Shortly after Dembe arrived he was gone. Haylie sat in her hospital bed picking at a sandwich the hospital had brought her. She was interrupted as Ressler appeared in her doorway, "How are you feeling?" he asked casually.
Haylie looked up and smiled, "Better. It's a lot better now that the contractions are gone. What are you doing in these parts?" she asked curiously, knowing he must have an ulterior motive.
Ressler shook his head, "You know me too well. Has Reddington been in contact with you? We've gotten some reports of a vehicle he and Keen are in but they got away from us."
Haylie shook her head in return, "Donald, you know I wouldn't tell you even if he did. But, I can assure you I've had no contact and I told him not to call. He offered but if he's gonna be gone, I need him all the way gone," she explained, feeling her heart start to sink into her stomach once again.
Ressler inhaled deeply, feeling the stress of his current situation, "Agent Storm, I need you to promise me that if he makes contact you will tell me. This only gets worse for them the longer they stay in the shadows. Can you do that? Surely he didn't leave you empty handed," he said the last part out loud even though it was more to himself.
Haylie looked down at her fingers, fighting the tears she thought were over, "Ressler, I can't make any promises but if I get any word that they're in danger I won't hesitate to give them up. Does that work?" she asked but quickly added, "Oh and you're right he didn't leave me empty handed. He left Dembe behind."
Ressler nodded, "I can live with your proposal. Get online and keep an eye out for me. You'll be helping Aram a ton."
Haylie laughed, "So much for bedrest and maternity leave," she joked.
Ressler smiled, "You're in a bed. I'm gonna have an agent watch your room just in case Dembe can't be here 24/7 ok?"
Haylie agreed as she waved at Ressler and pulled out her phone to check online.
Liz and Red reached his destination dressed as police officers. Liz didn't question anything as he stormed in and showed her to their shelter. "What's next?" she asked.
Red took a breath, undoing the tight collar on his shirt and pouring some wine, "We wait here for a week until the Troll Farmer comes to get us." He takes his wine and sits down upon a small cot in the hidden room.
Liz simply nodded before bringing up what could be a touchy subject, "How's Hailey?"
Red closed his eyes at hearing her name, "She's in the hospital on bedrest. They are making her stay there until she can safely deliver."
"How long does she have to wait?" Liz asked, intrigued about her friend and fellow agent.
Red sighed, clearly upset, "Five to eight weeks. She'll make it."
Liz decided to ask one more question, "Don't you want to be by her side? She's there alone and probably scared."
Red knew that Liz was focusing on Haylie to cover up her own fears for herself, "Lizzie, I want nothing more than to be by her side but you need me. She understands that. Haylie is stronger than she knows and I left Dembe behind to protect her."
Liz nodded as Red got up to leave the hidden room. She followed him. What they found out was that their hosts had given them up and they needed to get out and to the Troll Farmer stat.
A/N: So, I expected the show to jump a bit which would have allowed Haylie to have had the baby and maybe be back in action but that's not the case. This is going to be very hard but I love the challenge. I'm glad to be back for part 2.