Title: There's Something That I Should Tell You
Summary: What if Lucy had let him be clingy, even after she was knocked unconsci and momentarily died? What if Kate had realized this, and gave him some space? What if they both found out they were pregnant with his child?
As I lay there in that hospital bed with the monitors and the breathing tube connected to me, I can just barely hear the voice of the couple in my room. One I make out as Princeton right off, but it takes me a moment to register the other voice as that Monster of a girlfriend he has for himself, Kate. What has he ever seen in her, that furry Monster who works at Starbucks? He needs someone better, and if I'm honest with myself, I do too, after that sleazebag of an ex-husband I was married to for three years. I gave that man two children a year and a half apart. What more did that asshole want?
"How are you, Kate?"
"Honestly? I'm working at Starbucks. I miss my students. I work all day, and I'm poorer than ever."
"But what about your dream?"
"Some people's dreams come true, Princeton, but I don't think I'm one of those people."
"Don't say that."
"But that's the way life is, Princeton. Nobody teaches you that when you're a kid because if you knew, no one would ever dream or grow up. But you can't stop growing up." A pause. "I'm late for work."
"Kate, listen! I wish you were happy! And I wish I had my life together, but I don't and I don't know what's gonna happen. And I'm sorry for hurting your feelings because I think that you are so special." Another pause. "I'm sorry that wasn't more articulate."
"That was perfectly articulate. But I really should go."
I hear her leave, and I mentally sigh as I hear his voice again. Princeton deserves better, he honestly does. True, he can be a little clingy at times, but maybe that's a good thing. Maybe that's what I've fallen in love with. Maybe that's why I care so much about his relationship with Kate. Maybe -