ORP: Our Ungodly Hour

Ayden's gaze went back to the security tablet to watch Alavair move through the house. While she wasn't a huge fan of having their every moment documented she wanted to make sure that their child was safe when they were away from home. The way that it was set up, either of them could log in from anywhere with a connection and check the cameras from one of their phones or a tablet to make sure that their nanny was doing a good job and that their son was safe and sound where he should be. It eased the Lieutenant Colonel's mind a little, but after the message she received today she knew it wouldn't be as effective from here on out - not with the tech genius that was behind this.

As Alavair entered the room Ayden watched him move to the crib. She did the same thing after arriving home from a mission or work in general. Something about seeing the little boy melted her heart and made everything in her world right again. Being a mother was never something she had wanted, and with the pregnancy being as unexpected as it was, it was welcome. Isaac was a blessing to both of them and she would do anything for him, as would his father. Once she was content knowing that the man in front of her was really Alavair, Ayden looked back to the tablet she had on her lap and she brought it back to life with the tap of her finger. Her gaze went over the words of the email once again and she closed her eyes. She had to keep herself together. Rash action was the last thing that needed to happen.

Hearing her husband move over to where she was and kneel in front of her, Ayden opened her eyes once again. She parted her lips to reply to his question but no words came out. Instead she turned the tablet around for him to see what was bothering her and she reached for her glass of wine. "I received this email before I left for my mission two weeks ago." The time on the planet was different than the time on Earth - it had seemed like her team was gone for two days but instead it had been two weeks and they had to be rescued by the Odyssey. "It was heavily encrypted and traced to a prepaid phone which was discarded in the White House kitchen. There have been no leads on who it might belong to or where the phone was purchased. Everything that our teams have been able to find has led to a dead end."

Ayden knew that the email would affect her husband how it had affected her. She hadn't been able to show the true side of her anger after receiving it, as she had a mission to leave for, but it stayed at the back of her mind the entire time. Her son was her world, and to think that someone would threaten him just to get to her shook her to the very core. She wasn't a woman who took threats lightly, and she knew that her husband would be furious but they didn't keep secrets between them - they never had - and she wasn't about to start to.

As she watched him drop the tablet she could sense the anger that was swelling inside of him. She stayed where she was for the briefest of moments before pushing the blanket that was draped across her lap to the side and as he took her hand, Ayden lifted her other to rest on top of it. She stood to her feet and she moved closer to her husband. She needed him now as he needed her and she closed her eyes as she let go of his hand and she wrapped her arms around his waist. She was never one who needed to get protection or support from another until she met Alavair and right now she needed him. She needed reassurance, she needed to know that their son would not be harmed. She was vulnerable and she was scared. Shaken to the very core.

Ayden nodded her head at his words - knowing that it was the best thing to do for their son. Their nanny would understand and even if she didn't - at the end of the day the couple had to do what was best for their child and having him on a base where he could be protected was just that. "I haven't left his side since I've been home. I can't sleep, Alavair. We've had threats on our own lives before, we've dealt with danger that people can only dream of but whoever this is - whoever threatened our son - this is a whole new level of dangerous." Ayden shuffled closer to Al and rested her chin on his shoulder as she looked to the crib. "I've never been so frightened before." She finally admitted after a brief moment of silence.

Ayden nearly pouted in protest when her husband pulled away from her but her face remained stoic as she tried to shake the fear that was coursing through her body. Fear and anger - she wanted to hurt the person who sent the email to her, the person who threatened her son, but at the same time she was frightened that someone could take him away from her, from Alavair. Isaac was her world and she knew she couldn't bare to lose him. The thought alone nearly crippled her.

She moved with Al as he took a seat and she lowered herself down onto his lap. Her body turned sideways and she curled up to rest her head on his shoulder as one arm wrapped around his waist and she rested her other hand on his chest. Her fingers trailed down the center of his shirt, over the buttons that were there as she took in a deep breath, feeling more content by listening to the sound of him breathing and his heart beating in his chest.

"I don't think we're the only ones that have been receiving emails like this." Ayden finally murmured after he heard the email he had received. "It seems as if all of us have received one. It's the entire organization that's in the cross-hairs of someone but we haven't the faintest idea who." She closed her eyes as she shifted to make herself more comfortable on his lap and she glanced towards the crib. "Do you think that your email could be referring to the time you were in captivity and the pain you endured?" She asked, her voice lower.

The possibility of the organization having a mole shook Ayden to the very core. Who of their coworkers cared so little about those they work with that they'd go as far as to threaten children? It wasn't something Ayden had ever thought much about in the past but ever since she had a child of her own she constantly found herself worrying and wondering if he was safe enough from the harm the outside would could cause him. Her thoughts had never went to someone older, someone who worked with her being the one who wanted to hurt her child though. Instead her thoughts had been on bullies his own age, or girls that would break his heart. Now her thought pattern would be different, and she wasn't quite sure who all she could trust.

"The thought crossed my mind already. I've been wondering who we work with could do such a thing."

Ayden's eyes closed as her husband kissed her forehead and her long fingers fisted themselves in his shirt as she breathed out softly. She needed him more than anything right now. It was strange shifting from a woman who didn't need a man to one who found herself relying on one constantly now. It wasn't in a needy sort of way, however. It was different with Alavair, both knew that they were strong, independent, and fierce without the other, but they also knew that they were better as a team. She made him a better person and he made her one.

"If there's a mole they could know, Alavair." She spoke up with a shake of her head. "But I agree. I'm more concerned with finding out who would threaten our son and I will find them and they will suffer for even thinking about causing our boy harm."