Both her parents enveloped Elise in a group hug as she cried into Jack's shoulder. When she was all cried out, Mac cleared his throat, making his presence known again.

"Umm, hi," he said hesitantly as Elise looked at him, "I'm MacGyver." He held out his hand for her to shake. "Jack's twin brother."

Elise took his hand, "I'm Elise, Sam's daughter."

"Eli!" Jacob cried in joy after his sister stopped crying, he figured out when he was two that when Eli was crying, you didn't try to talk to her until after she'd stopped.

Elise smiled at her brother's antics, "Hey there, Jakey! How are you doing today?" She said, giving him a kiss on his forehead.

"I hungwy," the little boy complained.

Elise giggled and sat down beside him, "Well, let's see if we can fix that little problem, shall we?"

Sam grinned, "I think he has the right idea. Come on, let's eat."

The meal was filled with stories told by Mac about Jack's and his childhood, and the non-classified stories of what Jack was up to then from Sam and Elise.

When they were finished eating, Elise volunteered to get Jacob washed and ready for bed. while her parents spoke with Mac.

"So, Mac?" Jack said as he sat down on the sofa with his wife. "I thought you were dead. What happened?"

Mac sighed, "It's a long story."

"We have all the time in the world," Sam responded.

"Well, after you left me – supposedly dead – in Kuwait I was taken to a Red Cross hospital where I spent the next two years recovering."

"Wait," Sam said, stopping Mac in his tale, "Start from the beginning. I wasn't even aware that my husband had a brother." She said, shooting a glare in Jack's direction, he looked down like a puppy that was just caught chewing up their owners favorite pair of shoes.

Mac took a deep breath, "Well it all really started when we were fifteen…"


A/N: Sorry it's so short and it's taken me so long to update, but I've had a lot going on and Bertha isn't really into this whole thing. I'm not really good with flashbacks, so it may take a while for me to update again. Thank you to everyone who reviews this story and everyone who takes the time to click on the little purple button. Come on, you know you want to!