Disclaimer: Have we all heard this before? I think that we have.......no I don't own them damnit but I wish I did. Sue me people at CBS, I dare you, im absolutely broke. As in that nice green stuff that we buy things with does not exist right now in my world. You can have the broken pencil that I write with if you want.....

P.S. Yes I brought Vincent back. I always liked his character on the show. This chapter has more dialogue in it. Well I hope you enjoy.....now on with the show.....

Chapter 2-From Midnight Phone Calls to Surfing Monkeys

Three thousand miles away, it was two o' clock in the morning when the phone rang waking a very sleep deprived Vincent Gray from his deep slumber. He attempted to cover his head with the pillow to drown out the noise, but the phone did not stop ringing. For a moment he considered flinging it across the room but dismissed the idea.Irritated he rubbed his eyes and sat up in the bed that he shared with his wife.

"Who in the hell would be calling this late at night?" he mumbled, finally picking the phone up off of the reciever.

" Hello Vincent Gray here. Hey mom, this is a surprise. Why are you calling so late? Did you forget about the time difference or what? Hey mom, slow down. You didn't say what I just think you said did you?" he leans slowly back against the wall his face full of disbelief. " Sure, yea no problem, umm, i'll catch the first flight out there that I can. Is Lauren holding up alright? You have told her haven't you? Okay, yea I love you too, ill be there soon, bye" Vincent dropped the phone back onto the reciever.

"Honey, who was that calling at this hour?" Carol asked with a yawn.

" My mother. I have to go, somethings happened, they need me in Hartford." he replied as he shoved clothes into his bag not caring if they matched or not.

" But Vincent, my last check-up is tomorrow and you said that you would be there! You promised me." she said angrily.

" I know I promised you but I can't. Its not like I am intentionally missing it. My family really needs me right now." He turned away from her and began frantically searching for something in the closet.

" I thought we were each others family. Isn't that what you said?"

"We are but....."

" NO! No buts about it. You are so attached to them! Its like your afraid to be away from them. Well Vincent, you're a big boy now. They can deal with it, whatever it is and you can stay here and take care of your priorities, the ones that you got yourself into when we decided to go to Vegas and get married.

" DAMNIT!" he yelled so loud that the neighbors below them yelled for them to shut up.

" Vinc....."

" Stop it Carol just stop it. I can't handle fighting with you on top of everything else going on now." he claimed looking worn out and defeated.

The room was heavy with silence while Carol studied every line and detail of his face. It was riddled with worry and sorrow. It seemed to hold a wisdom that a person only obtains from loss and heartbreak. She was so wrapped up in yelling at him that she hadn't even realized how much pain that he was in.

" Honey, what are you looking for?" she saw that he had thrown practically everything out of the closet.

" The Sacred Surfing Monkey. It was passed on to me when I moved out here and I want to give it back now." he saw Carol climb off the bed and dive under it. A minute later she reamerged with a large box. She opened it and there it was, a large surfing monkey.

" Its bad isnt it? I mean the reason why your going home?" her voice was full of concern and caring.

"Yea, it is"

" Care to get it off your chest, maybe I can help."

" There isn't even really anything I can do and I hate it. I feel so damn powerless. Its just not fair."

"Please just tell me...its not Evie again is it? Trying to get Ned back again?"

" No, nothing like that. My sister Amy, she's a judge.....you remember her and her daughter Lauren right?"

" Yea I remember, you two were pretty close" she nodded her head.

"There was a teen abuse case in her courtroom today. I guess he was angry at her or something, I don't know. He had a gun in his pocket. They don't know how it got past security, but it did. Amy was involved in a shooting."

To be Continued......

Cliffhanger...dun dun dun! Don't worry.....all will be revealed in the next chapter. I'll try to get it up in a week or so. I hoped you enjoyed the surfing monkey. It seemed appropriate to throw him in there.