A/N No, you're not dreaming, there's an update! :)

Sorry that I've kept you waiting but I was away for the Leverage Con-2 in London which, by the way, was fantastic. And yes, I have met Timothy Hutton! :) And well, I needed a couple of days for my brain to start working again...

"Great catch, buddy" Nate shouted at Sam from across the park.

He had the afternoon free and, after managing to convince Maggie to let him pick up Sam from school, he took his son to the park to throw some baseballs. That day was going to be the day he was going to tell him about Sophie and he was really nervous wondering how Sam was going to react to the news. Since the divorce neither of his parents had had someone special in their life. He knew that Maggie had gone out for some dates, Sam would often stay the night at his apartment when she did, but the boy had never seen his father with another woman besides his mother and he didn't really want him to hate Sophie.

Nate took off his baseball glove and waved to his son. "Sam, come here, kid" His son ran towards him and Nate put an arm around his shoulders. "How about we go for an ice-cream?" he smirked down at his son.

"Yes," the boy shouted and started running towards the path that would take them to parlor

Nate chuckled and picked up the boy's rucksack and the baseball equipment from where they had left them on the grass. "Wait for me!" he shouted.

After they had ordered they ice-creams, they went to sit at one of the tables, actually not far from where Nate and Sophie had sat on their first date. Nate silently chuckled at the irony.

"Sam," Nate finally found the courage to talk to him. The boy slightly looked up from his big ice-cream to look at his father. "Hmmm… there's something I need to tell you"

"Okay" Sam just licked his spoon.

"You know you mummy and I haven't been living together for more than two years now."

"You're going to live together again?" the boy asked eagerly.

Okay, wrong start there Nate! He mentally reprimanded himself. "Ah,…. no" I was he going to say it. "Your daddy met someone, a woman"

"You have a girlfriend!" the boy smirked at him teasing. For a six years old boy that was really funny.

"I guess you can say it like that, yes."

"How long have you had a girlfriend?"

"For three months. She lives in London now, but she is going to move here, so you're going to see her often"

Sam looked down and frowned. Nate could see the sad look in his eyes. "Hey, what's wrong buddy?" Nate tried to make him talk to him. It was better if the boy talk about all his doubts and uncertainties now that leave them to grudge.

"She's not going to take you away from me, is she?"

Nate picked up his son from his chair and made him sat on his lap. "No one will ever take me away from you. You're the most important person in my life, don't ever forget that" he smiled at him reassuringly.

The boy nodded satisfied for now and hugged his father.

"You're going to like Sophie" Nate told him. "In fact you've already met her" he smiled.

"Really?" Sam asked curiously

"You might not remember her, but do you remember we I took you to the museum some months ago and we bumped into a lady and her niece?"

Sam tried to think at the episode the his father was talking about and he smiled remembering the nice woman "The beautiful woman in red"

"Yep, that was her. She'll be here next week and she can't wait to meet you"

"Will she meet mummy too?" the boy asked innocently.

Nate scratched his nose nervously. "About that, buddy, how about we keep it a secret between us for now?"

"I'm not supposed to tell lies, it's bad" Sam reminded him pointing a finger at him.

Of course now he remembers to follow the rules, Nate sighed. "It's not really lying. I would really like you not to tell mummy about Sophie for now until I've talked to her. Could you that for me?"

Sam looked at first uncertain but then he nodded enthusiastically "I'm good at keeping secrets" he smirked.

That evening Nate frowned at the banging on his door. "Who could it be at this hour?" he muttered. He opened the door just to find his ex-wife behind it. "Maggie? Is Sam okay?"

"What is this news about you having a girlfriend?" she asked immediately.

Nate sighed: So much for being good at keeping secrets, he didn't even resist half a day. "Please," he gesture with his hand "Come in."

Maggie walked inside and Nate closed the front door while rubbing his forehead, he could already feel a headache coming. "Where's Sam?"

The blonde woman swiftly turned around. "A neighbour is watching him. I thought it was better to talk about this sooner than later"

"And it couldn't wait until tomorrow" Nate arched his eyebrow.

"We need to discuss about the people that will enter our son's life" she said in a firm voice.

"You didn't see me coming at your house late at night asking about who you were going out with!"

She rolled her eyes. "Those were different Nate. They were dates. You've actually been dating someone for three months now and you're planning on introducing her to your son. I think I should have a say on it."

"What? You want to decide who I should date and who I shouldn't?" he asked irritated.

"I just would like to meet her and know her before she gets to see Sam" she replied back. "Although, she mustn't be so bad if she's managed to deal with you for the last months. Maybe the fact that she lives in another country helped."

"Very funny" he retorted back. Now he's remembering why things between him and Maggie didn't work out.

"Seriously? How did you manage to make a woman fall in love with you?"

"There was a time when that woman was you" he reminded her.

"It only took you ten times to finally convince me to go out with you" she smirked back.

He sighed. "Sophie will be here next week. I will talk to her and see if she's comfortable enough to meet you. Would that be okay?"

"That would be appreciated, thank you. And I would like you not to try and make our son keep secrets from me. Not that your plan actually worked. You should know by now that Sam has a big mouth"

"I was hoping to have a least a few days before he started talking"

"How did you meet her? What does she do?"

Oh, I met her in a museum where she was planning to steal a painting because the woman I'm about to introduce to our son is a thief. Nate mentally answer. "We bumped each other in a museum and she left me her number to call her. We've been going out since then"

"How?" she frowned. "You've always away for work" That was one of the reason why their marriage failed. She didn't like that he was always away from home. She needed stability. Then she put two and two together. "Oh, does Ian know that you're having recreational activities on your away trips?"

"Maggie" he warned.

She smirked mischievously. "Okay," she opened the front door so she could leave. "I appreciated our little talk and please keep me informed"

"I will"

"And Nate" She turned around for the last time. "I'm happy for you." She told him sincerely. "I can see that she's good for you"

Nate couldn't stop his eyes from sparkling just at the mention of her. "Thanks" he gave her a big content smile.

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"I still don't understand why you must leave us" Karen complained to her aunt while she was sitting legs crossed in the middle of the bed. She was surrounded by Sophie's clothes while her aunt was choosing what to pack.

"I'm not leaving you" Sophie rolled her eyes exasperated. Karen didn't take the news of her moving to L.A. very well. "I'll be living in the US for a while. It's not like I've never talked about it"

"It's all that…." She waved her hand disgusted. "…that Nate fault"

"Hey, you watch it, young lady" Sophie reprimanded her. She never raised her voice with her niece. Karen had a mother and she was happy to be the cool aunt, but she realized that it wasn't easy dealing with a teenager. "It was my decision to move to L.A. to be with him"

"He's making you stop being a grifter!"

"He isn't making me do anything! I've decided to start having a normal life, it was time. Stealing, grifting… they haven't been satisfying recently. And yes, maybe Nate had something to do with it, but not the way you think" She sighed and sat down on the edge of the bed laying a hand on Karen's leg. "I really care for him and I want this to work. It would make me feel better, if you were happy for me" she looked straight into her niece eyes.

Karen tried to avoid Sophie's gaze knowing that If she kept looking in her aunt's eyes she would have caved. "Oh… okay" she mumbled "I'll try not to hate the guy and be happy for you"

Sophie smiled. "Thank you" she leaned over and kissed the girl on the head.

"But you call" she told her firmly.

"I will"

"And come and visit"

"I will"

"Or I could go to L.A. with you" she smirked.

Sophie glared at her playfully. "Nice try"

Two days later Sophie was on a plane for Los Angeles. Her eyes were still red from crying after she had said her goodbyes to Eleanor and Karen. She looked out of the window looking at the dark sky outside. Yes, that was what she wanted. It was going to be difficult but she couldn't wait to start this new part of her life… with Nathan Ford.

A/N 2 I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. So, in the next chapter there will be the beginning of Nate and Sophie's adventure in L.A., how will that go?

Thanks for reading and keep reviewing! :)