Haylie sent the nanny home and opened her arms for her sweet baby. He ran into them as wrapped his little arms around her neck.

"Are you hungry?" she asked, he didn't really speak yet so it was mostly rhetorical, "Let's make dinner before Daddy gets home," she finished as she scooped him up and walked with him into the kitchen.

She sat him in his pack n play while she threw a batch of chili into the crockpot. Her heart was still heavy as she cooked because so many of the meals she'd eaten with Raymond had been prepared by Kate. She noticed Thomas watching her intently though so she had to keep herself together.

As the dinner was finishing, Haylie and Thomas were sitting on the floor in the living room playing with cars when the door opened. Reddington walked in and though he smiled at the site before his eyes, Haylie could see the pain from what he'd done and she knew Kate wasn't coming back.

"Thomas," Haylie said, "Look who's here," she said as she pointed behind him.

The baby turned and saw Red. Haylie watched as Thomas' face lit up and he ran toward Red, wrapping his little arms around Red's legs. That's when he said his first word, "Daddy."

Haylie gasped as she heard it and watched as Red lifted the baby into his arms, his whole body showing how torn he was inside. She knew he felt guilty that his child was here, safe, while Agnes was with Kirk and she knew his decision about Kate was weighing heavily on him. She knew he didn't want to allow himself any happiness but he deserved it after the last few weeks.

Haylie stood and wrapped her arms around her men, allowing very few of the tears inside to escape, just enough to be able to quickly hide away. They stood, wrapped together as a family, for what felt like an eternity before Haylie pulled back.

"I made food. Are you hungry?" she asked Red, still unsure of where she stood in his life now.

Red nodded, "I am going to London tomorrow after I see Lizzie to hunt down the one lead I have on Kirk. I don't want the teams help on this one so can I trust that you'll do your best to stay out of it?" he asked as he placed Thomas in his high chair.

Haylie nodded, "Whatever you need. Who are we avoiding?" she asked as she wandered over to the kitchen to dish everyone's food. "Is Dembe around? Does he want some?"

Red shook his head, though she couldn't see him from where she was, "I sent him on a task. I am going after Miles McGrath, he's an investor in crime. That's all you need to know. If your team starts looking into him, you need to shut them down," he instructed as she walked back in with dinner.

"I'll do my best. Are you staying here tonight?" she asked, hoping for a yes because she'd missed him very much.

Red smiled, allowing himself a small glimpse of happiness, "Why wouldn't I? I feel as if I haven't seen you in weeks and that is not how it should be. Perhaps the three of us could camp out in the living room. I long to be near both of you," he revealed, his tone soft.

Haylie smiled, "I'd love nothing more. After I clean up the kitchen," she felt a tear threaten her eye as she thought of Kate again but she remembered her instructions so she swallowed, "We can get all set up."

Haylie wanted to tell him how excited she was to see Liz the following day and how much she missed Kate but she couldn't bring up any of these things because they caused him nothing but pain so she kept things simple and only spoke of their child and their relationship.

The following morning, Red left before Haylie woke up and she got ready quickly and kissed Thomas as the nanny arrived. Haylie raced to the Post Office relieved to have some normalcy in her day.

When she arrived, she was embraced by each member of her team. "We're glad your plan didn't work out," Ressler joked as the team welcomed her back.

Haylie laughed as Liz walked in with Tom right behind her. "What do we have on Kirk?" Liz asked. She walked in all business.

Haylie sighed as she walked forward and embraced Liz as she'd wanted to do in Cuba but was unable to. "I'm so glad you're ok."

Liz smiled at Haylie as she quickly realized she might be the only one so readily forgiving about her actions. Aram came behind Haylie and also hugged Liz while Ressler gave her some information which basically read as they had nothing on Kirk.

"Does Reddington have a lead?" Samar asked, wanting to talk about work and not their friend who was recently brought back from the dead.

Haylie mentally took note of the team's reactions so she could attempt to make Liz feel better if they had time alone.

"Reddington said he wants us to stay out of this case but I don't think we should. He's on his way to London to find a Miles McGrath," Liz explained as Cooper walked in.

"Why wouldn't he want our help?" Cooper asked as he gave Liz a tight smile. "I'll call the Scotland Yard and ask them to send out some guys. Reddington knows we are only helpful to him."

Haylie shook her head, "Maybe we should stay out of it. Sometimes, he has methods in mind that we shouldn't involve the law in," she said, hoping to throw the team off.

Cooper shook his head, "I know you're looking out for what he wants but I also know that all of us want to find Agnes."

Ressler gestured to a few evidence boxes, "Haylie you can look through here for any leads."

Liz waited until Ressler walked away, "Can I help you?"

Haylie left, "I'm never going to say no. Let's see what we can find," she said as she sat down on a stool to begin digging, hoping Red wouldn't be too disappointed with her for not keeping the team out.