Declaimer: I Don't own Alias but I wish I did
Chapter 2
Sydney woke up the next morning feeling completely loved. She looked at the clock, it read 5.30am she stretched, and was about to roll over to the other side of the bed, when she saw another body in the bed.
She jumped out of bed as she realized what had happened last night; she had made love to Michael Vaughn, a married man. Sure he was getting a divorce, but that wasn't the point.
She quickly pulled on some clothes, packed up her bag and quickly wrote down a note. As she was walking out the door, she pulled out her cell and dialed her dad's number.
"Hi dad" she said once her dad answered the phone
"What is it Syd?"
"An emergency came up and I need a plane to get back to Los Angeles like now"
"Why?"
"Just something came up and I need to get home"
"Ok, I'll have a plane ready for you to depart in about 30 minutes"
"Thanks dad"
"What about agent Vaughn?"
"I haven't seen him since we arrived back at the hotel last night, so I guess he will be coming back at the designated time"
"Alright bye sweetie"
"Thanks dad, oh yeah and by the way, sorry for waking you up"
"No that's fine, I'm use to it"
"Liar" Sydney said as she hung up the phone.
Sydney hailed a taxi and got into the car and drove off.
4 hours later
Michael was just waking up; he rolled over and expected to find Sydney there, but found no one.
He sat up right in the bed and looked around, the room was empty, there was no sound coming from the bathroom and Sydney's bag was gone
He got out of the bed and walked over to the table where Sydney's bottle of un-opened tequila, her half eaten, melted ice-cream and her block of chocolate. It was there that he found her note.
Dear Michael,
I'm sorry that I left but I got a phone call and it was an emergency. I would prefer it if we never mention what happened last night. It was a mistake and if we tried to take it any further it would just be a bigger mess that it already is. See you back in L.A
Love Sydney
Michael didn't know what to think...should he feel upset, let it lay, or call her and find out what brought this whole thing on.
He was brought from his thoughts as his cell rang.
"Yeah" he said as he answered the phone.
"Mike, how are you?" the guy on the other end of the phone asked.
"Eric, why the hell are you calling me, you know that I'm on an assignment"
"Well it's kind of important"
"Spit it out then"
"Ok, ok don't shot the messenger"
"Get to the point"
"Mike, Lauren's in hospital"
"What how?"
"The doctor's think it's the baby"
"Great" Vaughn muttered under his breath
"The plane is ready for you now" Weiss said
"Ok" Vaughn said as he put on some clothes.
He was pulling on his pants and he fell over. "Man what the hell did you just do?" Weiss asked him.
"Getting dressed"
"Ahh, well I'll be seeing you when you get back then"
"You haven't heard from Syd have you?"
"No, I thought she was with you"
"Yeah, well, I just wondered"
Eric paused for a moment before he carefully chose his words. "You don't seem to be too worried about your wife"
"What makes you say that?" Michael asked
"Well it's just that your wife is in hospital and you are asking about Sydney Bristow when she is what two rooms down the hall"
"Well um Lauren and I are having a bit of a rough spot and well you see that..." Vaughn started.
"And..." Weiss prompted
"Thebabyisn'tmine" he said really fast in one breath.
"What?"
"The baby isn't mine" Vaughn said more slowly.
"How do you know?" Eric asked.
"When the baby was conceived I was out of the country"
"Huh?" Eric asked still confused.
"I was in Japan"
"Oh my god, Lauren is having an affair" Weiss said finally working it out what Vaughn was saying.
"Yes, and I'm filing for a divorce" Michael said, "so would it be ok if I sleep on your couch for awhile"
"Sure, I mean are you sure about this Mike?"
"Yes"
After Vaughn finished talking to Weiss he finished getting dressed, picked up Sydney's letter, put it into his pocket and walked down to his room. He grabbed his suitcase, walked downstairs, checked out of the hotel and hailed a taxi.
Los Angeles-8 hours later
Sydney was sitting at her desk trying not to think about what happened last night with Vaughn, but she couldn't get him out of her head.
Right now she wished that she could hate his guts, but she only felt undying love for him.
She had heard about Lauren losing the baby and she felt bad for her. A feeling that she thought she would never feel for that women.
After her chemotherapy she knew that she could never children. When she first found out about it she felt sorrow, now she had learned to accept the fact. All the things changed when she first saw Lauren pregnant, she smiled and acted like it didn't matter to her. It only made her life tougher; she now wished that she had got pregnant when she and Vaughn were going out.
Once Vaughn had returned from Paris he had gone straight to the hospital to be with his wife, even though he knew that the baby wasn't his.
She was so lost in her thoughts she didn't see Dixon coming up to her.
"Sydney" he said.
"Yes" she said leaving her daydream.
"I just want to say that Paris was a complete success, and that you did a fantastic job." Dixon paused, "I just have one question..."
"Which is?" Sydney asked
"I was just wondering how Mr. Lawrence received the black eye and a broken lip."
"It was Agent Vaughn" she said without thinking.
"Really, well isn't that interesting"
"Why's that?" Sydney asked.
"Well it appears that Mr. Lawrence wants to press charges for abuse"
"Shit" she muttered, "You have to be kidding"
"Afraid not, and as a right of an American citizen he can do it"
"American citizen? I thought he was Russian"
"Nope and he has the proof" Dixon said, "I may have to suspend Agent Vaughn until further notice"
"No you can't do that" Sydney protested.
"Why not?" Dixon asked
"Because"
"No Syd, he needs to learn, he is suspended until further notice"
Sydney sighed in defeat. "Why are you telling me this?" she asked.
"Because for your assignments until Vaughn is reinstated you will be working with Agent Weiss"
"Oh, sure" Sydney said returning to her thoughts.
Dixon walked away without another word. He could tell something on was on Sydney's mind, and honestly the last thing he wanted to do was suspend Vaughn but with Langley on his back he didn't have much choice.
Michael sat in the hospital by Lauren's bed. He had found it hard to sleep over the last two days. It had only been two days since his last encounter with Sydney and she had dismissed the thing in Paris very clearly making it clear that she didn't want to talk about it. And now that Dixon had suspended him until further notice because of what happened in Paris with him beating up Lawrence.
He just wished that he could redo this week, yeah right.
Lauren stirred from her sleep, "Michael" she said sleepily.
"Hi sweetie" he said kissing her softly on the forehead, "How are you feeling?"
"Good, surprisingly"
Michael smiled and stood up, "I'm going to get a coffee"
"Ok"
Michael walked out the room and down to the cafeteria.
Julian Sark walked quickly through the hospital corridors. His destination, Lauren Reed. When he reached the hospital room that had the other Covernet agent. He opened the door and looked in. He saw Lauren lying in the bed; she smiled when she saw him.
She beckoned him to come into the room. Sark got the picture and walked into the room, but before moving any closer to Lauren he locked the door. It was then that he walked over to Lauren.
"Hello" Lauren said, "I wasn't expecting you to come by"
"Well I saw your husband leaving so I thought I might pop by"
"Ohh really and who might you be visiting?"
"You"
"So you're telling me that you where waiting for Michael to leave?"
"Yes"
Lauren smiled again and leaned forward. She was met by Sark and they kissed. At first the kiss was soft and sensual, then it became more passionate.
Lauren broke away first, with tears rolling down cheeks, "I lost our baby"
"Shh" Sark said stroking Lauren's head affectionately, "its ok baby"
"I feel so alone, and I think Michael knows that I'm having an affair"
"Are you sure?"
"I had his mobile tapped and I heard his conversation with Weiss, he's filing for a divorce. He loves Sydney, not me" she said crying harder.
"Love look at me" Sark said firmly, Lauren lifted her eyes, "how did you hear the conversation, weren't you in hospital?"
"Yes, but I have..."
Sark raised his hand and silenced her. He got up from the bed and walked to the door, and looked out the small window in the door.
"What?" Lauren asked
"It's you husband, it looks as though he has returned" Sark said keeping one eye out the window, "he is just talking to a nurse"
With that Lauren jumped out the bed and walked into the small bathroom and turned on the jets and stripped off her hospital gown, Sark gave her a look of pleasure. To his disappointment she put on a dressing gown and pushed Sark into the bathroom and closed the door.
Lauren was just coming out of the bathroom when Vaughn entered the room.
"Oh hi love" Lauren said looking up, "I was just having a shower"
"Ok then" Vaughn said, "I was coming to tell you that I just got a call from Dixon and he wants to see me"
"Ok then, the doctors said I can come home tomorrow or tonight"
"Do you want me to pick you up?" Vaughn asked
"No that's fine. Mum's going to pick me up and then we are going away to London for a couple of days"
"Why?"
"We have to organize daddy's will" Lauren said starting to cry
"Oh sweetie come here, I'm really sorry" with that he pulled her into a hug.
Sark who was listening to all of this through the door thought it was most entertaining.
A few minutes later Lauren came into the bathroom and looked at Sark, "Thank god he's gone" she said
"I'm impressed" Sark said, "But as not as impressed as how you look in that dressing gown"
"Really? Well in that case I guess you wouldn't mind if I kissed you then" Lauren put her lips forward and was met halfway by Sark's.
He removed her gown and gently pushed her into the shower and he followed quickly, after he removed his clothes.
Michael walked into Dixon's office and Dixon looked up from his work, "Take a seat" he said indicating to the leather couch. Michael sat down.
"Agent Vaughn" Dixon began, "I have some disturbing news from Adam Lawrence"
"Which is?" Vaughn asked
"He is suing the CIA for abuse"
"What he can't do that he is a prisoner of the country"
"Agent Vaughn he is an American citizen"
"What?" Vaughn said in disbelief, "I thought he was Russian, working for the Covernet"
"He is working for the Covernet, his mother was Russian, but his father was American, and he has both citizenships"
"Great" Vaughn muttered
"Agent Vaughn, as director I have to suspend you from the CIA until further notice, you are now on desk work and if this information leaves this room you will be walked out of the rotunda as quickly as you can say my uncle is a monkey" Dixon said
A/N: So what do you think? I am I getting any better? Please I think I need some assistance.