The brothers sat around a table inside the nearest Waffle House. James and Wesley had both cleaned their plates, but Matthew had only eaten a quarter of his food. That worried his brothers because they all knew that Matthew was the big eater of the three.

"So what are we gonna do?" Wesley asked. "Are we going home? Or are we gonna leave the state since we can't kill this stupid son of a b…"

"But he can still track us down," James said.

"Then what do we do?" Wesley asked. "It sucks that Matt's sick. He always has the ideas. And he needs somewhere to rest. We can't drag him all around Atlanta all willy-nilly like this. He'll die, or we'll kill him."

"I know," James said. "How are you holding up, Matt?"

"Tired," Matthew said, leaning back in his chair.

"Okay," James said. "I gotta tell y'all this. Last night, when I was on my way back to the inn, Thomas came after me. I hid in an alley and mom came to me. She said hello, by the way."

He spent the next half-hour relaying Lauren's information to his brothers. He would frequently stop to check on Matthew, who at that point was drifting in and out of consciousness.

"So we have to work together to find the exact location of the host body?" Wesley asked, making sure that he was on the right track.

"Right," James confirmed. "She said that we have to do this before Thomas finds a way to make multiple clones of himself in the same place at the same time. It's scary enough that he's coming after us as fast as he is."

"How are we not working together?" Wesley asked. "And where are we supposed to do the whole working together thing? We don't have anywhere to go, unless we can go back to the house."

"Forget the house," James said.

"But…" Wesley began.

"I said forget the house," James repeated powerfully. "That would be the first place he would look."

"Fine," Wesley said. "Another inn?"

"We don't have a choice," James said.

"We do," Wesley said. "Titi said her door was always open to 'our kind.' I think she may know what we are."

"It doesn't matter," James said. "I don't wanna get her involved in this. This is our fight."

"From what I'm hearing," Wesley commented, "this sounds like your fight. Why are you being so belligerent and adamant about this whole thing? Everything can't always go your way, you know."

"What are you talking about?" James asked.

"Jimmy," Wesley explained, "from day one we've always had to do things the 'Jimmy way' because any other way just didn't seem good enough. Even when Matt had the best ideas, it was just better when we did it your way. Don't get me wrong; you've had some good ideas in the past, like when you tricked that Demon of Choice guy "Brother's First, Witches Later" / s1e3. But it can't all be about you, especially now."

"Do you always say the first thing that pops into your head?" James asked after a short while.

"Always," Wesley answered.

"What do you think, Matt?" James asked, eager to get a second opinion.

"I think," Matthew said slowly, "that I need to go to sleep because I feel like crap."

Flanking Matthew, James and Wesley led him outside the Waffle House and to the nearest motel. Sticking close together, they all walked down the street, passing by a park. Along the way, James and Wesley kept at least one of their eyes moving around the scene, searching for Thomas. James decided to take a short cut to the motel through the park, which was quite empty because it was so early. They walked under large trees, hoping that they might not be seen. However, Thomas dropped from a tree directly in front of them, startling the brothers, especially Wesley. James sent him flying back into a tree ten feet away. He hurried his brothers in the opposite direction, but Matthew's weakness slowed them down drastically. The next thing they knew, Thomas had thrown himself onto them from behind, knocking them all to the ground. He picked Wesley up easily and threw him into James, who was still trying to register the situation in his mind. When the two of them recovered, they were horrified to see Matthew in the demon's possession, with a vice-like grip around his neck. Seeing that James was about to use his power, Thomas tightened his grip on Matthew, making him gasp for air.

"Stop that!" Wesley yelled out.

"What do you want from us?" James asked, slowly lowering his hand.

"For starters, that Book you're holding," Thomas replied, eyeing the Book of Light.

"Why do you want it?" James asked.

"What is this, an interrogation?" Wesley asked himself.

"No more questions," Thomas said. "Either your Book or your brother. You make the call."

"Fine," James said.

"No, Jimmy," Matthew called out. "Don't give him the Book…"

"Shut up!" Thomas yelled, strengthening his grip around Matthew's neck. "Give me the Book!"

"We have to give it up," Wesley said.

"Try to freeze him," James said under his breath.

"I've been trying," Wesley replied. "Did you think I was having seizures in my hands? It's not working."

James was caught in a dilemma. The Book of Light signified their lives. It represented their whole line of existence and contained their most powerful secrets. If the Book ever came into evil's possession, they would obviously have a much more difficult time fighting evil. However, James knew that their survival was still a question, even if he surrendered the Book after all. If Matthew was killed, the power of the Complete would be gone forever, opening the door for all evil. Moreover, James would never forgive himself for causing his brother's death. Finally, he made his decision.

Crap! This is just like that episode with Krasney, the Demon of Choice… But coming up next: Jimmy makes a decision, but with Matthew's sickness getting the best of him lately, the brothers seem to be at a serious disadvantage…