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Eli finished tying the butterfly bow for Red and took a step backwards to scan him, before nodding, "Perfect."
He smiled, "Thank you, dear Eli. You're the best."
She twisted her lips, "Good luck with your date. Your Lizzie and Madie. You would be busy tonight."
He chuckled and grabbed her elbow, "You are my one and only, Eloise."
She cocked her head as he drove her downstairs, and said, "Lizzie is downstairs. You're letting her see me?!"
He nodded, "I guess it's time you have a new friend, my dear."
She walked with him towards the room Liz waiting inside. She slowed down behind him and saw him freezing astonished as he saw Liz, "Wow,... and I like the clutch."
Liz looked at him amazed as he scanned her beautiful red dress. Eli swallowed watching him savouring Lizzie's body with his eyes. She got in hearing him as he smiled at Liz, "You have me, and I'm not letting anything happen to you."
She saw Liz smiling at him and her eyes glowing, so she cleared her throat embarrassed. Red turned and waved to her, "Come in, Eli. I want you to meet my dear Lizzie."
Lizzie looked at her quietly, "I think we've met before."
Eli nodded and shook her hand, "Yes, we have."
Red smirked, "Don't you two look beautiful?"
Eli blushed , so he bent his elbow to Lizzie, "Shall we go?"
Liz put her hand on his elbow and smiled at him, before nodding to Eli. Eli rushed to stand in front of him. She put her hands on his chest, then kissed his cheek fast, "Be careful, please."
He smiled and patted her cheek gently, before leaving with Lizzie to the Syrian Embassy.
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Red came back that night late with Dembe. Eli was still up waiting for him in her room. She heard them as they got into the safe house, so she got out of her room, "Did you get it?"
Red shook his head pursuing his lips and got into his room.
She followed him and started to help him taking off his clothes, "What happened?"
He gave her his jacket, "Madeline lied to us. She used us to get it. We barely got out of the Embassy without being caught."
She helped him unbuttoning his shirt slowly and avoided his eyes as she asked, "Did you meet her?"
He chuckled, "Of course I did. We danced together. She's still mad about last year in Florence."
She bit her lip and nodded, "Now, what are you going to do?"
He took off his shirt, "I've called Baz. He's taking care of it. He's setting up a warehouse."
She swallowed hard as she saw him lowering his pants, "You will need my help in that?"
He turned his back to her, "No, I want your full concentration on Jolene Parker."
She approached him and asked with a lower octave, "So, you danced with Prat, and Keen, of course?"
He grinned and put on his silk pajamas pants, "Yeah, I was a lucky man tonight."
She sighed, "Of course you are."
She whispered and put her hands on his bare scarred back, "Red."
He raised an eyebrow, "Eli."
She moved her hands slowly up to his shoulders, "Dance with me."
He took a deep breath and held her hand to pull her to face him, "Wearing my pajamas, Eloise?"
She shrugged, "Whatever."
He laughed sarcastically, "Didn't I tell you you are insane, my dear?"
She stared at him angry, then pushed him in his chest, "Fuck you, Reddington."
She rushed to her room and closed her door, before she buries her face into her pillow and cry hysterically.
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Few days have passed with Eloise avoiding dealing with Red except about work. Till that night she found him sitting alone in the library of their safe house. He was smoking a cigar frowning and it was obvious he was thinking deeply. She stepped in, leaned her body to the door frame and asked, "Something wrong, boss?"
He looked at her deeply then answered, "I got a flash driver from our cowboy."
She approached and sat down facing him as she asked concerned, "About Jolene Parker?"
He nodded and pursed his lips, "That girl has been following us for months."
She cocked her eyebrows, "What was on that flash driver?"
He shrugged, "photos of us, you, me, Dembe, Grey, and even Elizabeth."
She crossed her arms in front of her chest, as if she suddenly felt cold, "Why do you think she has these photos?"
He twisted his mouth, "She's either after multiple minor targets, or a big one."
She panicked, "You?"
He raised his eyebrow for a moment, then replied, "I've told him to bring her to me. I've called Brimley."
She had a deep breath and looked at him annoyed, before he asks, "Did you call Christine?"
She sighed again and nodded, "The show will be on the twenty second as you ordered."
He smiled at her and nodded, "Thank you my dear."
She tried to smile, but it came out a pale smile. She then got up intending to leave, but he held her hand as she moved in front of him. She looked at him wondering, so he smiled again, "You're going to be okay, Eli. I'll keep you safe."
She shrugged and didn't answer. She didn't want to argue with him or speak up her mind. After all, she's still mad at him. So she pulled her hand of his and left to her room.
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On the night of the show. Red insisted she goes with him. The theatre was totally empty from audience. She sat in the chair next to him, waiting for the Swan Lake Ballet to start. She looked behind to see Dembe standing by the door, wearing his black suit and a bulge obvious under his jacket.
She sighed and asked, "So, The Cowboy and Parker didn't show up again, after you've told him to bring her?"
He frowned, then nodded without looking at her.
She asked again, "Do you think she's killed him?"
He stared at her for a moment, "Dear, the ballet is about to start. Forget about them now and enjoy. You're not wearing this fascinating dress to ruin the night with thinking. Just enjoy, for one night."
She closed her eyes and breathed in deeply trying to relax herself, then looked at the stage as the music has started.
She watched the ballet silently trying to follow his advice, but she couldn't. She knew he's felt her tension, when he moved his hand to hold her small hand and pressed it firmly but yet gently, as he's always been to her for two years.
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