Teddy arrives home around eleven and is greeted by his mother. Ana embraces him and has tears in her eyes for the umpteenth time today. Teddy allows her to hold on to him a bit longer and holds her tight.

"I've missed you Mom" he says to her softly.

"I've missed you to" she says as she pulls out of his arms and does her best to dry her tears.

"Where's Dad?"

"He's checking on Natalie. She was really excited about you coming home, but it was getting late. We told her that she could have breakfast with you tomorrow."

Teddy puts his bag down next to the staircase and walks with his mother to the main room. "Any word on Phoebe?"

Ana turns around and folds her arms as though a chill has entered a room. "No, I'm afraid not. It's got us on edge, not knowing where she is."

"I'm sorry I couldn't get her to tell me where she is" Teddy says and looks down at the floor. "Did Dad have any luck with Welch?"

"No, he said the call wasn't long enough." Ana looks over and sees Christian enter the room. Teddy turns around and is met with his father's glare.

"Dad"

"Theodore" he answers him in a serious tone.

"Oh Christian, knock it off" Ana admonishes. "This is not Teddy's fault." Ana walks over to her stubborn husband and puts her hand on his chest. "Our son is home" she says to him softly. "We haven't seen him in weeks. Please, just allow yourself to be happy about this."

Christian thinks it over for a moment and looks up at his son. Teddy has grown up so much over the past year. College has really changed him. He's worked extra hard on his studies during his first year at Harvard. He has also been taking care of his girlfriend, Rebecca. Since being released from the hospital after the car accident, she has had several surgeries and has had to use a wheelchair. She and Teddy have been living together in an apartment off campus and he has been there through every surgery and most of her therapy sessions. With this in mind, Christian softens. He slowly walks over to his son, and to Teddy's surprise he takes him in a hug. Ana watches with joy in her face as Teddy returns the hug. "Welcome home, Son."

"Thanks Dad" he says as Christian pats him on the back and releases him. "I'm sorry I couldn't get here sooner, I wanted to make sure Rebecca was settled at her Dad's house." Rebecca's parents have divorced, and it was decided that Rebecca would live with her father while she is home from college.

"How is Robert?" Christian asks.

"He's doing well" Teddy says and smiles. "He actually cried when I brought Rebecca home. He's taking some time off of work while she's home." Christian rejoins Ana and she puts her arm around his waist. "I'm kind of tired. Do you mind if I turn in?"

"Not at all, Son. We'll see you in the morning." Christian says to him. Ana walks over and gives her son another hug before letting him leave the room.

"I'm so glad he's home, Christian" she says after wrapping her arm around his waist again and snuggling into his chest.

"Yeah, me too. Now if only Phoebe would come home, so we could be a family again." Christian turns and faces his wife, putting his arms around her.

"Time for bed?" she asks him. He nods and slowly walks with her through the house and to their bedroom.

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It is dark and quiet for a while, and then he hears the sirens. Bright lights start to light up the area as police cars and ambulances race through the city with their sirens blasting. It is loud, so he covers his ears. The next minute he is outside and it is cold. He turns around and notices that the police cars and ambulances have stopped. He walks down the street to see what is happening. Law Enforcement and Paramedics are gathered around what appears to be a whole in the ground. He tries to walk faster, but he can't. Something is preventing him from running or walking fast. His legs feel heavy, but eventually he makes it over to the hole and he is standing before it. He looks down and is overwhelmed with grief at the horrific site before him. Phoebe is lying in the hole covered in blood, and she is dead.

"No!

Christian shoots up straight in bed and is out of breath. Ana sits up with him and puts her arms around one of his, trying to calm him. He is panting heavily and he is sweating.

"You were having a nightmare" she says to him softly. Christian works to catch his breath but he doesn't pull away from his wife. He wants to feel her hands on him. It is the only way he knows that she is really there with him and the horror that invaded his subconscious was not a reality. Phoebe is out there. She can't be dead. "Can you tell me what it was about?" she asks as she rubs her hand up and down his arm.

Christian doesn't want to paint the picture that is in his head for his wife. It is just too horrible. "I….. I don't remember." Christian continues to breathe heavily until he is able to calm himself enough for his wife. He reaches over and puts his hand on top of hers. "Thank you Baby. It's okay now. Let's go back to sleep."

Ana isn't convinced, but she allows Christian to lay her down and wrap his arms around her from behind. She feels his nose in her hair and knows that this is comforting for him. She waits for him to fall asleep before she allows sleep to find her.

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The next morning, Trevor and Phoebe leave their hotel room and find a coffee shop. They both sit at a small table and enjoy their coffee and split a blueberry muffin.

"The guys would like to move on today" he tells her and starts laughing, but Phoebe doesn't get the joke.

"What's so funny?" she asks him as she sips her scolding hot coffee.

"They want to go to Los Angeles and meet celebrities."

Phoebe still doesn't get the joke. "Come on, don't you think it would be cool to run into someone like Julia Roberts or Michelle Pfeiffer?"

"Yeah, I guess so, but you know Chip and Brandon. They'd make complete asses of themselves if they ever meet someone famous." Phoebe glares at him for his use of foul language, and he knows right away why she is glaring. "Sorry"

"It's fine. Anyway, I think it would be cool to go to Los Angeles. We can drop by and visit my Aunt Mia" she says and sports a big smile at the thought of seeing her aunt.

Trevor is not as enthusiastic. "You mean your father's sister? Phoebe, she'll rat you out for sure if we visit her."

"Aunt Mia's cool. Besides, I'll want her to call my parents to tell them I'm okay. Like I called Teddy last week."

"You better watch it Phoebs, or your father and his men will hunt us down and feed me to the wolves for taking you on this road trip." Trevor is half joking as he sips his coffee.

"Well, we will have to go home at some point" she says. Her expression changes to shock when she spots the Daily News with her father on the cover. She rushes over, grabs a copy and brings it back to their table.

"What's wrong?"

"My father" she says with horror in her voice. She is staring at a picture taken of her father as he is leaving his car in downtown Seattle. The picture was taken a few days ago when he had facial hair. "He looks horrible."

"Come on, it can't be that bad" Trevor tries to downplay the situation, but Phoebe continues to feel sick to her stomach as she reads a portion of the article.

"It says here that he lost on some business deals he had set up. Daddy never loses out on business deals."

"Phoebe…."

"What if I did this?" she asks in a panic. "What if my leaving caused him to look like this and lapse on his CEO duties?" Trevor doesn't know what to say. He sits silently and stares at her. "Trevor, I need to go back."

"Phoebe, you…. you don't need to go back."

"Trevor!" she admonishes.

"What I mean is, we are heading to Los Angeles. And like you said, your aunt lives there. When we get there, we will drop in and visit her, and we will ask her about your father. And if he's not okay, we will go back."

"You promise?"

"Yes, I promise. It's like you said, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. We will never have an adventure like this again. You really want to cut it short only to find out that everything at home is fine?"

Phoebe thinks it over for a moment. "I guess not."

Trevor smiles and tries to get her to smile, but she keeps her frown. "We'll get on the road right away, the sooner the better."

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Christian and Natalie are already in the kitchen eating pancakes when Teddy joins them. Natalie is ecstatic when she sees him. "Teddy!" she shouts and raises her arms up in the air.

Christian looks over at his son and smiles. "Good Morning Son"

"Morning Dad." He walks over and stands behind Natalie, leans down and blows raspberries on her neck to make her laugh. "Morning, Munchkin"

"Your mother will be back in a moment and she'll make some more pancakes" Christian tells his son. Christian and Ana have decided to keep the news of her pregnancy a secret until she is further along, so Christian doesn't tell his son that his mother isn't feeling well. This is the first morning that she has experienced morning sickness with this pregnancy. It is causing her to move slower since her energy level is down.

Teddy can tell right away that his mother isn't well when she walks into the kitchen. "Morning Teddy" she says softly.

"Mom, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm just moving a little slow this morning."

Christian stands and walks over to his wife, wrapping his arms around her from behind as she prepares more pancakes. He whispers to her so Teddy and Natalie can't hear him.

"What are you two whispering about?" Teddy asks.

"You really want to know, Son?" Christian asks teasingly, which changes Teddy's mind immediately.

"I take that back." Teddy isn't aware that his father was whispering to his mother to make sure she is okay.

Once the pancakes are made, the family of four sits and enjoys breakfast together. The fifth chair remains empty, which is not far from their minds. Teddy looks up once in a while to see if he can gauge his parents' reaction, but they are working hard to keep their anger and emotions in check where Phoebe is concerned.

"I'm done" Natalie whines.

Christian looks over at her plate and then at her face. He can tell that her chin is bothering her. He did his best to redress her cut this morning without causing her pain but she was still fussing.

"How about Daddy feeds you" he offers gently. She nods and watches him take her fork and feed the pieces to her. Ana watches with appreciation and a glow that Teddy picks up on immediately.

"Mom, are you sure you're okay?"

Christian keeps his focus on Natalie and internally hopes that his wife doesn't crack.

"Yes, Teddy I'm fine. I'm just tired. What would you like to do today?" she asks him, trying to change the subject.

"Well, I'm going to hang around here. Maybe we can figure out where Phoebe is."

"That's not necessary, son" Christian chimes in.

"Why not?"

"Because, your sister doesn't want to be found. She made that very clear."

Teddy looks down and thinks about his father's answer. "So, you're not looking for her? You don't have security out there trying to find her?"

"No Son, I don't. Our staff has been working feverishly to find her but there are no leads at this time. And we don't want to get law enforcement and media involved because that will put your sister in danger."

"Dad, I think this is a really bad idea" Teddy says and doesn't back down when his father glares at him. "We need to be out there looking for her."

"Out where? Where would you suggest we look?" Christian has turned his attention away from Natalie to yell at his son. Ana puts her hand on his arm and tries to calm him down, but Christian's anger has just started to build again. "We had security out there looking for her. We've checked with all of her friends and all of Trevor's friends and we have tabs on their phones. We have tabs on all bridge tolls in the area. What else would you suggest we do?"

Natalie brings her hands to her mouth and starts to cry, which immediately changes Christian's disposition. He turns to his daughter and tries to comfort her. "I'm sorry, Baby. Daddy's sorry for yelling" he coos. He cleans her off, lifts her out of her seat and holds her in his lap as she continues to cry. He leans down and kisses her head a few times as he holds her head to his chest. "I'm sorry" he says to his wife and son. "I'm angry, that's apparent, but I don't mean to take it out on you."

"It's okay. I just want to help" Teddy explains gently. "What can I do to help?"

Christian looks at Ana and then back at his son. "If she calls again, we need to know about it. Whoever gets the call will need to keep her on the phone for as long as possible so we can trace it."

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Trevor, Phoebe and their friends arrive in Los Angeles the next day. While their friends explore the city, Phoebe and Trevor visit Mia. Phoebe is happy when Mia answers the door and beams with excitement. Mia matches her excitement and lets out a scream before she takes her niece in a tight hug.

"Phoebe Grace Grey, you have so much explaining to do" she says before she lets her go.

"I know. You remember my boyfriend, Trevor, right?" she asks as she points behind her.

"Of course. Please come in. Ethan and the kids are in the main room."

Mia leads the teens into the main room and they are met with a shocked Ethan. "Hi Uncle Ethan" Phoebe says sheepishly.

Ethan stands and greets his niece. "Phoebe, it's great to see you, but what are you doing here? Your parents are worried sick about you."

"I don't want them to worry" she says. "I called Teddy the other day to tell them that I'm okay. I just…. wanted to be on my own for a while." Ethan doesn't give her a blessing look, so she turns and talks to Mia. "Aunt Mia, you know what it's like. Guards always watching you, Grandma and Grandpa always monitoring your every move, every boy you've dated, and staff always doing everything for you. I just wanted a break from all of that."

Mia can't help but sympathize with her niece. She grew up with the Grey name and the constant rules and security that went along with it. She puts her hand on Phoebe's shoulder and rubs it.

"Mia" Ethan tries to snap his wife out of it.

"Ethan, it will be alright. I mean, she's been away from her home for almost three weeks now and look at her."

"This isn't right" he retorts.

"Uncle Ethan, please don't call my Dad. At least not until after we leave. We just want a few more days on the road and then we'll head home."

Mia walks over and puts her arms around her husband. "Mia, what if Liz or Sophie did this as teenagers?"

"I would hate it" she says and shrugs her shoulders. "But Phoebe is growing up, and she has this strapping young man looking after her. And then she will go home and face the music. Right?" she directs the last word to her niece. Trevor walks up to Phoebe and puts his arm around her shoulder.

"Right" Phoebe says and smiles at her aunt.

"You know your father is going to kill him?" Ethan says to Phoebe regarding Trevor.

Phoebe and Trevor look at each other nervously. "He won't be happy. But surely he won't kill him." At this time the kids notice that Phoebe is there and run over to her. Phoebe smiles and picks Sophia up, giving her a big hug. Liz and Chris each hug her from the side. "I've missed you guys" she says as Trevor watches. She starts to think about her sister Natalie since she and Sophia are the same age. Natalie is always that happy to see her too. For the first time in weeks she starts to miss home. Her smile fades as this feeling starts to overwhelm her, and Trevor notices.

"Phoebs, you okay?"

Phoebe nods and fights hard to keep the tears from leaving her eyes. She is grateful that Mia and Ethan are distracted by their dog and fail to notice that she is becoming emotional.

"Lunch is almost ready. You two have to join us. There is plenty of food." Mia says as she starts to walk toward the kitchen. Ethan glances at Phoebe and notices that she seems emotional, but he doesn't question it. He rounds the kids up and has them follow their mother into the kitchen.

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Christian is sitting in the main room with Natalie in his lap. They are watching Beauty and the Beast, which is one of Natalie's favorites. She is starting to drift off to sleep, but Christian just keeps her in his lap rather than put her in her room. She had missed her afternoon nap, so he just allows this to make up for it. He rubs his fingers gently along her hair and cheek, watching her little face as she settles into a deep sleep. With Phoebe gone and out of touch, he can only find solace when he's holding Ana or his baby girl. Having Teddy home definitely helps too. But Phoebe is never far from his mind. He feels a mixture of emotions. Anger and hurt are top of the list. He also feels abandoned by her even though he is the parent. She left her home and her life, a life that he had provided for her and worked hard to ensure the safety and happiness of. That also leads to his belief that she is ungrateful for everything he's done for her. And then there's the fear, fear that something bad has happened or will happen to her. He has no control over what she is doing and no means to help her if she needs it.

He looks down at Natalie again and is hit with a feeling of deja vu. Natalie looks like Phoebe did when she was her age. She had the same facial expressions when she was asleep. Christian spent a lot of time holding Phoebe when she was little and often kept her in his arms when she slept. He never thought he'd be associated with dolls, dresses or tea parties. That changed when Phoebe came along. Ever since he held her in his arms the first time, he knew he would do anything for her even if it made him look silly. He would still do anything for her. But now she is not around. He is brought back to reality and starts to feel lost. He jumps when he feels his phone vibrate, and then looks down at Natalie hoping she stays asleep. He gently lays her on the couch and walks away to take the phone call.

"Grey"

Christian makes his way to the kitchen and is delighted to hear his sister's voice.

"Hey sis. Did you talk to your husband yet?" he asks her, referring to her wanting to move back to Seattle. He frowns when she tells him she hasn't.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" He listens as Mia changes the subject on him. He perks up when she stars to talk about Phoebe. He raises his brow and starts to get angry.

"Phoebe was there? When?" He listens as she explains that Phoebe was at her house for a short while, stayed for lunch and then took off with her boyfriend.

"Mia, why didn't you call while she was there?" Christian clenches his fist and grows angrier when Mia explains that she understands Phoebe's side of things and didn't want to get in her way.

"Damn it, Mia!" Mia apologizes and lets her brother know that Phoebe is doing fine. She also admonishes him for allowing the media to take a picture of him when he lapsed on his hygiene and presentation. Christian ignores her remarks.

"Did she say where she was going?" She tells him that she will be heading home sometime next week. Christian lets out a long and hard sigh and runs his hand through his hair.

"Mia, I need her to come home now. It is not safe for her to be out on her own." Christian gets angry again when Mia says she needs to end the call and tend to her kids. They say goodbye and Christian slams his fist into the counter. Ana walks in and flinches when she sees him do that. She slowly walks over and takes his hand into both of hers to see if he broke it. "Its fine, Ana" he says and runs his hand through his hair again.

"Who was that?" Ana asks reluctantly.

"That was Mia. Phoebe is in Los Angeles. I need to do something."

Ana watches Christian walk away and assumes he is going to round up security to look for Phoebe again. But he surprises her when he prepares a flight plan for himself and Taylor. "You're going to Los Angeles?"

"I need to do this, Ana. I can't just sit around here anymore."

He kisses her goodbye and walks out the door.