A/N Hi there! I've been super busy this week so I'm a bit behind with writing my fics. I'll try to catch up. Here's another chapter. There's a bit of drama because, hey it's Nate and Sophie, they are very passionate people so it's okay for them to fight. Plus Sophie is now hormonal :)

"Hey there girl" Tara barged in once Sophie opened the front door of Nate's apartment.

"Tara" Sophie hugged her. "It's been too long"

"I can see…" Tara eyed Sophie's clothing. "What is that thing you're wearing?" she looked horrified. "A men's sweatshirt?".

Sophie had, like always, stolen Nate's blue hoody that was now one her favourite things to wear when she was relaxing at home. She looked down. "What? It's comfortable!"

"We don't do comfortable, we do fashionable." She shook her head. "God, being in a permanent relationship has changed you. We need to go shopping then this evening we're going to drink and flirt with men!"

"I think I'll have to leave the drinking and the flirting to you" Sophie said sitting heavily on one of the kitchen chairs.

"Did Nate tell you, you couldn't go out?" Tara couldn't understand why the two girls couldn't have fun like the old times.

"I don't need Nate's permission" Sophie snorted "It's just that…"

"Hey, the bathroom is free now." Nate came rushing down the stairs. He then noticed the blond. "Hi there, Tara!"

"Nate," she eyed him. "That's a serious look for you"

Nate was wearing a suit and a shirt with a tie.

"Yes, it is" Sophie eyed him too with suspicion. "Am I still not allowed to know where you're going?"

Nate rolled his eyes. "Sophie, it's not a secret" he got his keys from the table. "If you really must know I'm meeting Cora at the bank. They are giving her problems with some payment and I'm going to help her out"

"That's all?"

"And then I'm meeting my secret mistress." He told her sarcastically. "Yes, that's all."

"Okay, I probably won't be here for lunch. Tara and I are going shopping…"

"Of course you are!" he mumbled.

"…and" she continued ignoring him "we'll be staying out until mid-afternoon."

"Will I see you before you go for your girls' night out?" he added quotes with his hands on the last part.

"Yes" it was now her time to roll her eyes.

"Just, please don't buy too much. I don't think you can put anything else in that closet."

"Yes, yes… there's always the closet in my apartment."

"Okay, I'm off! Talk to you later Tara" he was nearly out of the door when the brunette grifter stopped him.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" she called him back.

Signing, Nate retraced his steps and then leaned over to give her small peck on her lips. It was something that Sophie had insisted that they do as a couple. Every time one of them leaves for somewhere, they should give each other a good-bye kiss. "I'll see you late" he whispered on her lips and finally left.

Tara observed the scene open-mouthed. "Okay, you need an intervention. That scene was way too domestic. What happened to no strings attached Sophie?"

Sophie shrugged. "Things change, Tara. People change. I like having a stable relationship. I feel secure with Nate." She paused. "and, there's something else you should know" she slowly lifted her shirt.

"Is that…" Tara stared shocked. "Are you… are you pregnant?"

"Yep," Sophie smiled. "With twins"

"Seriously?" the other grifter was still stunned.

"Seriously"

"I can't believe it. They are Nate's, right?" she raised her eyebrow.

"Of course they are Nate's" she exclaimed.

"Wow, you and Nathan Ford having twins on the way" she puffed. "never would have thought of that"

"Believe me, ten years ago I would have called anyone insane if they told me this" she gestured her womb. " would happen. But it did and we're both happy about it. So is the team"

"Well, if you are happy then I'm happy for you too." She hugged her friend. "Congratulations!"

"Thank you" she had teary eyes.

"So I guess I'll be definitely be doing all the flirting this evening" she laughed.

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"This place is boring!" Parker commented twirling some ice inside her cocktail glass.

"You didn't have to come with us" Sophie replied back. Actually, she wasn't having much fun either.

"It's not like I had choice, Nate…" then she promptly closed her mouth realizing she said something she wasn't supposed to.

"Nate, what?" Sophie raised her eyebrow angrily.

"Nothing!"

"Parker!"

The thief sighed. "He asked me to keep an eye on you"

"Oh, that man. Seriously, he needs to stop micro managing everything!" Sophie grumbled.

"Have fun with that!" Tara snorted laughing. "You've got involved with him!"

"Thank you for agreeing to help us out when the pregnancy is further along" Sophie changed the subject.

"Hey, no problem, always ready to help. Plus, you do pay well and your cons are quiet exciting"

Parker mobile beep again that night.

"Is that Hardison texting you again?" Sophie asked. "What are the boys doing?" she hoped that Nate was actually socializing and not just sulking around waiting for her.

"Oh man, I can't believe it they went without me!" Parker whined.

"Where are they?"

"In Atlantic City!"

"What are they doing in Atlantic City?" Sophie asked surprised.

"Apparently Nate is winning a lot of money in the casinos"

Sophie eyes brighten up. "Oh good, more shopping!"

"I don't think so, he always gives is winnings to charity" Parker shrugged.

A big smile appeared on Sophie face. He might be a bit controlling, cold and distant but he had a big heart. That's one of the many reason she loved him.

"Ops, I think my friend Peggy is in trouble." Parker exclaimed reading her new text.

"What makes you say that?" Tara was eyeing a handsome man that passed by.

"Does this seem to you like a cat lover you could meet on-line?" she showed them the picture.

"Yummy" Tara exclaimed

"I think your friend is in big trouble. Let's go, girls. This place is boring anyway." Sophie collect her bag on stormed off.

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"I can't believe it you have been so irresponsible!" Nate yelled. His shouts could be heard even from outside the apartment.

"Nate, calm down, please. You'll give yourself an heart attack" Sophie casually sat at the kitchen table watching Nate pacing up and down the room.

"How can I stay calm when just an hour ago you were standing next to an exploding bomb?" He shouted back running his hands through his hair in frustration.

"Hey, I'm here. Everything went fine. Tara and I knew what we were doing."

"Did you know what you were doing even when those two men attacked you and one of them had a gun pointed at you?" he replied back.

"I'm going to kill Parker" she mumbled.

"Anything could have gone wrong this evening. You haven't got only yourself to think about now, you've got two babies in you too" he was really mad that she took unnecessarily risks putting the babies in harm's way.

"Were you worried only for the babies or for me to?" she couldn't help to ask.

"What does that supposed to mean?" he replied surprised by her question.

"Well, until now you only mentioned the babies being in danger, what about me?" Her voice raised too.

"I… what?" he hesitated.

"Let's face the truth Nate" she finally told him angrily. "If it hadn't been for me ending up pregnant, our relationship wouldn't have been progressing so quickly. You made it clear that you didn't want to be in a relationship" She paused. "So I'm asking you, do you even care about me or am I only the woman carrying your children?" She was about to cry but she didn't want to be seen weak by Nate.

Nate shook his head stunned. "I can't believe it that you're asking me this. And what do you mean by ending up pregnant? Do you regret the babies?"

Sophie's slight hesitation was all he needed. "You know what?" He threw his hands in the air. "I'll just leave before anyone us says anything else that we're going to regret later."

"Nate, don't go!" now her eyes were filled with tears. But the man just stormed off slamming the door behind him. Sophie watched the door and then started sobbing.