Finally, they could go home. There was no more need to have to sleep in the same bed or have anymore awkward run ins with a spider. Red's ass still stung from that. Of course, he wouldn't mention it in fear that Donald would make some joke about it.

Donald hadn't had to do much. He had just had to go to the house and knock on the door. Joseph had just come to the door thinking that it was another person he was meeting with. Donald had made the arrest and dropped him off at a local police department. Then, he had went by the motel and had gotten Raymond. Now, the two were halfway back to the post office.

"I think I can feel the temperature dropping." Red half joked. It was a good bit cooler than it had been.

"Good, I'm tired of getting roasted." Donald replied. Somehow the trip back was a lot easier than the trip there. He blamed it on the fact that he was going home. He fought back the nagging thought that it was because he'd gotten used to Reddington's presence. He glanced down at the fuel gauge and grimaced. "We need to get gas."

"I think there's a gas station a few miles from here." Reddington said. Sure enough, there was a gas station. Red gave a laugh causing Donald to look over at him. "It's named the 'Kum and Go'." He explained but Donald just looked confused. "It's funny because... Eh... never mind. You'll figure it out later."

Donald shrugged and parked. They both got out and went inside. Donald paid for the gas while Red went to the bathroom. Donald went back outside and started pumping fuel into the car. He leaned back against the car before laughing and shaking his head. "Kum and go," he snickered.

Red walked out of the bathroom and was about to head out when he heard something. It sounded like crying. He turned and saw a small girl sitting in the corner. She couldn't have been more than five. Red walked over to her and looked at her in confusion.

"Are you ok?" He asked causing the black haired girl to look at him.

"Mommy left me here." She answered. Red crouched down next to her. "She says that she's coming back, but I'm scared that she won't." She added and Red chewed on the inside of his jaw.

"Why did she leave you here?" He asked and she shrugged. "Do you want someone to wait with you?" He questioned and she nodded. "I'm going to go tell my friend what's going on. You wait here."

Reddington stood and walked outside. Halfway there, it occurred to him that he had called Donald his friend. The thought made him sneer and left a bad taste in his mouth. There were very few people he referred to in that way and he wasn't ready to put Donald in that category. He got to the car and explained what had happened.

It wasn't long before the two were sitting outside on a bench. Each were on one side of the little girl who was swinging her feet back and forth. She seemed much more at ease with the two of them there. She glanced back and forth between them taking in their appearances. Then, her gaze lingered on Red's stomach causing her to furrow her brow.

"Are you gonna have a baby?" She asked and looked up to see his shocked expression. Had she just asked if he was pregnant? Wait, his stomach didn't stick out that much, did it? Donald laughed causing Red to glare at him.

"No, I'm not going to have a baby." Red answered still glaring at Donald.

"No, he's just chubby." Donald laughed and Red contemplated if he should hit him or not. "It doesn't help that over the past week, I don't think he's eaten anything that wasn't fried."

"We get the point, Donald." Red stated angrily. Donald ignored the glare he was getting but knew that he was really pissing him off.

"I'm just joking." Donald replied. Red just crossed his arms and looked away from him. Donald rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Are you two married?" Asked the little girl.

"What?"

"Are you a couple?"

"No!"

"You should be." She stated causing both men to give her a strange look. "Well, you should." She said as if this should have been obvious to the both of them. Then, she looked a little confused. "Which one of you would be the woman?"

"He would," they both said in unison. They glared at each other before saying, "No, you would,". The girl watched as the men continued bickering like children until she saw her mother pull into the parking lot. She jumped down and ran to the car.

"You would be and you know it!... Where'd the kid go?" Donald asked before they saw her waving from the car. "Oh, I guess that we can leave now." He said. They got back into the car. "You'd be on bottom."

"Like hell I would. You know it's usually the younger on the bottom."

"Actually, I think it's usually the bigger of the two, and a kid just thought you were pregnant."

"Shut the hell up!" He said. He crossed his arms and looked out the window. He chewed on his lower lip before turning back to Donald. "Am I really that big?" He asked and Donald chuckled.

"Is someone self conscious?" He asked and poked Red in the side of the belly causing him to flinch. Red glared at him and slapped his hand away.

"I'm serious." He said and Donald was silent for a minute before looking over at him.

"No, you're not actually that big." Donald answered. It was fun to make jokes and poke at him, but he wasn't going to lie to him about it.

"Are you just saying that so I'll be quiet?" Red asked giving one of his usual glares. Donald raised an eyebrow. Sometimes, Red could easily make him think of a woman. And right now, he was making Donald think of a woman asking, 'Honey, does this dress make me look fat?'.

"No, Red, you look fine... Crap, we are starting to sound like a couple."

Author's note_

I had no idea for when Joseph was getting arrested, but I couldn't send them home without something else happening. Kids can be really blunt sometimes. I can vaguely remember something like this happening to me when I was younger, but I have no idea why anyone thought it was a good idea or what reason there was. Luckily, I was only there for about five minutes and the majority of that was spent locked up in a bathroom stall.

Also the Kum and Go is a real chain of gas stations. Sadly, I've only seen about three of them. Either way, they crack me up anytime I see one.