A/N: Wow, the reviews and the followers to this story truly amazes me. Never before has one of my stories gotten this much feedback so quickly. Thank you all for following and your kind reviews. Now that my semester is over, I hope to update quickly.

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Lizzie stood on tip toe and wrapped her arms around Red's neck bringing them even closer together. Red had one hand on her hip holding her against him while the other gripped the back of neck keeping their mouths joined as they continued to deepen the kiss. Lizzie heard a moan and she wasn't sure if it was from her or him as they each continued their assault and exploration of each other's mouth. Lizzie barely noticed when Red removed his hand from the back of her neck to around her waist; it wasn't until he slightly bent down and scooped her up under her knees that she realized that they were moving. Red carried her bridal style up the hall to her room, it didn't surprise her at all that he knew which one belonged to her considering he had never been there before; what did surprise her is that he didn't break their kiss during their journey.

Red walked over and placed Lizzie on the bed, as he did they broke their kiss and Lizzie moved towards the center of the bed. Red followed her leaning over her gently gliding a hand up her side to cup her face as she stretched up to meet him; once again bringing them into another passionate kiss. Both fought for control of the kiss, each trying to outdo the other as they silently played their game of domination. Somewhere in the back of Elizabeth's mind her voice of reason broke through and knew that they had to slow down if there was any chance of them salvaging a friendship on top of whatever else it was that they had just started.

Lizzie placed her hands on Red's chest using just enough pressure to push him back and get his attention.

"Red what are we doing?"

"I know Tom neglected you Lizzie, but if you don't know then he definitely didn't do it right."

Lizzie smiled at his comment, typical Red stating the obvious to what was happening.

"No I meant between us. I really am enjoying where this is going, but are we maybe rushing things? You just came back; I don't want to jump right in and tomorrow wake up to find you gone."

"I won't lie to you Lizzie, I can't stay. It's not safe for you if I'm here."

"Then take me with you."

"I can't."

"Why?"

Red's lips tightened as he listened to her plea to take her with him. It had perhaps been a mistake in him showing up at her side; but he had to see her after looking at the photo of her. She was so withdrawn and had been neglecting herself while he was away, and in the last 30 minutes since he arrived he managed to see her almost come to life around him, like a light had gone off inside her. Laying on his side, propped up by his bent elbow he looked at her and realized that she was completely serious; Lizzie wanted to go with him wherever that was if it meant that she was with him. Red was a career criminal, but he drew the line at Lizzie losing her job over him; he had worked so hard to make sure she had always been taken care of and yet she was willing to throw it all away for him. The gesture did not go unnoticed by Red.

Leaning over a bit, he placed a soft kiss on her lips before pulling away and bringing his hand up to cup her face and turning it towards him.

"Lizzie, coming back these past few weeks was selfish on my part. Being in town even this long has put you in danger. Anslo figured out that he could get to me by going after you; who else do you think has also figured that out? I will not put you in danger just to have you near me."

"I am in danger if you are here or not and we both know that."

"Think Lizzie, you cannot just leave one night, the FBI will know something is up and will consider you a traitor, you would never be able to return."

"I don't care. This pull, these feelings between us are worth more than my job."

"I do care. I will not let you ruin your life for me."

"Don't you think that's my choice to make?"

"No!"

"Red!"

"Lizzie, listen to me. I will not be the cause of your downfall."

"Red, you can take me with you, or I will pick up the phone and call Cooper, Ressler and Mallick now and they can put you in the box, and this time you won't get out and we both know that."

"Be rational Lizzie, if you call it in, they will suspect you as an accomplice."

"I DON'T CARE!"

Red knew that there was no way she was going to listen to him, so he did the next best thing to shut her up. He leaned in and kissed her deeply and roughly. He wasted no time in moving his hand back down her side and began to push up her shirt, exposing her warm skin to the cool air of the room. Lizzie moaned at his touch, Red used the opportunity to deepen their kiss further. Lizzie wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him against her. Their fight was frustrating her and it had turned her on more than her kiss with Red had, bending her knee she brought it flush with his hip, hoping that he would get the hint as to what it was that she was truly needing from him at this moment. Feeling his hand grab her thigh and pull it against him encouraged her more, perhaps she would be able to convince him that it was best if she came with him and not just stayed behind like a sitting duck . Lizzie used Red's distraction and managed to roll them so that she was now on top straddling him, once she knew he was pinned beneath her, she broke their kiss and held his arms above his head securing him in place.

"Now, before we continue this, which from where I am sitting seems like something that we both want. I will make my case for going with you. You will hear me out and you will not state your argument until I am done."

"Fine."

She sat up straight and reached for them hem of her shirt, crossing her arms she brought the garment over her head and threw it to land somewhere behind her. As she began to work on her bra, she started talking again.

"Now I am very much aware, that you Raymond Reddington can make clients disappear in 60 seconds, so think of me as a client." As she undid the clasp on her bra, the straps fell slack as did Red's jaw as he just watched her.

"I want to disappear with you, think about how we can make that happen." As the straps fell down her shoulders to her elbows, she brought her arm up and held the loose garment against her.

"I'm very aware how much you are enjoying this, and think of how much you can enjoy this if it's just you and me, no one knowing where in the world we are."

Wriggling out of her straps she removed the garment from her breasts exposing them to the cold air of the room.

"You say that my job is a factor, well think of a way that you would make me disappear and those I work for would be none the wiser as to the why of my disappearance, but the who." She brought her hands to the button on her slacks and undid it with the flick of her wrist before placing her hands on his chest. As she began to undo the knot on his tie, she noticed how his Adams apple moved as he swallowed a breath he wanted to release.

"I think that this is something that we could make happen." She said as she pulled the tie from its place under his shirt collar and dropped it on the floor next to her. The Hermes tie was one of his favorites and normally he would hate how it was being treated, but under Elizabeth's hands and what she was doing to him at this moment, he could care less. Slowly she began undoing the buttons on his vest as she laid out more of her ideas for him to consider.

"We all know that there are many people who are willing to use me to get to you. What if we made it look like it was one of them you caused me to disappear?" Pushing his vest open she began to work on the buttons of his shirt, amazed at how comfortable he was with her being in control. With deft fingers she watched as one by one the buttons opened to reveal his undershirt, never before had she been allowed to show this much control and the idea alone turned her on.

"Why can't we make me disappear with you Red?" She said as she leaned down and began to kiss him with a hunger she had reserved only for him. She felt his hand come up and hold her neck in place as he rolled them over and he was now on top of her.

Red looked at her with hunger and need. Her little show was enough to break his resolve and she had used his resources and own lines against him. She was now his client and one that he would move heaven and earth for if it meant that she could be with him. Her hints had laid out enough of a baseline for him to formulate a plan, but the execution would have to wait, right now he wanted Lizzie and that was the only thing on his mind. Pulling back he broke their kiss as he began to remove his vest, shirt and undershirt.

"Okay Lizzie, you win, but first, let's celebrate."

A/N: Really want to not change my rating, but I will if I have to. Please enjoy and review!