Chapter 16

Reddington and Elizabeth were still sitting talking when Dembe walked towards them, two coffees in his hand as he approached them.

"I thought you could both do with these."

"Thank you Dembe." Reddington smiled weakly at him, taking the cup from him.

"How are you doing Dembe?" Elizabeth asked.

"I'm okay, just concerned for Kate."

"She seems to be in good hands."

"She'll be glad it's finally over." He said quietly, taking a seat beside Reddington.

"It's far from over for Kate Dembe, there's still the baby." Reddington added.

"When are you two gonna accept the fact that Mr Kaplan is at peace with this baby?"

"For now perhaps, but what happens when the baby finally arrives and she holds it for the first time, all the memories of what happened. Do you really think she'll still feel the same as she does now?"

"Wow, of all the people in her life Red…you should know Mr Kaplan better than anyone else. She's a lot stronger than you give her credit for and one thing I have learned about her in the time I've known you is that she is one of the strongest, most caring women I've ever met. She doesn't allow the job she does for you to take away any real part of her; she keeps it all separate and remains the woman she's always been."

"I can't help but worry about her Lizzie."

"I know but just try too g…"

"Mr Reddington?"

Reddington, Dembe and Elizabeth looked up when Fiona appeared from the room, a stethoscope around her neck and files in her hand.

"Yes, that's me."

"Hello, I'm Fiona Sanderson; I'm a Doctor in A&E."

"Andrea called you I hear?"

"That's correct."

"Well thank you for agreeing to look after Kate, we're forever in your debt."

"Believe me, that's not necessary. I'm just doing my job."

Reddington could sense a tone in Fiona's voice he couldn't quite make out."

"You don't approve of me do you Dr Sanderson."

"I don't approve of you using Andrea as your on call medic when needed, no I don't."

"Quite right, she's very lucky to have you as her friend Fiona."

"Dr Sanderson will do, Kate would like to see you."

"Right."

"This way."

Reddington did as Fiona asked and followed her in to the room, the door closing behind them.

Reddington stood by the door for a few moments as he watched Fiona injecting Kate with something.

"What are you giving her?"

"Just something to make her sleepy, don't be long."

He watched her and the nurse leave the room as Kate looked over to him, a small smile on her face.

"Raymond, come here dearie."

Reddington removed his hat before walking over and taking a seat on the edge of the bed, taking Kate's hand in his.

"Kate…I'm so sorry for all of this."

"Don't be, I'm just relieved you and Dembe are alright."

"If Lizzie and her team hadn't arrived when they did I'm not sure what would have happened."

"So you forgive me for leading them to us?"

"Of course I do, none of this was your fault…you need to believe that."

"Andrea's friend, she said I need to have a little surgery."

"What, why?"

"She checked the baby, she said there's a little fluid around the baby and she needs to remove it, it won't take long and she said we'll be fine."

Reddington watched Kate try to suppress a yawn as she fought to keep her eyes open. Reddington brushed her hair from her face and smiled at her.

"You'll be fine Kate, you're in good hands."

"I know you weren't happy about my decision to have this baby but I really hope I have your support?"

"You'll always have my support Kate, you know that. You and your baby will always be safe, I promise."

"Thank you Raymond."

"Get some sleep and we'll be here when you wake up alright."

Kate on nodded as her eyes closed, her head falling to the side. Reddington stood up, looking behind him as Fiona re-entered the room.

"We need to take her now Mr Reddington."

"Of course, look after them…please."

"She's in safe hands. I'll come and get you all when she's back."

"Thank you."

Reddington didn't move from his spot on the floor as the wheeled Kate away, Elizabeth appearing in the doorway a few moments later to see Reddington staring in to space.

"Red?"

"Lizzie…"

"You okay."

"Mmmm, there's fluid around the baby. They've taken Kate to surgery."

"Surgery?"

"Andrea's friend said it's a simple procedure, Kate and the baby will be fine."

"Thank god."

Elizabeth walked further in to the room, coming to Reddington's side, a hand on his arm.

"I'm sorry I was rude to you earlier."

"You were right, this was my fault, because of my past, because of the man I am, Kate paid the price."

"Hey, she's okay now and that's what matters. All that's important now is what you do from here; help her have this baby, be there for her."

"That's exactly what I intend to do Lizzie."

"Good, come on…why don't we get some fresh air?"

"Why not."

Reddingto looked down as Elizabeth slipped her hand in his and made their way outside, Dembe left reading some magazine that was left lying on the chairs.

A couple of hours later, everyone was waiting patiently for Kate to return, Andrea had finally arrived, Agnes now settled on Elizabeth's knee as she played with Reddington's hat.

"I thought Fiona said an hour?" Andrea asked.

"She did." Reddington replied.

"Is it a bad sign that they're late back?" Dembe asked.

"Not necessarily, maybe there was hold up getting in to surgery, it has been known to happen."

"They would tell us if something had happened, wouldn't they?" Elizabeth asked.

"Fiona would be down here like a shot, she wouldn't hide anything from us."

They all went back to waiting, Dembe deciding to play some game on his phone while Reddington's attention was on Agnes, who was now sitting on his lap while Andrea and Elizabeth discussed the upcoming baby.

Fiona finally appeared as they wheeled Kate in to her room, a smile on the doctor's face as Andrea rushed over to her.

"Well?"

"Don't worry Andie, she's fine."

"And the baby?"

"Both are perfectly fine, she just needs a few days rest that's all."

Andrea smiled before hugging her friend.

"Fiona thank you, I know I was asking a lot from you with this."

Fiona looked over to see Reddington watching them, the little girl on his knee laughing to herself.

"Who's the little girl?"

"Elizabeth's daughter."

"Oh, of course. I did speak to him you know."

"Who Red?"

"I told him exactly what I thought of him, my disapproval of your involvement with him."

"Fiona…"

"Don't Fiona me, he's dangerous. Look at what happened to that woman in there, the one you say you care a great deal for, well if you…get her as far away from him as possible, because there's no telling how things will turn out the next time…and I'm sure there will be a next time."

"You don't like him, I get it."

"I'm serious Andie."

"I know, sorry."

"We're late back because I thought I'd give Kate time to come around before you all rushed in, she's still a little drowsy so try not to tire her out, she needs to rest."

"We won't be long, I promise."

"Good."

"I meant what I said before, thank you."

"I did it for you, and for Kate…not him. I have work to do, we'll talk later."

Andrea watched as Fiona made her way down the hallway, Reddington passing Agnes to Elizabeth before coming up beside Andrea.

"Well, how's Kate."

"She's good, she and the baby will be just fine. She's awake and we can all see her but she's still drowsy so we can't stay long, she needs to rest.

"That's fine, may I go first?"

"Sure, we'll wait here."

Reddington was about to go in before turning back to Andrea.

"Andrea thank you, you've gone above and beyond for Kate and I'm glad she has you, I know your friend isn't fond of me but, let her know how much I appreciate everything she's done today."

"I will, go and see Kate. We'll wait here."

Reddington smiled before going into the room and closing the door behind him.

To Be Continued…