Julia sat in the living room watching Sean walking nervously up and down in front of her. She set the photo album she had just put a few photographs in to the side and looked at him dispraisingly, "my God Sean, you'll end up walking us a whole in the carpet! What's wrong?"
Sean stopped and drove his hand through his hair sighing, "Christian didn't show up at the praxis today."
"So what?" Julia shrugged unconcernedly, "maybe he is still unwell. You said yourself that he didn't feel so well yesterday morning."
Sean nodded, "yes, that was what I thought at first as well and that is why I went after work to visit him and see how he was doing..." He left the sentence uncompleted.
"And?" Julia asked impatiently.
"I knocked at the door, but nobody opened it," he finished the sentence.
"Maybe he was already in bed and didn't want to get up anymore," Julia supposed.
Sean shook his head, "if he would've been in bed, the car would've been parked outside. But the car was not there..." He said pensively.
"Maybe he felt better and went out."
"And why doesn't he show up for work then or why doesn't he call me at least?" Sean shook his head, "it just doesn't make all that much sense."
Julia stood up sighing and went over to her husband, "you simply worry too much Sean. Christian is an adult and not a small baby!" She said resolutely, "you said not so long ago that he is pretty unreliable at the moment, makes a lot of mistakes and is continuously late."
Sean nodded, "yet it's not like him not to check in at all," he muttered. He continued his march in the living room.
"Could you sit down already? You make me so nervous," Julia said tensely.
"I'm thinking."
"Well all right, if it makes you feel better," she gave up sighing.
Sean suddenly froze and stared at Julia with his mouth open, as if a light had been switched on in his mind, "of course, that's it!" He said, "why didn't I think of that right away?" He cleared his throat, "he is with Kimber!"
"Kimber?" Julia asked confused.
Sean nodded, "Christian told me a few days ago that he had found out where Kimber was," he sighed deeply, "I should've known at the time that he wouldn't let himself be talked out of going to see her."
"Do you think he is at Kimber's?" Julia asked sceptically.
"Maybe," Sean grabbed his head groaning, "I don't know what I should think of the whole thing at all. It is not Christian's style to disappear like that without saying good bye."
"Yes," Julia agreed, "that is really not his style. But think about it. If he really went to Kimber, then they would've maybe reconciled and he stayed with her."
Sean scrunched his eyebrows, "even if I'd believe almost everything, I don't believe that."
"Do you want to hear what I think?"
Sean nodded.
"I think you shouldn't interfere with what he is doing too much," Julia started to massage Sean's shoulders softly, "you are completely worked up. Maybe you should have a warm bath and go to bed early," she smiled, "you will see, everything will look totally differently tomorrow. And Christian will also report in soon for sure."
"And what if something happened to him?" Sean asked thoughtfully. He couldn't just forget about it all.
Julia took her hands off Sean's shoulders sighing, "do you have any reason to think so?" She asked.
"There is a glass of anaesthetics and a syringe missing from the medicine cabinet," he said quietly, "I noticed it this morning when I did the checks."
"And you think Christian had something to do with the disappearance of the stuff?"
Sean nodded, "he is the only one except me who has a key for that particular cabinet."
Julia let the air out of her lungs slowly, "then it is all really weird."
"Do you understand now why I worry?"
Julia nodded, "what would he want with the stuff?" She considered, "I mean, no person in their right mind would want to anaesthetize themselves voluntarily!"
"No, he probably wouldn't do that," Sean shook his head, "but he maybe would want to put somebody else out of commission with it."
"Who?" Julia looked at Sean questioningly.
"Quentin," he said.
Julia looked at him shocked, "do you think Christian went off all by himself to find him?"
"I hope not!" Sean rolled his eyes, "but I also know how hot headed he is and how irrational he can be sometimes."
"We should go to the police!" Julia said determined.
"Hey, aren't you now the one overreacting, don't you think?" Sean said surprised.
"If he doesn't show up in the next twenty four hours and he doesn't report in either till then, we should do it!"
Sean nodded, "you are right," he sighed deeply, "I only hope he didn't do anything stupid. I liked your version of the events you presented me earlier with better, when you thought that he maybe got back together with Kimber."
Julia nodded, "me too, believe me."
Sean sighed, "if he doesn't turn up till tomorrow night, I'll report him missing," he stood up and went into the bathroom.