The quiet bedroom was basked in a soft light that fit in with the calming silence. Thus effectively waking up the raven-haired beauty that happened to be sleeping under the mass of blankets. She opened her eyes slowly trying to get bearings. Sitting up, she shoved her hair back from her face as best she could. Karen glanced around the room noticing that her gown was gently folded on a chair, her shoes besides it. Tears came to her eyes as she got up and walked over to it. Gently running her hands across the bodice, she sighed thinking about yesterday's events. How had things gotten this messed up, she had come back though right. That had to count for something. She vaguely remembered him undoing the buttons on the gown and tucking her in. Standing by the chair, she heard a faint conversation coming in from the next room. Karen walked slowly out of the room, gripping the wall as she went.

Will was sitting at the table playing with his food, not really listening to what Grace was saying. He figured she was just trying to keep his mind on something else besides the non – wedding. But that's what he was thinking about. Why had she run out of the church? What had spooked her so much that she couldn't marry him? Karen had seemed okay the days before the wedding, laughing about becoming Mrs. Karen Truman. Yet she had run and showed up later at his door. Part of him didn't care that she had left yet he was still furious, angrier than anything. His heart broke when she looked up at him with tears running down her face, trying to make him understand.

Grace was sitting next to Will talking absentmindedly about Mrs. Elverson's wacko design for her bathroom. She was trying to keep his mind off the non – wedding with details of her polka-dot bathroom. She heard soft footsteps behind her, turning in her seat she saw Karen standing there. She looked disheveled, her hair sticking up every which way. Standing from her chair grace walked over to her, pulling her into a hug.

Karen was holding onto the couch trying to keep her balance and her emotions from crumbling. She saw Will sitting at the table looking heartbroken and sad. Grace was walking towards her with open arms before she broke down again. This new emotional overload was too much for her worn out body to handle. She mumbled something unintelligible to Grace before her eyes rolled back and she passed out.

Will broke out of his stupor when he heard Grace yelling for help. He looked up and saw Grace standing over Karen's crumpled body on the floor. He rushed over to them.

"What the hell happened?" his voice shaking

Grace was pacing by the couch, stopping to look at him, "I don't know. I saw her standing by the couch and went to hug her. Next thing I know she's sobbing and on the floor, not responding."

Will bent down to check her breathing and her pulse, both were soft and faint. He picked her up off the floor noticing her body was limp before placing her on the couch. This is when the panic set in. He was freaking out, after everything that had happened yesterday and her passing out just now. It was too much. Will sat down on the coffee table trying to hold his emotions back.

"Grace, what should I do? Should I leave her here or take her to the emergency room?" he looked up at her as she walked over to him with a washcloth. Grace placed it on Karen's head before sitting down next to him.

"Honey, it'll be okay."

He just shook his head, "I don't think it will. She couldn't even marry me yesterday. What does that say?" Will let the tears fall, not even caring anymore

Grace pulled him into a sideways hug, resting her head on his, "She has her own reasons. She loved you enough to come back, right?" she felt him nod his head, before continuing, "everything will work out. Lets see if you she wakes up first, if she doesn't in five minutes then we'll take her to the hospital. Does that sound good?" he nodded again taking one of Karen's hands in his own.

Will looked over Karen's body, noticing for the first time the dark circles under her eyes. She looked thinner and paler than ever. Something wasn't right. A couple minutes later he felt her squeeze his hand. Will looked up into her brown eyes smiling a little before kissing her lightly on the lips.

"Hey gorgeous, welcome back. You scared us there for a while."

She smiled slightly at him, squeezing his hand once again. Will wanted to hear her voice again, worrying that she wasn't talking.

"Do you think you could sit up?"

Karen shook her head slightly her tired raspy voice answering, "I don't feel so hot." She closed her eyes again taking a deep breath causing her forehead to wrinkle up.

Grace reached up to remove the washcloth, feeling her forehead in the process, "Will, she's burning up. I think we need to take her to the ER now. I'll go see if Jack can drive us there. I don't want to have to take a cab." She stood up, squeezing his shoulder to reassure him everything would be okay before walking over to Jack's.

Karen looked miserable lying on the sofa. They needed to hurry up and get her to the hospital. Just to ease his mind and make sure she was okay. Will stood up, smoothing her hair out of her face and went of in search of his shoes.

Grace came back into the apartment, announcing that Jack had gone to get the car. She grabbed her jacket and her purse making sure her phone was there. Will walked back into the room, bending down and gingerly picking up Karen's body. She felt incredibly light and that scared him. He motioned for Grace to grab a blanket to cover her with in the car.

Grace's heart went out to the pair. They had been so excited about getting married. Then it all came crashing down, when she ran. Now she was burning up and they were on the way to the hospital.

"Will, she'll be okay. You know that right?"

"I hope so, if anything happens to her I'll never forgive myself."

"Hey, Hey, Hey," stopping to look at him, "It wasn't your fault that she ran. There's something that she isn't telling us. Okay. We'll figure this out."

Will was amazed at her strength, he felt like he was going to collapse at any moment.

"I'll try, we should get going before Jack thinks we got lost or something."

They met Jack downstairs in the lobby and told him they would explain everything in the car. The four friends drove off in silence, each in their own little world.