Mrs. Reddington

Chapter 7

---Red's POV---

I am sitting in a hospital there are about three FBI guards standing outside the door and Luli, Dembe and Alex are standing inside the door. It turned out Alex was fine just got knocked around quite a bit, and as I sit here and watch my wife breathe on the machine, the only emotion coursing through me is rage, white hot rage at not only the people who did this but at myself. If I hadn't chosen Agent Keen over my own wife, none of this ever would have happened.

"It's not your fault boss, it's mine." Alex says and I look over at him. "I know that look it's the same look I've been giving myself all day. It was my fault, if I had been quicker or had fought harder, I could have warned her or even stopped it." He says and I stand up and face him.

"Don't blame yourself the blame is on me, I made a mistake and in doing so it made her upset, and when you're upset you don't think straight. Had she been thinking straight she would have known it wasn't her car, and therefore wouldn't have gotten in it." I reason and he hangs his head. "When she wakes up all of this will be taken care of." I tell him and he looks up looking proudly at me.

"Thank you sir." He says and I nod sitting back down.

---Three days later---

---POV switch---

My throat feeling scratchy and my body hurting is what made me wake up. I groan in pain and I open my eyes to see I'm in a hospital room.

"Don't try and sit up, you took quite a beating." I hear a familiar voice say.

"Still think I'm safer away from you?" I ask huskily, and I hear sigh.

"I'm so sorry, and just so we're clear, you're not leaving my side again do you understand?" He says and I turn and look at him.

"I understand." I tell him and his hand comes out and rubs my cheek.

"I'm sorry ma vie." (My life.) He whispers and I smile.

"It's not anyone's fault." I tell him and then I spot Alex at the door looking like a kicked puppy. "Ray, you didn't yell at him did you?" I ask and he shakes his head.

"Alex come here a moment." I tell him and he is at my side instantly. "I'm ok I promise, now stop blaming yourself. Also how and where is Scott?" I ask.

"He's ok, still recovering." He answers.

"Good, now get me out of this hospital." I tell him and he looks over at Reddington before he nods and walks out.

"Thank you." I tell Red and he nods.

A few minutes later Liz walks in. "Hello Liz." I tell her.

"I heard you were awake." She says and Alex comes in behind her.

"You were also told not to disturb them." He says glaring at her.

"It's fine Alex, Lizzie's a friend." I say and Red looks at me with eyebrows raised.

"Since when?" He asks.

"Since now." I tell him and he nods.

"Ok then." Was all he says and I motion for Lizzie to take the seat next to Red.

"So, what's up Lizzie?" I ask.

"My boss wants to speak with you, but you told him you would only speak with Red and I." She says and I laugh a little before wincing.

"Lizzie, never get stabbed it hurts." I tell her smiling. "Go get Cooper." I tell her and she heads off, a few moments later she comes back with Cooper.

He stands at the foot of my bed and Lizzie takes her seat next to Red. "Hello Agent Cooper, I was told you wanted to speak with me?"

"Yes, you did good these past few days. I wanted to find out if you're staying, you and Reddington--as much as I hate to say it--are a good team."

"Meaning: you want us off the streets so we don't cause problems." I say and Red starts laughing.

"Right. Besides, you both have valuable information." He says and I look over at Red.

"Red...?" I ask.

"Si vous voulez marcher, nous allons marcher, mais vous restez avec moi." (If you want to walk we'll walk but you're staying with me.) He says.

"Et elle?" (What about her?) I ask and he looks over at Lizzie.

"Je ne me souviens même." (I didn't even remember.)

"We made a promise." I tell him and he nods.

"We did but..." He says motioning toward me.

I close my eyes for a bit and take a deep breath, when I open them I speak to Cooper but continue to look at Lizzie. "We're staying." I say.

"We already knew Red was going to." Cooper says.

"No, I wasn't if she wasn't." Red says and then grabs my hand.

"And you misunderstand we have a job to do, I'll stay but I'm staying for her, not because you asked me to work with you." I explain and Liz looks at me quizzically.

"You have a job to do?" She asks and I nod.

"Yes." Was all I tell her, I move to look at Alex. "Do I get to leave?" I ask and he nods.

"Whenever you're ready." He says.

"Good, come help me out of this." I tell him and he and Dembe walk over, gently helping me stand and moving to the door.

"Should I go get the car Ms.?" Alex asks.

"Yes." Red says taking his place.

"No, I want to go see Scott." I tell him holding onto Ray.

Alex looks between Raymond and I before nodding to me. "He's down here." He says leading me down the hall.

"He didn't listen to me." Raymond says.

"Oh please Raymond, I'm more deadly than you, who did you think he was going to listen to?" I explain and I hear him chuckle.

He leans over and kisses my hair as we get closer to the door. I walk in to see Scott laying on a hospital bed exactly like the one I just got off of. He's been beaten pretty badly has a gash down his right cheek, and his eyes are swollen.

"Bring the car around, I have work to do." I explain.