Now I Know
By: Kaffy
The lyrics are taken from the song "Now I Know" by Anthony Rapp.
Caroline woke up in the strange hotel room and looked around. It was real, the crib in the corner, the baby sleeping in it, and most importantly, the man sleeping next to her. She smiled as she thought back over the last 24 hours: the wedding, his arrival, the escape, how he found her and made her see her fate, their fate. She finally understood that they were meant to be. Who was she to fight fate?
She stroked his hair as she thought about last night. After she talked to Randy, she met him here. He let her get to know his son, and she immediately fell in love with him. True, he was a part Julia, but he was also the sweet, innocent part of Richard that she loved completely. She took in the whole of the situation, the beauty of it. Her, Richard, and Stefano…together…kind of like a family, forever. She knew that now.
**I woke up to see your face again. I woke up to see
You had spent the night again with me
I never thought we'd be like this again, never thought we'd be
Then you came back to me.**
Richard woke to find Caroline gently stroking his hair and smiled. She looked up and caught his gaze. "Morning."
"Morning." He glanced over at the crib. Stefano was still asleep. He smiled at the scene before him. Him, Stefano, and most importantly, Caroline laying, content, in his arms. It just didn't get any better than this. "Sleep well?"
"Yeah…now that you're with me." She leaned up and planted a light kiss on his lips. "Richard…I thought a lot about us last night, and I really need you to know…"
**And now I know I should have never let you go.
And now I know I always loved you.
And you are so much more than I deserve.
I want you to know that now I know.
After all this time you probably felt safer on your own
But I was never better off alone
You probably thought that I'd forgotten. You probably thought that I
Couldn't see you out of the corner of my eye**
"…I realize now that it was the biggest mistake of my life to let you walk away." He opened his mouth as if to speak, but she silenced him, "Please just let me finish. I mean, I realized that I have always loved you, always. I need you in my life. I know you thought that I'd forgotten about you, but you were always in my heart, Richard. And I know you think you don't need anyone, it's safer for you that way, but I've never been like that. It's not good for me to be alone. I need someone to love me and take care of me, and you've always done that. I don't deserve to have you. I just wanted you to realize that I figured it out. I wanted you to know that now I know."
Richard smiled and brought her lips back to briefly before turning on his side to face her. "Caroline, where is all this sad talk going to get us?" He playfully smiled at her. "We're together now, that's all that matters."
She briefly wondered if this was really Richard. She knew he was trying to make her feel better, and she loved him even more for it.
**And now I know I should have never let you go.
And now I know I always loved you.
And you are so much more than I deserve.
I want you to know that now I know.
I thought that I knew what you wouldn't do
I thought that I knew everything and more
And now I know I should have never let you go.
And now I know I always loved you.
And you are so much more than I deserve.
I want you to know that now I know.
And now I know I should have never let you go
And now I know I always loved you
And you are so much more than I deserve
I want you to know that now I know.**
She smiled, "Seriously, Richard…I need to know…do you understand? Do you understand what I'm saying?"
He kissed the top of her head and pulled her onto his chest. "I know, Caroline. Now, I know."
The End
By: Kaffy
The lyrics are taken from the song "Now I Know" by Anthony Rapp.
Caroline woke up in the strange hotel room and looked around. It was real, the crib in the corner, the baby sleeping in it, and most importantly, the man sleeping next to her. She smiled as she thought back over the last 24 hours: the wedding, his arrival, the escape, how he found her and made her see her fate, their fate. She finally understood that they were meant to be. Who was she to fight fate?
She stroked his hair as she thought about last night. After she talked to Randy, she met him here. He let her get to know his son, and she immediately fell in love with him. True, he was a part Julia, but he was also the sweet, innocent part of Richard that she loved completely. She took in the whole of the situation, the beauty of it. Her, Richard, and Stefano…together…kind of like a family, forever. She knew that now.
**I woke up to see your face again. I woke up to see
You had spent the night again with me
I never thought we'd be like this again, never thought we'd be
Then you came back to me.**
Richard woke to find Caroline gently stroking his hair and smiled. She looked up and caught his gaze. "Morning."
"Morning." He glanced over at the crib. Stefano was still asleep. He smiled at the scene before him. Him, Stefano, and most importantly, Caroline laying, content, in his arms. It just didn't get any better than this. "Sleep well?"
"Yeah…now that you're with me." She leaned up and planted a light kiss on his lips. "Richard…I thought a lot about us last night, and I really need you to know…"
**And now I know I should have never let you go.
And now I know I always loved you.
And you are so much more than I deserve.
I want you to know that now I know.
After all this time you probably felt safer on your own
But I was never better off alone
You probably thought that I'd forgotten. You probably thought that I
Couldn't see you out of the corner of my eye**
"…I realize now that it was the biggest mistake of my life to let you walk away." He opened his mouth as if to speak, but she silenced him, "Please just let me finish. I mean, I realized that I have always loved you, always. I need you in my life. I know you thought that I'd forgotten about you, but you were always in my heart, Richard. And I know you think you don't need anyone, it's safer for you that way, but I've never been like that. It's not good for me to be alone. I need someone to love me and take care of me, and you've always done that. I don't deserve to have you. I just wanted you to realize that I figured it out. I wanted you to know that now I know."
Richard smiled and brought her lips back to briefly before turning on his side to face her. "Caroline, where is all this sad talk going to get us?" He playfully smiled at her. "We're together now, that's all that matters."
She briefly wondered if this was really Richard. She knew he was trying to make her feel better, and she loved him even more for it.
**And now I know I should have never let you go.
And now I know I always loved you.
And you are so much more than I deserve.
I want you to know that now I know.
I thought that I knew what you wouldn't do
I thought that I knew everything and more
And now I know I should have never let you go.
And now I know I always loved you.
And you are so much more than I deserve.
I want you to know that now I know.
And now I know I should have never let you go
And now I know I always loved you
And you are so much more than I deserve
I want you to know that now I know.**
She smiled, "Seriously, Richard…I need to know…do you understand? Do you understand what I'm saying?"
He kissed the top of her head and pulled her onto his chest. "I know, Caroline. Now, I know."
The End