Hiya,

This story follows 'Flesh and Blood'. Please read and review.I don't know why, but something tells me you might not like this, so please let me know if you want me to continue or not.

Also, this does not follow 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' (oneshot follow up to 'FAB' ) which means that Nancy and Ned have just one kid, Matt :)

Like I said, please R&R!

Nancy Nickerson pushed the shopping cart further, trying to dodge her son who was blocking her from moving forward in the grocery store. Nancy sighed and ran and through her hair, smiling down tiredly at her three year old son, Matt.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"This so boring, Mommy," Matt said, crossing his arms across his chest. "I want to go home."

"The sooner you get out of my way, the sooner I'll finish shopping, and the sooner we can get out of here." Nancy smiled at her adorable son who looked bored to death. "So scram."

Matt stuck his bottom lip out and got out of the way. "I want candy," he said and gave Nancy the sweet, syrupy smile she always fell for.

"If you eat too much candy, all your teeth are going to fall off and then you'll look like Grandpa. Do you want that too happen?"

Matt sighed impatiently as his mother walked on. She reached for his hand and dragged him along with her.

"I want to talk to Daddy," he said.

"He's busy, Matt," Nancy said. "You can talk to him later."

"But I want to talk to Daddy now," Matt said stubbornly and plopped down on the floor, determined not to move until he got what he wanted.

"Um, what do you think you're doing?" Nancy muttered under her breath and gave a customer who was walking by an embarrassed smile.

"I want to talk to Daddy," Matt screamed.

"Okay, okay," Nancy muttered, taking out her cell phone and dialed Ned's number, waiting for him to pick up. "Now get off the floor."

Matt smiled triumphantly and took the phone from his mother. "Thank you," he said.

"Hello?" Ned's voice came over. "Nan, I'm kind of busy - "

"Hi, Daddy," Matt said to the person he always referred to as his 'bestest friend in the whole world'.

Ned's heart melted, just hearing his voice. "Hi, sweetheart. What's up?"

"I'm so bored," Matt said. "Will you come play with me?"

Ned laughed softly. "I'd love to, but I'm at work," he said apologetically. "But we'll play as soon as I get home, okay?"

"Okay," Matt said sadly, but then brightened up. "Buy me candy?"

"Anything for the cutest little boy in the world," Ned answered. "Love you."

Matt smiled. "Love you, Daddy. Bye." Matt hung up and turned around but could not find his mother. Instead, he found another woman, looking down at him.

"Aww…aren't you the cutest little guy," she crooned and ruffled his hair.

"Mommy said not to talk to strange people," Matt told her.

"You mean strangers?"

"Same thing," Matt answered. "Where my Mommy?"

The woman ignored his question. "I'm not an stranger," she explained. "I'm your father's friend and he told me to pick you up from here. Come on, let's go." She reached for Matt's hand.

"We going to see Daddy?" Matt asked happily. "I go find my Mommy first."

"Your Mommy's already in the car," the woman said. "So, come on – Daddy's waiting."

"Okay," Matt said and smiled, following her. Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted his mother who looked frantic with worry because she couldn't find Matt. He waved to her. "I'm here, Mommy."

But before he could say anything else, the woman quickly carried him up in her arms and ran out of the grocery store. Nancy ran out after her, demanding her to stop, but she didn't.

All of a sudden, the woman – the kidnapper - was nowhere in sight.