Disclaimers: Same as usual, I don't on the F4 characters…if I did I wouldn't be working that damn hating place I do now! Ok, now I'm over that, I will proceed with the story.

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Sue sat in her and Reeds room looking at the colour swatches, only they were not connected to her thoughts. Her thoughts were somewhere with Ben and Maria, and wandering what was going to happen to their newly made family if that man wasn't going to leave them alone. Or worse still, what if it was true what he said? The poor girl would be made out to be a freak, or maybe experimented on. Then again, that may not be a problem, as they haven't been experimented on yet… they have Reed after all, and who can understand their conditions better than their own scientist?

She shook her head, trying to distil it of all the negativity that had formed inside it, making room for new thoughts, hopefully positive ones.

"I think I like the blue and brown colours," Reeds voice said behind her.

"They're sky and toffee," Sue corrected him instinctively. She'd done that with the magnolia he called cream, the rose he'd called pink, and the charcoal he called grey (they were for the slate tiles she wanted for the kitchen floor).

Reed chuckled, "I'll have to do get more clues up before we start the wedding planning," he said.

Sue sighed, "Yeah," she said, "Our wedding."

Reed sat down by her and took her hand, "Don't tell me you're getting cold feet," he said. "Last night we were talking about the room."

Sue looked at him, "I'm not getting cold feet…" she assured him gently. "I was thinking about Maria, sort of clouded my mind," she said. "Where's Ben?" she asked.

"Gone to see Alicia," he replied, "It's their anniversary of some kind today… three months since their first official date I think he said."

Sue smiled, "Has it really been three months since Doom?" she asked. "And only now we're oing our room," she said.

Reed smiled, "Well, money have been pretty tight…" he said. "We had bills to pay, it's only now we're turning off a decent profit with the Government funding," he said. Sue nodded in agreement. "Speaking of 'whereabout's', where are Johnny and Maria, they should be back by now," he said.

Sue nodded in agreement, "I'll give his cell a call," she got up and pulled out her own cell, and speed dialled her brothers number. "Weird, it's just ringing," she frowned, still holding the phone to her ear.

Reed also frowned, "You hear that?" he asked, looking through the doorway. Sue shut off her phone and listened, then shook her head. "That's because it's stopped," Reed said a little amused, and looked her. He raised his eyebrows, got up off the bed and walked to out the door. Sue followed him out, and down the corridor a little until they reached the kitchen. "Ring him again," he said, and Sue did.

Ringing could be heard coming from the jack Johnny had left draped over the chair, Sue reached into it and pulled it out, it still rung until she shut off her own phone. "I thought he didn't do this anymore…" she said, grinning a little. "What's the point having a cell if you're not going to take it with you?" she asked.

Reed shrugged, "Try Maria's," he said.

She did and shook her head, "Nothing, says it's out of reach," she said. "I'll try Johnny's car phone," she said, and searched her menu to find the phone book. She shook her head again, "Nothing," she said. "What's going on, where are they?" she asked a little worried.

Reed put his hands on her shoulders, "I'm sure they're fine," he tried to assure her, but the truth was he was beginning to get a little worried himself.

Sue nodded, then as if on que the phone rang. Her eyes widened and she looked at Reed, then walked slowly to the phone on the wall, "Hello?" she asked into the receiver. She gasped, and he fiance walked to her side. "Ok, we'll be right there," she said shakily, and hanging up.

"What?" Reed asked her, talking hold of her hand.

Sue looked up at him, "That was the hospital," she said. "Maria and Johnny are there," she said slowly.

Reed ran to get their coats and his keys, "Come on," he said re-taking Sues hand and leading her to the elevator. "We'll call Ben on the way," he said at the two entered the elevator.

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