The Life We Always Wanted
Set during Syd's missing years. This fic follows the show's timeline up until Syd goes to see Kendall after escaping from the Covenant. She goes to see Vaughn, and things go differently… (so, no waking up in Hong Kong finding Vaughn married, just to clarify)
Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or any of the characters.
Epilogue – 10 years later
I know I should be down there with everyone else instead of standing up on the deck by myself, it is my party after all, but I love watching the people I care about having so much fun. I turned 40 today, I think I'm allowed a little time to be reflective.
My wonderful husband threw me a surprise party. Abby, Carrie, Megan, and I spent the morning getting pampered at the spa. When we came home for lunch, I couldn't have been more surprised when everyone jumped out and yelled "Happy Birthday!"
Now, the kids are all running around the back yard. It looks like they're playing some kind of tag. The adults are all seated around the picnic table talking and laughing.
Isabelle, our 9 year old, is running, her long hair flying behind her.
"Gotcha Izzy!" her little brother laughed "you're it." Bill is 6; he's named after Vaughn's father.
Will and Abby are here with their three kids. Abby and I became best friends almost immediately. I think they got married a year or so after Vaughn and I. Their 8 year old daughter Amy and Izzy are practically inseparable.
And Marshall and Carrie are here too – with all five kids. Five kids! I don't think I could handle that many, I have my hands full with my two. Mitchell is a few months older than Izzy. We're taking bets on how old they'll be when they start dating. Hopefully not for a while yet, I don't want them to grow up too quickly. And Bill loves playing with the twins. They're all in the same class at school, but they do cause a bit of trouble when they're all together.
Eric Weiss finally found the perfect girl for him. He and Megan were married a couple of years ago. How she puts up with his sense of humor all the time I'll never know. Their six-month old daughter holds the distinction of being the youngest one here.
Even Dixon made it to the party, with his two kids. And Robin even brought her boyfriend – they're both finishing up their freshman year at UCLA in a couple weeks. And can you believe that Dixon's now the deputy director of the CIA! He just moved to DC a few months ago.
And of course, my dad's here too. He's still the gruff Jack Bristow we all love – except with Izzy and Bill. He spoils them rotten! I guess that's what grandparents are for.
"Hey beautiful" Vaughn says, putting his arms around my waist "everyone's wondering where the birthday girl went"
"I'm just thinking"
"About?"
"How blessed I am. Look at how much fun everyone's having – how happy they are."
"Yeah, our lives did turn out pretty good, didn't they?"
"Can you believe we've been married almost 10 years?" We got married about a month after Vaughn proposed – on October 1st, 4 years to the day after we met.
"I know – and if it's possible, I love you more than ever."
"Me too. Thanks for today – I can't imagine a better birthday."
"Well," he adds, a little suggestively, "it's not over yet"
"Michael Vaughn!" I exclaim, then lean over to kiss him. "I love you"
"I love you too, Sydney Vaughn – now come on, let's go join the party"
Hand in hand, we walk down the steps of the deck to join our family and friends. This really is the life we've always wanted.
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