Title: A Chance at happiness 69/?

Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net)

Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except any characters you don't recognize

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my first once and again fan fic so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J oh people I have been reading the reviews and the very least I can see if first OMG! I am so shocked I have gotten so many reviews. If you have any other questions then email me at purplehaysc@netscape.net Oh and after finding out about the cancellation of the show I've found it harder to write some reason because when I watch the show inspiration comes so if you have any suggestions email me purplehaysc@netscape.net or im me at purplehays10 (ok I'm going to use the kiss that happened on the last eps with Karen and Henry as if it did already happen but that's the only thing I'm actually keeping) (oh and I'm keeping Miriam and Aaron together)

"Dr. East, can I speak to you for a minute?" Faith asked as she tried to catch another doctor.

He stopped. "Yes? Is there something wrong?" He asked.

"Not really I just think I may have a patient for you."

"Ok, male or female?" He asked.

"Male, his name's Jake Manning, he's the father of one of my patients. I would like him to come see you. I think you'd be able to help him." Faith said.

"I'll try, just give him my number and we'll try to set up an appointment." Dr. East said.

"Good, this guy really could benefit from you."

"I hope so." The doctor said as he started to head off.

"What are you doing?" Judy asked as she came in the door.

"I came here to see you, the door was open." He said still a little confused.

"Well I'm glad, I guess because we need to talk." Judy said as she put her coat up.

"Yeah we defiantly do." Sam said.

Judy looked at him. "Ok, I know what I need to talk to you about but what do you need to talk to me about?" She asked confused.

Sam went over to the answering machine and pressed play.

"You have one new message. "Ms. Brooks this if Dr. Cane calling to tell you your results from your pregnancy test. Please call me back at the office if you have any questions and congratulations." "End of messages."

Judy looked at Sam. "I was going to tell you when I knew…."

"How long have you known?" He asked.

"Well I wasn't sure, I was waiting for the doctor to call me back with the results."

"You should have told me."

"Why? So you would be as freaked out as I am?"

"No, so we could be freaked out together. You shouldn't have to go through this alone."

"Why not? This baby is inside of me, not you. You don't see a ring on my finger do you? That means I'm alone." Judy said sadly.

"That shouldn't make a difference, you know I want to be a part of you life even with out a ring, you should know that." Sam said. "You do know that, right?"

"What I know is that if worse comes to worse Sam I will raise this child on my own."

"But why would you? If I can and I want to be involved in the raising of this child, why shouldn't?" He asked.

"Because… Because I'm not sure it's yours." Judy said lying.

Sam stepped back. "What?" He asked shocked.

"You heard me I'm not sure that this baby is even yours." Judy said.

"You've got to be kidding me." He said and looked at Judy. "You expect me to believe that?" He asked.

"You don't have a choice, Sam. That's just how it is." She said.

"Well I know that you haven't slept with anyone else so what did you do? Did you go to the sperm bank or something?" Sam asked.

Judy did not say anything.

"You know what fine, if that's how you want it to be, then that's how it will be. I'm going and if you decide you want me involved in this baby's life, call me." He said as she slammed the door.

Judy put her hands on her stomach. "Well little baby, that was your father."

 "Ok let's start with Eli." Faith said to Grace.

"Eli? Ok what would you like to know about Eli?" Grace asked.

"What ever you're willing to tell me." Faith said.

"Ok well I really like him, he's always there to watch out for me and I love that. He wasn't always though." Grace said.

"Oh really why not?" Faith asked.

"He had other girlfriends. He's many girlfriends." Grace said.

"So he dated a lot. Did you?" Faith asked.

"Not really, it was never anything as serious as Eli and I." Grace said.

"Do you want it to be serious?" Faith asked.

"What I want is him." Grace said smiling.

 Tiffany walked away from her last job interview tired. She looked down at Maddie who was sleeping. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I should have stopped this a long time ago." She said as she kept walking. "I got the job though, now all I've got to do is find you a place, then we'll be all right." She said as Maddie just smiled. "You know you're father may be home when get there. I hope he is." Tiffany said as she headed to her car.

"Come in Eli." Faith said as she opened the door.

Eli walked and took a seat across from Faith.

"Ok I guess we'll start with you telling me a little bit about you and Grace." Faith said as she sat down.

"Ok Me and Grace, we'll we're finally together and it took a long time, too long." Eli said.

"And whose fault is that?"

"Mine, her's, both of us. We both thought this was never going to work, I think. And we were a little worried about acting on it. It's a little strange you know?"

"How's that?"

"Well how many people do you know who are dating their step-sisters?" Eli asked.

"And that matters to you?"

"Obviously not, or I wouldn't be dating her." He said.

"Ok, you've been the person that she seems to trust the most. Why do you think that is?"

"For the life of me I can't figure that out, no one else trusts me, I don't know why she does."

"Why doesn't any one else trust you?"

"Because I've screwed too many time for them to forgive me any more."

"So you're just giving up?"

"I don't have much of a choice."

"That crazy women, wants me to see another doctor, someone who specializes in anger management. Is that not crazy?" Jake asked Barbara who was ordering something.

"How do you know if it's crazy, if you never been to this other doctor?" She asked.

He smiled. "Don't do try to make me change my mind. I'm not going to go."

"Who ever said I was trying to change you mind? I just suggested that you not knock something until you've tried it." Barbara said.

"But to do that I'd have to try it and I don't want to."

"What would it hurt Jake? I mean what are you so afraid of?" She asked.

"I'm not afraid. What's there to be afraid of?" He asked.

"That's what I said." Barbara said smiling.

"So what do you think of your little sister, Zoe?" Faith asked.

"She's my little sister, I have to love her but that doesn't mean I have to like her." Grace said.

"So she's annoying or something?"

"Very, she's always trying to get me in trouble."

"But you still love her?"

"Yes, I really do. Even in her most annoying times, I still love her."

"Does she know this?"

"Probably not."

"Ok well how do you think this whole thing has affected her?"

"I didn't really think about it."

"You don't think that having her sister raped does not affect her?"

"I guess it does but she has not told me it has."

"Have you asked her?"

"Should I?"

"I would think you would have already."

Karen got home from her appointment. She headed to her answer machine and pressed play.

"Karen, it's Henry, it looks like I'm going to be here all night, but I'll try to drop by when I get off if it's not too late. I'm sorry."

Karen sat down in a chair and let out a heavy sigh. She really wanted to see him. She wanted to show him what happened. She wanted him to be the first one to see her walk with out her cane. She put the cane next to the table and got up. She was going to get this right, so when he saw her she would have it perfect. She grabbed on to the side of the dresser and used it to balance herself. Then she let go and tried to walk. She made three steps. It hurt so much. She wanted to get her cane, but it was too far away, she could not get her self to walk back. I am stuck, she thought. I can do this. She tried to tell herself.  I have to do this. She tried to make another step and lost her foot holding and she started to fall. She tried to grab for a chair but she could not reach it. Her head hit the side of the dresser as she fell.

"So do you get along with you sister, Grace?"

"Most of the time no." Zoe said.

"Why do you think that is?"

"Because I like annoying her." Zoe said smiling.

"Why do you do that?" She asked.

"Because that's only think I can do to her."

"The two of you don't ever just hang out?"

"No, I'm too young for her to hang out with."

"Do you want to hang out with her?"

"Yes, especially now, I feel like there is something I should do."

"And what's that?"

"I don't know. I am not really sure I understand what happened. All I know is that I want to talk to her about it."

"Ok come on." Eli said guiding her to the front door.

"You're mother's ok with us being here alone?"

"Yeah, she's said she'd be out with Henry so we could stay here."

Grace smiled. "I'm glad, its way to hectic in our house." She said as Eli opened the door.

"Well maybe we can try to have a peaceful evening just the two of us." He said smiling.

"Eli…." Grace started to say worried.

"What?" He asked.

She turned him around and pointed to Karen.

"Oh my god." He ran over to Karen and put her head in his lap. "Mom, please wake up."

Karen did not move.

"Eli, that's quite a bruise she has on the back of her head." She told him.

"Grace, call 911 and tell them we have an unconscious women."

Grace ran to the phone.

"Mom, please wake up. Mom, you have to wake up. I can't lose you again." Eli said as he started to cry.

"Eli, what's the address here?" Grace asked.

He started to tell her as tears began to fall harder.

"Ok, Lily let's see how your babies are doing." The doctor said as she put the jell on her stomach. "This is going to be a little cold."

"I'm use to it." Lily said.

"Ok let's turn this on." She hit the power button. "Ok I see a head and a foot….."

Rick's phone went off. "Excuse me." He said and he headed off. "Hello?"

"Dad, Grace and I are in ambulance."

"What happened?" Rick asked worried.

"Rick, what's wrong?" Lily asked.

"Eli, speak louder I can't hear you." Rick said.

"We found mom unconscious at her house. She had a bad bump on her head. We called 911 and now we're headed to the hospital."

"We'll be right there." Rick said as he hung up the phone. He walked over to Lily.

"Tell me what's going on."

"Lily, that's was Eli, Grace and him are on their way to the hospital with Karen."

"What happened?"

"He doesn't know. He said they found Karen on the floor with a bump on her head."

"Ok, let's go." Lily said.

"Ok how about your step-sister, Jessie?" Faith asked her.

"Oh well we didn't get along at first but I think we're starting to." Grace said.

"Why didn't you get along?"

"Because we were… I don't know we just didn't get along."

"So what's changed?"

"I don't know really, she's just been there for me through this whole thing with Dimitri and then Eli."

"It's seems like you've found a friend."

"I wouldn't go that far."

"We're looking for Karen Sammler, she was brought in a little while ago." Rick said to the nurse.

The nurse looked at her sheet. "You sure it was this hospital?" she asked.

"Yes, look we need to find her." Rick said.

"Dad…" Eli said.

Rick turned around. "Eli, are you ok?" He asked.

"I… she's in surgery." Eli said.

"Come here." Rick said and hugged him tightly.

 "Gracie, are you ok?" Lily asked as Grace got up.

"Mom, she was just laying there… it was so scary." Grace said as she hugged her mother.

"Dad?" Eli asked.

"What?"

"Jessie needs to know." Eli said.

"She's at Faith with Judy. I'll call her." Lily said.

"Good, tell her she needs to get over here right away." Eli said.

"Welcome Jessie…."

"Oh this is my girlfriend, Katie." Jessie said.

"Well nice to meet you Katie." Faith said. "Ok, well how about let's start with you telling me about how the recent events that happened to Grace have affected you."

"Ok, well it scares me for one, just to know that a teacher can do that to a student."

"I understand."

"That's why I was so willing to help her."

The door opened.

"Excuse me, um Jessie we need to go." Judy said as she walked in.

"What's wrong?" Jessie worried.

"It's your mother, she's in the hospital, and apparently Eli found her unconscious and called an ambulance."

"Is she going to be ok?" Jessie asked.

"I don't know, sweetie, let's go and see." Judy said.

Jessie turned to Katie. "She better be ok, I am not ready to say goodbye to her yet." She said as she started to cry. Katie held her.