* Please review! Please read The Unexpected to understand this story*

Jillian rolled over onto her right side and reached across the bed for Murphy. When her hand hit only the bed, she opened her eyes with a frown. She sighed and sat up. She hadn't heard the baby crying. She turned over and picked up the monitor. She listened closely, thinking that maybe Murphy had gone in there to check on her but all she heard was the baby's soft, even breathing. She stood up and walked around the bed to the door. She opened it up slightly but stopped when she heard Murphy and Connor talking.

" You know I can't go with you." Murphy said.

" I'm not asking you too. You need to stay with Jill and the babes." Connor said.

" I'll have Jilly set up email accounts so we can stay in contact with you."

" I need to call Doc." Connor said.

" When are you leaving?" Murphy asked.

" As soon as I get a hold of Doc and the boys." He said. Jillian frowned but closed the door. She moved back to the bed and sat down on Murphy's side. It didn't take long before she heard Murphy's steps moving up the stairs. When he opened the door, he jumped at the sight of her.

" Where is Connor going?" She asked. Murphy frowned but walked into their room and closed the door.

" Back to America. There was a murder set up to look as if we did it." He said. He started towards the bed, sitting down beside her.

" Are you going?" She asked.

" No, Lass. Only him and Rome." Jillian sighed and turned around she crawled across their bed to her side as Murphy moved. They slipped under the blankets and snuggled up together.

" Are you okay with that?" She asked. She was laying on her left side with Murphy against her back.

" I'm worried about him but I can't leave. That isn't my life anymore." Murphy said. " I can't put myself at risk like that now. My place is here with you and our babes." He kissed the back of her neck.

" When is he leaving?" Jillian asked.

" As soon as he can." Murphy asked.

Connor sighed and dialed up Doc's number through his cell phone. The charge was going to be huge but they didn't worry about money. They had enough money to last them for years. He didn't want to leave his family but he knew he had to go. The murder was someone calling out to them and if Connor didn't answer another murder would happen, he was sure of it.

" Doc?" Connor asked into the phone when the old man answered.

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" Lad, we need to talk." Connor said to Liam as he pitched the ball to his nephew.

" About what?" Liam asked, catching the baseball easily.

" I'm leaving. I'm heading back to America for a while. I need to know you are going to help your Da with your Ma and the babe." Connor said. Liam smiled and threw the ball back to his uncle. Connor and Murphy treated him like he was a grown up instead of him only being eleven. Liam had shot up since they moved to Ireland, 18 months beforehand. He was looking more and more like his dad every day.

" Sure thing, Uncle Conn." He said. Connor nodded.

" You're a good Lad. I love you." He said. Liam smiled.

" I love you, too. I want to talk to you about something." He said, catching the ball Connor threw it again.

" About what?" He asked. Liam just started to smile more as a blush went over his cheeks. Connor put his hands on his hips. " Already?" He asked, knowing that smile and blush could only come from one thing. "What is this lass' name?" Liam laughed.

" Maria. She just turned twelve."

" An older woman? Good for you." Connor said, getting ready to catch the baseball. He wasn't surprised. Both he and Murphy had became girl crazy about the same age as Liam.

" Don't tell Ma, please. She'll just embarrass me and start asking questions about her." Liam begged.

" Have you told your Da?" Connor asked.

" He'll tell Ma. He tells her everything." Liam whined.

" As he should, Lad. A man tells his woman everything." Connor said.

" Aye but I don't want her to know about Maria, not yet." Liam said.

" Then tell him that." The two fell quiet as they tossed the ball back and forth. The only sounds to be heard was the ball hitting their gloves until the door to the cabin opened and Murphy strolled out.

" Hey." He said, casually walking over to his brother and son with his daughter in his arms.

" Your boy has something to tell you. You better keep it quiet from your lass." Connor said, cocking his arm back to throw the ball.

" Shit." Murphy muttered, stopped at their sides but in the middle of Connor and Liam. " What's her name?" Liam blushed again but started to smile.

" Maria." He said, catching the baseball.

" She's twelve." Connor said with his eye brows raised. Murphy looked back at his son as he bounced his daughter lightly.

" Is she beautiful?" Murphy asked as the door to the cabin opened again. All the three stopped talking. Liam looked panicked for a few seconds as he tossed the ball back to Connor.

" Is she okay?" Jillian called out.

" Aye." Murphy called out.

" I'll just be in the back hanging up the clothes." She said. Murphy smiled and nodded.

" Alright, Lass." He said. Liam didn't even turn around as Jillian walked around the house. He knew his face was bright red. Murphy nodded and looked back to him. " She's gone." Liam sighed as his shoulders fell. " Why don't you want your Ma to know?"

" Because then she will want to know what she looks like. She will want me to point her out when she takes me to school." Liam whined.

" We want to know what she looks like." Connor said, tossing the ball back.

" She's beautiful." Liam said with a smile.

" Does she look like your Ma?" Murphy asked, turning Lillie around to kiss her cheek.

" Yuck! No, Da!" Liam explained with a frown.

" Than she's not beautiful." Murphy said.

" What's this lass' last name?" Connor asked.

" McClinton." Murphy paled as Connor started to smirk. Liam looked from his uncle to his dad. " What?"

" Well, your da here dated a Mary McClinton and broke the poor lass' heart. Her brother threaten to beat his ass." Connor said.

" Da!" Liam explained but Murphy just shrugged. " When?"

" About seventeen years ago, before I met your Ma and we left for America the first time. What is her Da's name?"

" I don't know." Liam said.

" Well, Lad, if his name ends up being Ian then you better tell him your last name is Winters instead of MacManus." Connor said with a grin.

After they moved back to Ireland, Jillian had submitted paperwork to change Liam's last name. She dropped the Winters and had Murphy placed on the birth certificate. Liam's name was legally Liam Murphy MacManus. Murphy had beamed with pride when they received the new birth certificate and the paperwork that stated Liam's new name.