[A/N:I'm so glad you guys enjoyed that first chapter :) here is the next one I hope you all enjoy it,as always I appreciate all the review they make me smile and keep my muse going. :) ]

They stared at each other for what seemed like hours. His piercing blue eyes searched hers for any sign of it being a joke. To him it wasn't funny at all. Sophie stood her ground not moving her eyes from his,she could see all the questions in Nate's eyes but he wasn't saying anything. The other three stood still,not sure whether to move or to say something,Parker didn't understand exactly what was happening as Hardison stared on with his 'Y'all Nasty' look plastered on his face. Eliot had his eyes trained on Nate watching for any sign of reaction until finally he began to speak.

"Sophie,that is not funny,you don't joke about things like this." He glanced side ways towards the girl in the room asleep.

"Trust me,this is the farthest thing from a joke Nate,that is our daughter do the math." She looked away,that guilty feeling returning the moment she knew Nate was in fact adding things up in his head.

"You didn't,you didn't tell me. You didn't even bother to call and say 'Hey,just wanted to let you know you have a kid that I'm giving up?!" His voice rising in anger the more he thought about it.

"Did it even cross your mind that maybe things could have been different if you would have told me?" He was hurt,he had just lost his son a a few years ago only to know he had last a child nearly twelve years ago. Looking to the other three he sighed walking past them all feeling the need for fresh air,he felt sick to his stomach. Taking the stairs he found himself standing on the roof overlooking the greater Boston area. The door opens and he looks over his shoulder to see Sophie standing there.

"It wasn't like that Nate,I'm not here to argue with you either." She moves closer to him pulling her jacket closer to her as she crosses her arms.

"Then what was it Sophie,did you ever stop to think that maybe I would have wanted her? Are you even sure it is who you think it is?" He never turns to look at her and she wishes he would so she could see his eyes.

"She has your eyes Nate,there is no way I can ever forget those and blue,full of life and curiosity,always watching and wondering." Finally he turns to her,tears threatened the corner of his eyes.

"You don't understand do you? Sam could have had a sister to play with,he could have had someone to keep him company while he was sick and now he will never get that chance." Sighing he looked down.

"Why Sophie? Why wait until now to tell me,there were all those chances,before I left L.A. While I was chasing you. Why now?" He asked as he stared at her,she could see the hurt in his eyes and it broke her heart.

"Because,I couldn't find you Nate,I went back to L.A. But you were no where to be found. I looked for weeks,just hoping to catch some sort of sign of you,that you were there but I found nothing." Running her hand through her hair,she was hating the way this had been going. "I wanted to go back home but my father wouldn't accept her since there was no father,he was going to cut me off and throw me out so I had no choice and it was to give her a better life. That's all I wanted for her was a better life,by the time I wanted to tell you there was so much going on in your life. Sam,your marriage,how was I suppose to tell you? You started going down hill from there." Shaking her head she turned away from him this time.

"Sophie,I-" Was all he could manage to say,he had no idea what to say anymore,this had been a shock not only for him but he knew it was even harder for her. "That,that was just one night how could it have happened to us." Sophie rolled her eyes.

"It only takes one night Nate,you of all people should know that. Do you know what it's like to have to be alone and go through that?"
He shook his head.

"No but I can only imagine what you felt like,if I would have known." She looked back at him.

"The moment I saw her,saw those big blue eyes looking at me,the first thing I said to her was; 'If only your father could see you.' That's what i said to her Nate,I wanted nothing more then for you to have met her,and to have hold her." When Nate looked at her,Sophie was smiling at the memory. Pressing his lips together he sighed.

"Alright,she stays with us,for now we still have to prove she is the baby-" He stopped correcting himself. "Our baby from all those years ago." Nate would be lying if he said he was feeling anything but confused about the whole situation. He still wasn't ready to accept the fact that this little girl lying in an emergency room was his,he couldn't come to terms with the fact.

Back in the hospital corridor Parker stared at Claire through the glass window on the a few scrapes and bruises the girl was just sleeping off the sedative her kidnapper had given her. She was under watch for any signs of reactions to the sedative meaning she would be there over night and for mot of the next day.

"She does kinda look like them." Parker said still staring.

"Stop staring she isn't going any where Parker." Eliot said through a sigh as the hacker watched the door to the stairs ignoring the two of them.

"Ay man,what would be the possibility that she is theirs and why didn't we know anything about this whole mumbo jumbo mess." Eliot scowled glaring at that hacker.

"What ever they did in their past is up to them,it's not of our business." Rising from the chair he had been sitting in the hitter glanced into the room at the sleeping twelve year old. He had to admit Parker was right,she did look a lot like both of them. She had the masterminds Blue eyes when she had her eyes open briefly for a moment,Sophie's skin tone and dark hair. Eliot had no idea exactly what they were getting themselves into with this little girl,but he had a feeling it was going to be a bumpy road from here on out.

As Nate and Sophie came back into the corridor it appeared to the other three that they had one hell of a talk. Looking to the grifter Nate sighed.

"Here is the thing,Claire will be staying with us,which means she will be with me or Sophie at all times,the guy who kidnapped her is still out there and she has seen his face. She doesn't leave our sight for one minute." Nate watched as Sophie went into the room and sat in the chair next to the twelve year old. Opening the door he entered the room himself but kept is distance still. Reaching across the grifter took her small hand in hers and brushed the hair out of the girls face.

"Look at her Nate,this isn't what I thought could happen when all I wanted was for her to have a better life." Frozen the mastermind had no idea what to say.

"As parents,when we try what's best for our children,it's all we can hope for is the best. Even if we think it wasn't the best thing." Moving a little closer he looked down at the girl,he took note of the resemblances as his mind went to work."What you did,I get it,and trust me when I say this Soph,you did what you thought was best." Looking up she gave him a small smile. They would still have the task of telling her that Darlene and ken,her adoptive parents were gone. Leaving the room he gathered the other three in the hallway.

"Listen,this guy is still out there,Eliot I want you to stick around the hospital with us while Parker and Hardison try to find some sort of paper trail on this guy."

"Yo Nate,man look I'm good but I can't just pull the information out of a hat,I need de-tails." They all could tell the mastermind was avoiding the conversation that they all wanted to discuss,he wasn't ready for it.

"Hardison dig into Darlene and Ken's lives see where things began to change,go as far back as last year if you have to,I want to know everything and Parker go to their place,they have one of those large houses in the suburbs." He watched as they left but stopped Parker. "No burglarizing either,stick with plan,now go." He watched as they left and Eliot made his way around the floor checking things was approaching quickly and Nate knew they were in for a long night,all he could do now was to wait and see what happens. Something was telling him that from that night on their lives would change completely and for the long run.

[A/N2: Okay so we established that Nate is working on accepting he has a daughter,but how will Claire react to the fact that she has a new set of parents that gave her up,who is the kidnapper and what does he want with Claire? Will this help Nate and Sophie's relationship or break it,will Parker Not Burglarize? We will find out]