He gazed into her eyes and gently placed his hand slightly above her knee, as if the gesture signified something more. As if that touch could bring her the world, anything and everything she could have possibly dreamed of wanting. As if that caress was his way of telling her he would do anything to give her the chance to view her the same way he does. As if that gentle touch was a promise of his heart, soul, and life.
It amazed her how a simple action was somehow the physical representation of the deep love welling behind those sad eyes. She couldn't tell if he loved her, pitied her, or both.
Nonetheless, the twisted mangled emotions he felt and managed to display through moving a few muscles in his body, took her breath away. How could he feel something so intensely and she still not understand a portion of the circumstances?
He once explained to her the problem with drawing lines in the sand. It was another time he truly amazed her. However, the circumstances differ immensely. In that moment, standing there with him, bathing in the flashing police lights, she was flabbergasted. She could not fathom how someone could display so much confidence and assurance and still manage to be completely vulnerable.
He was explaining the concept of their boundaries to her, as well as himself. That these boundaries would eventually be broken by one of them or the other.
At that time, her understanding of the enigma that is Raymond Reddington would slingshot from one extreme to another. Every time she thought she was about to solve the puzzle, he would show her a brand new piece.
And now she sits with him on a couch in some hideaway from the rest of the world.
He was right. Those boundaries were broken and along with them, new ones were put in their places. She is never able to pinpoint the moment in which they crumble, until now. She can not tell what this moment means… But she knows that this is somehow defining the rest of their relationship.
She feels as if this is the last piece of the puzzle, even though she can't see the image she's been trying to put together. Eventually she will understand what all of this means. But until then, she will continue to be amazed by him.
