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EPISODE THREE: Twin Sense

"Hold it,"Justin instructed.

Char, who had been about to walk through the door, paused and looked at him strangely. "Why?"

"Because of this." And with that, Justin scooped her off her feet and carried her inside, prompting a whoop of delight from her.

"You're home then,"Lexi remarked as she came downstairs.

Justin hastily set Char back on her feet and they smoothed themselves down. "We didn't know you were home,"Char noted.

"I'm glad to hear it."

"Aren't you normally at work at this time?"Justin checked.

"Split shift. Nisha's got me and Emma working overtime in the evening, so I'll be going back in."

"What about Emma?"asked Char. "Is she going back in?"

"No, she's having dinner with your dad and her mum. Don't think they knew you were coming back today. I'm sure they'd welcome you if you came along."

Char looked at Justin, who pretended to mull it over. "I'm sure we'll be all right here on our own,"he said at last.

Ethan was fighting something of a losing battle trying to put Eddie's shoes on. "Can you just sit still for a moment, mate?"he asked. Eddie's only response was a baleful glare.

Emma came downstairs, still putting her earrings on. "What time's Mum expecting us?"

Ethan checked his watch. "In about ten minutes."

Emma sighed. "Come on, Eddie, give Mummy and Daddy a break here. You want to see Grandma, don't you?"

Eddie broke into a sudden smile and Ethan took advantage of the distraction to slot his shoes into place and strap them up. "Sorted,"he announced, lifting his son up.

At that moment, Emma's mobile rang. She looked at it and sighed. "It's Sutton."

"How about I put the monster in the car while you talk to her?"Ethan suggested.

Emma smiled gratefully. "Okay, I'll only be a couple of minutes." Ethan gave her a kiss on the cheek before carrying Eddie out. Emma pressed the answer button on the phone. "Sutton, hi."

"Hey, Emma,"came the response. "What are you up to this evening?"

"Actually, I'm due at Mum's so…"

"Nope, I understand, I won't keep you long. Just wanted to catch up with my favourite twin. You going to stay there long?"

"Well, we won't be there until too late. Eddie needs to get to bed and Ethan and I have both got work tomorrow. What about you?"

"Me? Just lazing around the motel while Dan's off writing wrongs. Going shopping in Denver isn't as impressive as Paris."

"You never know, you might find some hidden jewels." Emma checked out the window and saw Ethan was sat in the driver's seat waiting. "I've got to go now, Sutton, but talk to you soon. Love you!"

"Love you too." Sutton closed the phone and turned to Dan. "They're going out now but they'll be back early."

Dan nodded. "Better do it now then."

It was Jordan who opened the door to the former Mercer residence. He looked Ethan and Emma up and down with an amused air. "They were starting to think you'd got lost." His eyes alighted on Eddie and he lifted the boy up. "Come on, little fella, let's take a look at the stash of toys your gran keeps around here."

"So you can play with them?"asked Laurel as she came over. She gave Emma a hug. "Good to see you again, sis."

"You too,"Emma confirmed. "Sorry things have been too hectic to chat the last few days, it's just Nisha."

"I warned you about letting her get hold of you."

"You did and you may have been right but it's a job and with Eddie around I need one."

"Emma! Ethan!" Kristen's warm greeting punctured the atmosphere and she gave both her adopted daughter and son-in-law a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "I'm so glad you could make it."

"Me too, Mum,"Emma agreed.

Ethan's gaze flicked past his mother-in-law to Peter, who had followed his wife into the reception area. "We brought this,"he explained, awkwardly proferring a bottle. Even after all his years with Emma, he wasn't quite comfortable being among the upper levels of society.

Peter examined it. "Good choice. Join me in a glass?"

Ethan did his best to relax. "Sure,"he agreed, following Peter over to the bar.

"Have you heard anything from Sutton?"Kristen asked.

Emma nodded. "She rang just before we came out, actually."

"Lucky you,"Laurel noted acidly. "That's more than those of us that grew up with her get."

"How is she?"Kristen continued, eager as ever to prevent an argument.

"Bored,"Emma replied. "I think she's getting left alone a lot while Dan's working."

"Well, you know Sutton,"Laurel commented. "If she's bored, she can always find some way to amuse herself."

Sutton bent down in front of the door as she inserted the key. She didn't actually need to do it, it just made it seem more nefarious. The door unlocked with a click and she pushed it open to reveal the inside of Emma and Ethan's flat. "Good job they left us a key,"she remarked. "Then again, breaking in might have been more fun…"

"The idea is that they don't know we've been here,"Dan reminded her.

"I know, I know. Still, now that we're here we can have some fun, right? Watch their television in the dark or maybe make use of their bedroom and see if they notice…" She noticed Dan's stony look. "Or we could just get what we came for."

"Do you know where it'll be?"

"In her bedroom, I expect. Probably in her cabinet. Or it could be in the kitchen, check in there."

Dan did as instructed while Sutton went into the bedroom. He opened up the drawers and searched their contents, careful not to leave anything out of place.

"Found it!"Sutton called, appearing from the direction of the bedroom with a plastic card in her hand. She glanced at it briefly. "Emma Whitehorse, work ID. Think the picture looks like me?"

"I think you'll do great." Dan gave her a quick kiss then looked at her suspiciously. "You did put everything else back as you found it?"

Sutton rolled her eyes and took his hand. "Come on, secret agent guy,"she sighed, dragging him from the flat.