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Red got out of the bed and took his pants of the ground putting it on. Maya covered her chest and sat up in the bed watching him as he lighted a cigar and sat on a big chair smoking in front of her.
He crossed his legs and exhaled the smoke gazing at her.
She wondered, "Something wrong?"
He tilted his head, "I'm going to miss you?"
She stared at him amazed, "You're going somewhere?"
He nodded, "I have some business to take care of. I'll be away for a while. I won't be able to even call you."
She got pale smile, "Why? Where are you going?"
He sighed, "You don't have to think about it, dear. Dembe will be here if you need him."
She asked wondered, "You're leaving alone?!"
He raised an eye brow, "I'll be fine."
He looked at her passionately, "I'll just miss you. I got used to sleeping in your arms."
She blushed, "It's been only two weeks since we've started sleeping together. "
He smiled, "It's your body heat next to my body and your smell in my nose when I'm asleep. They make me sleep deep. I've addicted you."
She smiled shy and happy of his words, asked trying to change the subject, "So, where are you going?"
He tilted his head, "Hong Kong."
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Next evening, Maya got into her flat after she's back from work. She took of her coat, put it on the chair. She switched her TV on and entered her kitchen. She opened the freezer and got a plate of steak left from her dinner with Raymond last week when he spent the night with her in her place. She put the plate inside the microwave and moved to her room when she saw the breaking news on the TV, "Raymond Reddington has been arrested in Hong Kong."
She got shocked and froze in her place. She didn't believe it, till she saw him walking escorted by two officers and it was really him. There was no chance there was some error. She quivered when she heard her phone ringing. It was Liz, "Maya, Red has been arrested. Come back to the office now."
Maya didn't even think. She left the food and the TV turned on. She just got her coat and ran out of her place.
In the post office, all of her colleagues were there, as well as Cooper. She rushed in, "What's going on?"
Cooper answered, "Reddington is off the radar."
She asked panicked, "What do you mean? We don't know where he is?!"
He twisted his mouth, "CIA is not saying?"
Liz yelled, "Why not? He's our informant."
He explained, "Only 41 people in the US government know that. I've talked to all of them. No one knows where he is."
Ressler commented, "Reddington has always moved with a plan. He's never random. Maybe he wanted this to happen."
Maya asked, "What if he didn't want that?"
Aram wondered, "Why would Mr. Reddington want to be captured? "
Cooper looked at him and Maya, "Check our sources in Langley. Do it fast. Once they drop him to wherever they'll hold him, he's never coming back."
Maya looked at Liz with fearful eyes, before she run to her computer and started searching for her man.
After about one hour Ressler got out of his office,"Hey, I found him. CIA is holding him in a prison off the record, called the Factory."
Navabi commented, "That's a bad news. That's really bad."
Liz wondered, "What's the Factory?"
Cooper looked at them, "It's a place CIA is keeping the most dangerous and trained criminals in. Once one is in, they squeeze him to get all information they need, leaving only a shell left of him."
Ressler continued, "If Reddington wanted to get in there, then it's because he wants to reach someone he can't reach outside."
Cooper ordered them,"Reddington gave up his freedom to meet a guy in there. I need to know who he is and why the hell is he that important to him."
One more hour passed before Maya rushed into Liz's office, "Liz, I need to go with you."
Liz stared at her shocked, "What the hell are you talking about? Of course you can't. It's very dangerous."
Maya cried, "Elizabeth, please, I can't leave Red there alone. I'll die before you bring him back."
Liz held her shoulders, "Maya, there are many dangerous criminal there. This guy Braxton had brought an entire force inside the prison in the last few months. We don't know the exact situation there."
Maya held her hand firmly, "Listen, Elizabeth. If I'm going to lose him, at least let me see him one more time. I don't care if I die after that."
Liz tried to object again, but she was shut when she heard Maya whispering, "Liz, pleases. I wouldn't survive without him. He's all I have in my life. You know what this means."
Liz sighed, "Maya, you know Cooper would never let you go there. You will have to stay here and we'll bring him back. I promise. You know Red will get mad when he sees me. This would be worse if you came with us."
Maya looked to the ground, then held Liz's hand pegging, "Bring him back to me, please, Liz."
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Hours later, Maya sat behind her computer in the post office pale and shocked. Cooper was asking, "What we have?"
She couldn't reply, so Aram said, "Satellite images confirm the Factory has been hit and is burning. All communications are down."
Maya couldn't stop her tears for Red and her colleagues. Aram himself hardly held his, continued working on his computer. He eventually said, "Sir, I've been monitoring flights in and around the Factory area. An aircraft has entered Jenua air space, a private medical chopper. It landed in Grace River Hospital."
Cooper ordered, "This must be how Braxton is planning to disappear. Send a force to the hospital and surrounding area."
Aram ran to a telephone and started dialing, when Maya yelled, "Sir, the coast guard had a signal from the Factory. Some kind of ... SOS. There must be survivors."
Cooper moved to his office, "I'll make a call so rescue forces begin their search for survivors."
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After less than an hour, Maya answered her phone, "Raymond? Where are you?"
Cooper and Aram looked at her expecting. She continued her talk with Red,"Are you okay?Where are Liz and everyone? ... What? Why did he take her? ... I'm listening... A psychiatrist? Why? ... Okay, I'll see what I can do. See you."
She ended the call and looked at Cooper confused, "Braxton took Lizzie. "
Aram asked quickly, "What about Navabi and Ressler?"
She looked at him," They are on their way to the office. But Reddington wants us to search for any of Braxton 's associates that has a psychiatric background! He says it will help us to get Keen back."
Cooper confirmed, "Then what are you waiting for? Do it. Find out who this person is."
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Maya rushed to Cooper's office, "Sir, Ressler has just called. They've got the adress where Braxton is holding Keen. Reddington is already there now, but he gave them an adress where Braxton is keeping the doctor's son. Ressler and Navabi are heading to it."
Cooper nodded, "Thank you, Agent Adam Eventually good news."
She hesitated, "Sir, if you don't mind. I'll go to bring Keen."
He gazed then nodded, "Okay, Maya. I believe you will be safe, Reddington must have things under control over ther. But just be careful in case things came out of control."
She nodded, "I will. Thank you, sir."
She left the office in a hurry, to go to her friend and to her lover.
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Maya reached the adress Ressler gave to her. She found Red's car in front of the house. She got her gun out of her belt and sneaked into it. When she got in she saw few dead bodies lying her and there, and Dembe standing nearby a door. He pointed his gun to her once she got in, then relaxed when he found it was her. He wondered, "Agent Adam?"
Red heard him from inside the room, so he moved to the door. She got into the room hesitated to meet him in her way. She stared at him as he twisted his mouth. She didn't care about the presence of Dembe or the doctor inside the room. All she cared about was him. She ran to him hugging him tightly and whispering his name. He embraced her for a moment, then moved her gently away from him, "What are you doing here, Adam?"
She scanned his face and looked worried at the bruises and wounds in his face and scalp,"I came for you and Liz. Are you okay? Where's she?"
He nodded to the doctor, "She's in there. The doctor was trying to help her remember."
She looked inside the room to see Liz half lying and unconscious with monitor connected to her and the doctor is standing beside her. She approached with him, Liz seemed she was in pain or suffering as the doctor was asking her about something called the Fulcrum. Liz moved her head and moaned, so Red sat beside her and held her hand, with his eyes full of worry. Maya looked at her colleague then at Red not understanding what was going on.
Suddenly Ressler, Navabi and few men of the force broke in. Ressler got panicked to see keen in that state. He moved to disconnect her but the doctor stopped him and he obeyed when he knew he might put her in danger. He stood watching Red holding Liz as she opened her eyes and looked at him,"You were there."
Few minutes later Liz was leaving with Ressler, leaving Red alone and torn after she knew he was at her house in the night of the fire when she was young. And that he's shown up in her life for the Fulcrum.
Maya approached him slowly, "Raymond."
He looked at her with expressionless face. She asked him, "Is that true? What she remembered and what she said, is it true?"
He shook his head sadly, "It's not that simple, Maya."
She sighed and wiped his cheek, "She will get through it, Raymond. She's tough and she's been through worse. This was a harsh experience."
He sighed again and held her arm gently, "Let's go home, Maya. I need some rest."
She walked by him to her car, happy she's got him back and sad for him and Liz.
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Maya got up by midnight. She looked beside her on the bed, but it was empty. She got out of bed and walked out of the room looking for Red, but there wasn't any trail of him. It was obvious he's left. She felt amazed, he's never left her asleep. He always awakens her to kiss her goodbye before he leaves, if he had to leave. She went back to the room to bring her phone. Before she reached it, she heard the door opening. He was surprised to see her awake, so he moved to her and kissed her temple, "Hello, Maya. Why aren't you asleep?"
She rested her cheek on his shoulder holding him, "I thought you've left."
He drove her back to the bed, "I had some business to take care of. Braxton, remember? We hadn't have got him. But he's not a problem anymore."
She asked as he was changing his clothes, "You killed him?"
He laid in bed and switched off the lamp next to bed, "Good night, Maya." She wished him good night and closed her eye to fall asleep between his arms.