Valentine Surprises

Chapter 6

It was six years ago that they all returned to States. Lincoln, LJ and Sara's charges had been dropped and were able to return. Michael and Sucre's charges were not. With the governments so called apology money, Lincoln used some of it to get Michael and Sucre the best lawyers. The process was long and tiring, but in the end it all worked out. Michael's jail sentence was dropped. He was on probation for a year and then had to complete 200 hours of community service.

Unfortunately Sucre was not that lucky. After many long trials the decision was that, because Sucre was an important part of the rescuing of Sara and LJ in Panama and helping to bring down the company; the escape charge was dropped along with any charges ranked up while on the run. He was just to finish his 15 months for his original sentence.

While he was in prison Michael and Sara helped Maricruz when Alejandro was born. When Sucre was released from prison, they bought a house a few doors down from the Scofield and Burrows household, so that their children could grow up together and now Nicole and Maribelle had become inseparable.

Tonight was just like many other nights where they would get together for dinner and socializing. After dinner Michael, Lincoln and Sucre retreated to the family room to watch the hockey game. While Sara, Hannah and Maricruz helped the children bake cookies for school parties and the valentine cards.

"Can we have heart shape cookies," Maribelle asked as she and Nicole added chocolate chips to the cookie mix.

"Sure, just let me find the cookie cutter" Sara told her.

At the kitchen table Hannah was helping Matt and Alejandro with Valentine cards. "I think this one should be for Kristy," Matt said holding up the card to show Hannah.

"Oooo is Kristy your girlfriend" Hannah teased and Matt became all defensive "No, I don't have a girlfriend. It's Nicole who has a boyfriend."

"I do not" Nicole called from the kitchen counter. "He just gave me a picture."

"A picture?" Sara said.

"Yeah" Nicole ran out of the kitchen to her school bag and pulled out the picture that Tyler drew for her. She quickly ran back to the kitchen holding it up to show her mom "See."

Sara and Maricruz looked at the picture "Aw that's cute" Maricruz said.

"That was very nice of him," Sara said giving her daughter a kiss.

"I think I'm going to give him an extra cookie with his valentine card." Nicole told her mother.

Hannah giggled from the table "That's good your going steady" Sara and Maricruz started laughing as well.

After finishing baking the cookies and getting all the children valentine cards done it started getting late and the Sucre's gathered their children and made their way home for the night.

Sara was at the kitchen counter cleaning up while Nicole and Matt were at the kitchen table putting their cards in their bags. Michael came into the kitchen to see the twins at the kitchen table.

"All right you two bedtime" he told them.

"No, not yet" Matt pleads.

Sara smiled at them "Uh oh I don't think that was a good idea Matt" knowing that Michael was going to do something.

"Me neither" Michael chuckled as he threw them both over his shoulders, fireman style. He carried the two giggling four year olds up stairs to get them ready for bed.

Shaking her head at them, Sara finished cleaning and then made her way to the family room where Lincoln and Hannah are sitting. Making her way to the couch she turned to Lincoln. "So have you heard from LJ lately?"

Lincoln had his arm casually around Hannah as he answered Sara "Ah yeah he called this morning. He is taking Danielle out for dinner tomorrow night."

"That's good, do you know when he is coming home next? The twins keep asking for him." Sara asked.

Lincoln sat there trying to remember what LJ had said to him. "Oh yeah, he'll be home spring break, but he wanted me to ask you if since he's thinking of going to med school can he shadow you in the clinic. You know see if he likes it?"

Sara smiled "Of course, I think that would be perfect. My assistant wants that week off anyway it will be nice to have someone around to keep everything running smoothly."

"Does he know what he wants to study in med school?" Hannah asked.

"He has a few things in mind but hopes Sara can help him choose" Lincoln said to Hannah but was looking at Sara.

Sara nodded her head.

After Michael was able to calm the twins down and get them ready for bed he then read them a bedtime story. After he made his way down stairs to the family room holding the picture Nicole showed him that Tyler gave her. Michael slowly entered the family room where Sara, Lincoln and Hannah are sitting . "Who is this Tyler kid?" Michael asks Sara.

Sara, Lincoln and Hannah start to laugh at Michael at his growing protectiveness of his daughter against boys.

"Michael he's four years old, I'm sure by now he has a criminal record." Sara teased. Lincoln and Hannah laughed but Michael didn't.

He took a seat next to Sara. "Well if she's anything like you we're in trouble."

Sara laughed "Ok so I had a thing for bad boys but also it wasn't my fault that in high school the lead cheerleader's boyfriend dumped her to try and impress me."

Michael chuckled "Yeah well I think I need to invest in that shotgun now," the other three just laughed.