A/N The chapter you've been all waiting for. I hope I gave it justice.
"Hello Sophie"
"Nate" she gasped.
She wondered if he really was there. If maybe she was still in bed in the land of dreams wishing that he were there next to her. She timidly reached out with her hand laying it on his chest. Yes, he was solid. She could hear his fast heart beat underneath her palm. She took a step forward and the place her other hand.
He soon leaned against it, closing his eyes at her touch. He rubbed her face against it and she could feel the small scratches of his five o'clock shadow. Nate then lifted his arm and covered her hand with his bringing it to his lips so he could kiss each one of her fingers. He left her out of breath and he got closer to her leaving no space between them. His free hand cupped her cheek and he gently tucked her hair behind her ear. Her scent filled him as he nuzzled her neck with his nose and lips, his stubble giving her shivers. He sought her lips with his and then they brushed them softly against one another, both hesitating to do anything more. Soon their lips were more demanding and the passion raised between. One of Nate's hands was entwined in Sophie's hair while both her hands were running up and down his back, bringing him closer to her. They moved backwards, passed the front door and closed it behind them, living the world outside.
In that moment it was only them, they needed to reconnect, to be alive again. They both knew they needed to talk, but that could be left for later.
Sophie moved her hands to his front and started unbuttoning his shirt, while Nate's cupped the back of her leg and hip, lifting her up in his arms so she could lace her legs around his waist. He carried he upstairs to where he remembered her room was, their lips never separating as they breathed each other's air. When they finally reached her room, Nate gently place her on top of the bed and crawled above her, his eyes mesmerizing her beauty. Sophie gasped as he tenderly worshipped her body with his lips and hands.
Hours later, they were laying under thin layer of covers. Sophie was snuggled against his chest as she inhaled his scent and Nate had an arm around her. His finger tracing imaginary figures on her bare back and hip. They hadn't said a word to each other, except for the occasional moans and throes of passion during their lovemaking.
She heard him sigh and she knew that their special moment for now was over. They needed to talk.
"How is Sam?" she suddenly asked, catching him by surprise.
"We got the results of the treatment yesterday" he told her hoarsely.
"And..." that part she knew.
"It worked. He's in remission. It's going to be a long recovery, but for now he's cancer free." he could help but grin, his voice full of happiness.
"That's great!" she lifted her head up a big smile on her lips. She leaned up and kissed him enthusiastically.
He deepened the kiss and brought her closer to him. He sighed disappointed when they had to separate. "It's all thanks of you" he whispered to her. "He wouldn't have gotten better without your help. I owe you my life"
Tears ran down her cheeks. His words gave her comfort. After weeks thinking that he would never forgive her, she finally finding some solace "Shush... I would do it all again. You know I love Sam. I would have done anything to see him better. God Nate... I'm so sorry!" she burst crying.
"Hey..." he tried to comfort her. "It's okay..."
"I've ruined everything, if I hadn't..."
"It's all in the past now Sophie. I need to apologize too. I've acted like a complete idiot that night and then to leave you in the dark all these days" he ran his fingers over her face, cupping her cheek as he dried the tears. "I wished I could have made contact sooner, but Sterling was checking all my movements and calls. I barely made it out of the US to come here"
"Did he give you trouble?" she asked ashamed. She hadn't thought about the consequences of her action.
"He interrogated me and Maggie but without evidence there wasn't much he could do."
"Oh gosh, Maggie?" she sat up quickly. "How did she react? Is she threaten you to take Sam away?"
"Relax" he smiled at her. " She was angry at first, but then after I've told her that you paid for the treatment, she calmed down... after a while."
"But..."
"She's not going to take Sam away from me" he reassured her. "But I've told her I can't stay in L.A. anymore"
She kept silent waiting for him to continue.
"You can't go back there since that's where IYS offices are and with Sterling waiting for a chance to arrest you. Plus I don't have a job there"
"So what are you going to do?"
"We haven't worked out the details yet, but I think she's not happy about staying in L.A. either. Too many bad memories. We'll be all moving in a new city, have a fresh start."
"Oh," she looked away wondering where she will going to fit in his plans, if she was going to. She felt Nate's hand delicately turn her head towards him.
"And you'll going to be there with me of course" he smiled at her.
"Nate…"
"Sophie I love you, I want you in my life. I don't care where we'll end up as long as we're together. You, me and Sam."
She smiled back at him. "I want that too. I love you" she leaned over to kiss him.
The bedroom door suddenly burst open. "Hey, Aunt Sophie, are you…" the girl stopped talking when she realized what she had walked into. "Oh, my eyes!" she shouted covering her face with her hands and turning around. "My eyes. Please, let me erase the image" she stormed out of the room.
"What's…" Eleanor appeared behind her and stopped in her tracks. "Well," she smirked. "We were wondering if you were okay, but I can see you're feeling better" she raised her eyebrows mischievously. "Hi Nate"
"Hi" he replied sheepishly as he reached for his boxer which were laying on the floor and he tried to put them on under the covers.
Sophie was about to giggle and she covered her mouth with her hand. It reminded her on when her sister busted her making out with some of her boyfriend in the younger days.
"Oh, don't rush on my account, take your time. In the meanwhile I'll take care of my traumatized teenager" she closed the door behind her.
Now Sophie openly laughed and Nate glared at her. "No funny" he exclaimed trying to be angry, but he could never stay angry at her when she was so happy.
"Oh it is" she grinned. "Oh my, you should see you face: it's so red" she teased him. "Are you embarrassed?"
"You're strange. Actually your all family is strange"
"And you love me for it."
He began tickling her making her squirm and laughing harder. After she begged him to stop, he pinned her to the mattress. "I do love you, Sophie Devereaux. From the day you've entered my life."
She rewarded him with another full passionate kiss.
A/N 2 So the next chapter is going to be the last one. Thank you all for reading and reviewing. It means so much to me. :)
