Its a Friday about a week after Bobby's undercover/torture opporation in tates. Eames is with her family for the weekend, having time with her nephew always made things easier for the moment for her. Unfortunately her nephew wasn't doing the trick right now. All she could think about was him and how much she desperately missed him.

"Whats up Alex?" asked her sister snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Nothing. Why?"

"Your spacing and you only do that when you think of him. Especially now...usually Nate's enough to back that out of your head. You must REALLY miss him?"

"No, not really. I mean yeah I do but he needs this time to himself I guess. He hasn't tried calling me or anything. And I don't want to make a move unless its necessary."

"Alex hunny." she took my hand in hers "its beyond necessary. You love him and especially after what happened...you really do need to see him. Its time you guys said to hell with the rules. Because both of you are miserable without each other. ESPECIALLY you."

With tears welling in her eyes she started to protest.

"No Alexandra Eames you are going to see him now. Even if I have to call him for you."

"But what about Nate?"

"You can come over some other time."

"Now?"

"Now."

"Fine. See you later Nate and Julie...you better be right."

On her way back home a song came on. And she listened intently to the lyrics.

(insert lyrics here)

The song ended and Alex was silently crying. How could Bobby do this to her, no man ever made her cry just by thinking about him, especially through a song. She made up her mind. Screw the rules and Ross, she had to be with him even if he didn't feel the same she would tell him. But she wanted it to be semi-planned. So she would take him to dinner or just make him dinner at his place.

Just that instant she noticed on automatic she arrived at his place. Willed by another force she was becoming to like, she climbed the stairs to his apartment and let out a breath she wasn't sure was for as she reached his door and was knocking. After about 5 minutes there was no answer. She slid down the door sitting Indian style with her back to it. With her face in her hands, started to cry. What did she expect? Him to be there waiting for her arrival to answer the door and start to kiss her senseless? But when she started cursing through tears she had the breath knocked out of her as the door opened and she fell.

Suddenly everything went black.