"The surgery went well" he told them smiling.

They all breath in relief. "When can I see him?" Sophie immediately asked him. "I promised him I was going to be there went he woke up"

"He still needs to stay in ICU for a couple of hours, then he will be moved into a private room, just time for him to wake off from the anesthesia. He can then receive visitors, but please no all at once. I'll then discuss with you the protocol to follow during his recovery time."

"Thank you, Doctor"

Doctor Kendall nodded and walked away.

"Two hours" Hardison whispered to Eliot. "That's enough time to do what we have to do"

Eliot looked at him and then Sophie with the corner of his eye. He slowly nodded. Then he made a signal to Tara who quickly caught its meaning.

"Parker," Tara called the thief. "You stay here with Sophie. Eliot and I are going to get some food."

Sophie looked up. "I'm not that hungry."

"Sophie, you need to eat" Eliot pointed out.

She sighed giving up. "Okay, but nothing to heavy"

"I'll come with you" Hardison jumped from his seat. "Three sets of hands are better than two"

The three of them left quickly and if Sophie hadn't been so worried about Nate, she would have caught that they were up to something.

Hardison parked the van two block from Latimer's building. He didn't want to risk to park closer.

"Okay, this is your cover" He handed Tara her fake ID and documents.

The blond grifter was putting the final touches to her persona. "It's a straight go in and get out job, right?"

"He doesn't know you, so you shouldn't have problems." Eliot confirmed to her.

"I will guide you through coms"

"If you see any sign of trouble, you get out of there, fast" Eliot looked at her straight in the eyes making sure she understood.

"Okay" she nodded. "I'm off"

Hardison sat behind the computer.

"What I'm supposed to do?" Eliot asked.

"Maybe you should actually go and get some for food. It would be suspicious if you go back empty handed."

Eliot grunted in annoyance but jump outside the van.

"I would like a double cheese burger with extra cheese and no pickles. Oh, and a maxi portion of fries and orange soda" he smirked.

"I swear, Hardison, one of these days…"

"Thank you bro. I appreciate it!"

The con went smoothly. Latimer's personal assistant directed her towards the office and in the less than a minute she had been left alone she planted the bugs Hardison had given her in the strategic places they figured out Latimer wouldn't be able to find them. They knew that Latimer was a ladies man, so it had been easy for Tara to distract him so he wouldn't notice her false pretenses. After twenty minutes, she was out of the building and safe in the van.

"Did it work?" she asked out of breath. Being inside the lion's den always made her uncomfortable.

"Perfectly, baby. I can hear everything that goes on in that office. By the way, nice touch with the mobile phone"

She smirked. "Please, show a man some cleavage and he won't know what's happening around him."

"All done?" Eliot entered the van, his hands full of carrier bags.

"Did you doubt me?" Tara grinned.

Eliot just smiled. "Let's go before Sophie gets suspicious"

In the hospital was waiting patiently for Nate to be transferred in a room. She hated that she wasn't allowed in ICU, she had got just a quick look at him through the glass, and that just because she used her grifting skills on the nurse. Parker was occupied by stealing all sorts of odd things and replacing them in various parts of the floor.

She heard the lift's bell ring and hope to see the others back. They had been gone for a long time. It wasn't them, but she was happy to see Maggie rushing towards her.

Sophie got up from the chair and gave her an awkward hug. "Hi, Maggie"

"Hey," she stepped back. "Any news?"

"The surgery went well."

"Oh, thank God!" she sighed relieved. She looked around "Where are the others?"

"Hey Maggie" Parker jumped in front of her.

"Hi, Parker. I see you're always the same" she smiled.

"What's that supposed to mean?" she looked confused. "Who else am I supposed to be?"

"I mean you haven't changed" Maggie forgot that having a conversation with Parker could be very challenging.

"The others actually told I have change a lot. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing"

Maggie studied Sophie an arched her eyebrow. "There's something different with you"

Sophie looked down embarrassed. Of course the woman was going to figure it out. Damn that man for not telling his ex-wife sooner.

"It's like you're glowing" she continue. Then realization hit her. Oh my God! Your pregnant!" she exclaimed.

"Nate was supposed to tell you" she tried to defend herself.

"Wow, I mean…" Maggie was shocked. Finding out that your ex-husband was having a kid with another woman was certainly not what she had been expecting.

"I know it's awkward, I'm sorry if…"

"No, no don't be" Maggie tried to reassure her. "I mean it's a good thing. Expecting a kid is always a good thing.

"Puff" Parker snorted. "a kid? Try two!"

"Two?" second shock of the day.

"Thanks Parker!" Sophie snorted back. She turned to Maggie. "Yeah, two. A boy and a girl. There are fraternal but not identical."

"Wow" It seemed like that was the only word she could say.

"I'm still blaming Nate for it. These babies were certainly not planned. I mean that man…"

"Hmmm… Sophie. I'm still the ex-wife here. Please no details."

Sophie blushed. "Sorry"

"How far along are you?"

" A bit over three months. It's the strangest experienced I have had. One moment I'm happy, then the other one I'm ready to hit someone, mostly Nate. It's like I'm in a different body"

"It's actually scary" Parker commented.

Maggie laughed. "It's only the beginning, it gets worse. When until the cravings start kicking in. I remember poor Nate had to go out in the middle of night for ice-creams, hamburger, tacos… it was driving him crazy." She had a nostalgic look, remembering about Sam. "But there are good memories too. The first time you feel them moving or the first kick" Tears started forming in her eyes.

Sophie covered her hands with hers. "Hey,"

"Sorry" she quickly dries her tears.

Tara, Eliot and Hardison exit from the lift. "Hey, I see the all gang is here" Tara greeted Maggie.

"Hi everyone"

Eliot started distributing the food. He passed a sandwich to Maggie.

"How did you know I was going to be here?" she asked.

He just shrugged. "I just did"

As soon as they finished to eat, the nurse came to them. "We've moved Mister Ford to his room" She informed them. "He should be waking up soon, if you want to go inside." She looked at Sophie.

Sophie got up and followed her to the room. Nate was laying on the bed. He was still attached to monitors and tubes, but at least the oxygen mask was gone. Like before, she took his hand in hers and started running her other hand through his hair.

Nate began to stir from his sleep. He tried to sit up, but his all chest hurt. He moaned.

"Hey there, sleepy head. Welcome back" she smiled at him.

His throat was dry and pointed at the glass sitting on the bedside table.

"Let me help you" she slid an ice chip across his lips and he gently sucked it in his mouth. The fresh water felt heavenly.

"Thanks" he whispered.

"How are you feeling?"

"Like I have been run down by an elephant" he groaned hoarsely.

She laughed but then she started sobbing.

"Hey" he slowly lifted a hand to her cheek. "It's going to be okay"

"Don't you ever scare me like this again!" she cried. "I'm not going to raise these children on my own. If you die on me, I'm going to do anything to bring you back, understood?"

"Perfectly" he smiled. "Come here" and he brought her head down so he could gently kiss her lips.

Outside the room, the rest of team was waiting for Sophie to invite them in. They needed to know that their leader was going to be okay.

Hardison was listening through his tablet pc for anything interesting from the bugs they had planted. For now it had only been boring meetings.

"Hey guys, I've got something" he took his plugs out so everyone could hear.