Thanks so much for the reviews everyone! Loved reading them all! And what I meant about you getting the idea was I thought that y'all thought that Charlotte was Lilith's new patient. Sorry, she's not. I wasn't a Charlotte fan and I'm not gonna deal with her. Anyway, this is a FRITH fic through and through. Long live FRITH!
That night I had been very content and for the first time since Charlotte I went to sleep with out tossing and turning for nearly three hours. Unfortunately my slumber did not last long. My bedside clock said 1:36 A.M. as I sat up in bed and grabbed at the phone. Who would be calling this late at night was beyond me.
"Hello!" I had answered a bit too sharply I suppose because the voice that came over the phone was not anyone I had been expecting.
"Dad, I hate to call ya so late but Mom's not home yet!" Frederick, he sounded so frightened. And Lilith, what did he mean she was not home yet?
"Frederick, are you sure she just didn't retire as soon as she got home?" I asked as I stood up out bed.
"Dad, I checked, she's not here! I called her office and I got her machine then I called her cell and her voice mail. Where could she be?" Frederick was frantic. Even though he was fourteen when it came to one of his parents he was the same little boy, as Lilith had described him at his Bar mitzvah, who danced naked at the Boston Pops.
"Ok Freddie, calm down, I'm sure she's all right. Does she ever go out for drink or did she say anything about goin' to someone's house?" God, how I prayed she was at a friend's house safe and secure but something told me she was not.
"No! Even if she ever does she tells me and I've called her friends and they don't know where she is. Dad, it's late here and she isn't home. I'm worried!" Freddie sounded scared but what could I do? I was on the other side of the country!
"Freddie, your Mom still stays in touch with Sam, right?" I already knew she did, but it did not hurt to make sure.
"Yeah!"
"Well, I'm gonna call him. You stay by the phone incase your Mom tries to call ya. I'll call you back in a few minutes, ok?"
"Sure!" He hung the phone up and I pushed the off button on the phone.
As I dialed the number to Cheers all I could think of was Lilith. Where could she have been? She was never one to run off and leave Freddie by himself. Even when she went to live in the eco-pod Freddie was left with me, his father.
"Hello!" Sam's voice startled me out of my thoughts.
"Oh, Sam, this is Frasier…" I tried to begin.
"Hey Fras, you in Seattle or are ya back here?" Sam's voice still had the same upbeat timber it always had.
"I'm in Seattle, but listen Sam, this isn't a social call, this is urgent! Have you seen Lilith tonight?"
"No man, why? Can't ya get a hold of her? I'm sure her and Freddie we…" I quickly stopped him.
"No Sam, Freddie just called me and he said that she hasn't came home yet and that she didn't have plans to go anywhere else today. Sam, I know that this is a big favor I am going to ask you, but is there anyway you could stay with Freddie for the night?" I knew that it was rude of me to barely say hello to the man then ask him such a big favor, but this was serious and I knew Sam would understand. Especially when he it came to Freddie and Lilith.
"Uh, sure! Carla can take care of things here tonight and I'll go over to Lilith's. Call him and tell him I'm on my way though, I don't wanna scare em' or anything like that!" Sam knew very well that he would not scare Freddie and that Freddie would be happy and relieved to see him.
"Ok, I will and thanks so much Sam! If you hear anything from Lilith call me! And if ya don't hear anything by morning call me. I'll try and be out there by tomorrow afternoon! Thanks again!"
"You're welcome Fras! Well, I guess I'll get goin', bye!" Sam hung up and I was glad. Not that I did not enjoy speaking with him, it was just that Freddie needed someone there with him.
After I called Freddie and told him Sam was on his way I decided I would go ahead and pack just incase I had to go to Boston, and for some strange reason I figured I would be going to Boston. Once I finished packing I found the number to my ticket agent and laid it next to the phone, just incase I had to make plans to go to Boston. Once I had laid back down all I could think of was if Lilith was all right and I prayed she was. Even tough our marriage had not worked out all those years ago I still loved her and always would.
That night I had been very content and for the first time since Charlotte I went to sleep with out tossing and turning for nearly three hours. Unfortunately my slumber did not last long. My bedside clock said 1:36 A.M. as I sat up in bed and grabbed at the phone. Who would be calling this late at night was beyond me.
"Hello!" I had answered a bit too sharply I suppose because the voice that came over the phone was not anyone I had been expecting.
"Dad, I hate to call ya so late but Mom's not home yet!" Frederick, he sounded so frightened. And Lilith, what did he mean she was not home yet?
"Frederick, are you sure she just didn't retire as soon as she got home?" I asked as I stood up out bed.
"Dad, I checked, she's not here! I called her office and I got her machine then I called her cell and her voice mail. Where could she be?" Frederick was frantic. Even though he was fourteen when it came to one of his parents he was the same little boy, as Lilith had described him at his Bar mitzvah, who danced naked at the Boston Pops.
"Ok Freddie, calm down, I'm sure she's all right. Does she ever go out for drink or did she say anything about goin' to someone's house?" God, how I prayed she was at a friend's house safe and secure but something told me she was not.
"No! Even if she ever does she tells me and I've called her friends and they don't know where she is. Dad, it's late here and she isn't home. I'm worried!" Freddie sounded scared but what could I do? I was on the other side of the country!
"Freddie, your Mom still stays in touch with Sam, right?" I already knew she did, but it did not hurt to make sure.
"Yeah!"
"Well, I'm gonna call him. You stay by the phone incase your Mom tries to call ya. I'll call you back in a few minutes, ok?"
"Sure!" He hung the phone up and I pushed the off button on the phone.
As I dialed the number to Cheers all I could think of was Lilith. Where could she have been? She was never one to run off and leave Freddie by himself. Even when she went to live in the eco-pod Freddie was left with me, his father.
"Hello!" Sam's voice startled me out of my thoughts.
"Oh, Sam, this is Frasier…" I tried to begin.
"Hey Fras, you in Seattle or are ya back here?" Sam's voice still had the same upbeat timber it always had.
"I'm in Seattle, but listen Sam, this isn't a social call, this is urgent! Have you seen Lilith tonight?"
"No man, why? Can't ya get a hold of her? I'm sure her and Freddie we…" I quickly stopped him.
"No Sam, Freddie just called me and he said that she hasn't came home yet and that she didn't have plans to go anywhere else today. Sam, I know that this is a big favor I am going to ask you, but is there anyway you could stay with Freddie for the night?" I knew that it was rude of me to barely say hello to the man then ask him such a big favor, but this was serious and I knew Sam would understand. Especially when he it came to Freddie and Lilith.
"Uh, sure! Carla can take care of things here tonight and I'll go over to Lilith's. Call him and tell him I'm on my way though, I don't wanna scare em' or anything like that!" Sam knew very well that he would not scare Freddie and that Freddie would be happy and relieved to see him.
"Ok, I will and thanks so much Sam! If you hear anything from Lilith call me! And if ya don't hear anything by morning call me. I'll try and be out there by tomorrow afternoon! Thanks again!"
"You're welcome Fras! Well, I guess I'll get goin', bye!" Sam hung up and I was glad. Not that I did not enjoy speaking with him, it was just that Freddie needed someone there with him.
After I called Freddie and told him Sam was on his way I decided I would go ahead and pack just incase I had to go to Boston, and for some strange reason I figured I would be going to Boston. Once I finished packing I found the number to my ticket agent and laid it next to the phone, just incase I had to make plans to go to Boston. Once I had laid back down all I could think of was if Lilith was all right and I prayed she was. Even tough our marriage had not worked out all those years ago I still loved her and always would.