Beyond's POV

"Anna?" We both turned our attention from the still ticking clock to the doorway. L was leaning in the doorway watching the two of us sitting at the table.

Anna stood up slowly his name fell off her lips like a prayer before she rushed to him and threw herself into his arms, pressing her lips to his. "Thank God." I heard her whisper when she finally pulled away. His hands had hesitantly taken residence at her waist. Anna ran her thumbs over L's cheeks and then her hands down his chest, looking as if she was seeing him for the first time in years. "Where's the baby? Where's Gia? And Wammy?" She asked looking up at him. I'd never realized how much taller he was than her.

"Watari is parking the car, I thought it would be best leaving her in the car with him. She just fell asleep. So he's going to bring her in when he does that." L's voice was its usual monotone that I'd been practicing since I'd left Wammy's house, but there was a concerned undertone. "What happened? Why the frantic phone call, I thought you wanted me to wait for you?"

Anna nodded slightly and they seemed to have a silent conversation before she took his hand and pulled him down the hall. I heard a door shut and then got up to see if I could listen in. I could hear muffled chatter on the other side of a door and stopped in front of it.

L's POV

"What happened?" I asked leaning on the crib.

Anna leaned against the closed door sighed, "I'm not entirely sure. Ace somehow got our location, well your location."

I nodded once, "So why are we in the nursery?" She looked over her shoulder at the door and then raised her eyebrows at me. Beyond. "Are you sure?"

"Pretty sure. Yeah." She assured, but that wasn't enough.

"We need to be certain." I decided.

Anna sighed and pushed herself off the door and ran her hand through her hair. "L, he is working extremely hard to get into our heads in any way he possibly can. I need to know you're on my side and that you trust me when I tell you we need to take the kids and get the hell out of here in the morning." Anna's voice had gotten dangerously quiet and made me wonder if she knew something I didn't.

"What about B?" Her shoulders dropped slightly and she looked suddenly very sad.

"I'm not sure. He says he didn't give us away this time, but I'm not sure if I believe him."

"Well what do you want to do?" I asked.

Anna looked up at me as if she hadn't expected me to ask her opinion. She looked back at the door and bit her lip before looking back to me. "I think we should wait it out. Let's take care of the kids first, get them to a safe place and then we'll handle Ace and B. Sound like a plan?"

I nodded and moved to stand next to her. Hesitantly, I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into my chest. She wrapped her arms around me quickly and I buried one of my hands in her hair in an attempt to get her closer. It had been a few days since we'd been this close. I loosened my grip on her when the door opened, but I didn't let go until Watari was fully in the room.

"She's still asleep." He placed Gia into the crib and looked to Anna and I. "Do we have a plan of action?"

I looked to Anna and she nodded. I turned my attention back to Wammy, "We need to get the kids out of the country. America, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, anywhere really they just need to get out of England."

Wammy nodded, "Understood, What about you two?" He looked between us.

Anna took my hand in hers, "We" she started, "are going to stay and finish what we started. Someone has to take out Ace or we'll be on the run forever." I looked Anna over and smiled upon finding the old Anna.

I turned back to Wammy, "We need you to go with them, take care of them. We'll be okay here."

He smiled lightly and nodded, "I know you will. I'll make preparations and take them tomorrow."

Anna nodded, "Their bags are packed and ready to go by the door." Wammy nodded before taking his leave of us.

I turned to Anna and took a deep breath, "Anna, I-"

"Don't say it." She cut me off, "I don't want to hear you're sorry, I know you are. When B told me that Ace was on your trail, I almost died. I was afraid I'd lost you and her," she gestured to the baby, "And Wammy. I was terrified because we never made things right. I just want to make things right again, okay? It's us against the world, right?"

I nodded and mumbled, "Forever and always" before dugging in my pocket before pulling out the silver band, "Then I think this belongs to you." I slipped it onto her finger and she smiled gently.

"Alright, Detective. Let's get a game plan started. It's just us now."

"Please don't call me that." I pleaded for the millionth time.

She got on her tiptoes and pressed her lips to mine before pulling me out of the nursery, "Come on, let's let her sleep. We have planning to do."