A/N: Sorry that I didn't post this sooner. I had a busy weekend. As always thanks for the reviews. I do not own Leverage.
''I…I was wondering, what should I call you? I have been like ''you'' or not calling you anything at all. What do you want me to call you?''
Sophie smiled at her daughter she knew this was coming, she just didn't want to push Audrey and she knew when she was comfortable she would call her whatever she felt right calling her or she would do what she was doing know and ask her about it. ''You can call me whatever feel comfortable calling me. Mum, mom, momma or you can call me Sophie. Perhaps it would be more comfortable for you to call me Sophie at first until you feel like calling me mum or something like that, if you ever feel comfortable. I know you call Laura, your mother mom and I wouldn't and I am not trying to replace her. I know you will want to always call her mom and you should and I am okay with that. You have two mothers now. I just hope you can one day want to call me mum, mom, momma or something like that one day.''
''Okay… Yes, I think I would like to call you Sophie for now. I am not ready yet…''
''I understand. So Sophie it is!''
Sophie gave her daughter a hug then the both of them joined the rest of the team. After thinking about it and much convincing from Parker and Hardison Sophie decided to let Audrey set it on one of their meetings about their next mark.
Audrey sat there and absorbed every word that was said. The mark was named Steven Wood, he was running for Mayor and he seemed like a nice family man type. But Audrey knew better, as well as the rest of the team, it was all just an act. Steven in some ways reminded Audrey of her own father. But Audrey was not aware of the misgivings her mother was referring to that night but she was aware of what Steven has done. Steven was said to have committed many crimes but the one the team was most focused on was the one Steven was trying to frame the client for. Steven had money stolen from a bank but he ended up framing the client who was now setting in a jail cell with no one to believe him except for the team. The team was to prove that Steven was actually the one who committed the crime. If they were able to prove he committed the other crimes as well, that would be a plus.
The con took place the next day. It took place at one of Steven Wood's fundraiser dinner at his house. Audrey sat in Lucille with Hardison listening in on the coms and Hardison managed to heck into the security cameras so they could see what was going on. Audrey seemed to focus on Steven son, he was about thirteen years old. He just sat there, he was clearly unhappy. Audrey felt for him, he reminded her so much of herself and she would be the same way at her father's business dinners. They had been there for five hours and the son sat there the entire time all by himself. But there was also something else about the son… Audrey's thoughts were interrupted when her mother spoke through the coms.
''Nate, I don't know about you but it seems no one here knows the truth about Steven and what he has done. They all think is this wonderful guy and that he would be the perfect Mayor. These people clearly don't know how to read people.''
''Yes, I am getting the same thing. Eliot, anything?''
''Besides the fact that Steven's security consist of ex-military officers, I've got nothing.''
''Parker, were you able to find anything? Any documents proving Steven committed the crimes?''
''No! I have looked everywhere, I can't even find a safe.''
''Hardison, what about you. Were you able to hack into his computer system?''
''Yeah, I was able to hack the system but there is nothing here.''
''Okay, it seems that there is nothing here. We will try his headquarters and hope that there is something there. Let's all meet back at the van.''
When they all got back to the van, Sophie noticed right away that her daughter was missing.
''Hardison! Where is Audrey?''
''What?'' Hardison looked away from the screen and was surprised to learn that the person that was once in the sit next to him was no longer there. ''She was just right here.''
Sophie became very nervous. ''Nate, we have to find her!''
''Of course. Eliot.''
''I'm on it.'' Eliot was about to go back and search for Audrey when Hardison spoke.
''Wait, I found her. She is inside the dinner, talking to Steven's son.''
''What is she doing? Why is she doing that? She didn't take a com did she?'' Sophie asked.
''I don't know.'' Nate thought for a moment. Perhaps Audrey saw something they didn't. ''Hardison, did Audrey take a com with her?''
''Yes because the one she had in her ear isn't here. But she doesn't have it on at the moment.''
''Okay, well we know that the security detail is around and watching them so all of us can't just go in there and pull her out…''
''Nate! Who cares about blowing the con, I am going to go get my daughter!'' Nate made a grab Sophie's arm and forced her to look at him.
''Sophie listen to me. I don't care about blowing the con. If we go all go storming in there right now to pull Audrey out, the security detail will end up seeing Audrey as a treat and it will put Audrey and probably others in danger. And I do not want that to happen…. Audrey is going to be alright, I promise. We will get her out of there.''
Sophie shook her head and then grabbed onto Nate. Nate then staring to come with a plan to get Audrey safely out of there when they all heard Audrey's voice through the com, she had finally put in back in her ear.
''Tyler, my relationship with my father is similar to yours. He is so cold and distance. I would always wonder what I did to make him treat me that way. I felt like it was my fault… It would bother me so much. I just wanted my father to love me and to pay attention to me, heck I just wanted him to look at me, to see me. But I never got any of that from my father. I soon found out why my father treated me that way and I am starting to learn that it isn't my fault, that I did nothing wrong.''
Tyler just sat there for a moment just taking in the words that Audrey had just spoken to him. She understood, there was finally someone that understood what he was going through and the fact that she was hot also helped.
''Yes, perhaps it isn't my fault that my father treats me like the scum of the earth. The dinner, you know are only for show? It is all an act. Pretending like we are the perfect family, that he is the perfect father. But he isn't even close.''
''Yes, I know what you mean. I would have to do a lot of pretending. I know what you are talking about.''
''Yeah…'' Tyler studied Audrey for a moment and wondered if he could trust her with the information that he was about to tell her….Of course he could trust her.
''Well my father isn't just a man pretending to be the perfect family man… I often listen in on some of my father's what he likes to call ''business meetings.'' He is defiantly far from perfect.''
Audrey sat for a moment trying to read the boy in front of her. She realized Tyler trusted her and she continued to try to get him to tell her what he knew. ''What do you mean?''
Audrey sat there listening and taking in each thing Tyler told her while the rest of the team sat in Lucille doing the same. They couldn't believe at how much he knew and that he was telling it all to Audrey.
Audrey didn't know what to say to all the information that she was just given. So the best she could come up with at the moment was, ''oh wow, that is all so horrible.''
''Yes, it is. And that was just what I have overheard. I have been wanting to see all the papers that he has hidden and what is on them.'' Tyler then looked toward the stairs and saw that it was clear. ''Hey, would you like to come with me and see what are on those papers?''
Audrey thought for a moment. Perhaps they would get caught and they would be in trouble but on the other hand if she was able to get the evidence they needed to take down Steven Wood, the team would be able to get justice for the client. ''Okay, sure.''
As they were walking Audrey could hear the other members of the team.
''Audrey, what are you doing?''
''Are you crazy?''
''There is nothing in that house, I checked it myself!''
''We are going to get you out of there.''
Audrey not thinking about the fact that Tyler was right next to her spoke to the people on the inside of the coms. ''No, it's fine.''
''What?'' Tyler asked.
''Oh.. it's just.. is it okay that we are doing this?''
''Yes, as long as we don't get caught. Come on this way.''
Audrey and Tyler soon came upon on Steven's study. They went inside and closed the door. Tyler then moved an object on the bookcase and then a secret passage was relived. Audrey then could hear Parker talking over the com.
''WHAT! How did I miss that?''
Audrey then followed Tyler through the passage. Once they were inside the door to the passage closed and the team was unable to see what was going on because there was no cameras inside the passage and the seemed to be not working right as well. Sophie became even more upset and clung on to Nate even tighter. Nate tried to reassure her that everything would be okay. Nate then sent Eliot and Parker in there to get Audrey out. It seems one of the security guards had become aware of where Audrey and Tyler was because they saw on the screen a man in the study about to enter the secret passage way. Then the man came out and he had Audrey by the arm while Tyler was yelling at him to release her. Sophie then tried to make another move to go in there and get her daughter but again Nate held her back and told her Eliot would get her. And then soon enough Eliot appeared on the screen followed by Parker. Eliot got into a fight with the security guard while Parker got Audrey and Tyler out of there. Eliot soon followed them and Audrey, Parker and Eliot got out of there. When they reached the van, Sophie came busting out and embraced her daughter.
''Mum.''
''Audrey… are you okay? Are you alright? What were you thinking? Don't you ever do that again! You could have been hurt! Why did you do that? Wait… did you just call me mum?''
''Yes, that is okay right?''
''Of course it is okay.'' Sophie was so happy that her daughter was calling her mum but then she started remembering what her daughter just did.
''But Audrey what you just did in there wasn't okay. You were put in danger and you could have been seriously hurt.''
''I am sorry… I just wanted to help. I wanted you to get the evidence you needed to free your client and to take Steven Wood down.''
''My darling…these are powerful people and it wasn't safe for you to go in… but thank you for trying to help.''
''Well, I think I did help...'' Audrey pulled out the papers that she had taken from the passage.
They all looked through the papers while Audrey recalled all that she managed to read on the papers.
''Wait, hold up! How long were you able to read these papers?'' Hardison asked.
''Just once. In fact I wasn't even able to really read all of them.''
''Just once, and you are able to recall word for word on what are on these papers?'' Hardison was taken aback. This girl was like a hard drive.
''Well… I am good at remembering things. I just have to read something once or be told something once and I seem to never forget it.''
''Wow.''
Sophie smiled. ''That's amazing.''
…
After going through all the papers Audrey took from the passage. They were able to get the evidence they needed to free their client and to prove that Steven Wood committed the other crimes he had committed. It seems Steven was the type of man who would write everything down and Tyler agreed to tell the court what he had overheard during his father's ''business meetings.'' Audrey promised to never do anything like that ever again. Audrey was just happy that she was able to help. The team was happy that they were able to bring Steven Wood to justice but more importantly they were glad that Audrey was alright. Audrey had become one of them, a member of the team.