Title: Three Little Words

Author: Chickiee-Dee

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or its characters.

Summary: Sequel to Secrets and Lies. "Vaughn, I'm pregnant." The three words that changed their lives. S/V.

Authors Notes: Here it is. The sequel to Secrets and Lies. Hope you all enjoy it and tell me what u think. Feel free to criticise, no matter how mean, I'll get over it and it'll make me a better writer in the long run. Lauren is in this story, cept she is TOTALLY different, she ain't married to Vaughn, cos he's with Syd; she is a CIA agent, not NSC; and she is a nice person, who they like and respect. So don't kill me for including her. I promise she is a different person to the Lauren on the show.

Chapter 1:

"Vaughn, I'm pregnant."
The three words that changed their lives. That was almost eleven months ago. Sydney and Vaughn were now the proud parents of a beautiful little girl, Amanda Laura Vaughn, who was almost six weeks old. Vaughn was sitting at his desk at the CIA one day rubbing his forehead, frowning at the stack of papers that sat in front of him. Sighing, he decided that he wasn't going to get much work done so he lifted his body up from the chair and went to find Weiss. After an unsuccessful search Vaughn dropped his body back into the chair and leaned back, reflecting on all that had happened in the past eleven months.

"Vaughn, I'm pregnant." He looked at Sydney, confused.

"Your pregnant?" he asked.

"Yeah" she replied before looking down at her shoes "You don't want a baby?" she asked sadly.

He leaned over and grabbed her in a big hug. "Of course I want a baby with you, I love you." He squeezed her tightly and kissed her forehead before placing a soft kiss on her lips. They pulled away and he smiled at her. "I'm gonna be a dad" he stated.

"Yeah, you are" she replied, tears in her eyes. "I love you Vaughn."

"Love you too Syd."

Kendall hadn't been impressed when they told him that they were having a baby. To say he was pissed off was an understatement. He must have yelled at them for a good twenty minutes before letting them get a word in. They laughed about Kendall's reaction now, but at the time Sydney was scared that he would slip something into her food, he was so against one of his best agents having a child. She had decided to stay at the CIA, except she was on desk duty. Syd really didn't mind, at least she wasn't flying round the world constantly, it was mostly Vaughn, Weiss and Lauren. Irina was so excited when they told her they were having a baby. She was so happy that she ran into the glass trying to hug Syd and ended up with a really nice bruise on her forehead. Kendall thought it was hilarious, Irina wanted to kill him. Jack was happy too, on some level. He still really hated Vaughn and didn't approve of his relationship with his daughter, but he accepted it because Sydney told him that they were gonna spend the rest of their lives together. He liked the prospect of a grandchild though. Weiss was the most excited, apart from Syd and Vaughn of course, and he took great pleasure in teasing Syd. He stopped teasing her when she was six months pregnant though. He'd ended up on the wrong end of Syd's fist and had a lovely broken nose to go with his black eye. When she was eight months pregnant, she took leave and spent her days talking to her giant stomach and watching movies. Vaughn was rarely home during her pregnancy but he never missed a doctor's appointment and he always marvelled at how much their little baby grew. Sydney's cravings drove him nuts as well and also made him slightly sick. She craved pizza and peanut butter and used to sit there eating pizza with peanut butter smeared over it, Weiss saw her eating it one day, he nearly threw up and said something about seeing that put him off eating pizza for life. It was a hot July day when Syd went into labour.

Sydney was lying on the couch. It was a sweltering day and she was trying earnestly to cool her enormous body. Two large water jugs sat on the table next to her with a little bell. Turning over slightly she picked up one of the jugs and drained its remaining contents. She set the empty jug back on the table and continued to stare into space. "I wish this baby would come already, you hear that" she yelled at her stomach "Its time to come out now." Vaughn walked into the room when he heard Syd yelling. He shook his head when he saw her angrily talking to her stomach. He sighed, the baby was almost two weeks late and Sydney had been threatening to pull the baby out herself if it didn't come soon. He went over to the couch and kissed her head "Hey" he said. She turned and smiled at him, lifting herself up to place a kiss on his cheek. "Hey." Vaughn went down to the end of the couch and lifted her feet. He sat down and lay her feet across his lap, picking up her foot to give it a massage. After ten minutes she pulled her feet away "I gotta pee" she said before heaving herself off the couch and plodding down the hall to the bathroom. Moments later a loud scream was heard "VAUGHN!" He ran into the bathroom and saw a small puddle of water on the floor and Syd clutching her stomach, leaning against the wall. He immediately recognised what had happened and ran to grab her bag before helping her to the car. He drove to the hospital as fast as he could, all the while talking on his cell phone, calling the hospital and Jack. He pulled into the parking lot and helped Syd out of the car. He tried to lift her up but she slapped his hand away and they entered the lobby. A wheelchair was brought out for them and Sydney gladly sat down in it while they wheeled her to the maternity ward. Jack arrived shortly after Sydney and Vaughn and he made his way up to the ward to see them. Sydney was sitting in the bed hanging onto Vaughn's hand, sucking on ice. The doctor came into see them a little later and after a quick check he told Sydney that it wouldn't be too long. About two hours later Sydney was taken up to the delivery room, the whole way clutching Vaughn's hand. Once they arrived there the doctor did another check and told her to push with the next contraction. It came and she pushed. Jack, who was waiting outside could hear his daughters pained cries. Inside Vaughn was uttering encouraging words to his fiancé and she screamed abuse at him. He smiled it all off. After the contraction was over Vaughn gently wiped her head with a cool cloth. The next contraction came and as she pushed a loud crack was heard. Vaughn yelped. Sydney had squeezed his hand so hard, she broke it. Oblivious to her fiancés pain she kept squeezing. After another couple of pushes a small cry was heard, as their first child entered the world. Sydney dropped Vaughn's hand and fell back against the pillows, breathing heavily. "It's a girl" the doctor announced and he handed the small child to her parents. "She's beautiful Syd, just like you" Vaughn said, kissing Syd's forehead softly. Sydney looked up at Vaughn's beaming face and smiled at him "I didn't hurt you did I?" she asked.

"I dunno" he lifted up his right hand, which was purple and swollen "I think you broke my hand Syd" he laughed and her eyes widened in shock.

"Sorry, I really didn't mean too."

"Its ok Syd." The doctor came over to take their little baby to be cleaned up. He told Vaughn that he had arranged for him to have his hand x-rayed and he told him where he had to go. Vaughn gave Syd a quick kiss before heading off to x-ray. Jack almost knocked him over. "Wh-What happened?" he asked.

"It's a girl. Syd's fine and I've got to go up to x-ray. They're just cleaning Syd and the baby up now, you should be able to see them soon."

An hour later Vaughn walked into Syd's hospital room, his right hand in plaster and he saw Syd dozing, Jack by her side. Jack looked up curious as to why Vaughn's hand was in plaster. He explained that Syd squeezed it so hard, she broke it. She woke up and saw her fiancé and his plastered hand. She apologised quickly. Just as Vaughn sat down a nurse came in with their little baby and handed her to Syd. Jack saw his granddaughter for the first time and the little girl took his breath away. She looked so much like Sydney did when she was born except she had green eyes. "We need a name for her Syd." Sydney thought for a moment, she looked over at her father. "How bout Amanda?" Vaughn suggested.

"Yeah, what about Amanda Laura?"

"I think its perfect" Vaughn replied, smiling at their daughter. Jack frowned at Amanda's middle name but chose not to say anything.

Sydney and Amanda went home four days later. Sydney and Vaughn were trying to adjust to having a baby around the house, especially one that kept them up until all hours of the night crying. Sydney still hadn't returned to work yet but Vaughn had been back for three weeks. As soon as Amanda was home Weiss was on the doorstep wanting to see his goddaughter, he had been on a mission when she was born.

A tired Syd opened the door and Weiss thrust a bouquet of flowers and a teddy bear into her arms, before hugging her happily. She let him in and led him up to Amanda's room where Vaughn was attempting to change her nappy, but wasn't having much luck because of his cast. He finished and awkwardly picked his daughter up and hugged her, a smile plastered across his face. He saw Weiss standing there and offered Amanda to him. He carefully took her from Vaughn and held his goddaughter for the first time. Smiling at her little form, he looked up and saw Vaughn hugging Sydney tightly. "She's beautiful isn't she" Weiss commented.

"Just like her mum" Vaughn replied, hugging Sydney tighter.  She smiled. They stood there for a while longer, watching Amanda smile at her godfather. A few minutes later Sydney took Amanda from him and they went to sit on the couch, Weiss noticing for the first time Vaughn's cast. "What happened man?" he asked pointing at his arm.

"Syd broke my hand when she was having Amanda." Weiss laughed at his friend and shook his head as they continued down the hall to the lounge room.

Vaughn had returned to work a couple of weeks later. Kendall was surprised to see Vaughn's hand in a cast and when he explained what had happened Kendall walked off muttering something that Vaughn couldn't hear. He just shook his head and walked off towards Irina's cell.

Irina looked up as the bars rose and fell. She walked over to the window, puzzled as to who would be visiting her. Jack was on a mission and Sydney was on leave. She smiled as Vaughn approached the window, holding a piece of paper in his hand. He slipped the piece of paper through the slot in the window and Irina picked it up, puzzled. She looked at the image and smiled. It was a photo of Amanda. "Thank you" she said. "Sydney wanted you to have it" he stated.

"What's her name?" she asked.

"I thought Jack told you?"
"He told me her first name, I want to know her full name."
"Amanda Laura Vaughn" he replied. Irina smiled. "I have to go, I have work to do."

"Thank you Vaughn, I appreciate you bringing this to me, you didn't have to. I know that I don't deserve your forgiveness, and I'm not asking for it, but I appreciate that you are able to push aside your feelings about me, for Sydney's sake. I do love my daughter, no matter what you or anyone else believes and I didn't want to kill your father. If I could change what happened, I want you to know that I would in a heartbeat." Vaughn didn't reply, he walked away from the window and back into the Bullpen.

Vaughn thought about that day, what Irina had said to him. He believed what she said, she sounded so sincere and when he told Sydney what happened, it brought a tear to both of their eyes. He sighed and shook his head, he saw Kendall approaching his desk 'gotta look busy' he thought. He looked over at the picture that sat on his desk and smiled. He picked up the silver frame and looked closely at the photo of his beautiful daughter. After a moment he put the frame back on his desk and began to work on his reports.

A/N: What did all of you think??? This is the longest chapter that I have EVER written. Hee Hee I'm so happy. I'll try and update as soon as I can, but I want to get started on The Simple Life sequel, soon too. Please review and let me know what you think. LOL Alyce.