Sorry for the late update. I really struggled with this chapter. I haven't decided when I want Drew to swoop in so this is like an in between chapter. I hope you like it!

Walter awoke to Paige thrashing on the bed next to him. "No!" She cried out. Walter knew she was having some kind of nightmare. "Please leave me alone!" She begged, tears streaming down her cheeks. Walter reached out for her hand to comfort her but she quickly snatched it out of his grasp.

"Paige," Walter whispered to her. "Paige, It's me, Walter." He soothed to her. He reached out and touched her arm. "Paige, you are safe here with me, Walter." She still recoiled from his touch but had stopped shouting. "I'm right here for you, Paige. You don't have to be scared anymore." Paige finally seemed to settle down and Walter reached for her hand. He sighed in relief when he felt her fingers curl around his. He lay there for a while until she let go of his hand and rolled over. Walter slowly slipped out of bed and went downstairs quickly.

"Hello there sleeping beauty," Toby roused. Walter shot him a glare. "Aren't you even going to ask what we found?"

"What did you find, Happy?" Walter asked, looking at Toby's face.

"I'm hurt Walter. I said what we found." Toby pouted. "I found out that Drew has priors, both for aggravated assault," Toby stated, lowering his voice. He pointed upstairs, "Sleeping?" Walter nodded, looking towards the stairs. He was already worried about leaving her upstairs.

"Happy, what did you find out?"

"Drew is in the southern California area. When I pinged his phone it showed him at the Santa Monica Pier. I have a program pinging his phone every fifteen minutes. He hasn't moved from that area. I can't find anything on him, no credit history, no driving history. Just those two priors that Toby found. I'll keep digging though."

"Do we think maybe he changed his name?" Walter suggested. He had his suspicions that Drew was slimy, but now it was confirmed. "Who knows what is on his record before he met Paige," Walter stated flatly. Walter shuddered at the thought of Ralph around Drew.

"I'll keep digging, Walt" Happy aid in a serious tone. "We won't let anything happen to them." She reassured.

"K. Let me know what you find as soon as you find it. I have to get back upstairs. I don't want Paige to wake up by herself. I'll keep my phone close." Walter climbed the stairs back to the loft, reading the last confirmation text from Cabe. Thankfully, Paige was still sleeping when Walter returned to his room. He lay back down on the bed next to her, wondering when she would wake up.

~Scorpion~

Two hours had passed by while Walter lay next to her. He thought about what he was going to do to that man when he found him. He thought about algorithms, Pythagoras, anything to take his mind off the fact that Paige was sharing his bed. He turned on his side to face Paige, looking her over. He had always noticed how beautiful she was, but never noticed what made her beautiful. her long, perfect dark lashes, her symmetrical features, her lips that formed a perfect cupid's bow, lips that Walter would like to-

"Walter? How long have I been sleeping?" Paige asked. Walter's face turned red from his thoughts and he rolled on his back. He hoped Paige hadn't noticed him staring.

"A couple hours. And before you even ask, Ralph is perfectly fine." He wiggled his phone. "Cabe has sent me a confirmation text every half hour. They are at the safe house, building some kind of surprise for you. Ralph doesn't know anything about what's happening." Walter stated. " How did you sleep?" He asked her, knowing the answer already.

"I slept okay." Paige lied.

"I know you had a nightmare Paige. You were crying out in your sleep." Walter's face was riddled with worry. He hated the way Paige had cried out in her sleep.

"I did. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. Thank you for staying with me, Walter," She blushed. The genius had shown a great amount of EQ in the last couple hours, and she knew he was trying.

"Happy and Toby are keeping tabs on Drew. They are pinging his phone and he hasn't left the Santa Monica area. " Walter stated.

"If you are just pinging his phone, couldn't he have left it somewhere and it would show that he hasn't moved?" she asked. Paige was proud of herself for remembering how pinging works.

"Happy hacked into the security cams at his hotel. He hasn't left his room," Walter reaffirmed. The minute Drew even made a move to come to Scorpion, he wouldn't have a chance. "You don't have to worry Paige. We are keeping tabs on him." He knew his EQ was showing, and he didn't care. He reached for Paige's hand. "We can just stay here as long as you like." Paige scooted closer to him until she was touching his side. Walter could feel his ears burning as she draped an arm across his chest.

"I feel totally safe here. I know that Cabe will protect Ralph. I know that you will protect me. " She mumbled. She was starting to fall back asleep. "I know that you will protect me, Walter."

"Always, Paige. I'll always protect you." He whispered. He closed his eyes and snuggled into her side.

- Scorpion-

"Didn't he move yet? " Toby whined. They had been pinging Drew's phone for hours and he still hadn't moved.

" No, you big baby. We need to keep an eye on him. Ralph could be in danger, you jerk." Happy glowered at him.

"Ralph has got Cabe. Drew should be the one scared in that situation. Hell, I'm scared of Cabe. "

" You should be scared of me" Happy muttered. She tapped keys on the keys on her keyboard to view the different camera angles. "I wonder why he isn't moving? Toby, what else did you find?"

"Only that he has two priors. I'm running his prints to see what I can dig up. I doubt he was smart enough to change his prints when he changed his name." Toby stated flatly. Happy looked up at him. "I have psychoanalyzed what I can from his records and his mannerisms at the hotel. You can tell he has total anger issues, by the way he practically flipped that table after he spilled coffee. Also, I can tell he is controlling, based on the way he talks to others. He is totally here to gather Paige and Ralph and control their life."

"And you can tell all of that by just reading and watching?"

"Impressed much? Toby quipped

"Not a chance, doc. I just want to make sure you really know your stuff." She retorted. She glanced back at her monitors. "He's on the move. Tell Walter, tell Cabe. Make sure they know that we don't know where he is going but we know it's probably here. I'll keep pinging his phone."

"I'll go up and tell Walt." Toby said, walking over toward the stairs.

"Do you really think that's a good idea, Doc? Shouldn't you just text him?" Happy asked, thinking of Paige.

"I'm sure Walter will want to know right away" Toby yelled down the steps. He knocked on Walter's bedroom door but there was no answer. He slowly opened the door and his eyes went wide when he saw what was on the other side. Walter and Paige were sleeping, Walter's arms around Paiges waist and her face nuzzled into his neck. He quickly closed the door and ran back down the stairs, still wide eyed.

"What's wrong doc? You look like you have just seen a ghost." Happy said.

"You owe me fifty bucks Hap" Toby answered.

"They aren't? You walked in on that?"

"You said sleeping together. And that's exactly what they are doing, my dear."

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