Valentine Surprises

Chapter 4

The two men stood still and stared at each other not saying a word. It had been six years since the two had seen each other. The last time they had seen each other was back when Michael, Lincoln and Sara were still on the run and had came to Henry for help.

The twins eyes looked at the stranger and then to their father during the awkward silence. "Daddy" Matt spoke up walking over to his dad.

Henry watched the little boy as he walked up to Michael. Michael's eyes also turn to gaze at his son as he came closer. "We sorry daddy, we found Valentine cards" Matt told his dad as he showed his dad his cards. He placed them in the cart with everything else.

Next Nicole skipped over to her dad's side. "Look daddy I got cards with lions, tigers and elephants on them" Nicole said cheerfully.

Henry was still watching the two children as they talked to Michael. He watched as Michael knelt down to the little girl as she shows him her Valentine cards.

"That's great sweetie" Michael said to her and glanced at Henry quickly before turning back to his daughter. "Hey, why don't you and Matt go and look at the flowers and find ones you want to get for mommy, okay" as he pointed to the little flower shop area just behind Henry so that he could still keep an eye on them.

Nicole nodded with a smile to her father. Michael gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "Okay" Nicole said. "Come on Matt" she told her brother as the two took each others hands and walked over the flowers.

"Stay together" Michael called over to them, before turning his attention back to Henry.

"So you're a father now" Henry said a little surprised. "Are they twins?"

Michael nodded with a grin on his face.

"They're adorable" Henry smiled at him.

Michael gave a quick chuckle "Yeah that's one way to describe them."

Henry turned his head to see them looking closely at the different types of flowers and they remained holding hands like Michael told them to. He smiled as he looked back at Michael. "I have to say when I first saw them I thought that they looked very familiar. The young boy looks just like you." Henry then began to laugh "And I guess this also means the rumors are true that you married Sara because the little girl is a spitting image of Sara. Well except for having your eyes that is."

Michael just smiles.

"Well I also never got to congratulate you and your brother for being able to clear Lincoln's name" Henry said with a smile.

Michael nodded, "Thank you. It seem like it took a life time, but it's finally over and behind us." Michael let out a deep sigh of relief. "So how have you been?"

"Well I'm enjoying retirement" Henry smiled.

Michael awkwardly nodded and looked down at the floor knowing he was the reason for his early retirement. The two stood in silence again until they both heard someone call out. "Henry dear, did you find the chocolate turtles?"

Both men looked at the woman approaching them. It was Henry's wife Judy.

As Judy got closer her eyes move from her husband to the strange but familiar man in front of him. "Hello" she says to Michael. "You seem familiar do I know you?"

Michael's head drops and tries to avoid her eye contact. Judy starts to clap her hands excitedly. "You're Michael Scofield, I remember seeing a picture of when you got married to Sara Tancredi about two years after you were all cleared in the newspaper." Michael finally looks up at her and smiles. "How is she? I haven't seen or heard from her in years."

"She's good, she opened a small clinic and is really happy with how successful it is doing" Michael told her.

"Oh that's wonderful" Judy said with a smile.

"What about you?" Henry asked.

"Ah well I started my own firm that has grown over the years. It started out small, with little projects I actually helped with the layout of Sara's clinic and now have a few larger projects. Funny enough my latest project is working on an extension and repairing the structure of a prison."

"How ironic" Henry stated. "Who better for the job to help prevent an escape then the guy who's broken out twice." Michael just gave a weak smile. Years later and talking about the escapes was something that still made him uncomfortable.

Lucky for Michael before they could continue on the subject Matt and Nicole came running back over to their dad's side.

"Daddy we found the perfect ones for mommy," Nicole said while tugging on her dad's shirt.

Judy looked down at the small children, especially the little girl who had a lot of Sara inside her.

"They're adorable" Judy smiled.

This was the first time Matt and Nicole saw the new stranger and both shied away, standing closer to Michael and each holding on to one of his legs. "Oh this is Matt and Nicole their both four," he told Judy.

"Well hello there" she said softly to them.

"Hi" they both said quickly and gave a small wave without letting go of Michael.

Michael smiled "Guys this is Mr. and Mrs. Pope." They both starred at the very friendly strangers. Michael glanced at his watch. "Well we better get going, Sara is probably wondering where we are since school was over two hours ago." They say their goodbyes to each other and Matt and Nicole dragged their dad over to show him the flowers that they knew their mom would love from them.