Ninety Miles to Cuba (Part 3 of 3)

[fleurlb]

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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[lovesrogue36]

Oh this has been utterly fabulous. You've got them down pat, really, and you're writing is simply phenomenal. I love Nate taking control, too. I've always felt like Sophie really holds the reins in their relationship so to see him pushing her boundaries for once is a lot of fun. Great job!!

[fleurlb]

Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I very much enjoyed writing it.

[fleurlb]

Thank you. I'm glad that you liked it. I couldn't resist a chance to involve the rest of the team. :)

[whimoffate]

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

[fleurlb]

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!

[whimoffate]

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

[fleurlb]

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

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[maggiesheridan]

Just wanted to say that this is amazing. You've caught the nuances of the speech patterns of the entire team perfectly. I'm new to Leverage. Watched the entire two seasons in 3 days and now re-watching :). Absolutely, utterly smitten with the entire thing. Can't wait for the 20th of this month!! Hoping to become active in the leverage communities here.

Thanks again - makes waiting for Season 3 more bearable!!

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[fleurlb]

Thank you - I'm lucky enough to have an ear for dialogue and voices, but I love practicing with this group. :) Hope you're enjoying the new season!

[foreverwriting9]

Ooooooh, I loved this :). I love the idea of Nate and Sophie sitting around and playing board games, and that Scrabble scene just made my life :D