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"This will be a lot easier on you if you stop fighting." He said as he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled them both off the ground. She went to try and get away but he pulled his arm tighter around her and walked them over to his truck.

"Who hired you to find me? I know bounty hunters only go after someone who jumps bail. I'm already in jail."

"Let's just say I was hired by someone who believes you're innocent and wants to prove it." He said as he put her in the truck and got in after her. He made sure all the doors were locked and the child lock was on and they headed off.

Allie pulled up to her apartment building that was in downtown Atlanta. She pressed her code to get in and motioned to Mason that she was fine. She parked in her parking space and got Finn out of the car. She walked to the elevator when she heard someone behind her. She turned and saw Detective Cena.

"I didn't mean to startle you." He said as he walked up. "I hear you had some trouble on your job today?"

"Drew showed up and wanted to discuss the custody agreement. Chris and Mason scared him off. I'm scared he'll try to do something to hurt us." John nodded.

"I can keep in contact with you if you want. Send a couple of extra patrols around." Allie was about to answer when a car pulled up. A man stepped out and walked over to Allie.

"Al..." he said and she turned and hugged him.

"Hey Randy..." she said when she let go. "Randy, Detective John Cena. Detective Cena this is my ex-husband, Randy Orton."

"Nice to meet you." John said to him as he shook his hand. He had read his name in the file he had on Allie. "So, Ms. Jackson, about things?"

"Please keep in contact with me and extra patrols."

"I will do that. It was nice to meet you Mr. Orton."

"You too, Detective." Randy replied.

"I will call you." He said to Allie and walked back to his car. He watched as Randy walked Allie to the elevator and headed in with her. He didn't know why the sight of the other man with her bothered him. He had read the file on Allie and it said she and Randy had divorced because they wanted different things. It had been a very amicable divorce. In fact, according to his file, they were still very good friends.

"He seemed nice. Well, to you anyway. He seemed to hate my guts." Randy said as they entered her apartment. "How are you holding up?"

"Worried. Nobody's heard from her. But at least I got custody of Finn. At least I can keep that promise to her. Even if I didn't win her case. I feel like I let her down. She didn't kill Phil. She loved him too much. They were going to get married and have more babies. He loved Finn as if he was his own."

Randy took Finn from her and placed him in the pack n play and pulled her into a hug. "You didn't let her down. You did your best."

Allie sighed and pulled away. "I guess I should have hired a better lawyer to defend her. One that had won more murder cases."

"Al, you did your best and that's all anyone asked of you. You are a great lawyer."

"Thanks" She smiled. "So, what bring you here?"

"I wanted to make sure you were okay. I followed the story in the paper." He sat down on the sofa. "You know I never trusted Drew."

"Yeah. He came to my work today after the court hearing. I know if given the chance, he would hurt me to get Finn."

"That's why I'm staying with you. I'm going to make sure you are okay as well as Finn." He looked over at the little boy. "I can't believe how big he's gotten."

"Well, it has been over a year since you seen him." She smiled. "I have been following you in the paper too, you know. Leading the league in home runs and bases stolen. Voted one of the top pro baseball players in MLB. Not too bad for a boy from St. Louis."

"Yeah too bad I'm hurt now and out for sixty days at least." He sighed. He had broken his collarbone and had to have surgery. "So what's with you and this detective?"

"What do you mean?"

"I saw the way he was looking at you. Definitely got some vibes there."

"What vibes? There were no vibes."

"Oh yeah. He wants you." Allie rolled her eyes. "Hey, it's cool. I mean he seems like a nice guy. He's certainly your type."

"And that would be?"

"Dark hair, blue eyes, killer smile, works out."

"And why does that sound like you?" Randy laughed. "Alright, he is hot. I admit that. But I can't go after him."

"If you say so doll. But remember, all work and no play makes for a cranky Allie." He said as he kissed her on the head and walked to the spare room.

Ellie had been silent for a while as she sat in the truck, her arms folded over her chest. Mike looked over at her and shook his head a little.

"You know, if we're going to be traveling together, we might wanna get to know each other."

"Don't wanna know anything about you."

"Did you kill your fiancé?" He asked. She sat there for a minute and he was sure she was going to remain silent but she spoke so softly it was almost a whisper.

"No. We had come back from court and the judge had ruled in our favor. I got full custody of Finn. Phil decided to order dinner in. Allie had Finn for the night. We ate dinner and then I started to feel...tired. I went upstairs and Phil said he'd be up in a few. I woke up a few hours later and he...he was in bed beside me and..." she couldn't finish the rest of the story before she burst into tears. Mike pulled over to a small hotel nearby and turned off the truck.

"I'm sorry." He replied as he moved over and hugged her. "We'll rest here tonight and go to Canada tomorrow. " He got out of the truck and walked over to the passenger side. He opened the door. "Can I trust you to behave yourself?" When she didn't answer, he put the handcuffs on her. "Now, let's go get a room."

She had to follow him as she was handcuffed and couldn't do anything. She didn't know why but she trusted this guy. She wondered if Allie hired him. But Allie wouldn't do anything illegal. She was an upstanding citizen and well respected.

"Can I help you?" The desk clerk asked Mike.

"One room, one bed for the night." The desk clerk eyed the handcuffs on Ellie. "I'm a bounty hunter. She's my prisoner and we have a while before we get home and we both need rest."

"Alright, fill this out." He handed Mike the registration form.

Mike filled it out in his alias. He always used it when he was on the job. He looked back at Ellie as he waited for the room key. He'd have to get them something to eat and he still didn't know if he could trust her not to run. He looked back at the desk clerk.

"Is there somewhere around here that delivers?"

"Pizza joint not too far. That's the best we've got." He nodded.

"Can you make a call and have a large pepperoni delivered to our room with a couple of sodas?" The clerk nodded and handed Mike the key. "Thanks." he took the key and they walked into their room.

Mike looked at her. She looked tired. "I'm going to take off the cuffs. Why don't you go take a shower? I've got some calls to make." She nodded. He walked into the bathroom and saw that the window was very high and very small. Too small to climb out of. "Alright. I trust I can trust you to be good." She nodded.

Mike sighed as she walked into the bathroom. He picked up his phone and dialed John's number. He wanted to keep him updated on things. He also thought it would be good to find out about her sister and son. Just so she would have some piece of mind.

"Cena."

"You sound like you're in a mood."

"I trust you've got Ellie?"

"Yep."

"Good. Words out that she's escaped. Hope you have a plan to lay low."

"I do. We are on our way to the place." Mike looked at the bathroom door. "I wanted to find out about her sister and son. She should have some peace of mind about them during this."

"They both are safe. Allie got custody of Finn. Drew got supervised visitation right now." He wasn't sure about telling about Drew's harassment of Allie. He didn't want Ellie's thoughts to be on them. "I'm keeping an eye out on them. They're fine."

"Good. I'll call you when we get where we're going."

"Thanks. I'll keep you posted." Mike hung up as the bathroom door opened and Ellie walked out in a towel.

"You feel better?" She nodded.

"I got some news on your son and your sister. They're safe. She got custody." Ellie breathed a sigh of relief and smiled a little. "Why don't you go get dressed? The pizza should be here soon."

She nodded and got her clothes out of the bag. She wasn't sure why this guy was helping her but a part of her was glad she wasn't totally alone. And now that she knew Allie and Finn were okay, she could focus on finding the truth.

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