From Out of Chaos

by Juulna

A random collection of drabbles, ficlets, and one-shots that are too short to post on their own. These fics will be Lizzington in focus, even if not specifically romantic. They will primarily be from season three and onward. I do not own The Blacklist or its characters. This collection is being reposted after being hacked. Originally posted November 1st, 2015.

4. Chapter 4

Note: This is an AU set before season 1 starts.

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"I'll be turning myself in tomorrow, at the FBI main office in D.C. It will be time then to start the next phase of our plan."

"Do we have to do it this way, Red?" Elizabeth Keen looked up at Raymond Reddington from where she was curled up against his side.

"It's the only chance we have, sweetheart," he reminded her in an even tone.

"I know… you've explained it all before. It's the only way to draw out our enemies. We need to get into the FBI to make this work, but it just seems so scary now that the time has finally come. It seems so much more over our heads than ever before. But I want to do this… I want us to be able to straighten this mess out, and be able to smoke out the men who killed my parents." Her last words were bitten off vehemently. She paused before speaking once more. "And maybe finally we can discover who my… husband… is working for."

Red tilted his face down to brush his lips across the top of her head. "That's my favorite part, Lizzie," he hummed anticipatorily against her hair.

She smiled softly at his words. "Mine, too, Red." She turned in his arms. "This is going to be hard, pretending I don't know you, but remember that I love you, so very very much."

"I know, Lizzie. We'll get through this together, no matter what we need to do. We'll make it work so we can see each other like this as often as we can, but we need to keep up appearances as much, or more… than anything. They will hound you for what our connection is, but we need to do it this way. No matter how much I might annoy you," Liz's lips twitched in a smirk at that, "remember also that I love you."

"I will, Ray. Let's forget about this all for a while though, and enjoy the rest of our time tonight…" She turned in his arms to place a passionate kiss against his lips, breaking off moments later to let out with a gasp: "After all, we have a highly eventful day tomorrow. Plenty of people to scare, and to please immensely."

With a laugh, Red simply placed his lips back on hers and they said no more.