The Architect. [The Blacklist. Donald Ressler X Oc]

Not a favor.

Ressler.

Maggie never failed in making me smile or chuckle to myself at least once a day. Today, she'd made it rather early. She had been hesitant about something for a few days, I'd seen her with a bunch of papers just looking at them and pinching her lower lip with her fingers, which I didn't like her doing, I stopped her every time I had the chance.

Today she'd brought a big manual like book and was looking at it again, and I could see her looking at me when I tilted my head up to drink my coffee. I knew my wife, so I knew what was going through her head.

When Alma started crying she took the manual with her and left it somewhere, returning with the child in arms. I let her finish her coffee in peace whilst she nursed the baby, but when she laid her on her shoulder to burp her, I tossed the spoon in the cup scandalously. She looked up at me with one eyebrow lifted.

"So, are you gonna ask me what you want to ask me today? Or are you gonna wait another day?"

She continued looking at me, I was expecting she gave me her little cute side smile and to look at me like 'how did you know?'. She didn't, she just kept looking at me serious, and that made me realize it was more serious than what I had anticipated.

"I'm still debating if I should even present you the request" she replied after a while.

"Debating what? If I'd do it?"

"No, I know you're gonna do whatever I ask of you because-" she motioned at herself with her free hand "you can't say no to this face" I chuckled at her vanity, knowing that she was absolutely right about that. "It's just that... It's" she moved on her seat and secured the baby to her chest "it's kind of like cheating, and I'm debating if I should cheat on this or not"

She stood up and took her cup with her, I followed her with mine, watching Alma's eyes open wide from Maggie's shoulder. I left the cup next to hers in the sink and snuck my hand under Alma's arm, holding her over my head and kissing her cheek.

I was amazed at how quickly she'd outgrown being held like a baby, she could hold her head up for a while, and even though she sometimes lost some balance, I had her very much secured to my chest. I smiled at her again and kissed her cheek one more time.

Maggie walked around me and to the front door when the doorbell rang.

It wasn't a process to leave Alma with Carol, I don't think she was old enough to understand what was happening.

Maggie and I often took our own cars to work, but some days, if I knew I had to deal with the paperwork after a case, I would usually drop her off at her work and then pick her up at the end of the day.

When I neared her firm, I gave her a quick glance.

"I'd do anything for you Mags"

I heard her snort and look at me.

"I'm not going to ask you to mutilate somebody, you need to relax" I parked in front of her firm and looked at her.

"I just wanted you to know that"

She gave me a little smile and unlocked her belt.

"I know it"

I leaned in to receive a kiss from her.