DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters, except for the original ones, so don't sue. The spyherd just went to my intramurals to cheer for me in my soccer game. They just got wet and muddy, but thankfully, not injured. Thank you and have a nice day.

A/N- I am sorry if it seems like such a long time after I last updated. I had soccer practice for our intrams and fortunately for me, the hard work reaped fruits. I hope you enjoy this chapter :D

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

Ana opened the front door and walked inside the house. The mission went smoothly even with the little bump with Sark. He had eluded them once again and Ana doesn't know how he did it.

'He's like Houdini. I mean, Sydney got him, how did he escape?' Ana thought and closed the door. She set down her bag on the floor and headed straight to the kitchen. It's early in the morning and she's a bit hungry.

She strolled in the kitchen and immediately went to the refrigerator. When she opened the fridge, she found several bottles of baby formulas inside. 'Jacob's here? A bit impossible but not that impossible.' She thought and looked in the fridge again. She then noticed several boxes of chocolate marshmallows, chocolate milk and a container of whipped cream.

Ana closed the door of the refrigerator out of confusion and checked the cupboards. Those "new" things she found inside the fridge were the food she used to buy when she was living with her mother and what her mom used to label as 'junk food'.

'Chocolate isn't junk food.' Ana thought. Her father told her that she could buy anything but junk food. And her mother told her that too much chocolate can be considered junk.

Ana opened the cupboards and found a big box of her favorite cereal. Her favorite chocolate cereal.

She smiled, but still a bit puzzled with what her father bought. She took out the chocolate cereals and opened it. She then proceeded to take the chocolate milk and the whipped cream from the fridge.

Ana was having her breakfast when Jack, with Jacob in tow, entered the kitchen.

"Hey, you're back. How was your mission?" Jack asked and looked at what his daughter is eating. Koko Krunch is swimming with the chocolate milk and whipped cream. It looks... disgusting.

"It was fine. We almost got Sark, but he escaped." Ana answered and stood up to give him a kiss on the cheek. Her eye lighted up when she saw Jacob and a bright smile flashed across her face.

"Jacob? Dad, was he the one who told you what to buy in the grocery?" she asked and gave her father and brother a kiss.

"No, your mother did." Jack answered. Irina accompanied him when he went to the supermarket. She was a lot of help in terms of food fare, but she indulges too much with what their children love to eat. She even bought something for Sydney and Nadia!

'A bit contradictory to what she said about junk food. She bought a cart full of chocolate mallows for Ana!' Jack thought as he smiled at his daughter.

"She was here? Why?" Ana asked as she ruffled Jacob's black hair. He seems to have grown an inch every time she sees him.

"To drop off Jacob. Your mother said he'd be staying with us for a few weeks." Jack answered and set his son on his high chair. "Why are you eating your cereal with whipped cream?" He asked.

"It's delicious, dad. Do you want to try?"

"It's not healthy. I'll be cooking breakfast. Do you want bacon and eggs?" Jack asked as he readied the skillet.

"Anything would be fine." Ana answered and sat down on her chair. "Are you going to the Rotunda?"

"No, I asked Dixon if I can pick up some things...somewhere. And besides, it's a Friday." Jack said as he turned on the stove.

Ana looked at her father, munching on the cereal. "Dad, you're done with your Christmas shopping, aren't you?"

Jack froze for a second. "How did you know?"

"I guessed." Ana answered, smiling a bit. "Do you have a present for mom?" she asked while giving Jacob a small piece of the chocolate she's eating.

"I don't think she would like it if I give her a gift for Christmas." He answered and took several eggs and the bacon from the fridge.

"Do you want to give her a Christmas present?" Ana asked.

The question made him pause for a while. When he and Irina were working together, looking for Sydney, he usually brings the food. And he doesn't think that, that would be considered as a gift. But he wants to give her something that she will appreciate.

"Uh... maybe." He said and looked at his daughter.

"C'mon dad. I'll help you. And then you could sign all our names on the card." Ana suggested, watching her brother's cute reaction to the chocolate. Jacob is smacking his lips and seems to want more of the cereal.

Jack smiled and shook his head. "Do you want to take Jacob with you in the park?"

Ana made a face at him, clearly seeing that he wants to change the subject. "Sure. How long will you be gone?"

"An hour or so." Jack answered and returned his attention to what he's cooking. "Is it really true that your mother found you and your Aunt Katya eating chocolate sundae for breakfast?"

Ana laughed. The sound made Jacob laugh with her. "Yes, she did. She freaked out and began to lecture Aunt Katya about the food pyramid and all the stuff about healthy eating."

Jack smiled a bit. "Well, I hope that case wouldn't happen with you and me."

"It wouldn't happen, dad. Maybe with Sydney, Nadia and me." Ana replied and finished her cereal. She stood up from her chair and walked towards Jacob.

She kissed the top of Jacob's head and then took her dishes to the sink.

"You know, dad? Mom really likes books."

-x-x-x-

(A few weeks later...)

Nadia paid the driver and walked out of the cab. She, together with Agents Barone and Weiss, had a short mission in Sao Paulo.

'Those two guys are hilarious. They should consider a career in stand-up comedy if ever they leave the CIA.' Nadia smilingly thought as she dug her bag for her keys to the back door. Barone and Weiss kept her laughing all throughout their surveillance. It was a good thing that they have timing or else they would have been caught.

She walked around the house to enter through the back door when she found a blonde man standing by the doorway, his back turned against her. He seems to be jiggling the doorknob.

'My god. A burglar at this time of day. He must really be desperate.' Nadia thought and quietly took her gun from her bag. She pointed the barrel of the gun in his head. "Place your hands above your head and turn around slowly. Any sudden move and I'll shoot you."

The man in front of her stiffened but obeyed her orders.

When he faced her, Nadia found that he has a set of beautiful, clear blue eyes. He is quite handsome and well-built.

'Cute... too bad he's a burglar.'

"Uh... who are you and why are you pointing a gun at me?" He asked.

Nadia gaped at him, amazed that he had the nerve to ask her that question. "Excuse me, but I should be asking you that question, burglar." She said sarcastically and still steadily training the gun at him.

"I'm not a burglar. And you don't live here."

"Yes. I. Do." Nadia replied, gritting her teeth. "If you're not a burglar, then what are you doing here, jiggling the doorknob?"

"I was trying to get in." he answered.

"That is a clear confession of intent. The police will be feasting on you."

"I am not a BURGLAR! And stop pointing that stupid gun on me!" he exclaimed.

Nadia didn't believe him and didn't lower the weapon. She gave him a stare that made him a bit afraid for his safety.

The door suddenly opened. It was Sydney.

"What are you two guys doing?" she asked a bit weirded out by the scene in front of her.

"Syd, he's a burglar!"

"Syd, the crazy girl's pointing a gun at me!"

Sydney looked at them, a bit confused. "Nadia, please lower the gun. This is my best friend, Will. Will, what are you doing outside? You're not supposed to be seen here. And this is my sister, Nadia."

"This is your sister?"

"This is your best friend?"

Sydney amusedly looked at them. "Yes. He's Will, that's Nadia. Do you two want to come in? I made cookies and juice." And with that, she left them.

Will looked at Nadia and Nadia lowered her gun and returned it to her bag.

"Are you always that... fierce when your security becomes threatened?" Will asked letting Nadia come in first. When he initially saw her, he was immediately struck her by beauty. And he still is, actually.

"You should meet our youngest sister. She's more like our mother." She answered, stepping inside.

"Oh. But I thought she's more like your father." Will replied, following her inside.

Nadia smiled. "Well, she's a mix of them. Ana looks like mom, but her look of death is as lethal as dad's."

Will laughed at her description and closed the door. This visit will be very interesting.