A/N Okay, as promised here is the epilogue. I'm thinking about maybe doing some one shots in the future to continue the story, but I have got a lot of other things planned, we'll see. In these days I'll be continuing my other story "A simple gesture that changed everything" so stay tuned :)

Epilogue

Sophie slowly woke up from her night sleep. It hadn't been a very comfortable sleep, since her nearly nine months pregnant belly didn't really leave many options to manoeuvre.

"Good morning, Mrs Ford" she heard Nate whispered in her ear.

Smiling, she turned around to face him. "Good morning, Mr Devereaux."

He chuckled at their own going joke and gave her a small peck on the lips. "Did you sleep well?"

"For a certain part of the night. I'm sure these two are taking it in turns to disturb their mother's sleep."

He gently laid a hand on her prominent abdomen and started caressing it. He felt one of the babies kicking his hand. "I think someone else is already up this morning"

"Hmm…" she laid back down, relaxed by her husband's touch.

Husband? Who would have thought that? After their ordeal with Latimer and Dubenich, the team had decided to move from Boston, agreeing that it was too dangerous to stay there. They soon moved to Portland, who had been the setting of some of their cons. Nate and Sophie moved to a quiet house. They even managed to finish decorating the babies' room. Of course they couldn't keep the team away. So the first floor of the house was part office and part a living area to share with the team. They were used to sharing meals all together that they didn't want to break the tradition.

Nate sat up. "I'm going to get washed and then I'll prepare breakfast. Would you like something in particular?"

"Hmm…" she thought about it. "Your babies want pancakes with blueberries."

"Are you sure it's my babies that want pancakes not their mother who sometimes has a sweet tooth?"

She rolled her eyes mischievously. "Maybe…"

He gave her another small peck while leaning over the bed. "Okay, let me go get ready and then pancakes" he walked in the bathroom.

"Love you" she shouted after him.

"Yeah, Yeah…"

They babies were particularly active that morning. "Hey little ones, what are you doing in there? Exercises? Have you been listening to uncle Eliot?"

Nate made his way downstairs to start cooking breakfast, she could hear him going through the cupboards. The she felt it, a sharp pain at her abdomen. Then another one.

"Nate!" she shouted. "Nate" now she was panicking.

Nate came rushing up the stairs. "What? What's wrong?"

Sophie got up from the bed holding her belly. "The babies"

"Is something wrong?"

"I think they are coming"

"You're having contractions?" now he was panicking. "Okay," he took a deep breath. "You get dressed, I'll get the bag from the cupboard and then get the car"

She felt another sharp pain. "Hurry!"

In the meanwhile Nate called the team too telling them to reach them at the hospital. Twenty minutes later Nate and Sophie were entering the hospital.

"Mrs Ford" Nate told the nurse. "Doctor Stone is expecting us"

"Yes," the nurse nodded. "There's a room ready for you"

They followed her to the room and Nate helped Sophie get in the bed. After a minute doctor Stone marched in.

"So Sophie, it's seems your babies have decided to join us early." She smiled. "Let's see how it's going" She attached Sophie to a machine and examined her. "Yes, these are definitely contractions, but it's going to be a long wait before you're fully dilated. I'll be back in a couple of hours to see how things are progressing."

"A couple of hours?" Sophie shouted. " I can't go through this for another two hours? Can't I have pain killers or something?"

Elizabeth chuckled " I see what I can do. But it's going to be a long day"

Nate tried to calm her Sophie, but she was definitely in full mood. "Don't come near me!" He backed off.

The team came in. "Hey are the babies here?" Parker asked cheerfully.

"Out" Sophie shouted pointing at the door.

Nate tried to push the three members out of the door. "Guys, let's go outside"

"What's up with her?" Hardison asked slightly offended.

"You try going through contractions and see if your cheerful then"

Eliot had read all about pregnancy, in case of an emergency delivery. He even took Nate's place in some of Sophie's Lamaze and parenting classes when her husband couldn't joining her. Parker went for one class, but it had been a total disaster, so she had been banned to go there.

"The doctor just told her that's going to be at least a couple of hours. I don't think it will be time to deliver until this afternoon."

"You're joking right?" Hardison raised his eyebrow. "Does it really take that long?"

"The pain have to go through for a few minutes of pleasure" Sophie shouted from the back of the door. When she wanted she could hear anything.

Nate looked down embarrassed. He remembered this part with Maggie. Maggie had even said worst things to him, but Sophie was only at the beginning. He was sure she was going to beat his ex-wife.

"Nate, get your ass back in here" It was going to be long day for him too. He took a deep breath and put a smile on. "If I come back alive, I'll see you later"

The others were definitely going to stay away from Sophie, they certainly didn't envy their mastermind.

"Yes love, what can I do for you?"

"Could you bring something to drink, please?"

He was a jug full over water on a table and he filled a glass. "Here you are." He gave to her.

"Thanks" she told him after taking a few sips. "I'm sorry about before." She started crying. "I don't really know what happened to me"

"It's okay" he brushed her tears away. "I'm here for you. You can use me as punch bag as much as you like"

She smiled. "Thank you" she kissed him briefly.

The hours get passing. Elizabeth Stone came to check on Sophie a couple of times, but still no sign of the babies. The rest of the team was getting bored outside the room. They had even managed to pull off a small heist to someone who was bullying the gift shop owner in the hospital.

"Okay, it's time" doctor Stone finally said. "So, when I tell you I need you to push as hard as you can. Nate, hold her hand."

Sophie gripped Nate's hand tightly.

"Push!"

And she pushed. And it was the most hurtful and difficult experience she had ever had. "Oh God, it hurts. Nate, if you think ever going to have sex again, you're dreaming"

"Yes dear" he patronized her. He saw Elizabeth's nod. "Just one more bug push, okay?"

After a minute they could hear a baby cry.

"Here it is." Elizabeth told them happily. " The little boy is out first." She hold him up for them to see.

"Oh, Nate" Sophie started crying. She had a son.

Nate just couldn't believe it. He was a father again. He looked stunned.

"So dad, are you coming to cut the umbilical cord?" Stone asked him.

With a slight nod of encouragement from Sophie, he went to officially bring his son in to the world. Once he was done the nurse took him away to clean him, weight him and check that everything was okay.

Sophie felt another contraction.

"Well, it's seems that his sister is going to join us too."

This delivery was faster and they soon heard their daughter cry. Once they were all checked, including the mother, the nurse passed the two babies to their exciting parents.

Nate was holding his daughter to his chest, while Sophie was admiring their son. "We did good Nate" she whispered to him.

"We certainly did." His daughter was as a beautiful as her mother, she was a mini version of her, including her deep chocolate brown eyes. He could see so little of him in her, maybe the little hair she had. Yes, she was going to have untamed curly hair, like him.

He looked down at his son already nursing from his mother. He was definitely his son. All his features screamed Ford, including his blue eyes.

When everything was cleared, Elizabeth took one last glimpse at them. "We're going to leave to rest now."

"No," protested Sophie. "First they need to meet the rest of the family"

"Okay, nut as soon as your ready call the nurse and then she should fill the birth certificates too."

She left the room and Eliot, Hardison and Parker came inside.

"Is it safe now?" asked Parker uncertainly.

"Yes," Sophie smiled. "Come and meet you nephew and niece"

Parker sat on the bed next too Sophie. "Oh, they are so tiny" she looked amazed.

Sophie had just finished feeding her son and leaned over to pass him to Parker. "Here, hold him"

Parker was at first unsure, but when Sophie showed her how to hold him she experienced the most wonderful feeling of the world, after flying of course.

"Have they got a name yet?" Hardison asked spying behind Nate's shoulder to look at the peaceful baby girl sleeping in his arms.

"Who's going to tell them?" Nate smirked.

"Come on, already" Eliot grunted.

"Well" Sophie began. "Meet Ainsley Corinne Ford and Joshua James Ford."

"Ainsley and J.J." Parker repeated it. " I like it"

"Welcome to the family, Leverage babies"

THE END