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Chapter 18

Vaughn's POV

The silence was killing me, Irina was smiling but Jack looked like he was ready to kill someone. Before that someone turned out to be me I excused myself and said I was going to get a coffee. I was at the door when Jack spoke.

"Don't you think about leaving!

I had to think of an excuse quick, "Well um yes I just need a coffee and then you can spend family time together."

Before anyone could answer I was out of that room so quickly. I closed the door and leaned against it. Well this last 28 hours had been interesting to say the least. In fact the whole Australia assignment had been interesting. To tell the truth I really didn't believe that Syd would drop the bombshell like she did. I mean telling Jack and Irina that we were going to get married that was enough, but about the baby too? I think that was enough, now Jack is really going to kill me, and I am quite happy to live for the next 50 years or however longer I have to live. I would really like to grow gray and old with Syd rather than be killed by her father.

I started walking towards the cafeteria to get myself a coffee. Ok so maybe I am exaggerating a little bit, but still Jack could and will make my life a living hell. Maybe if it gets that bad I can go into hiding and change my name, and quite possibly my hair color. Syd's always the one who gets to wear cool colored wigs; maybe I can wear a green one. No that would be cool. Ok probably not green but still.

I get to the cafeteria and order a strong coffee. The lady who is serving me is young and checking me out.

"Had a bad day?" she asked.

"How about a bad two and a half years" I said thinking about my time with Lauren, wasted time.

"That bad?"

"You have no idea"

"Well I have a break if you want some company, I'd be glad to help" she said leaning forward and showing off her cleavage.

"I'm fine, just the coffee. I should be getting back to my wife."

That put her right off she stood up and finished my coffee, "Sorry I didn't realize that you were married, you aren't wearing a ring."

I fished the ring out of my pocket, "I was playing with it while she was in surgery."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I hope she gets better. We have some of the best surgeons in Australia at this hospital, she's in good hands."

"Thanks for your help"

I turned to leave, "If you ever need someone to talk to, or if you and your wife fall out give me a call" she handed me a card "here's my number, don't be a stranger"

I shook my head and handed her back the card, "Thanks but no thanks, my wife and I are quite happy we are expecting our first child and we are going back to America"

"Oh," she looked upset.

"Hey, please don't get upset, I'm sure you will find someone who loves you so much"

She sobbed, "Do you really think so?"

I nodded, "My wife just isn't my wife, she is my best friend, she is my colleague, she is the only one for me, we are soul mates"

She looked at me her eyes glistening with unshed tears, "That is so beautiful" she said as she reached for a white napkin and she wiped her eyes.

Once she was composed she handed me my coffee, I was in such a hurry to get out of there I forgot all about it. I put my hand in my pocket and dug out some Australian money. "Don't worry, it's on the house, lets say the advice covered it."

I smiled and left the cafeteria. I was glad I was heading back to Syd, but at the same time I was scared, like really really scared. I didn't wasn't to face Jack because my life is going well at the moment and I don't really feel like dying. Look there I go again maybe I should stop worrying about Jack and start worrying about Irina, she could hurt me just as bad, if not worse.

Oh god, imagine if they gang up on me. I want my mummy. I'm too young to die. It would be such a waste of a life. I mean I have so much to live for.

With all this debating going on I finally realised that I had arrived at Sydney's door. I guess this means I have to go inside. I slowly opened the door and the muttered conversation that was happening stopped as soon as the door opened. I poked my head in.

"Hi" I said opening the door fully, "if I'm disturbing a family conversation special family bonding thingy I can leave" I added as I began to leave the room for the second time.

"No, not required" Jack said, "you and I are going to have" he paused, "a little talk"

I gulped, here it goes. Well I did love my life.

Jack left the room, I turned to Sydney told her I loved her and followed Jack out the room. As I left I heard Sydney begin to talk to her mum again.

Jack led me down to the car park and then he turned around and punched me in the face. I fell to the ground and wiped the blood from my lip.

"That was for getting my daughter pregnant" he said.

"Well at least it wasn't a gun" I said standing up.

"Well what did you expect, congratulations?"

"Well you can always hope."

"Now I don't know how you managed to con my daughter into marrying you but…"

"Maybe Sydney wants to marry me and I didn't force her."

"You are married."

"WERE married and it was a set up" I almost yelled at him, "and if you remember correctly it was mostly all your idea."

"Yes so I would keep something like this from happening."

I shook my head at him, "Can't you just be happy for us? I mean come on she is your only daughter and I can tell you she can do a lot worse than me."

"Oh yeah, who?" Jack challenged.

"Simon, that creep from the plane that liked red and just to make you understand she could be with Sark." I shuttered at the thought.

"Ok, well you have me there, but still."

"But still what? Jack face the facts I am going to marry your daughter with or without your blessings and I don't really want your blessings but I know that Sydney does and we are having a baby and if you to chose to be apart of its life we will let you but if you don't it is no skin off my nose." I said finally getting it all off my chest.

"Feel better?" he asked, "saying all that?"

"Yes"

"Good, because now I have a reason to shoot you"

"You wouldn't" I said starting to back towards the hospital entrance.

"Wouldn't I? Vaughn you know me I am a cold heartless bastard." He said raising his gun.

"Jack Bristow what the hell do you think you are doing?" a voice came from behind me.

I turned slowly to see Irina standing in the doorway with her hands on her hips not looking happy. It was the first time I have ever been happy to see Irina. I was so relieved that I could have hugged her.

"Teaching Mr. Vaughn a lesson."

"You said that you were just coming to talk to him, not shoot him." She turned to me, "Sydney wants to see you inside. I'm sorry about Jack but you know how he is when it comes to his little girl."

I nodded and took the opportunity to go inside. Behind me I could hear Jack and Irina yelling, but there was no way that I was going back there to find out what was going on. I came to Sydney's room and I knocked lightly and walked in.

She smiled at me as I came in. That smile just made everything that I just went through all seem worth wild.

"I'm sorry about dad." She said smiling lightly.

"It's ok, but I'm not quite sure how he is now."

Sydney sighed, "Oh God what did he do this time?"

"Almost shot me then Irina came out and she him started arguing and then I left. But I can safely say, good thing we are at a hospital."

She smiled again, "That bad huh?"

"You have no idea." I smiled at her, "how are you?"

"Fine the doctor said I can go home tomorrow because the wound has stopped bleeding and the baby is fine."

I lightly kissed her head, "I love you."

"I love you too."

"I can't wait to start our life together Syd, I can't wait to get old and gray with you."

"You wouldn't want to see me old and gray, it could be scary." She joked.

"Never, Syd you will always be beautiful to me."

"Oh Michael that is so sweet." She smiled at me lightly, "and we will probably still be working for the CIA and still chasing Sark."

"With our walking frames." I added.

"Maybe you but I will be in one of those electric wheelchairs."

I smiled at her and kissed her lightly on the lips, "only you Syd."

"Yeah only me." She smiled at me and kissed me on the lips.

Unknown POV

"What do you mean she's still alive?" Lauren Reed yelled down the phone.

"She is still alive" I explained as rationally as possible, "the shot didn't kill her"

"I told you to shoot her in the chest, at the heart, how hard is it?"

"She moved. I can't help that."

"My mother always said if you want something done properly, do it yourself."

"Lauren, she will die, I can promise you that."

"Yes she will die, but I want her dead NOW!"

"These things cannot be rushed." I sighed; I had to tell her she would find out anyway. "Mr. Sark still wants her alive, he told me to miss the shot."

"He did what?" she shrieked.

"He was ordered by higher authorities to keep Sydney Bristow alive, she has something the Covanant want."

"What?" Lauren demanded.

"I don't know if you I can tell you."

"If you don't want to die sometime soon you will tell me."

"Is that a threat Ms. Reed?" I asked, "An empty threat?"

I could almost see Lauren smiling down the phone. "My dear boy, at this very moment I have a contact with a gun aimed at you head." I looked in the mirror facing my bed, there was a red dot right there on my forehead, "Now what does the Covanant want with Sydney Bristow?"

I sighed, "Her baby."

General POV

It was the last thing he ever said, two days later he was found dead in his apartment by his boyfriend, a single gunshot wound to his head.

Author's Note:

Hi everybody, yes I know that it has been along time, months, months and months….well since January. I'm really sorry everybody. I have been so busy with school work and work. So anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'm planning to add a new chapter every week, two weeks at the latest. And now I've just got one more thing to whine about, and that is I got a whole three reviews (thank you to those people) but yeah so please review. Next chapter soon.

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