swung her onto her hip.

"C'mon, lets get you ready for Grandma and Granddad."

She carried Katie to her room and lay her down on the change table. She grabbed a clean nappy and put it on her. As, Sydney was putting on her singlet, Vaughn walked in with his tight-fitting, white singlet on.

"Babe, do you know where my blue shirt is?"

"Which one, the silky or the rough?"

"Silky!"

"Nope, no idea. Wouldn't have a clue!"

He laughed and shook his head as he walked out of the room.

"Now missy, what are we gonna dress you in?"

Sydney took her time, but finally picked out an adorable pink and purple one piece with stars on it. As she wrapped her in a blanket and placed a white, wooly beanie on her head, Katie was humming and singing in her own little language, just like all little children do.

Sydney packed some toys in a baby bag as well as some clean nappies, extra clothes, a dummy and her little drinking cup.

"Vaughn, I'm just gonna take Katie to mum and dad's place okay?"

"Alright, just hold on a sec!"

He came running from the kitchen to meet Katie and Sydney at the front door.

"Seeya later sweetheart, I will miss you heaps!" he said to Katie, kissing her on the head.

"I miss you to daddy!" Katie launched herself at her father.

He hugged her tightly and handed her back to Sydney, "Have fun kiddo!"

"Drive safely" he said to Syd, giving her a sweet kiss on the lips.

"I'll be back soon," she mumbled, as she walked out the door to the car.

As Syd drove along the highway to her mother and father's house, she turned on the radio. Playing was her most favorite song ever. 'God put a smile upon your face' by Coldplay! She sang along with it as she drove. As she stopped at some traffic lights, she turned to check on Katie. She was sound asleep. Syd shook her head laughing, "Geez that girl is lucky!"

She pulled into the driveway of Jack and Laura's house, got the pram and the baby bag out of the boot and collected her sleeping daughter out of the car, placing her carefully into the pram.

"Here we go bub!"

A/N: Wow! That took me a while! Is everyone proud of me for writing so much? I hope so! Anyway, please review or I won't have the inspiration to write anymore!! )

Hannah