Hannibal moved from the living room to the dining room where most of the occupants in the house were having breakfast. He nodded toward Murdock and BA but wasn't in the mood for idle chit chat and they seemed to sense that so they left him alone. Making himself a cup of coffee, he turned around when Ellen exclaimed. "Carla, what's wrong with my brother?"

Face looked dazed and pale as Carla led him to a chair to sit down. "What happened?" Hannibal demanded when no answers from either of them were forthcoming.

"Gloria," Face said slowly. "Baby..."

"What he means to say is, Gloria's in labor or at least that's what Maggie said," Carla replied as the others looked just as stunned as Face. "She's up stairs checking her out right now!"

"Oh my gosh! I've got to get up there!" Ellen said handing her son off to his father before rushing off toward the stairs.

"Shouldn't we call an ambulance?" Hannibal said as Tom stepped into the room.

"That's not going to do any good, Colonel," he said with firm jaw. "Mags and I already tried to get out of here this morning and the rangers told us to stay put because the roads are all closed due to the snow."

"I see," Hannibal replied going to where Face still sat stiff as a board. "Here," he said handing him the cup of coffee. "I think you need this more than I do."

Ellen knocked on Face and Gloria's bedroom door and waited until Maggie answered it. "Come in," she said upon seeing that Ellen was alone.

"How's she doing?" Ellen asked as she stepped into the spacious and airy room with almost all white decor.

"She's dilated to five centimeters already," Maggie replied as Gloria whimpered from another strong contraction. "Stay with her for me. I need to prepare a few things for the birth and talk to your brother."

"I think you should," Ellen said with a grin. "He looks like he's in shock."

"I don't doubt it," Maggie said with a snort. "Men are clueless when it comes to having babies."

Face gratefully accept the cup and slowly sipped the hot liquid as Maggie came down the stairs. Carla was the first one to see her and jumped to her feet when the doctor came into the dinning room.

"Is she really having the baby?" She asked excitedly as Maggie set her medical bag on the table.

"Half way there already," the Doctor said before settling her gaze on Face. "You going to be alright?"

Face nodded before he spoke. "I think so."

"Good," Maggie said suddenly all business. "Because, I'm going to need your help to safely deliver this baby. While I don't anticipate any problems, this is her first and she's scared. Gloria's going to need your strength to help her get though this and it's not going to help if your husband falls apart at the most critical time."

"Hey don't look at me like that," Tom said with a smirk when Maggie directed her gaze toward him. "At least I waited until after Ian came out!"

"Like I said," Maggie replied directing her gaze back to Face. "It don't help if your husband ends up on the floor during the delivery."

"I'll be alright," Face said calmly taking a deep breath as he got to his feet. "Can I see her now?"

"Yes," Maggie said gently squeezing his arm. "I'll be up in a minute, I have to talk to Carla about what I need."

Face nodded before heading off toward the stairs, once he was out of hearing range, Carla met Maggie's eyes. "She's going to be alright, isn't she?"

"Yes," Maggie replied with a smile. "She's perfectly healthy and there's nothing to indicate that this birth won't be anything but routine. Still, I'd like to be prepared for anything just in case."

"What do you need?" Carla asked as Maggie opened her bag.

"Clean sheets and towels," she said before removing several instruments. "And these will need to be sterilized. Have them boiled for approximately five minutes before wrapping them in a clean towel to dry. I want to be ready if something does go wrong and I have to take the baby."

"You'd do a c-section right here?" Hannibal said as Maggie looked up.

"You got a better idea, John," Maggie said snidely. "Unless you can miraculously get an ambulance or a helicopter here, then yes! I'd have to do a c-section right here! But, I'm hoping it don't come to that."

"It hurts, El! Gloria said as Ellen squeezed her friend's hand harder. "I just want the baby out!"

"I know it does," Ellen said with as much of a smile as she could muster. "But, just try to focus on your breathing like Maggie showed you."

"I want Templeton," Gloria whimpered when another contraction rocked her body.

"I'm here," Face said taking Ellen's place on the bed beside his wife.

"Don't leave me," Gloria whispered as Face gently brushed her hair out of her face.

"I'm not going anywhere, my love," he said kissing her gently on the lips.

"I'm scared," Gloria said agitatedly. "The baby's coming early. Will it be healthy?"

"Of course it will be," Face replied. "Maggie says, everything's going to be fine and I trust her."

"You do?" Ellen asked as Face nodded. "With my life."

Maggie stood outside the door, her hand on the handle, she just barely heard Face's admission of his trust in her abilities. "Oh god please, don't let anything happen to this baby," she whispered with her eyes closed.

"He'll hear your prayer, Doctor," Father Magill said coming up behind her. "Put your trust in him as Templeton has put his trust in you."

"Thank you, Father," Maggie said with a smile. "Please, come in. I think Face and Gloria would like to see you."

Tom watched Murdock and Hannibal interacting with the pilots son and smiled. These were hardly the hardened army criminals he'd read about in the papers. "So, you guys are the infamous A Team?" he said with a smirk. "The papers made you out to be some kind of murderous lone wolf's who preyed upon innocent people around the country."

"You can't believe everything you read in the paper, Mr. Sullivan," Hannibal said taking Templeton into his arms. "We did what we had to do in order to survive."

"That's funny," Tom said meeting Hannibal's eyes. "Maggie said the same thing about helping Ian and me and yet, you condemn her for it. Sounds like a double standard to me, Colonel Smith."

"Im not discussing Maggie's lack of judgement with you, Tom," Hannibal said with a clinched jaw.

"I'm not defending what she did, Colonel," Tom replied evenly. "In fact, I told her myself that she took a big risk and it blew up in her face. But, Maggie's a very independent woman and when she sets her mind to something, she does it and that's just one of the traits, I've come to love about her. Everyone makes mistakes but I've come to realize, it's what makes us human."

"Why are you telling me this?" Hannibal asked curiously. "What does it matter to you?"

"Because, I've seen the way she looks at you, she used to look at me like that until I let her go and that was the biggest mistake of my life and I just don't want to see you make the same one," Tom replied softly. "You'll never know another woman like her and if you let her go, you'll be forever sorry," he said with a smirk. "I got to go check on Ian. Think about what I said, Colonel."