Eduardo, Nathan, and Sam made it to the base shortly after the others. Lily ran into her parents arms, as they took a moment to be happy that all of them were alright. Well, mostly alright. Christopher had taken a look at Sam's arm and had bandaged it up, said that it wasn't deep enough to require stitches, and only needed some time to heal. He'd also bandaged up Eduardo's ankle while he was at it. But other than that they were alright, and Sam was thankful for that.

Eduardo looked over at Nathan. "You gonna set up those traps?"

"You bet your bottom dollar." Russell replied, leaning against the door frame of the compound.

"Good. Need any help?"

Nathan shook his head. "Not this time. Russell and I have… a particular gift… for trap setting, as you quite well remember. So we got this."

Morgan nodded at the two. "Do your thing."

Sam looked up at Eduardo as Nathan and Russell disappeared from the compound. "A gift?"

Eduardo chuckled. "Back before I ever met you, we all had gone out on a mission, and those two were in charge of setting up some of the traps for the enemy. Let's just say that they're really good at it."

Lily walked over and wrapped her arms around Eduardo's waist. "I'm sorry daddy."

Eduardo stooped down and looked his daughter in the eyes. "Now what do you have to be sorry about?"

"I left you. I shouldn't have left you on the ship." The little girl said quietly, looking down at the ground.

Eduardo tilted Lily's face up to look at him again. "I told you to honey. You did exactly what I told you to, and you were very brave in doing it. I'm proud of you." He then pulled Lily into a hug, and let the little girl cuddle into his chest as he sat down next to Sam.

The rest of the guys kept a watch out as the three of them took their break. Christopher had specifically instructed Sam not to take her watch for another couple of hours for her arm to start healing properly, and had told Eduardo that he needed to keep his weight off his ankle for at least an hour to let his wounds heal as well. Sam scooted into Eduardo and wrapped her arm around her daughter as they both snuggled into Eduardo. After all the excitement, Sam had been afraid that Lily wouldn't fall back asleep and would stay up all night with them and would then be tired all the next day. But she was pleasantly surprised when it only took about thirty minutes before she saw Lily's eyes close, and she fell back asleep.

Sam tilted her head to look up at Eduardo. "How's your ankle feeling?"

"It's fine. Don't know why Christopher had to fuss over it. How's your arm?"

"Good. Doesn't hurt as much."

"I'm sorry I wasn't there to help prevent it." Eduardo whispered.

Sam shoved him gently. "The hell are you talking about 'preventing' it? You saved our daughter's life. There's nothing to be sorry about."

"Well I know the only ones who'll be sorry are those bastards coming after us, when I get my hands on them."

Sam smiled. "You and me both. I just don't know how we're all going to get out of this one this time. I mean, we're surrounded, and will likely be outnumbered."

"We will get out of this. I can promise you that. And when we do, I'm taking you and Lily on a nice long vacation." Eduardo replied, smirking down at her.

"I'm serious Eduardo."

"So am I. We will get out of this. Nathan and Russell will set up their traps around the base, which should knock out a good number of them, knowing those two. And we have enough weapons here to fight off anyone else that makes it through. We'll be ok."

Sam sighed. "I hope you're right."

"When am I not?" Eduardo asked, his tone cocky as he leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"But what will happen if enough of them do make it past their traps. I don't doubt their ability, but what will we do if that happens?"

"If there are enough of them, us guys will go out and defend the base, and you'll take care of Lily."

"I want to help too."

Eduardo smiled, wrapping his free arm around her shoulder and hugging her to him. "I know you do love, but I want the two of you safe and out of harm's way. From the things I've heard about these guys, they won't hesitate to kill Lily just because she's a child, and they certainly wouldn't have a qualm about killing you just because you're a woman. These guys are out for blood. Why they've made us their personal vendetta, I'll never know. But the fact is that they will kill you two without a second thought. I couldn't live with myself if that were to happen. So you'll stay here with Lily while us guys go out and defend the base. Understood?"

Sam hesitated for a moment before nodding solemnly. "Alright. But I'll at least have a weapon here for us, just in case they do make it here, right?"

"Of course, you'll have your pistol, and I'll even leave mine here for you just in case. Now get some sleep, your turn to watch will be coming up pretty soon, and you're going to need all the energy you can get."

Sam sat forward and pressed a kiss to Eduardo's lips, delving in their warmth as she sighed against him. His lips curled into a smile against hers, and she finally pulled back. Adjusting her position, she leaned against Eduardo, and placed her head on his shoulder. She hadn't realized how tired she'd actually been until just then, and nestled against Eduardo's warm body. Closing her eyes, she fell asleep almost instantly.