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'Oh my god! I didn't think anything could hurt this bad! What was I thinking, getting involved with Nate again?!? The last time we went our separate ways it broke my heart. Now, it's breaking my body in half!!!'
Sophie was lying down with her eyes closed, her face scrunched up in pain. How could this happen? It was too early; she should have had more time. But she didn't have any more time left and now she was lying on a bed, bleeding all over the place. She opened her eyes and looked around the room. Her vision was blurry but she could vaguely make out Nate and the team standing around her.
"I...HATE...YOU!!!" She screamed at Nate as another spasm of pain shot through her. She squirmed around on the bed, writhing in pain. She began to hear voices around her, trying to comfort her.
"It'll be ok Sophie. Just try to relax and breathe." Parker, on her right, holding her hand looked at her with tears in her eyes. She had never seen Parker cry before.
"Sophie…We're here for you. Stay strong." Eliot was standing by Parker. He was trying to keep a strong face but she could tell he was panicking inside.
"Hey Sophie, just pretend like this is another character you have to act out for a con. You know, ju-just channel that inner actress a-a-and try to-"
"HARDISON! Not helping!" Eliot shouted at him. Hardison glared at Eliot from across the bed. He looked down at Sophie and smiled.
Beside Hardison, holding Sophie's left hand was Nate. Nate watched silently as Sophie squirmed in pain on the bed. He raised her hand to his mouth and brushed his lips across her hand.
"I love you Sophie. I love you…"
Sophie looked at Nate and saw tears in his eyes. Before she could reply, another spasm of pain pulsed through her body and she screamed as loud as she could. Sophie lay panting on the bed. She could hear crying in the background and she tried to keep her eyes open.
"P-Parker…help me…"
Parker wrapped her arm around Sophie's back and pulled her to sit up in the bed. Sophie finally managed to get her eyes completely open as the doctor came into view, a bundle of pink in his arms.
"Congratulations Mrs. Ford, it's a healthy, beautiful baby girl."
The doctor handed the baby to Sophie and for the first time, she looked upon the face of her child, her stunning baby girl. More beautiful than any jewel she'd ever stolen and more valuable than any painting locked away in her warehouse. Sophie smiled as big brown eyes looked up at her, her daughter's eyes. Tears fell from her eyes, but these tears were tears of joy. She glanced at her husband who was standing by her side.
"I love you Nate…I love you."
Nate grinned at Sophie and sat beside her on the bed. He looked down at his daughter and touched her little hands with his larger ones.
"Hello little girl. I'm your daddy…I'm your daddy." He couldn't help the tears of joy that spilled from his eyes. Hardison, Eliot and Parker smiled at the newest addition to their family. She was the most precious thing in the world now. Nothing could ever compare to her. Olivia Kathryn Ford.