There were always his to protect
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Chapter 4
Elizabeth looks down at the small child cuddled into her side, Elizabeth was happily reading over a file while Allie was using her laptop to watch a movie. Elizabeth notices that both Reddington and Dembe kept peering at the screen to try see what movie Allie was watching and what was going on in the movie. Reddington knew that if he wanted to have a good relationship with Allie he would have to know what she liked and what she didn't like.
Allie patted Elizabeth on the arm "mom, mom." Elizabeth looks down at her happy six year old "yes Allie." Allie points to the screen, Elizabeth nods "Where is yours?" Allie sits up "I left him in Uncle Donald's car."
Elizabeth looks over at Donald who was reading a file too "Ressler?" He looks up and over at the ladies "yeah." Elizabeth faintly smiles at him "we have a snowman emergency."
Donald looks at Allie then to Elizabeth "Where is this snowman?" Elizabeth tries not to giggle "Allie said she left the snowman in your car." Allie nods "it was an accident." He grabs the keys off the table and heads towards the door "I shall go save the snowman and bring him to you Allie."
Allie stood by the front door waiting for Donald to come back, Elizabeth bent down behind Allie and covered her eyes when she saw Donald head back towards the house "Close them really tight."
Donald shuts and relocks the front door before he pulls out Allie's snowman from his jacket "I have a snowman package for Allie." Elizabeth removed her hands from Allie. Allie happily takes the teddy and hugs him and then hugs Donald "thank you for saving him."
Allie gets comfy once again on the couch leaning against her mom with her recused snowman. Elizabeth looks down at Allie once again and realises how sleepy she looks "you okay baby?" Allie nods then yawns. Elizabeth once again puts her file on the table, followed by her laptop "Bedtime missy."
Allie looks at her and nods, Elizabeth pick Allie up who sleepily lays her head on her mothers' shoulder "Say goodnight to everyone." Allie yawns again "night night." Elizabeth carries Allie to the room she was going to be staying in, they heard Ressler and Dembe wish Allie a good night but Elizabeth heard footsteps behind her and knew that Reddington was behind them.
Elizabeth tucks Allie into the bed "You comfy?" Allie nods and then Elizabeth smiles "is Olaf comfy." Allie nods again "will you stay with me please?" Elizabeth nods "of course sweetie, I won't let anything bad happen to you." Reddington sits the other side of the bed "and neither will I Allie, you are both safe here."
Elizabeth and Reddington quietly left Allie's room 20 minutes after she had fallen asleep, they walk downstairs and Ressler was holding her phone "it keeps ringing." Elizabeth looks at the caller ID "CRAP." She walks towards the kitchen and slips outside "heeyyy, I know I know, I had a little trouble. No I'm fine, Allie hurt herself at school and the day went downhill from there."
Elizabeth sat down on the small brick wall "of course, isn't he always the problem in my life. The papers came through today so it was made official. No I'm fine, Allie seems okay but she's only 6; I doubt she really knows what is going on but maybe once everything settles down I'll try to explain everything to her."
Reddington looks at Ressler "What did the caller ID say." Donald looks up at him "Sam, they talk every night at 8 but normally it is Liz ringing him and it is now 8:30 so I guess he was worried and rang her."
Reddington steps out into the back yard and slips his jacket around the bare arms of Elizabeth; she faintly smiles at him "I know you never liked him and no Sam do not do that please. Of course I will let you know if I need him taken care of by you but I have a feeling you will have to take a number cause there are at least 3 people in front of you 4 if you include me."
Elizabeth lays her head on Reddington's shoulder "Did you know about Allie Sam?" she waited for an answer then explained herself "Tom isn't Allie's father, that's why I'm kinda hiding from him. He's angry about the divorce and wants to use Allie against me and put our fake happy family back together again but I found out today by the doctor at the hospital. No Allie got taken there she has a bruise on her forehead and a lovely purple cast on her arm the school wanted her to get checked over in case she became ill and I sued them."
She looks up at Reddington and smirks "Oh really you can't wait to get your hands on Allie's biological father, well I shall text you his name and where you can find him. Sam I was joking, he was told also today and he says he wants to be her father but we'll see, I shall tell her. Night Sam, we love you too."
Elizabeth ended the call and snuggled into his side "he has a right to know, he takes care of Allie and I don't want him letting Tom take her." Reddington kisses her head "I understand that Lizzie. Allie is safe, Tom won't get her; I promise sweetheart now I think we should head back inside because it is very cold out here and it is getting dark."
Elizabeth walks back inside the house with him "you aren't afraid of the dark are you Red?" he looks at her and laughs "of course not Lizzie, but you never know who might be hiding in the darkness."
Elizabeth feels warmth against her face and opens her eyes to find her asleep in bed, she remembers falling asleep downstairs reading over case files. She feels the bed she was in shift, she slowly turns over to see Allie crawling under the blankets so she was in the middle, and Elizabeth opens her arms for her "Mmm bed bug."
Allie snuggles into her mother and they both fall back to sleep but only after a male arm falls over them both, Elizabeth freezes thinking it's Tom but when she moves her head a bit she comes face to face with a sleeping Raymond Reddington. She had been put into his bed, Allie had now joined her biological parents, Allie still had no idea that Reddington was her real father and to make things better Reddington was now 'cuddling' them.
Elizabeth happily shuts her eyes realising that it isn't Tom she is sleeping next to. Having Allie asleep safely in her arms makes her even happier but also being herself wrapped in Reddington's arms made her feel safer and she actually liked the feeling and just the idea of being safe makes her wonder about the last time she had felt that way.
Are Elizabeth & Allie safe?
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