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Ray and Benny drove back to Benny's apartment in silence. It had been a very strange day at work. After Frannie's little outburst, the whole squad had thought that they were gay. They had been getting weird looks from people all day. Then, when they had been sitting at Ray's desk, Huey and Gardino had started giving them crap about batting for the other team. That had almost turned into a fist fight when Fraser had, for some reason unknown to Ray, tried to explain to the two detectives where the phrase 'batting for the other team' had come from.

For once Ray had been grateful when Welsh, seeing the commotion, had called Fraser and him into his office. Welsh had told them that he really didn't care what they did on their own time so long as they kept their personal lives out of the office and especially out of the broom closet. When Ray had asked him what he meant Welsh had given him a pointed look before informing him that Francesca had heard them in the broom closet. At this Fraser, assuming Welsh meant his confession about the child, had turned as red as his tunic and Welsh, taking that as an admission of guilt, had looked about ready to explode.

"So it's true!" Benny had looked to Ray, his eyes pleading with him. He wanted Ray to help him explain to the Lieutenant what had been going on in the closet without giving away his 'secret'.

"Not exactly Lieutenant. See Fraser and me were in the closet but this is all just a big misunderstanding." Welsh had crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, waiting for an explanation. "I was helping Benny uh… Constable Fraser to dress a wound he ah received during his shift at the consulate this morning. Welsh had given the pair a sceptical look so Ray had continued. "Frannie ought to get her ears checked and maybe a shrink to look at her imagination if she mistook Fraser's groans of pain for something else." Welsh had chosen to ignore Ray's last comment and turn his targets on the Mountie instead.

"What injury is this Constable?" Benny ducked his head in embarrassment.

"Bruised ribs Sir." He had looked Welsh straight in the eye and the Lieutenant had known that, although the Mountie wasn't lying to him, he wasn't going to elaborate anymore. He had let the men out of his office and promised to sort out Huey and Gardino for them; he figured those two would pass the word around the office quickly enough. They had left the office, after Fraser had thanked Welsh kindly, of course.

By now Ray had pulled up in front of Fraser's apartment block. He switched off the engine and followed Fraser up to his apartment. He locked the door behind them with a chair and leaned his back against it. He folded his arms and gave Benny his serious look.

"Now Benny you gonna tell me how you really got that bruise or am I gonna have to beat it outta ya?" Fraser slumped on his seat and leaned his head back against the wall. He sighed and closed his eyes.

"I don't know."

"You don't know if you're going to tell me?"

"No Ray. I don't know how I got them. I just woke up this morning with a rather large bruise covering my side. I wasn't lying about the child though Ray."

"Yeah, yeah, Benny I know Mounties don't lie. So ah Dief beat you up in your sleep then?"

"I really don't know Ray."

"I got it! You sleepwalk… bump into things, maybe you fell outta bed onto your box." Benny moved his head off the wall and looked at his friend.

"I thought about that Ray but I'm sure my father would have told me if I walked in my sleep." Ray gave Benny a funny look.

"Your father's dead Fraser." Fraser rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Yeah I know but try telling him that. He never leaves me alone. He seems to get some kind of perverse pleasure out of gloating when I mess up, or rather when he thinks I have messed up." Fraser turned his head sharply to look at the other side of the room. "I am not talking about you behind your back. You're dead! No I'm not losing my mind just because I walk in my sleep. It is actually a common ailment that many people suffer from. You what? Why would you trip me up when I'm asleep!" Ray looked at Fraser like he was out of his mind. He walked over and began to shake his friend's shoulder.

"Yo Benny! Hey! Fraser!" Fraser looked at Ray and pointed at the other side of the room.

"Do you see what I have to put up with? … No of course you don't." Ray sat down on the other chair and shook his head.

"Ok Benny, I won't tell anyone about your sleepwalking if you promise that you won't talk to your father in public. People might think you're crazy and lock you up."

"I promise." Ray smiled and got up to leave."

"See ya tomorrow Fraser."

"Oh and Ray?" Benny called suddenly. Ray turned back to face him. "Thank you kindly Ray." Ray shook his head and continued out of the door, laughing softly to himself as Fraser went back to arguing with his dad.

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