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Chapter 21.

Next morning Will woke up first, he was a little stiff from sleeping in the chair but at least he was well rested and he felt better today.

He turned his head to watch Karen. She was still sleeping. He relaxed back in the chair, relieved that she still was sleeping. Sleep was the best medicine in the world, sleep and love. He had always believed that and so far with Karen it had been true. She had gotten through the rape and the abortion. He had been there every step of the way and he had loved her all the way. Suddenly she stirred in her sleep and sat straight up, screaming out of pain.

Will immediately got out of the chair and sat down next to her on the bed.

"Shh, honey, you had a nightmare" he tried to comfort her, rubbing her back.

"My baby is dead" she screamed at him and pushed him away.

"Yes, and as a matter of fact it was my baby too" he said.

She looked at him like he was nuts.

"I was the one who carried it, I was the one with nausea" she yelled at him.

"Yes, but I was the reason you had it in there" he yelled back, regretting it instantly.

Yelling was not what she needed right now and sure enough she broke down again. Her bottom lip shivered and she started crying again, tears were flowing freely now and he could have hit himself in the face for yelling at her like that.

"I'm sorry honey, I didn't mean to yell at you" he tried to smooth things over.

She pushed him away and laid down, pulling the covers over her head and tried to isolate herself from the surroundings and the people there.

Will knew what she was trying to do and he would have nothing of it. He couldn't see her isolate herself and build up solid armor around her anymore. He had had enough of that, he needed her and her love. He knew that he had to be the strong, solid rock right now and that was OK, she needed him right now more than he needed her and that was the way it was.

He pulled down the covers again, picking her up and carried her to the shower. He turned on the water and stayed in there with her in his arms. First she screamed and kicked and tried to free herself from his grip, but he wouldn't let her. Instead she relaxed into his embrace, crying she leaned her head in to his chest, letting the warm water run over her exhausted body.

"Why does everything bad happen to me Will" she cried out.

"I don't know sweetie" Will whispered, close to tears himself. "I don't know."

She wrapped her arms around his neck, burying her face into his shoulder and cried once again so heavily that she could hardly breathe.

The water felt cleansing against the skin and hair. She relaxed as the warmth and massaging feeling the water gave hit her body. Will felt her relax and sighed out of relief.

He wished that things were different. He wished that the whole mess wouldn't have happen to begin with, the rape, the abortion, the miscarriage. If he could turn back time, he would but he couldn't.

"Kare, I wish I could take away your pain, I wish I could turn back time so this whole mess didn't happen" he whispered in her ear.

"Will, it hurts, it really hurts" she cried into his shoulder.

"I know honey, I know" he whispered back.

He turned off the shower and carried her back to bed where he sat her down on the bed and brought her some dry clothes. He changed himself into a dry t-shirt and pyjamapants.

She just sat there on the bed, feet flat on the floor and her hands in her lap, her body shivering from her cries.

Will sighed and started to undress her gently to help her change into her dry clothes. He didn't want her to get sick on top of everything. He unbuttoned her wet pyjamashirt, but before he could get it off her she slapped him in the face.

He winced because it was not a bad right hook she got.

"What was that for?" he asked surprised.

"You're never touching me again" she hissed.

"Kare, you can't mean that?"

"Yes I can, and I am" she said.

He sighed.

"Fine, then you change your own clothes" he said sadly.

He took away his hands from her pyjamashirt, but before he could stand up, Karen had grabbed his t-shirt, pulling him closer to her, kissing him with all she had.

He was taken by surprise completely, she had just said that he was never touching her again, and now she's kissing him. It didn't take long though for him to respond.

He cupped her face and kissed back with all that he had. She pulled him with her down on the bed, him on top of her. He took off her pyjamajacket, softly massaging her breasts while kissing her deeply and passionately. When they parted for air Karen panted:

"Will, love me!"

He didn't need a clearer invitation and kissed her again, deeply and passionately before leaving her lips and settling for a little while on her soft spot on the neck. She tilted her head automatically to the other side to allow him access. He nibbled, licked and sucked on the spot where she was most sensitive on the neck and she panted more and more. He left her soft spot and settled on her breast instead, taking the nipple between his lips and flicked his tongue over it, causing her to moan while his fingers were doing the same thing as his mouth on the other nipple. He left her nipples and went up to her lips again for a few seconds before removing her pants and settling between her legs, leaving a trail of fire on the way down with his tongue. She shivered everytime he touched her and when she felt his lips and tongue against her skin it was like he left a fire when he left.

She panted heavily with anticipation, waiting for him to touch her wetness.

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A/N My, my, looks like things are working okay and heating up a little...R&R people..