Sorry for the late update. School has consumed my life right now. Oh and sorry if the chapter is short. Enjoy!
For awhile things were pretty strange and felt unreal. Eliot never thought he'd feel this way again for someone, after that episode of his life with Amy. But he was content-more than that- he was happy. For the first time things were going smoothly for him.
He absolutely loved everything Sophie did. And most of all he loved her. He never figured out why Nate pushed her away. Whatever the reason may be, Eliot pushed those thoughts away and just reminded himself that he had her.
No one had seen Sophie smile and laugh so much. Not even with her past relationships. Most likely because none of them really knew her, she can talk about that one time she stole her first Picasso painting, and not feel awkward. On the other hand Eliot never spoke about his past jobs. He felt regret for what he used his skills for, he thought helping people now would take the guilt away little by little.
The cons went smoothly with this new relationships. Sophie's grifts were as flawless as ever and Eliot just did job without obsessing to much about Sophie's safety, while inside it urged him to always be at her side.
Nate was surprised how calm Eliot was during cons where the mark would touch Sophie, when actually it boiled inside him. But Sophie would reassure him that it was just part of the con. It bothered Nate so much that he asked him once if it did because it also pissed him off.
"Eliot, doesn't it bug you that other men are touching her?" What Eliot responded next silenced Nate for the rest of the con.
"I trust her. "
After the cons Eliot and Sophie would disappear to their own little celebrations. They didn't go out much if it weren't for their walks around the city, going to the movie theaters, and their occasional dinners out at restaurants. Eliot cooked and very well so they both agreed that there was no need to go out. Eliot even learned new recipes that Sophie absolutely loved.
"To another job well done. " Tonight was one of their occasional nights out and it was a formal one.
Eliot cleaned rather well in a suite, at least that's what Sophie had told him before leaving to go out. Of course she looked as beautiful as ever. Eliot always admired the way she looked no matter what she had on.
" I'm still shocked on how well it went. " Eliot said with a rather concerned look.
" I'm still shocked that the marks business partner was behind it all and not him. But lets not ruin the night with all our suspicions," Sophie added a soft smile.
" I agree."
Their nights together were rarely ruined unless Parker decided to show up and disturb what they were doing to ask Sophie for advice.
Sophie had convinced Parker to talk to Hardison about how she felt towards him, but every time she tried they'd end talking about how much she loved Pretzels. It even occurred to Parker that Sophie would help her through comms. Until Hardison came forward and told her how he felt and that's what made it easy for her to confess her feelings for him.
Nate spent his free time alone, Unless Sophie would come by and keep him company. Their relationship had changed a bit. Obviously Nate was not very comfortable with a relationship within the team, especially between Sophie and Eliot. Nonetheless, he was semi-happy for them. To his and Sophie's surprise he didn't go find comfort in a bottle of scotch. He knew Sophie would hate him for it. Nonetheless he was happy for them.
Nate and Maggie actually started keeping each other company and it felt like old times. They rarely spoke of Sam, but it wasn't hard to talk about it with her.
" I miss him." Nate was actually the one to bring up the subject.
"Me too." Maggie said with a sad smile." You know it was never your fault right?"
"I know that now, but I can`t help feeling guilty." Inside Nate felt responsible for not having enough resources to pay for Sam`s treatment. But he suppressed those thoughts to not ruin the evening.
"So how's the team been lately?"
"Huh? Oh. Uh yeah they`ve been good." Nate practically mumbled his answer.
"What about you?" He could hear a bit of concern in her voice.
"I`ve had better days. Work has been slower but I`m rather enjoying the spaces between jobs."
"That's funny because when we were married you couldn`t wait to take up a new job."
"Things change." He said looking down at his hands.
Eliot was surprised on how much he has been learning about Sophie these past couple of months. To him they made her even more fascinating. When they were together she would enjoy teasing him until he would take control. And in the morning, it was breakfast in bed.
"So what do you wanna do today? Since I kinda dragged you around Boston to go shoe shopping for fun" She said taking another bite of her omelet. With that Sophie gave him an evil grin and Eliot just narrowed his eyes. But that lasted only seconds. He could never stay mad at her for any length of time.
He pulled her into a big hug and said. "There is nowhere I rather be right now."
Well I hope you liked it. Obviously I`m still not done. Hopefully my next update will come faster than this one. Reviews and ideas would be very much appreciated. :)