Matt laid awake staring at the blank ceiling above him. He tried laying on his right, side, his left side, his stomach and even his back but sleep wouldn't come. Eventually he sighed and looked at the clock 2:13 am, way to early to call it morning. He groaned in frustration and flopped his head back on the pillow. His phone rang and he answered it in 0.00001 of a second. "Kell?" He said into the phone.

'I had a feeling you'd be awake." His gruff voice said and Matt felt himself relax at finally hearing from his counterpart. "How's the station?" Matt put a hand under his head and yawned a little.

"Fine, how's the hospital?" He received a sarcastic chuckle from the other end and smiled.

"Just peachy. Liam sleeping through the night still?" He was about to say yes when he saw his three year old son standing in the doorway rubbing his eyes tiredly.

"Daddy, I miss dada." He said reaching his arms out signaling he wanted Matt to pick him up.

"He's awake isn't he?' Kelly said in answer to his own question. "Lemme talk to him." Matt handed Liam the phone and the little boy's face lit up like a Christmas tree.

"Feel better dada?" He asked crawling into the space next to Matt and snuggling into him.

"Yeah buddy I do. What're you doing awake?" He asked and Liam stuck his thumb in his mouth, a habit he tended to do when he was nervous or upset.

"Bad dream." He mumbled from around his thumb.

"You had a bad dream? What was it about?" Matt could hear both ends of the conversation and looked at his son, worry in his eyes. The little boy's bright blonde hair slightly reaching over his eyes and dark eyes wide with fear. "Li-Li?" Kelly tried again.

"You got hurt, and didn't come home this time." Matt's eyes closed and he swallowed thickly. Of course his son would have a dream like that, what with Hallie being the jerk she is and saying she didn't know if Kelly would make it through surgery in front of their son.

"listen bud, I'll always come home okay?" Liam nodded and looked to his daddy who was crying silently.

"Dada, Daddy's crying." He said patting his cheeks in an attempt to dry the tears and Matt gave a small smile, he was so much like Kelly.

"He is? Li-Li can you do me a favor?" Liam nodded and his eyes started to drift closed.

"Mhmmm.' He said.

"I need you to give daddy a big hug for me okay?"

"Okay dada." He said and wrapped his little arms around his father's neck squeezing tight. "I did." Kelly smiled.

"Atta boy, go on and give the phone to daddy and go to sleep okay?"

"Night dada."

"Night Li-Li." Liam handed the phone to his daddy and folded his hands under his head going to sleep.

"Matt, you still there?" He took a deep breath and wiped the tears away.

"Yeah Kell I'm still here."

"Listen Matt, I'm not that easy to get rid of. I'll always come home." Matt nodded really quick scared his voice might give out if he said something.

"Jesus Kelly I was so worried when I found you and-"

"Hey, I'll be home in 3 days, you have Liam yeah?"

"Yeah, I do." He said smiling down at the sleeping little boy beside him.

"Now not to be rude, but I'm tired so get your ass to sleep." He said and both men chuckled sleepily.

"I love you Kell." He said with a soft voice.

"Love you too Matt, now get some sleep."