A/N: So this is a N/S story with some Eliot and Tara at the beginning Maggie appears about halfway through! I don't own Leverage

A Fork In The Road

"Thanks love you're the best" Eliot through the phone. He paused for a few seconds before talking again. "When will I see you again it's been so long?" A few more seconds passed by. "K darlin' I'll see you soon" Eliot hung up he phone smiling.

"Who was that?" Sophie asked from no where

"An old friend of mine" Eliot replied firmly

"An old girlfriend?" Sophie said narrowing her eyes

"Not a girlfriend, a friend that is a girl that I've never gone out with" Eliot said raising his eyebrows at her

"Whatever you say" Sophie replied still suspicious

"Don't you have dinner with Nate or something?" Eliot asked blandly

Sophie growled so low Eliot wouldn't be able to hear. "Not that it matters, but yes I do"

"And what do you do afterwards" Eliot asked purposely being a smart-ass

"I'll tell you what we do afterwards if you tell me who was on the phone" Sophie said with a smirk

"Fine," Eliot huffed, "It was...Tara"

"You like Tara?" Sophie gasped, "how cute!"

"Dammit Sophie now you're making me regret telling you" Eliot growled blushing pink

"Sorry. Anyway, after dinner me and Nate have a contest to see who can scream the loudest" Sophie said with a smirk

"I didn't hear that! I did not hear that!" Eliot said covering his ears with his hands cringing. Sophie stifled a laugh, threw her purse over her shoulder and strutted out.

(Later at dinner)

"So Nate..." Sophie started brushing her foot up against Nates leg.

"Yes" Nate said slowly as she stared at him.

"I was talking to Eliot before we came and I found out something rather interesting" Sophie said excitedly

"What?" Nate asked slightly worried

"Eliot likes Tara!" She whispered excitedly

"Really? Hmph" Nate said contemplating the idea

"Anyway is there anything interesting going on in your life?" Sophie asked

"Well let me go through a normal day I have" Nate said now completely focused on Sophie and nothing else. "I wake up next to a beautiful woman and I think how lucky I am to be next to her. I make coffee, occasionally read the newspaper. Then start making breakfast around when you get up. Then when you get up we eat breakfast together and do whatever our plans are for the job. On most nights we eat dinner then spend the rest of our evening enjoying it however we please"

"Mmmm sounds like fun" Sophie said looking at him ignoring everything else.

(Meanwhile...)

Maggie felt a slight stabbing pain in her heart as she listened to Nate talk. She was sitting in the booth behind theirs so they didn't see her. Nate and Sophie were too caught up staring at each other they didn't even notice her walk in. It made her a bit sick to think he was obsessed with this...woman. She then reminded herself that he was her ex. There was no need for her to have an emotional attachment to him. It would probably be best if she just left. So she did.

(Back at Nate and Sophies table...)

"So what do you dream about?" Sophie asked suddenly

"Me? What do I dream about? Oh um one dream I had a few days ago was rather strange do you want to hear it" Nate said with a shrug

"Yeah tell me!" Sophie said excitedly

"Ok well I'm sitting on my couch only it doesn't look like my apartment. Parker walks in all happy and jolly and sits on the floor across from me. I look at her confused by how she got in my house. I put the book down that I'm reading and say hi. She just keeps smiling like an idiot. I'm getting rather freaked out and then Eliot walks in all angry and stuff. He sits next to Parker and glares at me. I don't say anything but just wait for the next person. Hardison then walks in laughing. He sits on the couch next to me and opens his laptop that mysteriously showed up. He pulls up a video and hands me his laptop. I don't know what the video was about but It made me angry. You then showed up as furious as I was. We started yelling at them and Parker just said it was blackmail and then I woke up."

"Umm ok" Sophie replied awkwardly

"So what do you dream about?" Nate asked,

"Ok well this dream is really crazy but interesting. So you and me are standing on the Eiffel Tower at the very top. We're looking over the city, just sitting all by ourselves. Then a hoard of unicorns pranced down from the clouds surrounding us in the air. You freak out because you're scared of unicorns and you're just clutching my arm. The unicorns offer to give us magical powers and I say yes. They gives us wings and the power of truth and we fly away to live together forever." Sophie said almost amazed at her own dream

"That's not crazy at all" Nate said sarcastically

"Well not as strange as yours" Sophie pointed out. Nate just laughed he stood up holding his hand out to Sophie. She smiled blushing a bit before taking his hand. He put his arm around her shoulder and walked her out. They walked over to his jet-black Hyundai. Nate started the car with a quiet hum, Sophie's eyes glistening in the streetlight. Sophie smiled, staring at Nate as he drove through the night.

"Nate I have a question," Sophie said slowly. "It's been 2 months since the job on Emerald Island and you haven't told me you loved me"

"Sorry Soph, I didn't know you wanted a real relationship." Nate said unheartedly

"I never said I didn't. You're the one that said you didn't" Sophie pointed out

"Oh I don't remember that" Nate responded

"Of course you don't- Nate where are you going?" Sophie asked suddenly

"It's a surprise" was all Nate said. He took a sharp turn and came to a fork in the road. You couldn't see it in the darkness but he knew where each path lead. Two of them lead to a surprise for Sophie and one lead to a surprise for the team.

"Why did you stop here? It's a fork in the road" Sophie asked confused

"C'mon love let me show you your surprise" Nate said gently putting his arm around her waist. He led her down the street to their right a wall of ivy and floors lining the sidewalk. The moon was bright the clouds moving to let the light shine on them. The walked in silence, admiring the night around them. The sound of rushing water became louder and louder. The path started to break apart turning into grass. The path ended at a tall concrete wall ivy crawling all over it. Sophie looked confused and Nate just smiled. He nudged her over to the left where you could see a small dark pathway. It was only wide enough for one so Sophie held onto Nates hand to make sure she didn't lose him.

"Close your eyes" Nate murmured. Sophie shut them tight clutching onto Nates hand as she traveled into unknown territory. She felt the terrain under her feet change from grass to sand. The sound of waves slapping against the wet sand was all around her. She felt Nate let go of her hand making her panic. She kept her eyes shut not wanting to ruin the surprise she assumed Nate worked so hard to put together.

"Open your eyes" Nate said quietly. Nate was on one knee in front of Sophie.

"Nate!" Sophie gasped. Nate had brought her to a beach so quiet and peaceful it seemed fake. No one was to be seen no houses no cars, nothing. She looked down at Nate to see him holding a ring so simply orchestrated it was the most complex thing ever. She choked back a fit of sobs trying to keep her happiness at bay.

"Gina Carlisle will you marry me?"

"Yes! Nathan Ford I will marry you!" Sophie cried out hugging him. He stood up sliding the ring on her finger. She smiled letting tears escape from her eyes. She kissed him her happiness oozing from inside her. Nate kissed back holding her tight. They wrapped their arms around each other letting all their problems wash away. They only broke away when they were gasping for breath.

"This is why I haven't told you that I loved you. But I honestly love you and it literally killed me inside not to tell you. I don't know how to put it any better." Nate said his eyes red rimmed

"You've done this for me and that speaks louder then any words" Sophie said kissing him again.

"Well what if I showed you something that screamed louder then words ever will?" Nate said softly

"There's more?" Sophie asked in disbelief

"Yeah but I'll show you later. Right now I just want it to be you and me" Nate said brushing the hair from her face. He sat on the sand offering a seat next to him. Sophie laid her head on his shoulder smiling to herself.

"Nate you are the most amazing man on Earth" Sophie confessed

"Soph you are the most amazing woman on Earth" Nate whispered. They sat on the beach watching the waves and the stars until they fell asleep on the sand.

A/N 2: Don't you just love the ending! Reviews!