Greg stood next to Alison holding the video camera. He was in charge of filming Jack's soccer game.
Since he was the tallest he had the advantage. They were standing next to the bleachers. Alison fidgeting too much to stay seated.
"Greg, Greg are you getting it," Alison asked pulling on his arm.
"Ally this is the one thing that Danny and Linda needed me to do. I wouldn't mess that up." Greg said not looking away from the field. Alison hopped up and down next to him.
"I know, I know I'm just excited." Greg laughed.
"I'm too now we better be quiet or all Jack will hear on the recording will be you and me talking about this recording and not about how great a player he is." He glanced down at her and winked. She smiled and they turned back to the game just in time to see the winning goal.
When the game was over they join the rest of the family. heading off the field. They gave Jack a high-five while the rest hugged him.
"Did you get that goal." Jack tried to hide his smile.
"You bet I did." Greg showed him the recording getting a perfect shot of his goal.
"Alright enough standing around let go get some ice cream," Erin called out helping Henry to his feet.
Greg stood by the car while the family got everything they brought packed back in the car. Alison was putting the cooler in the truck. A car backfired causing her to jump bumping her head on the roof. Greg spotted Danny out of the corner of his eyes doing the same. He knew why Alison jumped he hadn't seen Danny do it before.
Greg didn't have time to think about it.
Bending next to Alison pretending to help her.
"You alright." She smiled rubbing the back of her head.
"Yeah see if Nicky wants to ride with us or Danny." Greg nodded grabbing her hand.
"Sure thing."
"Hey, are you packing up my car or just making out."
Danny called out. Alison kissed Greg.
"A little of both." Greg straightened crossing his arms.
"You don't have to pack your car up so stop complaining."
Danny laughed but it was a little more tense. Something was bothering him.
Greg walked into the station with Alison close behind him.
"So tell me again what you're doing."
She quickened her pace so she was walking next to him.
"An old collar of Danny's got released and he took Jackie."
Alison waved her hands.
"I got that why are you going with him." Greg stopped looking at her.
"Because it was 8 years ago I wasn't even living in New York at the time. Unlike most of the people, we work with except for Lindsey." Alison looked down at her hands. "Listen it's not like we're going in alone we will have a whole team there.
Danny just wants me and Flack there for some extra back up. I'll probably sit in the van the entire time." Alison placed her hand on his chest.
"Is that why you are wearing a vest." Greg gently grabbed her hand.
"Because I look hot in it." Alison rolled her eyes.
"I'm going to pretended you didn't say that." She got on her tiptoes kissing him. "Now be safe and don't do anything Danny would do."
Greg jogged along the edge of the park keeping an eye on things.
Danny was calling the shots but Flack was coordinating everything from the van.
"I got eyes on her but she isn't moving." Danny's voice came through the earpiece. "She has a bag in her hands." Greg bet over pretending to stretch. "it's a bomb." Greg fought the urge to react.
"Alright everyone pulls back," Flack ordered. Greg ran double time slipping into the van.
"He made us we need to back out." Greg sat in the chair next to Flack.
"They're on their way but Greg Danny's handcuffed to the bomb.
Jackie is on her way out." Greg slammed his hand on the table.
"This is not how its suppose to go." Flack stood up walking out of the van.
"I got a make a phone call." Greg closed his eyes. He couldn't call Alison not yet.
Alison was elbow deep in a bucket of sludge. Some perp thought it was a good idea to toss a murder weapon in a dumpster. Unfortunately, it was outside a restaurant. She was going to smell like trash for a week. Her phone on the table rang and she was thankful for the distraction. Taking her gloves off she walked over answering it.
"Linda." She was surprised by the phone call.
"Hey I got a weird text from Danny and now he's not picking up."
Alison ran over to one of the computers.
"What did it say" Linda's voice was shaking.
"1z96," Alison repeated it back then stopped.
"Sounds like a taxi medallion number," She said under her breath.
"Why would he send that to me." Alison looked down at her phone. She hadn't heard anything from Greg.
"I'll call Greg and ask." Alison hung up dialing Flack's number. She didn't want to risk blowing Greg's cover. Since the chances of him staying in the van were next to none.
She only hoped the text message was an accident.
Greg slipped up behind the tree closest to Danny and the guy that held him at gunpoint. Flack had been able to get the GPS location of the cab. Danny was trying to reason with the guy but it wasn't working. Danny swung the shove he was digging with at him.
The guy shot over at Jackie who was taking cover behind one of the crypts. Instantly he was taken down by S.W.A.T. Greg ran over to Danny helping him out of the hole he had dug.
"You alright." Danny lay on the ground.
"No, I need to call Linda." Greg raised his eye brown.
"She's the only reason we were able to find you."
Nicky and Jack helped Alison set the table.
"I wasn't worried a bit. He had my lucky rabbit's foot." Frank carried out the chicken setting it on the table.
"you mean my lucky rabbit's foot." Henry corrected his son.
"I thought I was mine," Jack asked looking at his dad. Danny ran his hand through his son's hair.
"Don't worry it's still yours."
"We're just happy that you came back in one piece." Erin set the salad down.
"Seriously from now on anybody Danny arrests gets sent away with a plate of homemade cookies and a note that says Nothing personal."
Linda set the rolls down.
"We could have Aunt Al make the cookies then you really wouldn't have to worry about anything," Sean said causing everyone to laugh.
"Well, all jokes aside I do want to take a moment and acknowledge someone special cause I never would have got through this if I didn't have the best partner a cop cold have." They all sat down to the meal listening to him.
"Yeah, Jackie is getting homemade cookies too. Along with Flack and Greg. Maybe I should make…" Linda smiled at the family.
"I was talking about you." Danny cut her off. Linda blushed and Danny kissed her.
"Uncle Danny that was the sweetest thing ever." Nicky smiled at them.
"Enough let's eat before it gets cold. Erin will you say grace."
Alison sat in the passenger seat while she and Greg drove home.
"Are you still mad." Alison didn't look at him. Keeping her eyes locked on the street lights that passed. "Ally you have to talk to me." Greg gripped the wheel tighter. He didn't know what to do.
"Why didn't you call me?" Her voice was cold and detached. If Greg wasn't driving he would have closed his eyes. Instead, he let out a low breath.
"We were busy?" Alison's hands clenched and her body tensed.
"You didn't call me." She repeated and Greg glanced over at her. The expression on her face made him pull the car over. Turning he faced her.
"What is bothering you about this Alison. You're not saying something." Alison looked over at him. Anger filling her eyes.
"You are just like everyone else in my family." Greg pulled back looked at his wife. They had gotten into fights before but there was something different this time.
"What's that suppose to mean." Alison culled into a ball in the seat.
"Why didn't you call me?" Greg opened his mouth but she held up her hand stopping him. "Don't say you were busy." Greg closed his eyes taking a deep breath.
"I didn't want to worry you."
"Why?" Greg opened his eyes looking at her. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Because…" He trailed off.
"Because it's me." She shook her head.
"When Linda and I were taken what did I tell you." Greg took a deep breath not liking to think about the events almost 2 years ago.
"You wanted me to treat you normally." Alison nodded her head. Greg reached his hand out gently touching her arm. "I'm sorry Alison." She closed her eyes.
"It was hard today. Danny being taken, but it was hardest getting the call from Linda in a panic.
Then having to hear it from Flack and not my husband." She met his eyes. "That can't happen. I need to know." She grabbed his hand squeezing it.
"I was only trying to protect you." Alison smiled at him.
"I know and I Love you for that but don't hide the truth to do it."
"Will you forgive me."
"Just cause you cute." She winked at him. Greg rolled his eyes cupping her face in his hand.
"Do you forgive me."
"Yes, I forgive you."
