"How did you find me?" Sophia said looking up at her brother.
"Sof, I'm your brother."
"Is he really awake?"
"Yeah, the doctors kicked me out. Jefferson is staying there." Cameron looked around the field. "So you want to tell me why you had some sudden urge to come and visit dad?"
Sophia looked at the grave marker that read 'General Clyde Mitchell. Husband, Father, Protector.' "He crashed his plane 20 times and died from a heart attack. It was quick and I miss him but with Finn…"
"He was gone without really being gone?" Cameron offered.
"What do I say to him?"
"It'll come to you." Cameron wanted to get up and sit down on the grass with his sister but because of his recent injuries was forced to hold back. "Do you still love him?"
"I never stopped." Sophia ran her hand along the grave. "Bye dad, I love you." The two got up into the waiting taxicab and headed back to the hospital to meet with Finn.
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Walking down the corridors of the hospital Sophia felt like the walls were closing in on her and at the same time she wanted to throw up. She was thankful Cameron was beside her otherwise she probably never would have made it to Finn's door. "Are you okay?" her brother asked taking hold of her hand.
"Yeah," Sophia said nodding slowly. "Can you give me a minute? I think I have to do this alone."
"No problem, I'll be in there in a bit though."
Sophia smiled as her brother gave her hand one last quick squeeze before wheeling himself down the hall. Taking a deep breath Sophia turned the knob and walked in.
FlashbackCameron walked into Sophia's office building and removed his hate. Taking a quick glace he found her sitting at her desk talking on the phone while gently caressing her belly. Noticing his arrival she waved him over as she continued to talk. Cameron sighed walking over, he didn't want to do this, but he also didn't want two strange SF's to do it either. Taking a piece of paper and a pen from on top and wrote, 'We need to talk,' and placed it in front of her. "Okay Mr. Kolb. I will get right on that. Thanks, talk to you soon, bye." Sophia hung up the phone and turned her attention towards her brother. "Hey C, what's up?" Sohpia asked as she mulled about putting files away.
"Sophia, can you sit down?" Cameron asked trying to keep the emotion out of his voice.
"C what's wrong?"
"Just sit down, " Cameron pleaded. Sophia complied chewing on her bottom lip as she prepared for the worst. "Finn was in an accident, he's in pretty bad shape."
Sophia brushed a single tear aside and stood up. "Take me to him."
"Sophia, just take it easy…"
"DAMMIT CAMERON, JUST TAKE ME!"
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"Hey Fie," Finn said quietly waiting for the shock to come off his wife's face. "You can come over, I won't bite." Sophia took the few steps over to her husband's bedside and smiled, not knowing what else to do. "So apparently I've been in a coma. Which explains why my arms and legs feel like 7407's." Finn said trying to break the silence, smiling adoringly at his wife. She looked tired, there were also obvious signs that she had been crying. "Fi, I need you to talk to me, because the last thing I remember is Cameron picking me up for work and you having a basketball in your tummy." Finn paused and watched his wife break down crying, which worried him. "Hey, come here," Finn said slowly moving his arm making room for his wife on the bed. "Okay we'll take this slow," he said at a whisper trying to Sophia calm. "How long have I been out?"
"625 days this morning," Sophia said chewing on her bottom lip waiting for Finn to speak again; she missed the sound of his voice.
Finn was in shock that he had missed so much but continued to press on. "What happened?"
"You were teaching trap flying and the line broke. You flipped end over end, and your rookie was killed."
"Where is the baby? Was it a boy or a girl?"
"It was a boy," Sophia said turning away.
However Finn wasn't paying attention to his wife's body language and his face lit up. "Well where is the little…" Finn felt Sophia start to tremble as she began to cry. "Hey Fie, it's okay."
"NO IT'S NOT OKAY! I LOST YOU! I LOST THE BABY! I HAD NOTHING!" Sophia's crying had reached a point where she was about to make herself ill.
"Shhh, I'm here now. Everything is going to be fine. Take a deep breath."
"I sold the apartment," Sophia admitted as she calmed herself. "All our stuff is in boxes at Cameron's house. I've been working in Africa, and I really only came home because of Cameron."
"Are we still married?" Finn asked.
"Of course dummy," Sophia held up her hand next to Finn's showing her wedding ring. "I've missed you everyday."
"Well I'm back now and I think we should go back to making babies…if you want."
"YOU'VE GOT TO BE JOKING ME!" Cameron said as he wheeled into the room. "You woke up horrny? Sof get out of there before he violates you."
Sophia giggled and curled up closer to Finn.
"So Cam I heard you crashed," Finn said turning his attention towards Cameron.
"You did first. By the way you owe me $500…plus interest."
"Is that what the bet was up to?" Finn asked.
"Yup, pay up."
"He's your brother," Finn whispered into Sophia's ear.
"He's your friend."
"Alright, alright, break it up you two love birds. Finn, man, how are you doing?"
"I'm good. How are you?"
"Broken back, lots of rehab, trust me you'll come to know my pain," Cameron said with a smile.
"How are things with Emily?"
"Emily? That's a name I haven't heard in a while. She moved to New Zealand. Since then there has been Kate, Leola and just recently Rebecca has left me."
"Well it's good to know that some things don't change," Finn said. "I hope you are still trying to set him up Fie."
"I'm about ready to give up," Sophia said. "So what have the doctors told us?"
"That I'm a freaking miracle and I should be thankful to be alive. And that we should have sex, it's the best thing for my recovery." Finn said laughing.
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that," Cameron said holding his hands over his ear. "Hey Sof the doctor wanted to talk to you when you get the chance."
"Okay, can you two behave while I'm gone?"
"Yes mam," Finn said as he felt the loss of heat from his wife getting out of his bed.
"Alright, no one is allowed to go into any coma's when I'm gone," Sophia said before leaving her boys alone.
Once the door was closed Finn turned to his best friend. "How has she been?"
"I've been trying to get her to leave you for the last year, Cameron announced bluntly knowing that Finn would understand what he was really saying.
"That bad?"
"Yeah."
"She's skinnier that I remember, and that's not because she was pregnant. And I've never seen her break down like she did a minute ago, not even when your dad died."
"That's all I've seen since your accident, but your back, and she'll get better. And if you leave her, I will kill you."
"Cam, stop threatening my husband," Sophia said as she re-entered the room. "The doctor told me to kick you out Cam, he says you need rest."
Cameron rolled his eyed and left the room, knowing that Sophia wanted to be alone. "I'll see you later man. Sof I want your crap out of my apartment ASAP, time for you to get your own place." Cameron rolled himself out of the room shutting the door behind him. Truth be told he was tired, an unfortunate side effect from crashing his plane in Antarctica.
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"So what did the doc have to say?" Finn asked as Sophia climbed back into bed with him.
"That you're a miracle. And you also have a lot a rehab in your future
"Did you ask about the sex?"
"No however I did ask if I could bring you a home cooked meal."
"Meaning; steak, mac&cheese, and broccoli with cheese sauce?"
"There's my husband," Sophia smiled. "He said it would be fine but you should expect to have a massive decrease in appetite."
"Will you stay with me tonight?"
"Wild horses couldn't stop me."
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Sophia woke up early the next morning and pulled reluctantly out of Finn's arms. She waited till he moved before heading back to Cameron's apartment to change. Emotionally she didn't know where she was but it was much better then where she was last week. Taking a look at all her boxed up articles she realized she was going to have to find an apartment and possible give up her job in Africa. While making a cup of coffee she attempted to organize the boxes into clothing and house wear. After 20 minutes she found herself getting tired, she lay down on the couch and drifted off to sleep.
FlashbackFinn sipped his coffee in the kitchen while his wife bolted across the apartment to the bathroom. Finn hastily set his cup aside and followed. Holding her hair with one hand he used the other to rub her back. When she finished her flushed the toilet. "Fie you got to go get yourself checked out."
"I'm fine," Sophia said leaning up against the bathtub.
Finn soaked a washcloth and placed it on his wife's head. "What is this the fourth time this week?" Finn didn't get a response; he and Sophia had been fighting on and off for the past week and the fact that she was sick wasn't helping matters. "Okay," he said picking her up off the floor. "You need rest."
"I have to work."
"Cameron has the day off. I'm going to give him a call."
"You always run to my brother…"
"When you won't listen to me. Give me a break Fie. I'm really trying here." Finn sat down on the bed next to his wife.
"I'm sorry. I'm just tired," she admitted closing her eyes. "Send C over if it makes you feel better."
"It will. Do you want me to bring anything before I go?"
"No, I'm fine."
"I'll bring you some juice." Finn walked of the bedroom and grabbed the phone before heading into the kitchen. "Hey Cam, it's Finn…I'm good but I need a favour…Yeah she's still sick and I don't want to leave her by herself…thanks man." Finn hung up the phone and took two aspirin and a glass of juice into the bedroom. Sophia was curled up in a ball asleep. Setting it down he kissed her whispering, "I love you," then headed out the door.
Cameron slammed his truck door and headed into his sister's building. Using his key he walked in to find Sophia pacing back and forth. "Sof? What's going on?"
"I need to go to Lesley's office."
"Why do you have to go to the clinic?" Cameron watched his sister continue back and forth. "Sof you need to slow down, and tell me what's going on."
"I'M PREGNANT!" she yelled sitting down on the couch.
"Really?"
"Well I think I am. It explains why I'm gaining weight and throwing up every morning," Sophia said tucking her knees into her chest. "But I want to be 100 sure, thus going to the clinic."
"Okay, okay, grab your coat. I'll call Les." Cameron picked up the phone dialling his girlfriends work number.
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Cameron walked into his sister's bedroom. "Lesley is teaching at the academy, but I got you in with Dr. Lam. She's nice, you'll like her.
"Are you and Les, fighting?"
"WHAT! No."
"How come you didn't know she wasn't at the clinic? Never mind, lets just go," Sophia didn't want to fight her brother over his love life.
"So if you are…" Cameron trailed off as he drove to the military hospital. "I mean this is a good thing?"
"We weren't planning on it, but yeah, it's a good thing. I'm kinda excited."
"Me too. Finn is going to hit the roof when you tell him. Can I be there when you it? Please?"
"We'll see," Sophia said as they pulled into the parking lot. She was thankful she lived so close to the base clinic. "We don't even know if I am yet, so lets not get ahead of ourselves."
"Good idea," Cam said as they walked into the clinic. He sat down in the waiting room and read the newspaper while he sister was with the doctor. After about an hour she emerged with a smile on her face. "Well?" Cameron asked with obvious anticipation.
"You're going to be an uncle," Sophia said with a smile.
"That's great," Cameron said hugging his sister. "Finn is going to freak. How are you going to tell him?"
"I've got an idea," Sophia said. "Lets go to the base."
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Sophia sat in her husband's office waiting for him to come in from training. "Hey," she said after he walked in with Cameron.
"Cam said you wanted to see me."
"Yes, these are for you," she said passing him a pair of dog tags.
Finn looked down at the tags, they read 'baby Mitchell-Reid.' "Fie?"
"You're going to be a dad."
End Flashback
Sophia woke up as her phone rang. "Damn, she mumbled picking it up. Hello?"
"Hey baby, guess what I'm doing?" Finn said over the phone.
"What?"
"I'm walking."
"Really?"
"Ya, I was wondering if you were coming for lunch?"
"You were wondering if I'd bring you lunch."
"Cameron was wondering too."
"I'll be there in an hour."
"Thanks, love you."
"Love you too." Sophia hung up her phone and got up off the couch. Not watching where she was going she tripped over one of the boxes. After picking herself off the floor she looked over what she tripped over. The box was marked 'baby stuff.' Sophia disregarded it and headed out. 'Cameron was supposed to throw that out,' she thought as she drove.
