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I can't believe that I had sex with Will. I'm such a slut. My husband is fucking around on me, but I never thought I could be so spiteful. I don't know what to feel. I still don't like Will, but since he's been inside me everything has changed. I'm so confused. Stan would divorce me and leave me with nothing if he ever found out. He can't know. I just hope Will won't tell anyone. I'm so embarrassed that he saw me like that.

"It's okay, honey. The epidural should kick in really soon." Karen comforted Grace as she wiped her head with a wet cloth. After a few moments Grace took a deep breath and the pain slowly left her body. "There we go."

"Karen, I am so scared."

"No, Gracie, you'll be fine."

"Will you hold my hand when I deliver? Please."

"Wouldn't you rather it be Will?" Karen panicked.

"No, please. I want you here with me Karen." Grace pleaded.

"Uh, okay, honey."

"One more thing." She said.

"Sure."

"My husband isn't here and I need a kiss." She sheepishly admitted. Karen smiled and nodded. She leaned down and captured Grace's mouth with hers. Grace deepened the kiss and their tongues brushed. Karen pulled away quickly and smiled.

"Let's not make it too awkward, honey." She said.

Will and Jack arrived when Grace was about eight centimeters dilated. They all stood around Grace's bed when the doctor finally told her that it was time to push. She asked that they all three remain in the room while she gave birth. They all agreed and soon greeted Grace's baby girl into the world. She was named Lila Marcus.

"Do you want to hold her?" Grace asked Karen when she saw her observing the newborn.

"Oh, honey, I don't know." She replied, nervousness taking possession of her.

"It's a baby, Karen, not an explosive." She said. Karen smiled and reached for the baby that Grace was already handing to her. She smiled when the baby snuggled closer to her body. The friends watched as she stroked the small infant's cheek with her forefinger. They also watched as a tear slid down her cheek. She handed the baby back to Grace and quickly walked out of the room. Will followed her.

"Have you ever seen her cry?" Grace asked, in awe. Jack gave a negative nod before sitting next to the hospital bed.

Will followed Karen into the ladies' room, causing a few women to give dirty looks before walking out. He pulled her out of the stall she was crying in and held her close to his body. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest.

"Sweetie, I can't help until you tell me what's wrong." He said, somewhat soothingly. She sniffled and looked into his eyes.

"I just had a flashback, honey. I know I shouldn't, but I miss her."

"I know you do, but you have to learn to let it go a little." He said. She gave him a dirty look and pushed him away from her.

"What the fuck do you know? You've never lost someone like that."

"Maybe not, but pain comes in many forms." He said. She settled down and took a deep breath.

"Honey, you should call your parents." She said, knowing that it was his current dose of pain.

"Not until they accept you."

"Isn't that what this is about?"

"I don't know. What I do know is that you should just try to be happy. Try to stop thinking about the past and think about the future, our future."

"I'm sorry, honey. I'm just really emotional right now and I don't know why. I didn't mean to go crazy."

"Let's just get back in there, okay." He suggested.

"Okay, honey." He leaned over and kissed her lips before they made their way back to Grace's room to ward of questions about her sudden outburst.