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Inside, Sydney placed Emilie, who was fast asleep, in the bassinet set up in their room and then looked at Vaughn, who was standing beside her.

"Well…what do we do now?"

Vaughn grinned as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "I've got no idea," he said cheerily.

Sydney laughed softly. "And that makes two of us."

"Ah, we're in this together, Syd." Vaughn said. "I'm sure that we are going to be fine."

A content smile formed on Sydney's face. "I love you."

"And I love you," Vaughn said, as he bent down slightly to allow their lips to connect.

Vaughn was already up when Sydney woke the next morning. After checking Emilie, who was asleep in her bassinet, Sydney made her way out to the kitchen and found him standing behind the bench, talking on the phone.

"Everything is fine…" He smiled at Sydney and pointed to the phone, mouthing 'maman'.

With a soft laugh, Sydney settled her self at the bench, and a few minutes later Vaughn placed the phone back in the receiver.

"She just wanted to see if we survived our first night," Vaughn explained.

"And suss out when would be the best time to some and see Emilie?" Sydney added, with a knowing smile.

"Spot on, Syd." He glanced around. "Now, I was going to have French toast ready, but maman's call put the hiatus on that."

"Hey, for your French toast, I can wait as long as needed," Sydney replied. "Which," she added, jumping up abruptly as a loud cry reached their ears, "is a good thing, because it sounds like somebody else is ready for breakfast."

The next day Vaughn took Donovan out for a walk. The poor dog had seemed less than pleased about the new member of the household, who was taking up much of Sydney and Vaughn's attention. Vaughn knew the only way to fix this little jealousy problem was a little one on one time in the park.

"I know that you are not too impressed with our new little addition," Vaughn said as he sat on the ground for a break. "And I understand that." Donovan looked at him as he ruffled him behind the ears. "But I promise you that one day you are going to have some real fun with Emilie."

Donovan cocked his head to one side and Vaughn shook his head a little. To some people it might have looked a little strange to see a grown man sitting on a bench, having an in-depth conversation with a bulldog. But to Vaughn, it was anything but. Donovan was a mate and he had been since day one. And there were times that Vaughn could swear that Donovan could understand exactly what he was saying.

"So give Em a chance, ok buddy?" Vaughn rubbed Donovan on the back before standing up and picking up the leach. "So, how about we head back home and get you some dinner?"

Donovan visibly perked up and tail started to wag. Vaughn had to laugh. He never had to wonder if Donovan understood the word 'dinner'. That was a given.

"All changed," Vaughn announced, walking into the lounge room with Emilie in his arms.

Sydney looked up and smiled from where she was seated on the floor. "I can honestly say that I never expected to see you eager to change a nappy," she said as Vaughn sat down on the couch.

He shrugged, shifting Emilie slightly in his arms so that they were both comfortable. "I just want to get as much in as possible," he replied. "I'm going back to Abrams on Monday, and counting before and after school that's about 7-8 hours a day that I'm going to be away. Do you know how much I am going to miss my favourite girls?"

Sydney laughed softly. "You're a big softie, Michael Vaughn. Have I ever told you that?"

Vaughn grinned. "Many a times, Bristow. And I have the feeling that I am going to be hearing it a lot more. After all, this little one," he glanced down at Emilie, "is barely a week old and already she was me wrapped around her little finger."

"Now, why do I see that becoming a problem when Boo is older?" Sydney asked, marking something down on a piece of paper in front of her.

"What are doing there?"

"I'm just going through all the presents that Em's received. I want to send everybody a thank you card." Sydney explained. "Can you remember who gave her the mini Ugg boots?"

"I think it was Danielle."

"Right, that's it." Sydney wrote it down. "And what about the Carebear teddy?"

"I would not have a clue," Vaughn replied.

Sydney looked up at him and Emilie at that point. Within seconds she had thrown her pen down and was seated beside them on the couch.

Vaughn smiled at her. "What about the thank you's?"

"They can wait," Sydney whispered, placing her finger on Emilie's palm, allowing her daughter tiny hand to clasp it. "I've got more important things to attend to."

"Have you seen my keys?" Vaughn asked Sydney on Monday morning.

"Kitchen bench," she replied. "Right beside your laptop."

"Oh right," Vaughn grabbed both of them and then turned to face Sydney, who was cradling Emilie in her arms. "I really don't want to go."

Sydney smiled. "The day will be over before you know it," she replied. "Now go, I am sure that Keely is already in the office, waiting to give you the third degree."

"Yeah, probably," Vaughn walked over to her. "I'll keep my mobile with me, so if you need anything, or if anything happens, just call."

"Vaughn," Sydney shifted Emilie into one arm, so that she could put a hand on his shoulder. "We are going to be fine. We've got a big day planned, don't we Boo?" Sydney added, looking down at Emilie.

"What are you doing"

"Oh," Sydney's eyes shone with a mischievous glint. "I thought that it was about time to introduce Emilie to Dirty Dancing."

"Oh god." Vaughn smacked his forehead. "I knew it. I knew the that I walked out that—"

"Vaughn." Sydney laughed, cutting him off. "You are going to be late."

"Right," he have her a quick kiss and then bent down and pressed his lips into Emilie's forehead. "You know," he said, straightening up and looking at Sydney, "she's getting more and more like you—"

"Shut up." Sydney grinned.

Vaughn grinned back. "I'll see you this afternoon."

Sydney was wrong. Keely wasn't waiting in the office. Her bag and everything was, but not Keely. Vaughn smiled to himself and started to count under his breath. He got to 14.

"Michael!" Keely exuberant voice came from the doorway. "You're here."

"Unfortunately,"he sighed.

Keely smiled. "I take it Daddy is already pining."

Vaughn laughed as he opened up his laptop on his desk. "Just a little bit. You know, I can't remember the last time I was ever this reluctant to come to work."

"Just wait until Emilie starts teething," Keely said. "You'll never want to leave this place."

"I'll keep that in mind."

"So," Keely clapped her hands together. "Does Daddy have any photos?"

Vaughn looked at her, his eyebrows raised. "Does Daddy have any photos?" He turned and opened file on his laptop. "Here you go. It's a little scary when you think about it. This is what we've accumulated in a little over a week. How many are we going to have by the time Em hits one?"

Keely laughed. "I guess those walls of fameat your place are going to need some serious re-arranging."

Vaughn smiled at her. "I figured if I ran out of room at home, I could always start on the walls here. In fact," he reached into his bag and pulled out a photo of Sydney and Emilie that had been taken a few days before. "I might as well start now."

It was the longest morning of classes that Vaughn had ever experienced. For once it was he who was having the concentration issues, not his students.

However, they were all well aware of why their teacher was away with the pixies. The Abrams grapevine, as per usual, had done its work, even more so than usual. One of the nurse's who had attended to Sydney was the mother of one of Vaughn's students. The majority of the student body had known within days of Emilie's birth.

Finally recess came along and Vaughn settled himself at his desk, picked up the phone and dialled.

"Hello?" Vaughn smiled the second he heard Sydney's voice on the other end.

"Hey Syd."

"Vaughn? What's up? Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just…you know."

"Yeah," Sydney replied and Vaughn could just picture her smiling.

"How is she?"

"Boo is fine. She's got a full belly and has just gone down for a sleep."

"Oh…well, can you tell her I said hi when she wakes up?"

Sydney let out a gentle laugh. "Will do," she promised. "So what about you. How's your day been?"

"Long," Vaughn replied. "I miss you."

"Yeah, we've been missing you too. Though, I'm putting on Dirty Dancing when Em wakes up, so I'm sure that Johnny will fill that void for us."

"Oh thanks!" Vaughn laughed. "That just makes me feel totally loved."

"Ah, I love you…we both love you." Sydney replied. "Johnny's just a fantasy, you're the real thing."

"Nice comeback." Vaughn said. "And for the record, I love you."

"I know," Sydney replied. "I'll see you when you get home?"

"Yeah, see you."

"Glad to have the longest day of your life over?" Keely asked Vaughn as the two of them headed out to the car park after classes had finished.

"Oh, just a bit," Vaughn said. "I can't help but think that I'll get home and find that Emilie has grown half a foot or something."

Keely laughed. "That'll happen soon, when you wake up and find that she is no longer you tiny little newborn anymore."

Vaughn stopped at his car, opening the door and throwing his things inside. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Don't sound so excited, Michael." Keely said as she waved and walked off.

With a grin, Vaughn got into his car. Home, to Sydney and Emilie. There was no other place that he'd rather be.

A/N: Only five more chapters to go...