co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo.

Ellie cleared the dishes after dinner and washed them while Mike continued looking over the files. He looked through them over and over but nothing jumped out him. They were missing something. He just couldn't figure out what it was. He looked up as she walked back into the room dressed for bed. She was wearing an oversized t shirt with some pajama pants. She looked like a big kid. But she was beautiful.

"Anything interesting?"

"No." He said with a sigh. He closed the files and put them aside. "I'm going to keep looking."

She nodded. "I hope something comes up."

"I hope so too."

Allie sat in John's living room after dinner. So far the evening had been great. Finn enjoying John playing blocks with him before dinner and he definitely enjoyed the ice cream sundaes for dessert. Finn was now asleep on a blanket in the floor.

"He's seems to be adjusting okay." John said as they sat there drinking coffee.

"I guess he is. But it's not the same as his mom being here." She said looking at Finn sleeping. "So, I'm a little surprised you asked me out."

"I wanted to talk to you."

"About the case?"

"No, something else."

"Ok."

"I... Don't really know how to say this."

"Just come out and say it." She said. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. Allie was shocked that he kissed her but she found herself deepening the kiss. It became very passionate before she pulled away remembering her nephew in the room. "That's what you wanted to tell me?"

"I like you, Allie. A lot. And I know this isn't the best time for this right now. But somehow during this case, I fell for you. I know with Ellie and Finn. It's complicated. And I know with Randy back in your life. I just needed to tell you."

"John, I'm shocked and completely flattered."

"But you don't feel the same way." He sighed and got up. "I'm sorry, Allie." He said before walking into the kitchen.

Allie sat there for a minute before following him. "You didn't let me finish."

"I don't think I need to hear anymore. You're obviously going to say you don't feel the same and you and Randy will be getting back together."

"I wasn't going to say any of that." She said walking over to him. "I was going to say, I have feelings for you too."

"You do?" He said smiling.

She nodded. "I do. But we can't just jump into this okay? We both have a lot going on."

"You're right. We do." He said to her.

"John, I do like you. But with Ellie on the run and you trying to figure out who killed Phil. I don't want anyone to say that because we're together, it taints the case. You understand that right?"

"Of course. Allie, I talked to Randy and he said he wanted you back. Is that something you're considering?"

"Honestly, I don't know. Randy and I got divorced because we wanted different things. I wanted a baby and he didn't. He felt a child would distract him from his career. After fighting a lot about it, I filed for divorce. I know what I want in my life. I want my career, which I have. I want a baby. I can't be with someone who doesn't."

"Does Randy want kids now?"

"He says he does. And I told him that I couldn't deal with it right now. With everything going on, I have to focus on Finn and clearing Ellie's name. You understand that too, right?"

"I do. I told you so you could make the decision when you're ready. Once all of this is cleared up. But I hope you will go out with me again."

"Yes, I will."

He smiled and kissed her again. "It's getting late. I really should get him home." John nodded.

Mike laid on the couch in the living room and stared at the fire. He had to be missing something. He had to be missing the big clue that helped clear Ellie's name. He heard her come into the room and he looked up at her.

"I didn't mean to wake you." She said softly. He sat up on the couch and motioned for her to come sit down beside him. She did and she pulled her knees up to her chest. "I just couldn't get to sleep."

"I get that way sometimes." He said. "You know what helps me?" She shook her head. "Make some hot chocolate, watch an old movie. It helps. You wanna try that?" She nodded. "Alright, you pick the movie and I'll make the hot chocolate."

She nodded and went over to where the movies were. She looked through and found a movie she loved. She and Allie use to watch it when they were younger. And Phil use to humor her by watching it with her.

Mike made the hot chocolate and then poured it into two mugs and headed back into the living room. "Here we go. My special hot chocolate. Two kinds of chocolate and a little bit of whip cream. What movie did you pick?"

"Don't laugh but Allie and I use to watch this when we were younger." She held up the DVD.

"The Princess Bride?" He asked. She nodded. "I actually love that movie."

"You're just saying that." She said.

"No. Really I do." He said. "Here Special recipe." He said as he handed her some hot chocolate. She smiled at him. "C'mon let's sit on the couch." She nodded and sat down beside him on the couch. She took a sip of it.

"This is hot chocolate is awesome." He smiled.

"Special family recipe." He said as the movie started. She shivered a little and he grabbed a blanket pulling it over the two of them without thinking about it. The movie played and it was soon over and he looked over and saw she was asleep. He sighed. She had been through so much and she was still going through things. He picked her up and carried her to the bedroom and put her on the bed. He was determined to get her back to her family and the person who was hell bent on destroying her.

Drew sat in his apartment after a cop came by and told him to leave where he was parked. He sighed. He realized that he couldn't Finn without some help. With Randy and now this detective, Allie was protected and that proved to hurt his chance to get Finn. And he still had no idea where Ellie was. But he had people looking into it. And when he found her, he'd make sure she paid for taking his son away.

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