Chapter 2

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AN: Leverage is not mine, I just play with the characters…hehe.


The conversation flowed smoothly as they decided what they wanted to eat. They had chosen a new steakhouse that had just opened on the waterfront.

"Mama, I'm sorry I stole that boy's wallet without tellin' you first," Lily stated out of nowhere, loud enough for the table next to them to hear and look over.

Eliot smirked as Sarah raised an eyebrow at the older woman who was giving her a disapproving look. "Can I help you with somethin'?" she asked dryly, causing the woman to turn around quickly.

Hardison chuckled and went back to looking at the menu as Sarah answered her daughter. "Sweetie, remember what we told you about lowering your voice in public?" Lily nodded. "That was one of those times. And I understand why you did it, but next time tell a teacher or one of us first and see if something else can be done. Okay?"

"Okay mama. Can I have the chicken quesadillas?" she asked without missing a beat, causing Eliot to shake his head.

"I want the wings," Cam stated from beside his father.

"Tell me about the fight," Eliot asked.

After Cam recounted the events, Eliot nodded his head satisfied. "Good. Always resort to hitting last and never exert more effort than you need to." Cam smiled at his dad's words of advice.

The waitress came to take their order, introducing herself as Samantha, looking directly at Eliot as she did so. Hardison shook his head.

"What can I get for you?" she asked Eliot. Sarah rolled her eyes as the corner of Eliot's lips lifted.

"I'll have the porterhouse, medium with the baked potato," he replied then turned to Sarah. "What about you beautiful?"

"I'll have the…" but she broke off as she realized Samantha was still staring at her husband. "Over here honey," she stated waving in the girl's face. Samantha reluctantly turned to her. "I'll have the rib eye, rare and the house salad," she finished with a smile.

Once everyone had given their orders, Samantha gave another longing look at Eliot and sashayed away with more swing in her walk than she arrived with.

"It's the hair I tell you," Hardison muttered as he drank his soda.

"What about Eliot's hair?" Parker asked in confusion.

"I have always thought it was one of your best features," Sophie added getting a raised eyebrow from Nate.

"What about daddy's hair?" Lily asked, repeating Parker's question.

Cam leaned over and answered, "The waitress was flirtin' with him."

Sarah looked at her son. "What do you know about flirtin'?"

"Mom, I'm thirteen," he answered indignantly.

"That's my boy," Eliot added, receiving a look from Sarah.

"Don't encourage him," she responded playfully.

"She looks like she's in high school," Parker stated as she bit into a chip.

"She's not as pretty as you are mama," Lily declared while doing the puzzle on her menu.

"Agreed," Eliot added, leaning over to kiss Sarah's temple.

Samantha came back as he pulled away and covered the glare she pointed in Sarah's direction with a wide smile toward Eliot.

"May I get you and your sister a refill?" she asked in a sickly sweet voice.

Sophie covered her grin with her hand as Hardison snorted. Nate smirked in amusement as he sipped his coffee. Sarah turned and reached up to caress Eliot's face with her wedding ring clearly showing. "Yes thank you," she replied nonchalantly. "How bout you sweetheart?"

Eliot smiled as he replied distractedly. "Sure I'll take a refill."

"Stop flirtin' with my daddy, you're too young for him!" Lily stated firmly with a glare at the waitress. Cam choked on the drink he had just took, while Sarah leaned her face into Eliot's neck to cover her laughter.

"What grade are you in?" Parker asked curiously, earning chuckles from the others.

"I'll be back with your refills," Samantha gritted out behind a fake smile and turned abruptly, stalking away.

"That was awesome sis!" Cam stated, giving Lily a shoulder bump.

"Well played," Nate added, looking at Sarah.

"Flashing the ring was a nice touch," Sophie agreed.

"She didn't ask if I wanted a refill," Parker pouted. Hardison smiled and kissed her head.

"I can't take you anywhere," Sarah said softly into Eliot's ear, placing a kiss there before pulling away.

The conversation continued as before until a server arrived ten minutes later with their food…it wasn't Samantha. "I'm John, I'll be your server," he said as he handed plates over.

"What happened to Samantha?" Sarah asked as she made sure Lily and Cam had what they needed.

"We don't have a waiter by that name Ma'am," he replied in confusion. Eliot's gaze jerked in his direction, as did the others. "B-but this is my first day, so I probably don't know her," he replied nervously in answer to the look on the hitter's face.

"Of course," Sophie answered lightly with a smile. "Would you be a dear and bring us some steak sauce please."

John nodded and made his way hastily back the way he came.

Eliot and Nate shared a look and then Eliot got up and left the table as Sophie continued speaking. "So Nate and I are going to Paris as a third honeymoon…"

"Wasn't that your trip to Italy last year?" Hardison asked in between bites of steak.

"No that was their second Alec," Sarah supplied.

Eliot returned to the table and gave Nate a slight shake of his head, which Sarah caught.

"Anyway," Sophie continued. "We would like you all to join us in two weeks. I don't think we've ever had a vacation together and I think it would be nice."

"Oooh, I haven't visited the Louvre in a while," Parker said wistfully.

"No mama, not for a job, it would be a vacation. Remember I told you what that was?" Hardison asked.

"Oh yeah, where we…sightsee?" she asked unsure.

"Yeah, and we can shop as well," Sarah added with a smile. She might not like shopping, but it was Paris. "I would love to, what do you think?" she asked turning to Eliot.

"If you want," he answered agreeably as he ate.

Sarah looked at Lily and Cam. "You guys wanna come or do you wanna stay at Aunt Hailey's longer?"

"Aunt Hailey's definitely," Cam answered right away.

Lily looked up at her parents. "Will you bring me something home if I don't go?" she asked with her father's charming smile.

"Of course we will," Sophie answered quickly, causing Sarah to grin.

"We'll go!" Parker answered as she stole a french fry from Hardison's plate.

"Well that's settled then," Sophie finished with a smile as she tucked into her food.

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Later that night after Cam and Lily were in bed, Sarah and Eliot grabbed a couple of beers and made their way to the couch, where the chessboard had been setup.

"So, you gonna tell me what you found out about Samantha?" she asked casually as she moved her pawn forward.

"They remember a girl with her description putting the order in but then she disappeared."

"Anything we need to worry about?" she replied as Eliot moved his pawn forward.

"Not yet. The restaurant doesn't have camera's, so there' no way for you or Hardison to get an I.D. on her."

"So we continue with our plans?" she asked as she moved again.

"Yeah, Hardison's got the buildings security on high alert or somethin' along those lines. Right now my plan is to beat you," he finished with a smirk, moving his knight forward.

A determined smile crept on Sarah's face. "Bring it," she challenged as she brought her knight forward as well.

Half and hour passed and the game was pretty evenly matched. Sarah eyed his king knowing that she would have him in the next three moves.

"Check," Eliot stated, causing her to look at her pieces in surprise. Sure enough, her king was in danger. She moved another piece to protect it and sent a smug smile in her husband's direction.

"Thought you had me," she chuckled. But Eliot just smirked.

"Nah…I know I got ya," he replied as he moved his piece. "Checkmate."

"Wh…what?" she asked in shock as she looked down. She realized she had been paying too much attention to the obvious attack and missed the subtle one. "Damn," she muttered.

"It's only fair, you won the game we played the other day," he replied easily as he drank the last of his beer. "Want another?" he asked gesturing towards her beer.

"Sure," she replied as he walked to the kitchen.

When he returned, she was gone. He looked at the couch and saw her blouse lying on the back of it. With a smirk, he picked it up and headed toward the stairs. At the top of the stairs, he found her bra, causing him to chuckle.

He opened the bedroom door to find his wife sitting on the edge of the bed, arms propped up behind her, legs crossed…in nothing but a pair of lacy underwear.

"Took ya long enough," she teased.

"Sorry to keep you waitin'," he replied with a tilt to his lips as he walked toward her purposefully.

He leaned on the bed, trapping her between his arms and took her lips in a kiss that told her just how much he wanted her. She raised her hands to his neck and pulled him closer.

"You…naked…now," she said in a commanding voice, causing him to harden immediately.

He made quick work of his clothes; not giving any thought to where they landed and in moments had her pinned to the bed, attacking her lips again.

Their hands were a frenzy of movement as they strived to touch as much of the other as possible. Sarah was writhing in a haze of pleasure as Eliot ran his hands over her skin, leaving trails of fire. The same hands that removed her panties so quickly she didn't notice until his tongue was laving at her folds causing her to arch off the bed.

His tongue was relentless as she moaned and panted, her breathing coming faster as he worked her closer and closer to her orgasm.

"Oh god…El I'm gonna…oh yes…right there…yes…I'm gonna…oh…yes…YES!" she screamed as she tumbled over the edge.

Eliot didn't even give her time to come down as he sheathed himself fully in her, making her gasp. He set a quick and steady rhythm as he pounded into her, eliciting more moaning and panting. A guttural moan escaped him as she wrapped her legs around him, digging her heels into his ass, making him hit deeper inside her. "Damn sweetheart...I wanted to last…a…little longer…but you feel so damn good…" He shifted his hips and the climax that she had been close to hit her immediately with a force that caused her to see stars. The feel of her squeezing against him erased any control he had left as he pumped into her one last time, growling at the intensity of his release.

Once he managed to move to lie beside her, she wrapped one arm across his chest and leaned up to kiss him gently.

"We can go slow next time," she said softly with a teasing smile causing him to chuckle.


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