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SPOILERS – this week - a search party begins the hunt for AJ - Bianca has a health scare - JR, Marissa and Bianca all have disturbing dreams.

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Adam sat in the dark feeling completely lost. The sun had gone down and there was still no sign of AJ. 'What if he hadn't run away, what if someone had taken him?'

Adam was startled by all the lights coming on. He turned to see his fiancée Brooke standing in the doorway.

"What are you doing in the dark?" she asked.

"Oh I didn't notice." said Adam, his mind still miles away.

"Well Marissa called. No luck at the school." said Brooke sadly. "She got the janitor out of bed and they searched the school inside and out. There was no sign of AJ."

"Is there any other news?"

"Not after the scare with the shoe." said Brooke quietly. "Thank goodness it wasn't his."

"That's a relief I suppose." said Adam looking down at his hands

Brooke put her hand on the arm of the couch.

"Marissa and Stuart have gone on to the Police Station to see if there is anything else we can do. I wanted to see how you were holding up."

"I'm fine." said Adam abruptly. "I'm not the one who's missing."

"AJ's a smart kid – he knows how to take care of himself."

"But why would he run away! Why? He has everything a little boy could want!"

Brooke took a seat besides Adam.

"Even I've noticed he's not been very happy lately."

"He's a Chandler, this is his home." insisted Adam.

"He's a little boy."

"But why would he do this? I even let his mother stay with us." said Adam coldly. "Isn't that what he wanted?"

"It can't have been easy for him; to have to cope with the shooting and his mom's amnesia."

Adam nodded, AJ had been through a lot recently – maybe they just hadn't noticed how much it was affecting him.

"I just wish I knew where he was." said Adam sadly.

"We all do." agreed Brooke, then she gave him a sympathetic smile.

Adam pulled her into a hug, and she planted a kiss on his lips.

Adam sighed.

"Have I told you how much I love you."

"Once or twice." said Brooke.

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"Uncle Adam, Brooke!" They looked up to find Scott and Madison standing at the patio doors.

"We've had to stop searching the grounds;" said Scott, "It's getting too dark to see. I thought it best to send the gardeners home. That's when Manuel noticed someone had been in the shed. They have taken his rucksack and left this in it's place."

Scott was holding up a children's 'Transformers' rucksack.

"That's AJ's!" said Adam getting up from the couch.

"We should tell the officer." said Brooke getting up to join him, "He's upstairs with Winifred checking to see if anything is missing from AJ's room."

"Dad!" Adam turned to see Colby, and her young man, Asher wasn't it, standing in the Hall, she had obviously just let herself in with her key. "We want to help."

"All is welcome." said Brooke.

"My dad has already gone down the station to offer his services." explained Asher. "He said if he can track a deer through the forest he should be able to track a seven year old boy."

Adam nodded, surprised at the number of people coming forward to help.

"And mom's organising a team of volunteers to hand out flyers." added Colby. "That's why we are here. We were wondering if you have a recent picture of AJ we could use. Then we can start making posters. We'll go door to door if we have to."

"That's an excellent idea." cried Adam, looking to Brooke. He was amazed no one had thought of it yet. "And we will offer a reward. One thousand dollars to anyone supplying information that leads to the safe return of my grandson!"

He picked up a photograph from the nearby coffee table. It was AJ posed on his soccer kit clutching a football. The wide gap-toothed grin beaming from the photograph almost broke Adam's heart. Until right that moment, he hadn't realised how long it had been since he saw AJ smile like that.

Adam felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry." said Brooke. "We won't give up until we find him."

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