co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo.

Mike lay awake on the couch that night, the kiss running through his mind. He hadn't planned on kissing her but something about the pained expression on her face when she'd seen those photos had broken his heart. He couldn't imagine what she was feeling. Her fiancée dead and her charged with his murder. Having to leave her child behind. She had been through so much and all he wanted was to help her in any way he could. He texted John and told him about the left handed killer. He hoped John investigated.

John looked at the text from Mike. He quickly looked at the photos he had. Mike was right. The killer had been left handed but how could they find the person and get them to admit what they did. He was brought out of his thoughts when someone knocked on the door. He headed over and was shocked to see Allie and Finn there.

"Allie? Are you okay?" He asked when she rushed in.

"No. Far from it." She said as she sat down on the sofa with Finn in her arms. "Randy lied to me. He had a vasectomy. I found the paperwork. We had a fight and I told him to leave. He told me it wasn't over. The way he said it, it scared me."

John sat down by her. "Scared you how?"

"Just the tone. It was like he was telling me something would happen if I ended it. I couldn't stay there."

He put his arm around her and pulled her to him. "You can stay here as long as you need too." He looked at Finn who was asleep. "How about I take this guy and put him in the guest room?"

"I forgot to bring his pack n play to sleep in."

"That's alright. My sister stays here when she comes to visit and she always leaves my nephew's port a crib."

"Oh okay." She replied as John took Finn from her and headed to the guest room.

"He's all settled. And don't worry. You're safe here."

She nodded. "Thanks for letting us stay here."

"No problem." He replied. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"I'm not sure where to begin." She replied. "Randy came back into my life when all of this with Ellie went down. He said he had changed his mind. He wanted a family and he wanted it with me. That was why we divorced as you know. Because I want a family."

"So, he told you that he wanted that now?"

"Yes. He just shows up and says he wants a family now. Then I find out he had a vasectomy and can't give me the one thing I want. He lied to me. He had the procedure done months ago. He lied to me all this time. And I found that phone number I gave you. I have no idea whose it is."

"We traced it to a disposable phone. The same one that's been texting him those messages."

"I don't understand what's going on here. I've known Randy for years." She replied sitting down on the sofa.

John sighed and sat down beside her. "Allie, I know this isn't easy for you. None of this. The case with Ellie, taking care of Finn and now this with Randy." He placed his arm around her and pulled her closer to him. "It will all be okay. I promise. I won't let anything happen to you."

He leaned in and kissed her. It soon turned passionate and before either realized it, they were in his bed. He knew it shouldn't be happening and the consequences were there for him and her. But all he could think about was the moment they were in.

Mike looked up as Ellie walked into the room. "I didn't mean to wake you."

"That's okay. Something wrong?" He asked sitting up a little bit.

"I don't know." She replied softly.

"If something is wrong, you can tell me."

"I just keep thinking about those pictures. How could nobody have seen what you did?"

"Well, I don't know honestly. I mean they had you with the murder weapon in your hand and all that evidence. It could be that no one even considered that Phil was killed by someone who was left handed."

"But Detective Cena should have notice, right?"

"It probably didn't even occur to John. I know the upper brass was all over him to make it stick and it's possible that it just slipped through the cracks." Ellie looked at him. "He's a good detective. I promise you if he'd seen it, he'd have noted it."

"Do you really trust him?" Mike nodded.

"With my life." She nodded. She hoped he was right.

John woke up and looked over at Allie as she was sleeping. He quietly got out of bed and headed to check on Finn. He saw that the baby was sleeping peacefully. He then headed into the living room. He saw the photos on the table. He didn't know how he could have missed the obvious. He would take the photos to his boss and see if they could do something. He saw lights through the window and headed over. He moved the curtains back a little and saw a car parked across the street. He wasn't sure if it was Drew or Randy but he wasn't going to take any chances. He called Stephen and got it set up for some extra patrols.

Mike sat on the floor in front of the fireplace with Ellie eating the marshmallows they had gotten the idea to roast. He looked over at her.

"You keep thinking about our kiss don't you?" She asked. "I know because I think about it too."

"Yes it's on my mind." He replied and looked at her. "I know this is a complicated situation but we did kiss. I guess I'm wondering where we go from here."

"I'm not really sure to be honest. I know I liked it. A lot. And I know that I haven't felt this safe since I lost Phil. And I know you're worried about whether or not I'm holding on to him."

"Are you?"

"No. I mean I grieved for him. But he's not coming back and I had to accept that and let him go."

He leaned in and kissed her again. "I liked it too." He said softly. She kissed him this time and it soon turned passionate. He laid her down on the floor by the fireplace as they continued to kiss. Before either of them realized, they were making love in front of the fireplace.

Afterwards as they laid there in front of the fireplace, Ellie had her head resting on his chest. She couldn't believe that they had made love. It wasn't something she expected but it was nice. She hadn't felt anything like that or anything as passionate since Phil. And it was confusing. She had questions about everything and she wasn't sure what exactly would happen now.

He looked over at her and wrapped his arms around her. He had to protect her. Now more than ever and once this was all behind them, they'd see where their relationship would lead.

Please Review!