Tad stood outside 774 Pine Road, ringing the door bell and stepping back for a moment as the door slowly swung open. Brooke stood on the other side, holding Jamie in her arms. "Tad," she said. "Come in. Come in." Tad stepped inside, taking Jamie from Brooke. "Hey there, sport," Tad ruffled the little boy's hair, causing Jamie to giggle.

"Have you heard anything yet?" Brooke asked.

Tad shook his head. "No," he said, perching the child on his hip. "This is a nightmare. I take that back. Even nightmares are better than this. Dixie's..."

"Dixie's here?!" Jamie squealed.

"No, sorry, champ." Tad put Jamie down and the little boy clung to his leg.

"M'I comin' wit you t'day?"

Tad nodded. "Are you all ready and set to go?" The child just looked up at him. "OK, uh, why don't you go and... get your coat and stuff, OK?"

Jamie looked up at Brooke. "Go ahead, sweetie. I need to talk to your Daddy." Jamie loosened his grip on Tad's pant leg and his tiny feet pitter pattered over the carpet as he ran to his room. Tad advanced further into the room, taking a seat on the sofa, leaning his head back. "Tad, are you sure taking Jamie is a good idea?"

"The little guy's had his heart set on this for days. We need to show him that everything's OK."

"He's bound to ask..."

"I'll deal with that when it comes up. Dixie..."

"Is she going to be OK with this?"

Tad silently shook his head. "I don't know. She's... she's all over the place. I can't keep her at home. I just don't know what to do, Brooke. How to... show her that everything will get better when I don't know if I can believe it myself."

"You have to believe it. The police will find Junior. They're going to find him and he's going to be fine. And then they're going to find the animal who took him."

"I'm going to make sure of that." Tad said.

"Leave it to the police, Tad. I don't want you to end up in jail right next to the guy."

Jamie came running out of his bedroom, dragging a tiny red windbreaker across the floor behind him. A bright smile was painted on his face. He jumped up onto the sofa next to Tad, mimicking his position with a giggle."

"Come here, you," Tad said, pulling the child towards him. Jamie's laughter grew. "You ready?" Jamie nodded excitedly. "Wanna go get ice cream?"

"Yea!" Jamie cheered.

"Tad, don't spoil him, please."

"It's just a little ice cream. Tell Mommy not to worry."

"Dun worry, Mommy," Jamie said.

Brooke shook her head with a smile, giving Jamie a kiss. "Be a good boy for Daddy and Dixie, OK?"

"OK."

Tad stood, scooping up Jamie in his arms. "Tad," Brooke said. "Call me if you hear anything." Tad nodded slowly. "Or if you want me to come get Jamie."

"We're gonna have a blast, right, sport?" Jamie smiled. "We'll be great. Having Jamie around for a while'll be good for Dixie too." Tad paused. "I'll call you if we need anything."

"At all."

"At all. I promise." Tad paused again. "We should get going. Check to see if Dixie's home."

"Dixie?" Jamie squeaked.

"Yeah, Dixie," Tad smiled. "You wanna go see Dixie?" the child nodded. "Alright, let's go. I'll... I'll give you a call later, Brooke."

"Bye bye, Mommy," Jamie said with a tiny wave.

"Bye bye, sweetie." Brooke said.

Tad turned and walked back out to the car as Jamie waved goodbye to Brooke. He put the child in a car seat in the back, before rounding the car and getting behind the wheel, pulling out of the driveway.