It's too bad, it's too bad
Too late, so wrong, so long
It's too bad that
We had no time to rewind
Let's walk, let's talk
(Let's talk)
Nickleback, Too Bad

"God, Price would you stop pacing? You're going to wear a hole in the floor."

Price came to a stop in front of the reception desk, Gideon had been trying to calm the nervous Beta ever since Hannibal had left to find Brian. The panicking Beta was shaking and had uttered only a few words, Alana had helped him prepare a room with warm soft blankets and basically everything an Omega liked, while Will, who was just as existed to see Brian, got his Alpha's medical kit from his office. Everything was prepared Barney was even in the kitchen making soup, the Beta was nowhere near as good a cook as Hannibal but his Bouillabaisse could actually rival the Alpha's.

"They should have been back by now. What if something happened? What if Hannibal..."

Gideon cut him off.

"When have you ever known Doctor Hannibal Lecter to fail at anything? He is an Alpha, a pure one at that, if he said he would bring Brian back then he will. Just sit down." He gestured to the chairs over by the desk. "Hannibal will be back."

Alana went to her brother holding his hand tightly, tears building in her eyes, she didn't like seeing her big brother in such pain. Brian was a good person, she hoped Gideon was right and brought him home soon; it was nearly dawn.

"Gideon is right, Hannibal will be back. He never lies."

Will appeared from the stairs and walked over to join them, he held a snoozing Claude in his arms.

"See, no one knows him better than Will. He'll be back." She assured him.

Reluctantly, Price sat filling his hands with his head. His body was shaking but nowhere like he had been ten minuets previously. He was grateful for the comfort that his friends where providing but he couldn't bring himself to be completely calmed by it; he felt anger, pain, excitement, love and fear all at the same time and his body couldn't take it much longer. 'Please bring him back soon, Hannibal' Price thought to himself, a silent beg to the Alpha.

"Where is Valentina?"

Gideon asked trying to change the subject. Price was a little grateful for the topic change, it made him feel less like all eyes where on him.

"Oh," Will began. "Valentina is with Abigail, I think she likes being 'big sister'."

"Yeah, that sounds like little Abi." Gideon smiled.

"She does love those two." Alana added.

"Yeah. You should see Claude with his sister he's so protective, gets his Alpha instinct from his Daddy."

"You had better get another one of those, Claude and Valentina are getting so big."

"Hannibal and I are not going to keep having kids to feed your tiny fingers fetish." Gideon burst out laughing, it was good for some laughter to fill the room; take away from the worry Price was feeling. "But we do want another one."

"Girl or boy?" Gideon suddenly asked.

"I think Hannibal would want a girl, Valentina is his little širdelė. Me though, I don't care as long as the baby was healthy."

Will had gotten good at pronouncing Hannibal's nickname for their daughter, the Alpha's nickname for their son was a little more difficult, Mano berniukas.

Claude suddenly made a gargling noise that made everyone in the room smile, even Price. Will gently bounced his young son with a smile, Claude looked so much like Hannibal. He had the Alpha's maroon eyes, defined cheekbones and even blond locks. A truly beautiful child. Where Valentina was all Will, Claude was almost a small copy of his father.

"You alright little boy? Hmm? You just miss Daddy, don't you?"

Will leaned down and pressed a kiss to Claude's baby smooth forehead as he spoke, the baby Alpha drifting off to sleep again. Suddenly the door flew open revealing Hannibal carrying Brian bridal style and an organ cooler under his left arm.

"Oh my God!"

Price screamed and charged across the room to Brian who opened his bruised eyes and smiled. Gideon took the cooler and vanished off to the kitchen but returned quickly, Hannibal had never formerly revealed his nocturnal habits to the Betas and Omegas and guessed most of them hadn't but he was pretty sure that Gideon had figured him out just as William had. Hannibal thought that Gideon would do well as an Alpha, he was kind and intelligent. If he wasn't a Beta he could have been a great killer, not many Betas where killers.

"Jimmy?"

"Yeah baby its me." Price was practically crying as he pressed a kiss to Brian's damp black hair. "Oh thank God you're alive."

Hannibal carried the abused Omega up the stairs and into the room that was now painted in a soft yellow, followed closely by Price, Alana, Gideon and Will who still held Claude. The Alpha set him down on the bed and took his medical kit from the nightstand where Will had left it, checking his pulse and several things that Will couldn't even name. Brian had lots of little cuts on him and so the doctor cleaned and bandaged them with his ever skilled hands. Price by Brian's side the whole time.

"Right." Hannibal said after he packed the medical kit up and stood. "I think that we should leave Brian to rest, everyone out please."

He gestured towards the door and Gideon quickly backed out of the room with a 'feel better' while Alana pressed a kiss to her brother's cheek before following.

"I will make something for him to eat and some water..."

Hannibal was cut off by his aqua eyed Omega.

"There's no need, Barney made soup. I'll ask him to bring some up."

Hannibal looked a little annoyed that he didn't get to cook but Hannibal would survive.

"We will leave you two alone for a while. If anything worries you call me right away."

"Yes of course, thank you Hannibal."

Hannibal and Will left the room, the Alpha quickly took Claude from Will's arms cuddling him close like he hadn't seen his son in years.

"Hello, Mano berniukas." Hannibal held a sleepy Claude in his right arm while wrapping the other around Will. "Has he been good?"

"As always, he missed you."

"Well its the cheekbones, once seen they're always yearned for."

Will just started laughing, Hannibal Lecter had just made a joke that didn't involve cannibalism. Shocking. The Omega kissed his Alpha deeply, he had missed Hannibal too.

"I love you."

"And I you William."

XXXX

After Barney had brought up some tomato soup and a glass of water Brian had fallen into a deep sleep waking at nearly noon the next day.

"Jimmy?"

Price's eyes lit up meeting his intended mate's own.

"Yeah. Yes Brian its me." Brian smiled up at the Beta. "How are you feeling, baby?"

"My head hurts, but better."

"That will be because you haven't drunk enough, here."

Price lowered a cool glass of water to Brian's chapped lips, who took a long sip.

"Thanks." Price kissed the Omega, needing to make sure he was real, that Hannibal had really brought him back. "Can I ask you something?"

"Of course, baby. Anything."

"Who is that Alpha? And where is Master?"

Price took a deep breath and perched on the bed beside the Omega. So much had changed.

"You have missed a lot, Brian. Jack Crawford is dead." Brian's eyes widened in disbelief. "When Will escaped he met an Alpha, his name is Hannibal Lecter, he's the one that rescued you. Will and Hannibal fell in love and mated, they have two kids as well. Hannibal he...he killed Jack, put a stop to the..." He looked for the right word. "...Slavery...that was happening here. He is a good man, all the Omega's got to leave if they wanted, some stayed: Alana, Abi, Rex and even Rain." Price ran his hand through Brian's sweaty locks. "Things are better here now Hannibal is in charge. This is a place that helps now, not one that hurts. Omega's come here and they're warm and fed."

"I missed a bit then?"

Price laughed at the quip, he couldn't stop smiling now he had his Brian back. He would never let him go again, of that Price was certain.