Old friends, new team

"You were always good at the get-togethers I made you come to. But then again we weren't at the parties all that much, were we?" Toni smirked at Eliot and knew he was recalling the moments they snuck away from the parties to go up to her room.

"Yea I guess you're right." Eliot knew he wouldn't be able to get that thought out of his head, but then again did he?

"Alright let's go get ourselves a baby."

***JLC***

The team was at the bar celebrating the victory they had gotten after bringing down a adoption scam that was milking money out of the hopeful adopting parents. Everyone was celebrating in their own ways while Nate was talking to the client and her husband. The happy looks on their faces as they were looking down at their baby girl sent a ping through Toni that she couldn't express.

Toni continued to sip her drink while thinking back to how she and Eliot had to pretend to be a couple and be hopeful to adopt. It had always been the life that she wanted when she was younger; meet the perfect man, get married and have a baby. It was the life she had envisioned for her and Eliot, but then again nothing ever goes the way it should.

It was so easy to fit into that role with Eliot it almost scared Toni that she could have gotten attached to Eliot even more; even though she finally thought she was over him. Just then she felt a familiar presence take up residence in the chair to her right.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, I'm just glad the case is over that's all. I don't know how you guys do this over and over again. How do you go through all of these cases and want to continue? Its nice to help people I guess but what about your lives, how can you make time for everything else if you're always helping others?"

Eliot sighed as he looked over at the beautiful thief, "I'll be honest it's not all that easy. You see stuff during this job that ruins your out view on people, but then you think of all of the people you helped or saved and it makes it worth it. As for your personal life; people like us don't exactly make the best personal life. There's always the slight lying aspect to how we meet people, what we tell them we do for a living and just overall everything we tell them. We can't exactly tell them our true profession or where we spend our time. But if you do find that person it won't matter about all of that stuff cause they'll except you job and all."

Toni just looked at him, "Wow that was deep." Bringing a chuckle to them both. "But no seriously I guess I see that point cause it is true only one person ever knew who I really was and that never turned out right, well I mean you know but there's really nothing going on. So have you ever found that one person?"

Sighing he looked deep into her eyes and answered in a low voice, "I had but I screwed it up big time, now I don't think so."

"Maybe you didn't screw it up. Maybe they're waiting for you to fix it." The feeling of being short of breath was back and Toni couldn't take it much longer. The longer they stared at each other the more Toni began to feel overwhelmed. She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks and saw the quick diversion of his eyes from her eyes to her lips and she held her breath.

"Maybe I should do that," Eliot's voice had gone soft as it ghosted across and closer to Toni's face. He couldn't seem to stop himself from leaning in closer but soon stopped seemingly to ask for permission. At the slight nod of Toni's head he lunged forward finally reaching his goal.

Toni couldn't help the shiver that ran through her as she saw the question in Eliot's eyes. The only thing her mind would let her do was make a slight nod. She, one of the best thieves there is and is able to get out of any jam with her quick thinking and yet she was getting all flustered by one guy.

When they finally came together after so many years everything else seemed to just vanish, they were the only two people on the earth. The passion that had been there when they were younger never went away but seemed to have doubled. The need to take a breath soon became too much but when they heard someone clearing their throat they finally separated.

Looking up they both saw the whole team surrounding them looking wide-eyed and curious. Toni had a sheepish smile on her face while Eliot had a blank stare but there was a slight pink tinge to his cheeks.

"What was that?" Parker asked, being the only one who seemed to be able to say anything.

"What so you mean what was that? They were obviously kissing. The question is why were they kissing?" Hardison threw in.

"Oh just leave them alone, they are both adults and can do what they want. So let's just go and leave them alone." She then tried to motion everyone away and after some work she got them all to leave.

Toni and Eliot looked to each other and smiled. Just then Toni's cell phone went off sending the smile away from her face. Eliot looked down at her hands as she grabbed the phone only adding to his enormous amount of curiosity.

Toni looked up to Eliot meeting his eyes, "I'm sorry but I have to run."

Eliot gave a minute nod, "Where are you going? I'll give you a lift."

The offer brought a smile to Toni's face remembering when he had asked her that the first time they met. "It's alright I have a ride already. I'll see you later okay."

"Yea sure, just be careful."

"Always," Toni answered as she smiled and got up. As she passed Eliot she leaned over and lightly kissed his cheek, lingering for as long as she could.

Eliot turned and watched her go through the door. At the last second he got up and walked over to the door just in time to see Toni get onto a motorcycle with a man covered in black leather.

They sped off sending worry through Eliot for the girl he loved and the woman he still loves. He was going to get to the bottom of this no matter the cost.

TBC

A/N: Sorry for the delay, but anyway tell me what you think.