The weekend comes around quickly enough, but it's too fast for Lux. Her weekends were usually spent with the people she loves, and Jones has always been a big part of that. Now, that wasn't an option, and she has no idea what to do with herself. She needs something to help her pass the time.

Sitting in her bedroom, she looks over at the desk. There are a stack of school books sitting there. She could always do some studying, get ahead of the game. Or she could ask Math for some extra assignments, but she knows that's not going to happen. For one thing, her brain isn't ready for a large stack of study. And, more to the point, she doesn't want to do it.

Lux heads downstairs for breakfast with Cate and Ryan.

"So, what are your plans for today, Lux? Anything exciting?" asks Ryan, sipping his coffee.

"Um, I don't know. I might go over to Tasha's for a while."

Everyone jumps when the phone rings. It's still quite early in the morning, and so a call at this time is rather unusual. Cate is closest to the phone, so she picks up.

"Hello. Oh hi Julia. Yeah, Ryan's right here, hold on," she says, handing the phone to her husband. "She sounds a bit stressed," she says, a concerned look on her face.

"Julia, is everything all right?" he says. A look of concern on his face quickly changes to horror.

"Where are you? Right, I'm on my way!" he says, hanging up quickly.

"Matthew is in the hospital, I have to go," he says, dashing into the bedroom to get dressed.

"What's happened?" asks Cate, following him in.

Lux puts her spoon down, desperately trying to hear what they are saying.

"She's not sure. He had a bit of a temperature last night, so she kept a close eye on him. This morning, it was worse, so she got him straight to the hospital."

"Do they know what's wrong?" she asks.

"No, but they are doing some tests to figure it out."

"Do you want me to come with you?" she asks. Her first instinct is to be there for her husband, but she doesn't want to make things awkward, especially not when Matthew is sick.

"Yes, please."

"Will you be all right on your own?" she asks Lux. She is already dressed, so she grabs her jacket.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. I'll get ready and then go over to Tasha's. Will you call me when you know what's happening?"

"Of course."

Ryan emerges from the bedroom, snaps up his car keys and heads out the door, closely followed by Cate. They both shout 'bye' before closing the door behind them.

Baze is up and about early, especially for a Saturday morning. He had been working last night, but it hadn't been a late one for him. Jamie and Math had been holding the fort at the bar. Baze couldn't stop thinking about the situation with Lux and Jones. He couldn't help but feel partly responsible, as he was the one who had pushed the two of them together initially.

The door to Jamie's bedroom opens, and out comes his latest female friend, her hair in disarray, her shirt on back to front.

"Thanks for a great night, Jamie. I'll maybe see you again?" she asks.

Jamie looks over at his friend. They both know she'll never see him again.

"Yeah," he answers, very dismissively.

After she leaves, Jamie comes into the kitchen, a massive smile on his face.

"Fun night, I presume?"

"That it was. Talking about beautiful women, whatever happened between you and Jessica? I thought you were going to see her again?"

"Yeah, I'm actually seeing her tonight."

"Good to hear. So, date night, huh. That's always fun."

"Yeah," replies Baze, his mind not quite on the subject.

"What's the matter? Are you not looking forward to the date?"

"I'm just not in the mood for it right now. Lux is going through a lot, and I can't take my mind off it. I might just call Jessica and reschedule."

"No, don't do that. You need a distraction, Baze. Maybe Jessica is exactly what you need right now."

Baze looks over at his friend, who is displaying a massive, cheeky smile.

"Yeah, maybe you're right. It'll be good to take my mind off everything. I won't make it a late night though. Need to come back to the bar to make sure you and Math are getting on all right."

"Do you not trust us or something?" he says, trying to sound serious and upset, but not pulling it off.

"Of course I don't trust you," says Baze, totally deadpan. Thankfully, they both know one another well enough to know when they are joking.

"I hope Lux is all right?" asks Jamie. In the months that Lux has been in their lives he has really come to care about her, and wants onto the best for her.

"It's a long story, but she'll get through it. Just take some time," he says sadly.

Math emerges from his room, rubbing his eyes in an attempt to wipe the sleep from his eyes. A smile pops onto his face as soon as he sees Jamie, knowing exactly how he spent his night, and who with.

"I'm amazed you're able to walk after last night," he laughs.

"Yeah, a good night had by all," grins Jamie.

"What are your plans for today? Seeing Alice?" asks Baze. He knows that they have worked things out and decided to stay friends.

"I think we're meeting up for lunch. She had some big meeting with her husband last night, and so she said she'd phone me to let me know if she was still all right to meet up."

"I thought they were getting divorced?" asks Baze.

"They are, but Jeff told her he has something to discuss with her. They still have some financial issues to work out, so she figures that's what he wants to talk about."

"Guess you'll find out at lunch."

"Here's hoping," he says, pouring himself a large mug of coffee, starting the day off properly.