As soon as she had said those dreaded words Lita collapsed into Matt's arms. No, no this couldn't be happening. Not now, not ever!

"Shh, Lita, it's okay. Don't jump to conclusions, I'm sure Lucas is fine," he whispered in her ear and she shook her head.

"Jump to conclusions? How can I not? Lucas isn't at school, he was never at school today when I just saw him this morning going TO school," she said, beginning to panic and

Matt kept his mouth shut for a moment. A moment ago they had been arguing over Glenn and now...now everything was changed. His son, his little boy, was missing!

"Li, what's Mrs. Callahan's phone number? That woman that drives Lucas to school," said Matt softly, trying his hardest not to panic. He needed to stay calm, if only for Lita's sake at the moment.

"What? Oh...um 832-9028," she said gently, the tears still making their way down her face.

Matt nodded and sat down on the couch, the phone in his hand. He dialed the number and prayed for some sort of answer from this woman.

(Later)

Lita sat quietly on the couch, not really doing anything. Her face was blank and all she could think about was Lucas. Matt had called Mrs. Callahan and when they had found out he never made it over there, he began to worry. He then quickly phoned the police and they had arrived shortly, along with the millions of questions they seemed to be asking the two parents.

Matt was over with one officer answering a few questions alone, giving Lita time to just let her mind wander. They had already asked the two questions together, now they seemed to be interrogating them separately. She was thankful for the distraction though. She didn't want to answer any questions about Lucas right now; she wanted Lucas here right now. She wanted to just wake up and realize that none of this was real. She wanted none of this to be happening.

Just then, an officer came and interrupted her thoughts. She managed a weak smile to the officer, although she felt miserable.

"Ma'am, I need to ask you a few questions about Lucas," said the officer and she nodded gently.

"Okay, first off, Lucas lived with you, right?" asked the officer and she sighed.

"Yeah, he lived with me. He saw Matt all the time though, when he wasn't traveling and stuff," she said softly and the officer nodded.

"When was the last time you saw Lucas?" he asked and she closed her eyes. These questions were bringing even more tears to her eyes. She squeezed them tight and swallowed hard. She didn't want to cry in front of this officer. He offered an apologetic smile and she steadied her breath. Why was he asking her all of these questions again? Didn't he realize how hard this was for her as it is? Of course, he had never felt the torture of realizing his kid is gone and he doesn't know where he is. She thought bitterly.

"Ma'am," said the officer softly and she once again snapped out of her thoughts.

"This morning, around 7:45 A.M. I saw him walk out the door to the neighbors," she said quietly. She was surprised he could hear her answers; she could barely hear the answers she was giving.

"Would there be any reason that you know of that maybe Lucas might have...run away," he asked and Lita's head shot up.

"Run away? He's 6-years old and last I checked he was happy with his life. Why the heck would he run away?" she asked, nearly yelling at the officer and immediately she realized what she had done.

"I'm sorry officer. I didn't mean to yell at you, it's just...everything," she muttered quietly and the officer nodded.

"I understand this is hard for you and Matt. There are only a couple more questions I have to ask. How is the relationship between Lucas and your husband? Glenn, I believe you said earlier."

"It's...okay, I guess. I know Lucas doesn't get along well with Glenn but..." her voice drifted off. She didn't know how to answer this question because she didn't know what to say or how to say it.

"Would your husband give Lucas any reason to want to run away," asked the officer and Lita was about to say no right away but she thought for a second. I don't like when he yells a lot. Why are you afraid of Glenn? Glenn's here isn't he? Then it hit her.

Had Lucas run away...because of Glenn?