Chapter 6

After Farrah had finished watching the movie and Dina had finished braiding her hair, she let the toddler walk around a little. Jordan had moved to sit on the couch after losing chess to Gunter. Farrah was just walking around aimlessly, clearly looking for something to do. She toddled over to Gunter who still sitting by the kitchen island. "G'ampy?" She called out.

Gunter looked down to find the little girl staring up at him with her big brown eyes. He smiled at the child, "Hello there girlie."Gunter picked her up off the floor and let her stand on his lap as he showed her the chess board. "Would you like to learn how to play? Maybe you could beat Uncle Jordan at the game by the time you're two." Farrah cooed as he handed her the queen piece, "That is the best piece you can use but always be sure that you're protecting her and the king." Farrah just giggled.

"Gunter, I think she's a little young to understand the rules of chess."Jonathan commented, watching his niece stare intensely at the chess piece.

"Nonsense." Gunter replied. "She's smart, I'm sure she could learn soon enough."

Jonathan rolled his eyes when the doorbell rang. He furrowed his brows, "I'll get it." He walked over and opened the door, pleasantly surprised by who was on the other side, "Lara?"

She was dressed in a similar outfit she had had on that afternoon only her hijab was now a deep purple as well as her tunic but the dark green pants were the same. Lara smiled at him, "Hi."

Jonathan didn't notice the smile that had formed on his own face, "W-what are you doing here?"

"Uh, Dina invited me."

Dina suddenly appeared next to Jonathan, "Hello Lara. I'm so glad you came." She lightly slapped Jonathan's shoulder with the back of her hand, "Well don't just stand there Jonathan, invite her in."

Jonathan blinked and cleared his throat, "Right. Come on in." Lara walked in giving him a polite smile. Before Dina walked away, Jonathan lightly gripped her arm and whispered, "Uh, Dina? You invited her?"

Dina smiled and nodded, "Of course I did." She furrowed her brows, "You don't have a problem with this do you?"

Jonathan was quick to shake his head, "No, of course not."

Dina smiled again, "Well good. Lara seems fun; I think we'd all be good friends."

Mike was the first to greet Lara, "Hey, I didn't know you were coming."

"Dina invited me." Lara responded with a smile. She greeted Jordan and Gunter, "Hi, nice to see you again."

They both smiled at her and Jordan said, "Hey Lara, settle an argument for us."

"It's not an argument Jordan, it is fact." Gunter rolled his eyes.

"I beg to differ." Jordan retorted.

Lara raised an amused eyebrow as she sat down, "What's your... non-argument?"

Gunter explained the whole story of their little disagreement and finished with; "So I say Edward and Jordan says Jacob. Which one of us is correct?"

"It's Jacob, isn't it?" Jordan asked.

"Actually..." Lara let out a laugh, "I'm sorry Jordan but Gunter's actually right. It is Edward"

"Ha!" Gunter exclaimed, "I told you. It's Edward James Olmos. Thank you for that Lara."

Lara chuckled as Dina sat down next to her handing her a glass of water, "Come on guys. She just got here; don't scare her off with your ridiculous arguments."

Lara smiled as she took a sip of water, "It's fine Dina. I don't mind."

Jonathan spoke up when he noticed his niece wasn't with Gunter, "Wait a minute. Gunter, why isn't Farrah with you?"

Gunter waved his hand a dismissive way, "Calm down Johnny. She's in her room playing with Mike's boys. They said they'd watch her."

Mike raised an eyebrow, "Well, I can only guarantee that they won't cause a tornado to go through her room. They know to behave."

Jonathan pursed his mouth for a moment, "Still... would you be offended if I asked them to play out here? Just so I can keep an eye on Farrah. She's gotten into a 'running without looking where she's going' phase."

Mike chuckled, "Not at all. Toddlers are tricky, they need constant supervision."

"Thanks."

As Jonathan went to check on the kids, Jordan spoke up, "So. What are we going to get for dinner? How about Chinese?"

"I feel like we've had Chinese food so much lately." Dina commented, "I do love it but I'd hate too ruin a good thing by having it too often."

"What about Italian?" Mike smirked as he looked to Dina.

She rolled her eyes and chuckled, "Very funny."

"Well, what about Mexican food?" Gunter asked.

"I have not emotionally prepared myself for that Gunter" Jordan replied.

"Well how about Indian?"

"There's not a good place within a five mile radius."

"May I suggest something?" Lara spoke up.

Dina smiled, "Go ahead."

"If you like..." Lara shrugged her shoulders, "I could make something."

"Oh no Darling, you don't need to go to the trouble."

Lara shook her head, "It's no trouble, really. It's what I would be doing if I was home alone." She placed a hand on Dina's, "Really, I'd like to."

"Are you sure?" Lara nodded. Dina gave a slight smile, "Well... I'm sure Cameron and Jonathan's fridge is better stocked now that Farrah's been living with them."

"Well, let's see what they have." She smiled.

The two of them got up and Jordan called out, "Let us know if you need anything like keeping Dina away from the stove."

Dina just gave him a look as Lara let out a giggle. She looked to Dina, "I'm guessing that cooking's not really your thing."

"I'm afraid not." Dina admitted. "I'm ashamed to admit it's a basic skill I never mastered."

"Oh, there's no shame in that." Lara waved her hand, "I'm sure there are plenty of things you can do that others have yet to master."

Dina smiled, "I suppose you're right." She opened the fridge door, "Well, there is certainly more food here than I expected. I'd say it's a side effect of having a baby in the house."

Lara chuckled at that comment, "Well, actually, I think I can work with some of this. I make something with the rice and the raw vegetables. They look to be ready to be cooked anyway."

"Really?"

"Oh yeah. Unfortunately, I don't see any sort of meats to work with and I don't think there are enough eggs to make a family sized omelet" She joked.

"I could go get some meats." Mike offered, "And don't worry, I know where to go."

Lara nodded and smiled, "Thanks Mike. That would be a big help. Could you get some steak while I get started on the rice?"

"Jordan's not a big fan of steak so he might act like a child." Gunter called out.

"Hey!" Jordan exclaimed, "I like steak! I just happen to like chicken better. You can fry chicken."

"Well..." Lara started, "If you like steak and you like fried chicken, I think you might like what i have in mind."

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"Cameron... what... what is going on?" Kay asked, still reeling from shock at the sight of her boyfriend down on one knee.

"Kay... I-I," He gave a sigh as he remained balanced on his knee, "I've probably practiced this speech a thousand times and I'll probably never have the right words to say."

"Cameron, are you-"

"Kay, when we met, I didn't think we'd ever be more to each other than friends and that was wishful thinking on my part. Then things just... happened and everything got so crazy and no matter what, you were there for me, you trusted me even when I probably didn't deserve it. You were the first person to convince me that maybe I could raise Farrah. For God's sake, you took a bullet for me and... there have been so many times where you could've just walked away and I would've understood. I remember when we had our first real fight as a couple and when you went home, still mad, I just remember thinking that I blew it and I'd lost the love of my life... but then I went to your place to apologize, that I understood if it was over and you called me an idiot for thinking a small fight could get between us" He cleared his throat as he steadied his arm holding up the small box, "You're amazing with Farrah. She loves you and I know you love her too. I kept trying to figure where would be the perfect place to tell you that I love and that I want to spend the rest of my life with you but I can't think of a more perfect place than here. I can't imagine my life without you Kay. I love you... so I'm asking you, from the bottom of my heart, if you'll have me... Kay Daniels..." He opened the black velvet box to reveal the vintage-style ring, "Will you marry me?"

Kay didn't say anything for a few moments. Cameron felt his confidence drain with each passing second. His arm began to lower the ring box. He almost went to close the ring box when he heard her whisper; "Yes."

Cameron's eyes went wide as he froze in his spot, "W-what?"

She walked over and kneeled in front of him, bringing each other to eye level, took his face in her hands and gave him a long drawn-out kiss. When she pulled away, she looked into his baby blue eyes and smiled so widely that she couldn't help but let out a chuckle, "Yes."

"Y-yes?"

"Yes Cameron Black. I will marry you." She replied, her hands resting on his neck.

A grin grew on Cameron's face, "You will?" She nodded and his smile only grew. He took the ring out of the box, "May I?" Kay was at a loss for words so she could only nod and let Cameron take her left hand and slip the gorgeous ring onto her finger. Cameron chuckled as he held her hand, "It... it suits you."

Kay let out a chuckle of her own as she looked down at it, "It's beautiful."

"You're beautiful." He said. She smiled at him as she pulled him in for another kiss, wrapping her right arm around his neck and rested her left hand on his chest. Cameron's hand moved grasp her left hand that was sitting on his chest while the other ran through her hair until he locked his right hand behind her head allowing him tilt her head as he deepened the kiss, trying to pour every ounce of love he felt for her.

When they pulled away, their foreheads rested against each other. Kay was the first to speak up, "I think I understand what the three of hearts meant."

"Oh yeah?"

She nodded slightly, "This... us getting married... it's not just about you and me... this also affects Farrah. It affects all three of our..." She playfully rolled her eyes, "Our hearts."

"And..." He hesitated as he brushed her hair behind her ear, "Are you okay with it... the fact that I'm kind of a package deal?"

She smiled as she kissed her fiancé's cheek, "I think I got the better end of the bargain." She continued to pepper sweet kisses on his face, "I love you."

Cameron laughed as his fiancée kissed his face, "I love you too."

Kay moved to wrap her left arm around Cameron's neck when she stopped and grimaced in pain for a moment, "And I forgot. I still need to take my painkillers."

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Lara was busy cooking and chatting with Dina as the men were setting the living room table. Cameron and Jonathan didn't have a giant dining room table at their place. That table was in the archive so they were going to be eating family style.

Jaime and Diego were playing with Farrah, trying to teach her how to play catch with one of her soft plush blocks. Jaime gently threw it at her as it fell into her lap. "Okay Farrah. Now pass the block to Diego." Farrah got up from the ground in a wobbly fashion and toddled over to Diego, holding out the block to him.

Jaime and Diego both laughed. "No, no Farrah." Diego started, "You have to throw it." He took the block from her and gently tossed it over to her. This time, she caught it, "Like that. Now toss it to Jaime." Farrah looked to Jaime for a moment then back to the plush block she held in both hands.

She lifted her hands up and quickly brought them back down, dropping the block as it tumbled in front of Jaime. "Close enough!" The younger boy cried out.

"Alright. Calm down buddy." Diego said to his younger brother. He looked to the toddler who was standing next to him and even when sitting, he was still taller than she was "Good job Farrah."

"Yeah! Good job Farrah!" Jaime said as he picked up the block and gave a light clap. Farrah giggled as she copied his clapping.

The three kids didn't notice Jonathan and Mike looking at them play. "You know, it's weird." Jonathan spoke up.

"What is?" Mike asked.

"Well, when you and I first met, we didn't exactly get along." Mike gave Jonathan an amused look, "Okay, that might've been partly on me." He chuckled, "But Farrah, Jaime and Diego get along really well which is I just find a little weird seeing as-"

"Your niece is a toddler and my boys are both older kids with one them going into his preteens?" Mike smirked.

Jonathan chuckled, "Yeah, I guess." He gave his friend and former rival a genuine smile, "You've got good kids Mike. You're clearly a good dad."

"Thanks Jonathan."

"Call me Johnny." Mike smiled and there was a silence for a moment before Jonathan spoke up again, "Then again, I had a pretty crappy dad so the bar is set pretty low for me as to what constitutes a good dad." Mike let out a laugh at that comment.

Jonathan and Mike walked over to Dina and Lara were standing as Lara was finishing up with dinner. "That steak smells great Lara." Mike commented as he placed an arm around Dina's shoulders.

"It really does." Jonathan nodded. "Dina didn't-"

"Don't worry Johnny." Dina rolled her eyes, "I haven't touched this meal. I'm 100% positive that it tastes as good as it smells."

Lara grinned, "Well, thank you to you all. It's very sweet of you to say."

"Well thank you for making dinner." Jonathan replied, "You really didn't have to, you know."

"I don't mind, really. I haven't been able to cook for others in a while, I missed it."

"You haven't?"

"Well, with most of my family in the states and I was living in Malaysia for a couple years, I didn't have much of chance to cook for other people." She turned off the stove, "Okay, I think the rice pilaf and chicken fried steak are ready. I'm just going to wait a little longer for the vegetables."

"Well I, for one, can't wait." Dina said.

Lara giggled slightly, "I put the vegetables in last because nothing's worse than undercooked cold vegetables or overcooked mushy vegetables. I guess you could say I'm picky like that."

Jonathan let out a laugh, "No, I get it. If you're gonna be eating vegetables, they gotta be good."

"Exactly!"

Dina and Mike shared a knowing smile as they watched Lara and Jonathan interact. The front door was then opened causing everyone to turn around. Cameron and Kay came in with big smiles on their faces. "Hey guys!" Cameron exclaimed with arm around Kay.

"Hey," Jonathan said, "What are you guys doing back so soon?"

"Well..." Kay started, "We have some news."

Jonathan couldn't help the grin growing on his face. He knew what was coming. Cameron and Kay gave each other a quick look before both exclaiming, "We're engaged!" Kay brought her left hand out and placed it on Cameron's shoulder, showing off her engagement ring.

Jonathan was the first to hug his brother as everyone came up to hug and congratulate the two. Kay went over to Dina and Lara who were both so happy for her and Dina just had to take a close look at the ring because it was so beautiful. The three kids who were still playing were a little confused by all the commotion and Farrah waddled over to the three women by the stove. "Kay?"

Lara was quick to pick up the toddler and hand her to Kay, "Sorry. I didn't want her getting close to the stove."

"Something smells delicious." Kay said as she rested Farrah on her hip.

"Lara was kind enough to make us dinner and I'm guessing you and Cameron didn't go to your own dinner." Dina said.

Kay shook her head, "We decided we wanted to come back and spend the evening with you all."

"Well, good thing I made quite a lot." Lara grinned. "It's my honor to cook for a newly engaged coupleas well as new and old friends."

Kay chuckled, "Thank you Lara." Farrah cooed when she saw the ring on Kay's finger. Kay took her ring off for a moment and showed it to the baby girl. "This is the engagement ring your Uncle Cameron gave me... it means that we're going to get married..."

Farrah eyed the ring for a moment before smiling at the agent, "Kay stay?"

"Yeah, baby girl..." She kissed Farrah's cheek, "Kay stay."

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For the deception team, the rest of the night was perfect. However on the other side of town, plans were being made.

"I told you..." A feminine voice said. "They don't let that baby out of their sight."

"Well, there must be something we can use against them!" Another female voice said, "Was one of them in federal prison?"

"All charges were dropped." A male voice responded, "On account that he was completely innocent."

The first female spoke again, "Now, is it really worth all this trouble? It's not like you need the money."

"It's not about the money. It's about the child."

"What is so important about this child?" She asked as she raised her eyebrows. "I'm sure that you have your own children to worry about."

"You don't understand. My brother was the oldest boy. He's the one who got a biggest share of my father's inheritance." The second woman explained.

"Which has only just been released seeing as he is still in prison for indirectly causing the death of your brother and outright killing your sister-in-law?"

"Do you want your payment or not?"

"I just want out of the states."

The younger man raised an eyebrow, "You're an international criminal. Where would you go?"

"You'd be surprised how easy it is to fool people with a simple change of eye and hair colour."

"Will you do this?" The older woman asked.

"I do this and I get to disappear again."

"Why do you want to disappear so badly?"

"Let's just say that I'm in need of a change in my life I'd like to erase this one and start anew."

"Fine. I can make you or any of your past selves are erased from history."

"Then let the games begin."

"Good." The stern woman nodded, "Because it's time to turn Cameron and Jonathan Black into your pawns again."

DUN DUN DUN!

You thought that things were going to stay calm, weren't you? Well, too bad XD

This are about to get a lot more intense. I can only hope that you'll stick around to see what happens next because there is a lot that's going to happen... and I promise the sequel to 'A Coffee Connection' will be up soon! I don't know when... just... soon... :3