Late one night a couple of weeks after Halloween, Allison was dozing in her bed when she heard the sound of footsteps in the hall. She felt her heart rate quicken, but due to her half asleep state, she assured herself that she must have been dreaming. However, when the door to her bedroom slowly began to open she froze in complete panic.

A million thoughts ran through her mind. Was it Wo Fat? How did he even find her? Should she fight her way to Sawyer's room or would that just draw attention towards him? She was still frantically trying to come up with a plan when she heard a voice through the darkness.

"Ally? Are you awake?" Steve asked quietly.

Allison breathed a sigh of relief before quickly sitting up in her bed.

"Jesus, Steve!" She scolded. "You scared the shit out of me! How'd you even get in here?"

"I have a key," He said like it was obvious.

"Since when?!"

"Since always," He confessed. "I've had one since you moved in. Just a precautionary measure, I wouldn't have used it without your permission."

"Until tonight, apparently."

Steve carefully sat on the edge of the bed next to Allison. Even through the darkness she could see that something was bothering him and as his tired eyes met her, she calmed herself down.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to see you and didn't want to call in case I woke Sawyer up," He explained.

"That's okay," Allison said, suddenly more concerned about what was wrong. "I'm just a little paranoid still, I guess. Anyway, what's up? Why'd you have to see me so bad?"

"It was a rough day," He admitted, putting his hand on her leg. "Really rough."

"With that whole terrorist threat? I'm not surprised. But I thought you solved that pretty fast?"

"We did, but then we found the guy orchestrating the whole thing and Danny took him down, but," Steve sighed. "He had a bomb strapped to his chest with a motion sensor on it. Danno almost died."

"Oh my god," Allison reached out and squeezed his hand. "Is he okay?"

"Yeah, a little stressed, but he's fine. Even made it out in time to take Grace to her father-daughter dance." He smiled. "I just felt so helpless, you know? There was nothing I could do to help him. And I've been at HQ doing paperwork for this whole mess all night and I couldn't stop thinking about what I would've done if today had ended differently."

Allison smiled and leaned forward, placing a kiss on his cheek before sliding over slightly and throwing back the covers.

"You can sleep here tonight," She told him. He nodded and pulled his shirt over his head as Allison continued. "And that's just another one of your occupational hazards. Sometimes you're going to be in situations you can't control where people you care about are in danger, but you just have to get through it the best you can. Dwelling on what could've happened will drive you insane, Steve."

Now just in his boxers, Steve climbed into bed and pulled Allison into his arms.

"I know, but it's hard not to. It was so close. Really touch and go for a while there."

"And I bet you stayed by his side the whole time," Allison smiled, knowing Steve.

"I did," He admitted. "But he's part of my team, and my partner. I couldn't just leave him there all alone, ready to die."

"I know, and I wouldn't expect anything less from you," She assured him, placing a kiss on his chest.

The couple fell into silence, simply comforted by the feeling of each other's heartbeat, and just when Steve thought for sure that Allison had fallen asleep, she spoke again.

"This is how I feel every day you know," She told her boyfriend, confusing him slightly.

"What?"

"Every day when you leave for work I feel exactly like you did today," She explained. "I know you get yourself into dangerous, life threatening situations and I know there's absolutely nothing I can do to help you. This is what I meant when I said that I worried about you all the time and didn't know if I could handle it anymore."

"But if you dwell on what could've happen, it would drive you insane." Steve said, slowly realizing how Allison had come up with that clever piece of advice.

"Exactly," Allison nodded against his chest. "I want to be with you and I know that worrying about you is a part of that. So I'm trying my best to trust that you and your team know what you're doing and you'll be safe."

"We do know what we're doing," Steve promised. "And coming home safely to you and Sawyer is always a priority for me."

"I know."

"I love you, Ally." Steve whispered, letting his eyes slip closed as he began to relax.

"I love you too, Steve." She replied before sighing sleepily. "And I'm glad Danno's okay. Give him a hug for me tomorrow."

Steve chuckled and pulled her close.

"Yeah, okay. I will."

Allison giggled quietly as they both drifted into a peaceful sleep.