Ok, hold on, before you kill me let me explain...Nope, sorry, there is no explanation I just had too much assesment and no internet while I was at the beach. But I have been unspeakably lazy and I promise it shall not happen again. I am aware that this is too short. I shall endeavour to get another chapter up tonight but I can't make any promises, I just wanted to get something up today.

"Maybe he went for a walk." Tyler turned around and glared at Pogue. The older boy held out his hands in a gesture of apology.

"Okay, maybe not."

"He's been gone for over five hours, he doesn't like leaving the house for more than ten minutes! Furthermore it's raining, more than that, it's storming, he hates storms!" Tyler realised he was yelling and pacing, his arms flailing wildly about his shoulders. With some effort he stopped, breathing in quietly and carefully, lowering his arms and stilling his feet he turned to face Pogue. The two stood for some moments, staring at each other with a mix of apprehension and annoyance. Caleb stood up from the couch where he had been phoning various hospitals and friends in the area to see if Reid had taken shelter with them or been brought in injured.

"Can you two cut it out? You're not helping at all! Standing here bickering like small children is not going to help us find Reid. I want you both to apologise right now and then you're both going out to look for Reid. There's no point in all of us staying cooped up here. Maybe he's taken shelter somewhere in the open." Caleb stood glaring at them for a moment before returning to his self assigned job, leaving them to make their own peace.

Tyler broke the silence first

"I'm sorry." It took effort not to mutter and stare at his feet like a sullen child who had been forced to apologise. Pogue took his arm and led him out into the hall where their coats were hanging.

"I'm sorry too, it was a stupid thing to say. I'm just worried about him." Tyler smiled up at his burly friend.

"We all are. We'll find him." I hope, added a little voice in the back of his head but Tyler carefully locked that away with all the other things he didn't want to think about. Like why Reid had run off without his jacket or a word to anyone in the first place.

There you go, finally. Review and I might be encouraged to get more up tonight.

As always

Sammy