After almost a year I've decided it's finally time for me to start writing about my favorite couple once again. Honestly, I've missed them. So without further ado, here is the first chapter of my newest story, A Familiar Face.

Chapter 1: Happy

Sara opened the door to her house and stepped inside. She kicked off her shoes and made her way over to the couch. She was beat. They were short staffed at the hospital, which meant she had to take a double shift and she felt like she had been on her feet non-stop all day. She sat down on the couch and closed her eyes, enjoying the relief she felt. She felt at peace.

This peace, however, was short lived, as she was soon greeted by the weight of her five-year-old son, Mikey, on her lap.

"Oof," Sara grunted as Mikey jumped on her. She smiled as she saw her son's perfect blue eyes that so closely mirrored the eyes of his father. "Well hello there, baby boy. It's nice to see you too."

"Mommy, I'm not a baby," Mikey said with a slight eye roll. She shook her head and chuckled at his mannerisms. For a five-year-old, her son had quite the attitude, and if he wasn't the sweetest kid to ever walk the face of the Earth, she would be worried.

"You'll always be my baby, baby," Sara said as she stroked Mikey's hair and pressed her cheek to the top of his head as he sat comfortably in her lap. Mikey was growing up way too fast for her liking.

"How was school?" she asked Mikey as she turned him in her lap so she could look at him.

"Good. I finished my work early so I helped Lila with hers, and then we went and played hide and seek," Mikey said with a smile.

Sucre, Maricruz, Lila, and Eduardo had moved down to Miami from Chicago shortly after Sara and Michael renewed their vows. Lincoln and Michael loved having Sucre down here for "guy's night" every month, and Mikey loved having Lila always ready for a playdate. Even though she was a year older than Mikey, they had an inseparable bond, and they always looked out for each other. It made Maricruz believe that she did the right thing by holding her daughter out of school for an extra year so she and Mikey could start at the same time.

"That was very sweet of you, buddy." Sara said as she kissed him on the forehead. "Where's your daddy?" Sara asked, standing up from the couch and setting Mikey on the ground.

"With Jakey," Mikey responded, following his mom into the kitchen.

Sarah smiled as she thought of the other special boys in her life.

"Would you stop pacing? You're making me nervous," Sara told an agitated Michael who was pacing around her hospital room.

Michael's movements stopped and he made his way over to Sara's bed. He sat in the chair next to her and took her hand in his. "I'm sorry," he said. "I've just never done this before."

"Been in labor? You haven't? How strange," Sara said dryly with an eye roll.

"Ha ha. Glad to see childbirth hasn't taken away from your sense of humor," Michael responded. He stood and walked to other side of the room. He needed to pace again. "But seriously. I wasn't here the first time. I don't know what to expect."

"C'mon, dude, toughen up! Do I need to get Lincoln in here? He knows what to do," Sara joked.

"You are just full of jokes today aren't you," Michael deadpanned.

"Well you know me, just a comed—" Sara was unable to finish her thought as another contraction hit. They'd been at this for hours. Michael was back at her side in an instant. He took her hand and rubbed her back.

Sara collapsed back into the pillows as the contraction subsided. "They're getting stronger. And closer together," she panted, trying to catch her breath.

Michael looked at the floor.

"Hey," she said gently and lifted his eyes to meet hers. "That's a good thing. It means our baby will be here soon."

"I just hate seeing you in pain," Michael said. "And I hate that there's nothing I can do about it."

"Come here," she motioned. He leaned in and she kissed him sweetly. When he pulled away, she smiled. "Now that," she paused to kiss him again, "is all the strength I need to get through this. It won't be long now. I can feel it."

"You're pretty amazing, you know that?" Michael asked as he looked in awe at his wife.

"Yeah, well, you're not too bad yourself," Sara said with a wink.

"I love you, Mrs. Scofield."

"I love you too, Mr. Scofield."

Sara's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her almost two-year-old son babbling as he teetered out of the bedroom with Michael trailing behind him.

"Hey," he said with a smile as he made his way over to his wife. "Have you been home long?"

"Just a few minutes," she responded. "I got to spend some quality time with my boy. Hi," she said leaning in to kiss her husband.

"Hi," he said again. "Well I'm happy to see you home. I was beginning to think you were just a figment of my imagination."

"Mama, up!" Jake called.

"Yes sir," Sara said bending over to pick him up. "Hi, big guy," she said kissing him on the cheek. "Are you feeling better? Did you have a good day off with Daddy?" she asked and listened to him babble. She nodded and would through in the occasional, "Yeah," or "Really?" She smiled over her son's head as she made eye contact with her husband helping Mikey decide what they should have for dinner. He looked just as exhausted as she did, and she could understand why. Spending all day with a toddler can be exhausting, especially when the toddler has as much energy as Jake does.

Sara was thankful that Michael was able to find a job at a respectable engineering firm in Miami. He was good at his job, well respected at the firm, and as a result pretty much made his own schedule. It was because of his flexible hours that he was able to stay home with the kids if one of them was sick or if Michael just wanted to spend some extra time with his kids. After being taken away from Mikey for almost a year, Michael never took any of the time he had with his family for granted, and even took a few extra days to have family time. It was easy to do with Jake, as day care attendance wasn't crucial, but as Mikey began getting older, it became harder and harder to keep him home for "boys days."

Sara smiled as she thought about her life. She was pretty lucky.

Hours later, the kids were asleep and Michael and Sara were spending some much needed quality time together. Sara, comfortably wrapped in Michael's arms, let out a content sigh.

Michael chuckled at her dramatics and kissed her on the head.

"What are you thinking about, Mrs. Scofield?"

"I'm happy," Sara responded.

"Well, that's good. Any particular reason why?"

"You. Mikey. Jake. You guys just make me happy. I never thought I would be happy again, after you 'died.' I mean sure I thought I would find peace, but I never thought that I would know true joy again. And now, I'm here with you and our two beautiful boys and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. We've got a great family and great friends, and I honestly never thought my life could be this good."

"Well I'm happy that I am making you so happy. That's what you meant right? Your life is so great because of me," Michael said jokingly.

Michael groaned as Sara elbowed him in the chest at his remark.

"Watch it. If you're not careful your ego will get as big as your brother's," she added.

"Now who can we thank for contributing to that?" Michael added.

Sara couldn't help but chuckle. He was right.

"It's a boy!" the doctor exclaimed as Sara fell back against the pillows.

"You did it, baby. He's here and he's beautiful," Michael said showering her face with kisses.

"Dad, want to come cut the cord?" the doctor asked.

Michael looked torn, not wanting to leave Sara's side.

"Go," she encouraged. "Bring me our son."

An hour later Michael and Sara were sitting in her hospital room with their newborn son in their arms.

"Are you sure?" Michael asked dubiously.

"Positive." Sara said.

"Alright," Michael conceded, unconvinced. He shifted their son's weight to Sara's arms. "I'll go round up the troops."

Moments later Michael returned with Mikey in his arms and Lincoln, Sofia, Sucre, Maricruz, Mahone, and Felicia behind him.

"Okay, buddy, this is your baby brother," Michael said to his three-year-old son. Mikey looked on admiringly.

"He's beautiful, Sara," Sofia said.

"Yeah thankfully he seems to take after your looks," Sucre added.

"Very funny," Michael said, joining Sara on the bed.

"Well," Lincoln started.

"Well what?" Sara asked innocently.

"You know what, don't keep us in suspense. Just tell us the name already," Lincoln said impatiently.

"Okay, okay, easy buddy. Everyone I would like to introduce you to the newest addition of the Scofield family, Jacob Lincoln Scofield."

The annoyance on Lincoln's face from being kept in the dark about his nephew's name dissipated. He was at Sara's side in a second and enveloped her in the biggest hug he could manage.

"Easy there, big brother," Michael said. "Still a newborn in her arms."

"Are you serious? Naming him after me?" Lincoln asked in shock.

"We wouldn't want it any other way," Sara said.

"Yeah I guess he didn't really need the ego inflation, but hey, it was all worth it to be able to see the look on his face when he found out," Sara said smiling.

"I guess you're right."

Sara yawned.

"Hey, get some rest. You have to be exhausted," Michael said, concern etched through his features.

"I'm okay. I've missed you. I just wanna stay awake in your arms forever."

"I know, but I'll be here when you wake up. You've been working non-stop. I'm worried about you."

Sara leaned up to kiss Michael.

"Okay," she resigned.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you too," she murmured as she drifted to sleep.

"Sweet dreams."

Sara drifted off to sleep, wrapped safely in Michael's arms with a smile on her face, truly thankful for how perfect her life was. She wondered how she got so lucky. She just hoped her luck would last.

So there you have it everybody. Everything is just peachy in Miami, Florida for the Scofield family. I hope you enjoyed the first installment of my comeback story. I hope to get a chapter out sometime next week. However, I'm going to put out a couple of disclaimers: 1. Please be understanding that I have a hectic schedule and will do everything I can to write and publish chapters as soon as possible, but sometimes life just gets in the way. That is the main reason I haven't published any stories-I hate letting my readers down and I hate not being able to finish something that I started (as has happened with other stories). 2. This story will be more interesting later on. The whole point of the first few chapters is to re-establish a setting and fill in the gaps that resulted from a 3 year time jump. I hope everyone has a blessed holiday! Thank you for reading the first piece of my new story. Let me know what you guys think in a review or a PM. I can't wait to hear your feedback! XOXO