Ninety Miles to Cuba (Part 3 of 3)

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A/N: Written to try to satisfy lovesrogue36 ‘s prompt at leveragekink : ‘Nate/Sophie, fugitives on the run.’  Part three of three. Read part one here  and part two here.

Disclaimer: I own nothing here and am just doing this for fun and to pass the time until Season 3.

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The next morning, Sophie invites him to have breakfast with her, a

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Okay. I was ridiculously busy yesterday getting ready for a last-minute trip I have to take today, but I am thrilled that you posted this last chapter. I would have been nuts if I had to wait until Sunday. My fangirl brain has been trying to figure out how this was going to play out the last couple of days. A whole weekend of that? I would have been useless! lol

This is lovely, really. You have created a fine balance between hope and tension that I think is clearly evident in their interactions. The scene where he confronts her after dancing in Cuba is particularly moving for me. I think that there will always be an aggressive vibe to Nate when he is being truly himself. He is not a nice man. He isn't a soft man. That isn't to say that he isn't deeply loving and loyal, but there should be an edge to him when he is vunerable.

The idea of a man of action being told to be patient is brutal. It is is the perfect little revenge on Sophie's part. I applaud you for using that in this story.

Yeah, so I mostly applaud you. Thank you, once again, for writing something I want to read. Lucky for you I will be too busy to beg for more until at least Sunday. Enjoy your reprieve. Ha.

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Yay. So very glad that you liked it and were able to read it before your trip.

Nate is such an awesome mixture of conflicting attributes, it's fun to play with that. (And I'm guessing from 'conversations' we've had before that you also listen to the DVD commentaries, where John Rogers never misses a chance to reinforce the point that Nate is not a standard-issue 'nice guy'.) You've hit on all the things I was trying hard to do, so that makes me happy. (Although I hadn't seen the patience thing as possible revenge from Sophie, interesting read on that.)

This morning, I did the hairball draft of my first story in a five-part series. With any luck, that should be waiting for you on Sunday. Safe journey and enjoy your trip!

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Huh, so I gave Sophie more credit than I was supposed to? I am not terribly surprised. I have a way at looking at EVERYthing she does as calculated and though-out. As much as Nate is the open chess player, I think Sophie is, as well, and I tend to have that idea color everything I see/read her do.

Yes, I have watched the commentaries, although, it was a bit depressing to know that they have let go of the idea of Sophie/Nate in season one. I am hoping that the commentaries for season two offer more hope for my shipper heart. Well, and season three is ripe with possibilities. :)

Ooh~ I might be coming home to fic? Excellent! I am going to the Land of Kane (Oklahoma) for the first time. I hope that it makes up for the fact that I can't be glued to my computer this weekend for ConCon streaming. I am really bummed about that. I think my husband is relieved, though. He was seriously dreading the girlie screaming and running from the office to tell him what he was missing because I know that he would have been in the living room playing video games. Ha.

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Huh, so I gave Sophie more credit than I was supposed to?

Heh. I'm not sure I'd put it like that. One of the things I struggled with in the middle chapter was whether or not I'd switch between points of view. That had been my plan, and then I got stuck on Sophie's POV. It just seemed more natural and dramatic to stick to one POV and I'd already committed to Nate.

So maybe Sophie was being all nefarious, but "Nate" couldn't see it and neither could I. :) POV is something I've become obsessive about, to stick with just one character at a time. It's too easy to fall willy-nilly through people's heads and thoughts.

Yes, I have watched the commentaries, although, it was a bit depressing to know that they have let go of the idea of Sophie/Nate in season one.

Did I miss the one where they say that specifically? Or is this your impression/informed opinion? :)

Have fun in Oklahoma. I think the 7hr time difference will probably make it difficult for me to watch any live-streaming, not without taking large amount of teasing from my husband. :) (Whom I'm dragging through Leverage, kicking and screaming. He refused to watch 202 this afternoon, one of my favorites because of my ridiculous Eliot crush.)