When Dr. Olivet came back into her office 10 minutes later, Bobby and Alex's chairs were moved side by side instead of adjacent to each other. Bobby's arm was around Alex's shoulders and his free hand was stretched across his body, holding her hand resting on the arm of the chairs.

"OK, so where were we? Alex, are you still having the nightmare every night?"

"Umm, up through Thursday night yeah, not on Friday, but then again on Saturday."

"What was different on Friday do you think?

Bobby answered this time. "On Friday we flew out to Michigan to interview a possible witness for a case, but we ended up driving back because we couldn't get a flight."

"So there was no nightmare because you didn't sleep that night?"

"Alex slept in the car on the way back and then we stopped at a hotel when I got too tired to drive."

"So Alex you were back in your own bed on Saturday night when you had the nightmare?"

"No, we were still at the hotel in Ohio on Saturday night"

"Well then I believe we can rule out your actual bed or lack there of as to why you do or don't have the nightmare. Can you tell me any other differences between the three nights that might account for the change."

"She was excessively tired on Friday." Bobby offered.

"Alex, has your level of tiredness ever effected you nightmare before?"

"No"

"Alright, I think there are details that are missing here and the only way for me to help you is to know as much as possible."

"I'm sorry Doctor…Liz, I believe Bobby is trying to protect me from embarrassment. What he left out is that there was only one room left at the hotel when he checked us in."

"Eames"

"And only one bed." Alex continued. "Bobby, coming to Liz was your idea, and she is right about the fact that she needs the whole picture. Besides I'm not embarrassed, why are you?"

"I'm not embarrassed exactly, I just didn't want her to think badly of you."

"That is very sweet of you Detective, but you know me better than that. Now lets get back to the weekend"

Alex, continued with the story. "When we got to the hotel, I was asleep in the car and Bobby, being the gentleman that he is, carried me up to room instead of waking me. I didn't even know we were at a hotel until I woke up. It was all innocent, he had taken off just my shoes and his shoes. We were on top of the covers. After we got up we had an argument about his undercover assignment and I accidentally let it slip about the nightmare. We argued some more, I hurt him and then he stormed into the shower."

"Bobby?" Dr Olivet asked, raising her eyebrow.

"What?"

"Any thing you would like to add at this point?"

"Well, I was more angry than hurt at that point, I mean, you have to have hope to be hurt and I had never hoped that Eames…"

"Bobby!"

"I never hoped that Alex could love me like that. I knew that she cared as a friend but I had resigned myself to nothing more than that."

"So what happened next, Alex said that you stayed there till the next morning?"

"Yeah, I thought that maybe we could get back some of what we had lost as partners if we spent the day away from work and the stress, so I suggested that we spend the day at a nearby amusement park."

"OK. So how did Saturday night at the hotel differ from the night before?"

Alex picked the story back up. "When we got back to the hotel Bobby ordered a snack from room service and made up a bed for himself on the floor."

"Why did you do that Bobby?"

"We had a great day and were getting along better, I didn't want to risk upsetting Alex and well I didn't trust myself to keep my hands to myself."

"Alex, you had a nightmare that night?

"Yeah, only this time it ended differently. I was sitting there holding him and screaming when his eyes popped open, that had never happened before, and Bobby said 'Alex, Alex, it's ok. I'm here. Come on Honey wake up now."

"Bobby I assume you heard her screaming and woke up?"

"Oh yeah, the scream she let out was heart wrenching. I was on my feet in a heart beat. Once I realized that there was no one in the room and what was happening, I climbed on the bed and picked her up. I held her while I tried to wake her from her nightmare."

"Did you say what Alex just said your counterpart said in her dream?"

"Maybe, I was so scared and worried about her that I said several things I don't really remember exactly what. I just wanted to bring her back to reality."

"What happened after you woke up Alex?"

"I clung to him and cried for a while and then I started beating on him and swearing at him. When I calmed down I fell back asleep in his arms."

"Any more nightmares that night?"

"No, then when we got up on Sunday morning Bobby suggested that we make an appointment to come see you together about this."

"Every now and then I have a good idea." Bobby said.

"You have lots of good ideas Bobby, whether I tell you their good or not."

Bobby blushed, not for the first time since this session began.

"On Sunday, when you got back to the city did you go your separate ways?"

"Yes, I dropped Bobby off at his place and went to see my family before I went home."

"Any nightmares that night?"

"No, Saturday night was the last night I had one."

"I don't mean to be nosey, but were you alone at night since then?"

"Well, I went to bed alone and I woke up alone except last night." Alex chuckled as Bobby blushed again. "It seems that Bobby here has been slipping into my bed after I am asleep and holding me through the night. Then each morning he is gone before I wake up."

"I won't ask how you know if you never saw him, but you said except last night?"

"Alex figured out what I was doing and basically set a trap to catch me, which she did and then invited me to join her and we slept that's all."

"Don't be paranoid Detective, I'm not judging you. Alex has it occurred to you that there is a connection between your nightmares and whether or not Bobby is in your bed?"

"Actually it occurred to me Saturday morning when I didn't have one the night before."

"What reason did you come up with?"

"My thought was that my subconscious was reassured that he was alive and safe, because he was physically right there, so I hadn't killed him at that stupid club."

"My professional opinion is about along the same lines, however it wouldn't be professional of me to suggest that the answer to your problem is just to never sleep apart. Even in the perfect marriage there always comes a time when there would be some reason to end up sleeping alone if only for one night. On that note, that is all of our time for today. Why don't you set up an appointment for next week and we'll talk more. In the mean time you two should talk together and really listen to each other. The sleeping arrangement is of course up to you."

"Thanks Doctor, we'll see you next week then" Bobby said.

Alex and Bobby both shook Dr Olivets hand and they walked out of her office hand in hand.