So I am sorry about the wait. I typed this up on my kindle. If there are spelling errors or grammatical errors just pm me and I will fix them. :)

I had some trouble with this chapter. I am just going to say I don't like Drew. I hate his character and I just don't like him. That being said, I don't own the characters or the show. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Trouble

Paige sat at her desk, filing paperwork and humming to herself. Who knew that homeland would be so thorough? The garage was at least quiet so that she could concentrate. Toby and Happy had gone out for some lunch and Sylvester was at a super fun Guy convention with Megan. She wondered she where Walter was as she continued with her office work.

The phone started ringing and Paige started shuffling papers around. Where could that damn phone be? She thought to herself. It was still ringing as she walked over to the kitchen. Paige looked around before she heRd the beep of the answering machine.

"Paige? Paige Dineen?" A familiar voice wafted though the garage that made her blood run cold. " Paige, I found you. I want to see you. I want to see Ralph. You can't keep him from me. I will never stop trying. " Paige's eyes widened as she sunk down in a chair. She heard footsteps on the stairs and glanced to see Walter coming down from the loft.

"Who was that Paige?" He asked, looking in her direction. Walter knew in an instant that something was wrong. Her head was down, she was shaking and he was pretty sure he heard muffled sobs. "Who was that Paige?" He asked, his voice stern, his eyes searching. He pressed his lips together ran his hands through his hair. She didn't look up at him, just slumped her shoulders more and started crying harder. "Paige. If you do not tell me, I can't help. Let me help you. Who was that? What does he want with Ralph?"

"That was Drew. He is Ralph's father" Paige spat bitterly. Walter clenched a fist. He had always known that Ralph had to have a father, but never pressed to find out where he was. It was never important. Walter had thought that Ralph's father had abandoned them when Ralph wasn't like other kids. The reasons weren't important, just the actions.

"Why did he say he found you? What does that mean, Paige?"

"Drew is not a good man, Walter. I can't explain right now. " She said, wiping her face. "I have to get to Ralph" Paige made an effort to stand up, but quickly fell back against her chair.

"You are not going anywhere in this state, Paige. Let me call Cabe. He will take care of Ralph." Walter suggested. Paige nodded her head in defeat. "Good. I will have Cabe pull Ralph from school and take him to a safe house." He explained while dialing his phone.

"Cabe, it's Walter. I need a favor. It's urgent. Go pull Ralph from school and take him somewhere safe. Do not let him out of hindsight. I will explain everything later. "

Walter, I can't just pull him out of school without reason. I."

Walter interrupted him. "Gumbo."

"Confirmed. I will let you know when I have him, and when we get to the safe house"

"Thanks." Walter hung up his phone. He turned his attention back to Paige, stopped crying. "Ralph will be safe with Cabe. Do not worry about him." He told her with the most reassurance he could offer. Walter was worried, but not for Ralph. He didn't totally trust Cabe, but he trusted him with Ralph. Cabe always treated Ralph like the grandson he didn't have. "I am worried about you, though." She looked up at him with red rimmed eyes. She was chewing on the thumbnail when Walter reached his hand out. He gently pulled her hand away from her mouth. "Tell me what is happening"

Paige slowly nodded, as if she was mentally preparing herself. "Drew and I were married. We were young, but we were happy. We found out I was pregnant and we were both so excited." She closed her eyes and withdrew her hand from Walter's. "From the beginning we knew Ralph was not like other babies. He never wanted to be held or coddled. Drew began to grow angry when Ralph wasn't content in his arms. He started to blame me, saying it was my fault. That I didn't do something right. That it was my fault that Ralph couldn't be consoled like a normal baby." Paige paused, tears welling up in her eyes. "He started drinking heavily, and became very violent. He blamed me for everything. Anything." She closed her eyes and slumped her shoulders. "He hurt me Walter. He hurt Ralph. After that happened, I ran. I went as far away from him as I possibly could. But he found us. Every time I thought we were safe, he would find us. I've moved seven times since we left him. We are going to have to leave again. I'm going to have to take Ralph away again..." Paige trailed off.

Walter's heart almost dropped out of his chest. "Paige, you can't leave. You can't keep running." He really meant to say 'you can't leave me'. Walter couldn't imagine the rest of his life without Ralph or Paige. He didn't want to imagine that life. He had grown so attached to that miniature version of himself.

"Didn't you hear me, Walter? I said it isn't safe. The last thing I want to do is leave but-"

"You can't take Ralph away from us Paige. He has grown so attached. I'm worried it might be too much for him."

"Walter-"

"You can't take him away from me, Paige." Walter challenged, his eyes clouded with worry. "I-i- i love him. " He admitted. "I will do whatever I can to keep you here. To keep you safe. To keep Ralph safe."

She looked up into his eyes. Paige trusted Walter. She always trusted Walter, and she knew he would go to the ends of the earth for her. "Walter, I know you want us to stay but you don't know what Drew is capable of. I'm really scared Walter." Her eyes filled with fresh tears as she resumed chewing on her thumbnail. Walter grabbed her hand again and pulled it away from her mouth. He knew holding somebody´s hand was supposed to be comforting. In an attempt to make her stop crying, he held her hand and rubbed his thumb over her knuckles.

"You don't have to be afraid, Paige. We have a combined I.Q. of over 700 on our side. We have homeland security on our side. You have me on your side." He stated. He then heard his phone chirp with a confirmation text from Cabe. "Ralph is safe. He's with Cabe. I'll get Happy and Toby back here and get them to ping Drew 's phone, see what they can dig up on him. Why don't you go clean yourself up upstairs, just borrow whatever clothes you want. You can sleep on my bed."

"How can I sleep at a time like this? I can´t just lay down with Drew out there!" Paige exclaimed. She started shaking again, but Walter gripped her hand tighter. "I'm terrified, Walter."

"I'm not going anywhere, upstairs and change. I'll call Toby and I will be up there. I promise" He started dialing Toby's number as she reluctantly climbed the stairs. Paige heard him use some colorful language as he described the situation. She opened the door to Walter's bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. Her makeup had ran down her face in streaks. Her hair hung around her face limply as tears threatened to spill over. She heard Walter's footsteps on the stairs and quickly washed her face. She found a sweatshirt and a pair of sweatpants in his drawer and put them on.

"Can I come in?" Walter asked from the other side of the door. Paige opened her mouth to speak but her throat was dry. Walter peeked his head around the door to make sure it was safe. "Happy and Toby are on their way back. They are going to track him down so I can stay up here with you." He grabbed Paige hand, an action he was becoming more and more familiar with, and gently pulled her towards the bed. Paige laid down on the bed and Walter sat next to her, still holding her hand.

"Lay down with me Walter. Please?" She pleaded with big eyes. He let go of her hand and stood up off the bed. "Please don't leave me Walter, you don't have to lay with me. Just don't leave" Paige begged. Walter turned to look at her.

"I'm not leaving, I promise. I just want to change into something more comfortable." He said. He went to his dresser and grabbed some sweatpants. "I'll be right out. Okay?" She nodded. He quickly changed and laid down with her on the bed. Her hand found his and latched on. He thought to himself 'what would Paige do?' He reached out to smooth some of her hair and she softly sighed. Paige moved over closer to him and snuggled her head against his shoulder. Paige felt him stiffen when she drAped her arm across his chest but slowly he moved his other arm to place it around her waist.

Walter finally felt Paige relax against him and realized she was finally sleeping. He stayed with her, thinking about how he would keep his promise.