Sofia didn't leave the sides of the babies. She waited when the EMT checked on all babies, none of them was harmed, all of them were in good physical condition.
"You look like a happy mother between her babies." Captain Rock came into the room.
"I'm very happy to have them all back. Agent Jareau calls the parents. I want them to get their babies back ASAP."
"I ordered a small bus with child car seats, you can ride with them to the department and give the babies back. This is a crime scene, we'll spend a few more hours here."
"Where are the men?"
"On the way to the FBI headquarter. They'll take care of them."
"One is still missing?"
"I'm sure we'll catch him too."
"Hopefully." Sofia picked up a baby. "You'll see your daddy soon, Conrad. He'll be over the moon to have you back." The boy laughed at her. "You're a smart boy, you understand every word I say, don't you? Your daddy will be so proud of you." She cuddled him and held him in her arms. "I bet you missed him. Very soon you have him back, then you and him can start all over again. He needs you, you know your mommy died when you were born, but that doesn't mean you and your daddy have to stay alone forever. You have to find a new woman for him, a good one, who'll be a good mommy for you. The two of you deserve a very special woman in your life." She looked at the captain. "Don't you think the same, captain?"
"Yes, I do. And I found something else out."
"What's that?"
"To me you were always the perfect cop, I don't have to mention again that I want you back in my team, but to see you with this boy, see how you interact with him, how much love you show him although you see him for the first time today, shows me, you're not born to be a cop you're born to the a mother."
"Who says you can't be both?"
"I'm sure you could be both."
"One day. Ouch, did you feel that, Conrad? One of my boys said hello. How about we go get you and your five buddies ready for the trip to the police station? I hope this is the last time you all see the department from the inside - until you all come back as cadets."
"And get trained by one of the best captains LAPD ever had,."
"You'll train them? You heard that, guys? Captain Rock will be there to greet you."
"I thought more of you, Sofia."
"You won't let go of this, will you?"
"No. I'll get you back, Sofia. Believe me, I will."
"We'll see." Sofia put Conrad back into his bed. This was one of the best moments of her career. All babies well and on the way back to their parents.
"They caught the baby kidnapper and found all babies." Sara hugged Shane. "It's over."
"Really? That's great. Did Sofia call you?"
"Yes."
"When can the parents have their babies back?"
"Soon. The babies get checked and when the EMT guys say they're all fine, I'm sure nobody will keep the babies away from their parents."
"And nobody will keep your wife away from you. When they closed the case, she can come home on time."
"Yes. She might stay at the house a little bit, there'll be evidence, but she will be home on time. And so will Greg, who has some work left too."
"Wit his wife working."
"Jules stopped at noon, she has to pack for three children."
"A lot of work. Packing three suitcases for children, her own, her husband's and get the house ready because no woman likes to come back to a dirty house."
"She won't." Sara smiled. "Her wedding gift made sure of that."
"Her wedding gift? Did she get a vacuum cleaner?"
"No, a cleaner for a year. Sofia, Kyle, Lynn, Tony, Sally, Don, Tanya and I paid a cleaner for them, who will once a week come over for two hours and do the basics. She doesn't have to worry about sweeping, vacuuming or dusting anymore. Or can leave the laundry for the cleaner."
"A good gift, very handy."
"Not only handy, it gives her more time for herself and her family. When somebody takes care of your laundry, you can go and watch a movie. Or have a coffee with your spouse. You can give Sofia and me the same for our first anniversary."
"Sure, if I find a few more people, who join me and you can have a cleaner. Male or female? Dressed or undressed?"
"Male, undressed."
"Why do you want an undressed man?"
"Because I can have a naked woman whenever I want. Sofia and I will enjoy watching a naked man vacuuming our home."
"You're weird."
"We enjoy the beautiful things in life. Like with Thunder from Down Under."
"Do you have to clean the villa before you leave it?"
"No, we only have to take our belongings with us, take the trash out during the week, that's it. Lou has his cleaner, who looks after the house all the time. No matter if somebody stays in there or not."
"It must be great to have a lot of money."
"You can make some dreams come true, but it doesn't make you happy. You can't buy love or friendship. Nor happiness or health. Plus a lot of money means a lot of people, who are jealous and want your money, so you have to worry about that. Attention of strangers, no matter where you are, if you want to be recognized. I prefer my life, I have everything I need, a wonderful wife, children, great friends, a job I enjoy, we're all healthy or healthy enough to enjoy our lives, why should I ask for me? When you have everything, you forget to appreciate things, forget to the grateful for what you have."
"Amen."
"You'd prefer a Ferrari, don't you?"
"Could be a number faster and bigger, but yes, a Ferrari would be nice."
"Of course. Men and cars." Sara rolled her eyes. Where was the difference between a Ferrari and a Ford? With all the speed limits in the city and on the highways, what use did a fast car have?
"Back on time." Sofia pulled Sara in her arms and kissed her passionately. This was a good day, the baby kidnapper case was closed, she came home on time, her lover was there. What more could a woman ask for?
"Yes and you're back with a smile. I like it when my wife comes home with a smile on her face."
"I like it when I come home and you're here. Where are Steve and Susan?"
"Susan is with her grandparents, they insist on keeping her until after dinner, as they have to live without her for a whole week. We thought a week off will be nice for them, it looks more like we punished them. Steve and Susan prepared everything we asked them to do, now they're out, having a burger. Jules called, she has everything organized so far, she'll call later again."
"Okay, where does that leave us?"
"Packing the cars, getting the child car seats in so we only have to get ourselves into the cars tomorrow morning."
"And the food."
"Yes, and the food. Are the babies back with their parents?"
"Yes." The blonde sat down on the couch. "They're all back. I've never seen so many happy parents at one place. When they came to the house with the last baby, we didn't have a missing child alert, feared they killed another woman, but the baby was a few days old, not a newborn. The mother called a little bit later, she had fallen asleep while they took her baby."
"Fallen asleep?" Sara had no idea how you could sleep so deep and long, that you don't realize your baby was gone.
"Yes. They were out in the garden, when she fell asleep. For two hours. Before she sat down to read her book she wasn't sleepy, it hit her out of the blue. I assume they put something in her iced tea. She left it outside when she went inside to get her baby."
"They really used all tricks."
"Yes. But in the end we were smarter and got all the babies back to their parents."
"Good. Which also means, you can close the case for yourself. It was on your mind all the time, it had gotten into you, you'll feel better now that they're caught."
"Yes. There are more men like them, it was only a small step, but it's better than nothing and we got six babies back to their parents."
"A happy end."
"When you ignore some fact. Like dead women, who were about to become mothers, babies abducted, children living far away from their originally home, with strangers, raised by strangers, or abused by perverts. All in all it's not a happy end story, only a story with an end. For a happy end there are too many other people, who abduct babies and children. I'm sure their group is bigger, that they will continue with this."
"Some stories don't have a happy end like in a fairytale."
"Like the one of you and mother."
"Yes." Sara sighed. "I thought about her and myself a few times today. And Sam."
"Do you want to talk to him?"
"No. I should, but…I can't. I don't want to be pulled into it. And I haven't changed my mind about the funeral. This chapter of the story of my life is closed and I don't plan to reopen it. Nor to continue it."
"Okay. So it's the stop at their old B&B."
"Yes. The past is important, it made you who you are, but you don't have to stay this person. We're all entitled to change and have a different future. My future is here, my future is you, our children. I don't want my past interfere with my future."
"But you do know that when you change your mind, we can always take the trip to San Francisco."
"I know."
"Good."
"Your new FBI friends, will they stay any longer?" Sara changed the topic.
"Hotchner, Rossi and Morgan stay until Sunday, the rest will fly home tonight."
"No more Team Pregnant."
"No. I'll miss working with JJ."
"And Agent Sexy."
"He looked very sexy as a LAPD officer. Filled out the uniform very nicely."
"Honey, these are details you don't tell your wife."
"Why not? I took a photo. Front and back." Sofia pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and showed Sara the photos of Morgan, she secretly took.
"Wow, he really fills out the uniform in a very nice way. From both sides." The brunette smirked. "You know, I told Shane today what he can give us for our anniversary: a naked cleaner. Agent Sexy could be the cleaner."
"Agent Morgan in his birthday suit on our anniversary? Is that a kind of menage a trois?"
"By then I'm not pregnant anymore, we can suggest it to him."
"You'd like that."
"Actually, I wouldn't. I don't want to share you, a menage a trois would mean, he touches you too. I'd kill him, very slowly when he has his hands on your naked body. Not to imagine when he has something else on you. In you."
"And now he's not Agent Sexy anymore, he's an enemy. A potential threat." Sofia laughed and kissed Sara. "You're so easy to play."
"I heard different."
"Maybe from suspects, they don't know you. I'm your wife, I know you, I know every inch of your body and of your personality. To me, you're an open book."
"You know how to make me forget all responsibilities with just saying a sentence."
"You mean, I know what to say and how to say it to make you horny? Yes, I do. And I admit, I use this knowledge sometimes."
"Like now?"
"Yes." Sofia pulled Sara in her arms. "Our kids are out, I'm sure we have like thirty minutes to spare for ourselves. Why don't we celebrate that our vacation have started now? In a very close and personal way?"
"Sexy close?"
"Sexy personal."
"Oh, I'd so like that. And I think, we might even have forty-five minutes."
"Let's not waste one second of them."