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[previously]
"All teams, this is Mountaineer at Base Ops, you have the go ahead with Mission Finale." Sydney announced strongly.
Every so often she'd speak up, giving her input to different team leaders. Praying that everything would end well,...not like it usually did...really unexpectedly.
[now]
Sydney and the rest of the crowd at the JTF sat and watched as the mission played out before them. All of them glued to the screen, not taking their eyes off of them.
And that was it.
The mission was over before anyone could believe it. Less then an hour and they had Arvin Sloane in custody..but not Sark. He was able to slip away.
"Dang it!" Sydney said as the last of the mission ended.
"We got Sloane, Sydney. He's the whole reason they were functional. Sark was NEVER the leader. He can't do anything anymore." Irina said as Sydney frowned. She thought about that for awhile before nodding and smiling.
"They did it. The got the devil himself." Sydney mumbled, not believing it was over.
"We ALL did it. Especially you Sydney. I know this is getting repetitive today..but once again, Congratulations Agent." Kendall said, smiling at her. Just before she took off her com link, she heard Vaughn speak up.
"Base Ops..uh..Mountaineer...this is Boy Scout.....you're free." He said softly, full of emotion. She pulled her mic off, tears falling as she smiled at her mother. They hugged, then started giggling again as they placed their hands on the other one's belly.
"What's so funny?...You guys have a stomach flu or something? Cause that's not very funny.it's...sad." Marshall sputtered out.
"No..they're not sick." Was all Sytory would say.
Both moms-to-be waited anxiously for the teams to get home. They decided to be creative with the way they told their 'significant others' about their news, with Sytory's help.
Irina decided to just play 'name games' with Jack. Just to start randomly asking him what he thought of 'this' name or 'that' name, then hand him a picture frame, a set of three attached together, with the words 'Daddy's Bragging Rights' with a picture of Sydney, then Sytory, then the sonogram picture taken in the infirmary.
Sydney immediately enlisted Marshall's help to create a cute screen saver cartoon of a little stork carrying a bundle and a priest in a race, like the tortoise and the hare, to see who would cross the finish line first, where little cartoon's of Vaughn and Sydney stood waiting. She had it placed on his desktop and planned on making sure he got to it quickly. On the side, she had the ultrasound pictures ready to show him.
The teams took close to 4 hours to return due to delays giving the girls plenty of time. When they did, Sydney rushed into Vaughn's arms, kissing him.
"Thank you. You've given me my life back again. And SO much more!" she said tearfully. Irina clung to Jack as Sytory held his arm. But Eric kept trying to bum a hug off of her, only to have BOTH parents glare him down.
It took a little while for everyone to settle down and Sydney got to personally watch Sloane get locked up into custody. As the agents sat to fill their debrief reports before the meeting, Sydney eyed her mother from the other side of the room as she sat across from Vaughn.
"Jack?" Irina purred.
"Yes dear?" he replied, not looking up from his papers.
"What do you thing of..Shelby Andale...as a name?" she mentioned softly.
"It's pretty." He said after repeating it to himself.
"Or...Sheridon Jacques?" she asked, again purring.
"That sounds..unique. Strong, I think." Jack replied, catching on to the way her voice was.
"Oh..okay. Jack..this is for you. Something ...to keep on your desk." Irina said handing him the folding photo frames.
At that same moment, Vaughn clicked his computer on and the screen started to play the cartoon with the arcade like jeopardy sound effects.
"What the.?" Vaughn mumbled as he watched the scene play out.
Jack opened the tissue paper and smiled at his two daughters, reading the frame, then frowning and squinting slightly at the 3rd frame. His jaw dropped.
Vaughn finally realized what the cartoon was about and suddenly a photo landed across his keyboard. He picked it up and his eyes bulged out.
Very slowly the two shocked men turned to look up at the women sitting next to them.
Jack only had to look for one second to see that look in Irina's eyes. She had that look in her eyes when she announced she was pregnant with Sydney.
"Irina..we're...this..." he mumbled.
"Is # 3." Irina finished, tears in her eyes.
Vaughn gaped up at Sydney who was sitting against his desk.
"The priest isn't going to get there first, is he?" Vaughn asked breathlessly. Sydney giggled.
"Well..if we elope he might have a chance." Sydney said grinning.
"You..we're..there's a.." Vaughn mumbled.
"I'm pregnant, we're going to be parents, there's a baby in here as we speak. 6 weeks and counting." Sydney replied for him, rubbing her abdomen.
Jack looked back down to the picture frame, gazing at the sonogram.
"Three..two girls..maybe THREE! Gawd, I hope it's a boy!" he finally blew out causing Irina to burst up giggling then grab his face and kiss him deeply.
"We're gonna have a BABY!" Jack yelled once he broke for air.
Vaughn then looked over and yelled back, getting into the excitement.
"Me TOO! We are too!" he said, jumping up and wrapping his arms around Sydney, kissing her passionately.
"WHAT!?? You too Sydney?" Jack said after he thought about it. She nodded.
"Oh yeah...You're going to be a grandfather also. I couldn't find a picture frame for that one." Irina said, smiling at the look on Jack's face. Then she frowned when she saw where it was going.
To.
The floor.
"Oh dear! Someone get some salts! Jack, you idiot, you could hurt yourself fainting like this!" Irina said as she knelt down and cradled Jack's head in her lap, fanning his face.
"See. What'd I tell you." Kendall said finally stepping forward from his place while he watched the whole scene play out. He pulled some salts from his pocket, handing them to Irina.
"Sir, you had them in your pocket?" Sydney said as she kneeled next to her mother, holding her dad's hand.
"I told you he was gonna hit the floor." Kendall stated, smiling up at Vaughn. Irina woke Jack up, then held his head gently, smiling down at him.
"Love, are you alright?" Irina asked softly. Jack looked around at everyone.
"I'm gonna be a dad..again?" He asked. She nodded.
"And a grandfather?" he asked. She nodded again. He just grinned.
"Yes. I'm doing just fine. Perfect." He replied as he sat up. He saw Sydney and grinned at her.
"I'm happy for you sweetie. For the both of you." He said nodding towards Vaughn.
"Same to you. A bit shocked, but happy." Vaughn said. Jack stood up, wrapping his arms around Irina, gazing at her. Then he startled suddenly.
"Are YOU okay? I mean..I know your younger then we believed, but still..." he said.
"It won't be the easiest. Not like Sydney and Sytory. It'll just be a little more risky, more precautions made, more monitoring. I'm fine, 7 or so weeks along, as healthy as a 35 year old I'm told." Irina stated reassuringly. He and Vaughn had the stupidest grins on their faces as they attempted to pay attention to the debriefing on the mission. They got through it well enough, then everyone went out to celebrate.
Vaughn, Sydney, Sytory, Jack, Irina, Dixon, Marshall, Eric, Phillips, Yelena, Lena, and Julia were all going to be there. When Sydney called ahead to Francie's restaurant to inform Will of a group of 12 was coming, he knew that the mission was a success.
"That's not ALL we're celebrating. We'll tell you when we get there." Sydney said as she smiled at Will. Will closed the restaurant down for the special party. Everyone got dressed up and made it to the restaurant within the hour. As they all situated themselves around the joined tables, Will tapped his glass to get everyone's attention.
"Okay,..not that I'm completely happy about the weasel put in his place and all...but what's the other reason we're all excited about?" Will asked, looking pointedly at Sydney. Sydney glanced to her mother and smiled.
"Well..um, I'm going to be a new big sister for the second time. And Sytory here is going to become an Aunt for the first time." Sydney said slowly, making it interesting. She loved doing that to Will. Will followed this, putting two and two together.
"So..Jack..and Vaughn?" Will surmised.
"Going to be daddy's. For the third time..and a virgin daddy here." Eric said nodding to Jack and slapping Vaughn across the back.
"THAT'S why you guys look like your eyes are gonna fall out of your heads! Congratulations guys! Sydney and Mom!" Will said happily.
"Mom?! When did you start that?" Eric stated. Will just shrugged.
"Syd's like my sister..it comes with the territory." He stated, grinning. Eric nodded.
"Vaughn's like a brother to me, so...Mom! Dad!" Eric yelled out to Jack and Irina.
"Oh dear Gawd." Jack mumbled.
"You always said you wanted a son dear." Irina poked at him. He just grumbled.
The night went on till late with stories of everyone's lives and baby stories to weddings to everyone dancing away, joking and having a good time.
Over the next couple of weeks, everyone took extra care of Irina and Sydney. Both moms-to-be experienced morning sickness, sometimes even at the same time.
Everything on the 'Bad Guys' front was quiet and still. When Irina entered her 2nd trimester, with no more sickness, Jack and her decided to get married. This time using her true name, and because she truly chose to. Since she had two daughters, Yelena was her maid-of-honor; Sytory and Sydney her bridesmaids and Julia and Lena the flower holders. Jack chose Dixon as his best man with Will and Vaughn his groomsmen leading his daughters. And because Eric was just as much a part of it all, he walked Lena and Julia down, being the ring bearer.
As a huge surprise, Sytory and Sydney flew out their mom's workers from her pueblo to be at the wedding. Already hormonal and emotional, Irina was a fountain of tears at this. The ceremony wasn't a huge big thing, but very lovely. Perfect for Jack and Irina. They even went on a honeymoon, to a beachside resort for a week.
The girls continued to grow rounder. When Irina became far enough along, she had the special tests done to make sure the baby was doing okay. She underwent amniocentesis at 16 weeks. Jack was by her side the whole time, even though his poor hand begged not to be.
"You just wait till this one's ready to come. THEN your hand will suffer!" Sytory commented at the dinner to celebrate the tests coming back normal.
Christmas that year was a HUGE event with the whole Bristow/Derevko clan going away to a big cabin for the holidays up in the mountains. Irina and Sydney were now 5 months along and sported little round tummies. Irina and Jack sat together Christmas morning watching their entire family, not believing that they were actually a part of it all.
"Jack?...did you think, last Christmas, that a year from then you'd be here, surrounded by your daughters, future son-in-law, nieces, wife, and sister-in-law?" Irina asked smiling, making sure she had everyone.
"And one pudgy wrinkled dog." Jack added.
"And one pudgy wrinkled dog...with a ridiculous bow around it's neck." Irina added giggling.
"Absolutely not. Especially with the thought of becoming a father..again AND a grandfather. I would have laughed my head off at anyone who told me that." Jack commented. Irina just giggled deep in her throat, kissing him sweetly.
By the end of January, Sydney and Irina were, as Eric put it, the 'Waddle Twins!' as they made their way around the JTF HQ. And food never lasted long around them, no matter what it was.
Into February, you wouldn't be surprised to find Jack and Vaughn walking around with dark circles under their eyes.
"What she crave last night?" Jack asked sleepily to Vaughn over their 3rd cups of coffee.
"Oh.um, chocolate mint ice cream, and peanut butter cookies. Again." Vaughn mumbled bleary eyed.
"At 2:30 in the morning. You?" Vaughn asked. Jack took a breath.
"Casa Sanchez's tortilla soup and strawberry ice cream." Jack mumbled.
"How'd you get the soup? Aren't they closed?" Vaughn asked. Jack nodded.
"I gave them a generous tip... and then threatened them...she told me I wasn't to return until I had it." Jack answered, making Vaughn grin picturing it. Eric sat down eyeing them, then just snickered as he dug into his breakfast.
"Oh..you'll get yours, Eric. Trust me." Vaughn warned, Jack grumbling his agreement and wishing twins on Eric just as payback.
By March, Irina and Sydney were done with being pregnant. Both of them very round, Irina a little more than Sydney. Back aches, swollen feet, etc. plagued them and made them miserable. Which in turn made everyone else miserable, especially the fathers-to-be, they hated to see them in such states, let alone trying to make them comfortable all the time. Irina had 3 more weeks, Sydney 4 ½. As they got ready for their joint baby shower, both babies started dancing up a storm.
"Man! He.or she is going nuts! Must be excited to get all their presents!" Sydney exclaimed clutching her bare belly.
"Mine too! Come here! Let them play together!" Irina said waddling towards her daughter. They stood facing each other, their bare tummies pressed together, both babies wiggling around. Both women giggled, smiling big time.
"Sweetie! That's your aunt or uncle!" Sydney cooed, poking at her mom's tummy with her finger, making her mom grin.
"How weird is that? To be less then a week or so younger than your aunt or uncle?" Sydney pointed out.
"Don't bet on it...you were over a week early..your baby could easily be OLDER than their aunt or uncle by a few days!" Irina said as they finished getting dressed. Sydney just shook her head at that thought.
The party was thrown by Will and Sytory, who had been seeing a LOT of each other lately. The clothes were neutral colors; Sydney's being a soft green color, Irina's white and yellow. Sydney's baby room theme was an antique teddy bear theme while Irina's was pale colored beach/ocean theme.
As the last weeks of the pregnancies came about...so did news on Sark. Even though Sydney and Irina were now on maternity leave, both Irina and her were called in for an important meeting.
"As you all remember, when we captured Arvin Sloane, destroying his operations, Sark got away. It is now apparent that he is back. In full force. And he's not working alone. This was taken hot off a surveillance camera in the Philippines." Kendall informed clicking the screen on.
When Irina saw who it was with Sark, she gasped deeply covering her mouth.
'This can't be happening!' she thought with fear, immediately placing a hand on Jack's hand and squeezing hard.
Jack looked into his wife's eyes to see what he thought he'd never see again.
Fear.
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An:
MUAHHAHAAAHAHAHAAA!!
Aan: There, sorry about all the time lapsing, I had to get things moving for them. I hope you enjoyed another cliffhanger!! I did! Tehehe!! Please review and tell me what you all think, I love getting them from all of you!!
