Berkeley sat in his office. This had been one strange week with Bikky being there. He was getting used to having the teen in the house. Bikky was 19, but it still felt weird having another person around.

"Hey Berk."

Berkeley looked up when Dee walked in.

"Hey. What's up?"

Dee plopped down on the sofa in the room.

"I was wondering if you'd like to grab some lunch with me."

Berkeley smiled.

"I would love to get some lunch with you. Just let me finish up these reports first, then I'll be ready."

"Ok. I'll wait out here then."

Dee was about to walk out but then he noticed Berkeley's expression.

"What's wrong baby?"

Berkeley looked up.

"I keep getting these bad headaches. This is the second time this week."

Dee was concerned.

"Maybe you should see the doctor about it."

"No. I'll be fine."

Dee nodded his head.

"If you say so. I'll be waiting for you then."

De walked out. He wasn't sure, but he could feel that something was wrong with his lover.

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"SO I was thinking…."

Dee said around a mouthful of food.

"Maybe next week we could help Bikky find a job. I know he'll need one for the upcoming school year. We also need to enroll him into a local college."

"We should ask him first if he wants to go this year. Maybe he wants to take a break and just live out the rest of his teen years as a free man."

Dee nodded.

"Fine."

Dee finished eating his food when he noticed that Berkeley hadn't even touched his."

"What's wrong? You didn't even touch your food."

Berkeley just looked up at his partner and smiled.

"I'm not hungry. I've felt kind of sick all day. It's probably just a cold or something. I'll be fine…really Dee."

Dee looked Berkeley in the eyes. He could see something in them, but he just didn't know what.

"Ok. I'll take your word for it."

Dee smiled back.

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"Damn."

Dee sighed as he set he case files down.

"Another missing kid. That makes what? Four in the past week?"

Ted nodded his head.

"Afraid so Dee. You know this is all adding up to some big huge case, right?"

Another exasperated sigh escaped Dee's lips.

"I know. And it'll be one of the worst cases too. Looks like we should start re-interviewing parents and start looking for clues."

Ted nodded and got up. Really this was his case. Dee was only helping him until his old partner came back from maternity leave.

"I'll put the word out for this kid then. Maybe we can get something by tonight."

Ted noticed Dee looked a little stressed.

"You ok there Dee? You're not looking so good."

Dee just shook his head.

"I'm fine. It's Berk I'm worried about. He's been acting really strange. He hardly ate his lunch today, he's felt sick all week, and he's been getting these headaches that feel like someone was pounding a nail into his skull. I'm really starting to worry about him, Ted."

Ted nodded. He knew what those symptoms sounded like, but he didn't want to jump to conclusions just yet.

"Why don't you just call it a night then Dee. I'm fairly certain I don't need you anymore today. If I get word on the kid, I'll let you know."

"Thanks Ted. Maybe I can convince Berkeley to see a doctor."

Dee gathered his things and left. He seriously hoped he could get him to see a doctor.

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"Berkeley?"

Dee called. He didn't receive a reply.

"Berkie?"

That was when he noticed the bathroom light on. He ventured down the hall, and found Berkeley on the floor with his head over the toilet.

"Are you ok baby?"

Dee knelt down and gently touched Berkeley's shoulder. Berkeley turned his head to face Dee. Dee noticed the tears in his eyes.

"It…It hurts so bad Dee."

"What does?"

"My stomach. It's been hur…hurting since I got home."

He started sobbing again as another pain hit his stomach.

"Berkeley, we need to go and see a doctor. This isn't normal for you and you know it. All the headaches, not eating, and then this."

Berkeley shook his head.

"Dee…this doesn't mean anything. I…I must have ate some bad meat or something."

Dee looked at his love. He knew there had to be a better explanation for this, but right now he would take Berkeley's excuse.

"Ok. I guess…I'll believe you. But if this goes on, promise me you'll see a doctor."

"Promise."

Dee nodded and got up.

"I'll be right back. I'm going to go and see what I can get you for your stomach."

Berkeley nodded as he watched Dee leave. He knew it wasn't true. He knew that this was due to something else. Something that scared him more then anything.