Okay so here's the next chapter. Thank you to joytiger and rlbc1102 for reviewing!

Week 1...

Ryan groaned as he opened his eyes. He blinked and frowned when he scanned the unfamiliar surroundings. He then smiled and remembered that he was home. He carefully untangled his self from his lover's embrace and padded over to the glass doors that opened onto the balcony. He watched as the sun slowly disappeared behind the houses; casting golds and pinks across the sky. He smiled as he saw children playing in the square below.

"Bonjour." Ryan called down. The children looked up at him.

"Bonjour monsieur Wolfe." They chorused.

"Vous comporter?" « Are you behaving yourselves? »

"Oui monsieur Wolfe."

"Bien. Profiter de vos jeux." « Good. Enjoy your game. » The children nodded and ran off.

"Annoying the locals?" Speed asked as he stepped out onto the balcony. Ryan chuckled.

"God it's good to be home." The young man sighed.

"It's good to have you home." Speed replied before kissing Ryan's neck. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too." Ryan replied. "I have a present for you in my bag."

"You do?" Ryan nodded and went back inside; appearing two minutes later with a polished, oak box.

Speed grinned and opened the casket. "Oh my god Ryan it's beautiful!" He gasped when he saw the cello bow.

"I knew you'd like it."

"Can I?" Speed asked; motioning to the box.

"It's yours." Ryan shrugged. Speed lifted the bow out and balanced it in his hands.

"Thank you." He whispered; placing the bow back in its box and hugging Ryan.

"You're welcome." Ryan said.

"We didn't expect you to join us for dinner Ryan." Tim's dad; John asked. Ryan smiled.

"I wouldn't miss the opportunity to taste Tim's cooking." Tim grinned as he carried out six bowls of pasta with a bolognaise sauce.

"How are you feeling Ryan?" Lorcán asked.

"I'm still sleepy but otherwise I'm fine." Ryan said.

"Your mother tells me that you need to go to the hospital tomorrow." The male said; his Irish accent, faint but present.

"Yeah I erm... I had a run in with the Russians." A flash of anger appeared on Lorcán's face. "They are targeting the team in Miami and I was put on the front line again."

"That Lt. Caine has no respect for his team." Emily said.

"Wasn't it you who helped him fake his death last year?" John asked.

"Yes. Not through choice though. He knew it could go wrong and he didn't want to risk anyone else's career."

"What about your career?" Camille asked.

"Mine doesn't matter." Ryan shrugged. "As long as Caine is safe and Eric and Calleigh still have their jobs everyone else is dispensable."

"You should have quit years ago." Tim said.

"I know. But I have a job to do. As long as you're here I need to be in Miami. Alexx says hi by the way. And Frank misses you." Tim chuckled. After he had helped uncover a scam operating out of a jewellery store he had been placed under witness protection away from Rudolph Koehler; the brains behind the operation.

"Why don't you call Dr Woods over the web cam thing tonight?" Emily asked.

"Yeah I think we will." Ryan said. "I didn't get a chance to talk to her yesterday."

"So Ryan do the team know you're here?" Lorcán asked.

"No. I recruited Frank, Alexx and an IAB sergeant called Rick Stetler to stage my kidnapping. I thought it would confuse the Russians and hopefully bring them down."

"You are too clever for your own good young man." Camille said.

"Well you two sent me to Oxford to have an English education." Ryan said; mimicking an English accent and causing the small group to laugh.

"Ryan is that you?" Alexx asked as her face appeared on the screen.

"Yeah Alexx. I'm home."

"What time is it over there?"

"Quarter past two in the morning." Speed said as he appeared next to Ryan.

"Hey baby. Explains the just got out of bed look." Alexx said. "My look at how much you've grown!"

"You can talk Alexx. The last time I saw you, you were four years younger. It looks like someone baked you."

"I'll ground you." Alexx warned.

"Go ahead." Tim sassed.

"Timothy Andrew Speedle be nice." A stern voice said. "Apologise to Dr Woods this instant." Emily said as she entered the room. Alexx folded her arms and raised an eyebrow. Ryan could have sworn he heard a foot tapping.

"I'm waiting." Alexx said.

"Sorry Alexx." Speed whispered. Alexx broke into a brilliant smile and Emily left again.

"Okay enough you two." Ryan said. "What's going on at your end Alexx?"

"Rick has had me an interrogation room and 'reduced me to tears.'" Alexx said. Ryan grinned.

"So the team know what's going on?"

"They sure do. I also shouted at Horatio." Speed and Ryan laughed.

"Go Alexx!" Ryan said. "I'll give Rick a call and see what they've found at the house downtown. Thank you so much."

"No problem sugar. Just stay safe is all I ask."

"We will. Wolfe and Speedle out." Ryan said as the screen went black. "And so it begins." He whispered; looking up at his husband.

Alexx sighed as she closed her laptop. She thought back to the conversation she had with a certain young blonde that morning.

Flash back

"Alexx?" Calleigh said as she knocked on the door to the stall.

"Go away."

"Alexx it's Calleigh."

"I know damn well who it is now I told you to go away."

"Are you angry with me?" The blonde asked. The door opened to reveal a furious Alexx.

"Of course I'm angry at you!" She shouted. "Ryan told me what you did to him! You didn't even ask him how he was! And now they've taken him again." She sobbed.

"What do you mean again?" Calleigh asked.

"The Russians. They kidnapped him and tortured him into hiding evidence." Calleigh stood there in shock.

"They did what?" She whispered before sprinting out of the bathrooms to find Eric.

Alexx smiled at the thought of Ryan finally being treated how he deserved instead of a replacement for his husband.

So there it is. i hope this answers some questions. Please Review!