"Baby, don't cry," Michael whispered. He grabbed Nadine's hand and gave it a little squeeze and Nadine looked up at him. "Daddy's back and he promises he's not going anywhere."

Nadine sniffled and looked up at her mommy and back at her daddy. "What if you need to go back to work?"

Michael looked at Nikita and chuckled, "My job is to be with you now, okay?"

Nadine felt ecstatic! Finally, she had her mommy and her daddy. Like a normal family. She always felt left out when she played at the park and saw kids with both parents. She loved her mommy very much, but it just made her feel different. But now her family's whole! "Okay," Nadine giggled and tried to hug both her mommy and daddy with her tiny arms.

Nikita got up with Nadine in her arms and said, "Now let's go show auntie Alex where her room is." She walked down the hall and found Alex there with tears in her eyes. Alex quickly wiped them away. She watched from the shadows of the hall everything that happened and it was so beautiful. Nikita gave Nadine to Michael behind her and she walked over and hugged Alex. "Alex."

Alex hugged Nikita back and smiled. "I'm so happy for you."

Nikita was glad that Michael was back… because it made Nadine really happy. She missed Michael so much, but she still didn't know where they stood. They knew they were both Nadine's parents, but where did their love stand? She didn't know. "T-thank you," Nikita stuttered back. "Let me show you to your room." Alex nodded and followed Nikita. Alex stayed in one of the empty guest bedrooms across from Nikita's room.

After Alex went into her room, Nikita turned around and found Nadine smiling and laughing in Michael arms and it just made her heart melt. Her family was finally whole, sorta, but it was a start. Nadine crawled back into Nikita's arms. Nikita said, "It's time for your bedtime too." Right next to Alex's room was another guest room, which was directly across from Nikita's room. "And Michael, this is your room."

"Why can't daddy stay with us?" Nadine asked innocently.

Nikita bit her lip. "Whatever daddy wants."

Nadine looked over at her daddy and begged, "Daddy, please? Can you please stay with me and mommy?"

Michael could sense Nikita's feelings. She didn't feel comfortable yet, and he didn't want to push her. He didn't know where they stood either. But goddamn it did he want to tell her he loved her again. He didn't know if she was ready. "Daddy's only going to be across the hall, and I promise I'll still be here when you wake up." He kissed the top of Nadine's head and whispered, "Sweet dreams."

"You too daddy," Nadine said disappointedly.

Nikita avoided Michael's eyes as she went into her room and closed the door behind her. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a second. She got Nadine changed into her pajamas and tucked her into bed. She kissed her head and said, "Mommy's going to be right back." Nikita went into her bathroom in her master bedroom and quietly closed the door. She changed into her lingerie threw a negligee over it.

She looked in the mirror and silently started to cry. It was the first moment to herself to think about Michael. It was heartbreaking to see him and not be with him. She loved and still loved him so much. She can't change the past or what she did. She couldn't believe that the man she loved was sleeping in the room right across from her.

What if their story's over? What if this was all they were meant to be now? She couldn't even think about. The past three years, she's missed Michael so much and she thought about him nonstop and here he was, in her house, and she didn't know what to do. Nikita wiped away her tears and took another deep breath before leaving the bathroom.

She heard little tiny snores coming from her daughter and it made her smile. The one thing that kept her smiling these past three years was her. Her daughter. She felt so proud to call Nadine her daughter. Nikita knew this was what Michael always wanted, to be a father again. And she was so glad to could do that for him because he deserved it. She's glad at least this time she was the mother though.

She was tired, but she couldn't sleep. All she could think about was Michael. She decided to go out to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

Michael changed into a plain t-shirt and briefs and got into bed. He couldn't stop thinking about Nikita. The feeling he got when he held her today… He missed that so much. Nadine and Nikita. He his entire dream achieved in one day.

A very surprising day.

He always wanted to be a father again and now he was. He had a little girl who called him, daddy. It was one of the best feelings in the world. His daughter had Nikita as a mother and he knew she would be perfect. No matter how many times she could say she's not mother material. She was more than mother material.

She was perfect.

His family picture was finally complete. Almost complete. He needed some time to rebuild the trust between Nikita and him. But everyday from the past three years, she was all he ever thought about. And she's still all he can think about.

He's finally with Nikita again and she was just as beautiful as she left him. He couldn't stay mad at her, even if he tried. He just wanted to love her again. If he kept his eyes open, he pictured Nikita. If he closed his eyes, she was all he saw too. Michael turned to his side, to see the empty side of the bed. He pictured her there. And he remembered her smile, her laugh, the one he was only a few feet away. She was in the same house and yet they were in different rooms.

He was tired of tossing and turning around in bed and decided to get up and go out to get a glass of water.

It was heartbreaking. How different the way things were right now and a year ago when they were fighting Division together. How they promised each other that they'd finally find a home together after they were done with the never-ending crusade. And just when they thought they saw the light at the end of the tunnel… It was just another tunnel.

They took a deep breath before opening their doors. Nikita opened her door at the same time Michael opened his… They stood exactly across from each other and their eyes stared at each other in the darkness. Just them two. No Alex. No Nadine. Just Michael and Nikita.

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