"You know you really don't have to be here." Karen said to Deb.

"It helps get my mind off things. Honestly, I would have gone insane if it wasn't

for this place," Deb said staring out the window. Karen had been dealing with so much

lately; things that would drive most people insane. Between almost killing the man she at

one time loved and the father of her only child; and loosing her son almost completely to

a teenage girl, it was a lot to handle at one time.

"Well if there is anything I can do just let me know." Karen said with concern.

"I will."

"So how is Dan doing?" Karen said trying to make small talk.

"He's not himself. I haven't seen him act the way he has been since college.

He's been treating me so good lately. He fixed me breakfast this morning."
"Dan Scott?" Karen asked. As she changed the coffee.

"The one and only; he has been doing little things like that ever since he got out

of the hospital. The things that made me fall in love with him in the first place. I'm scared

that I'm falling in love with him all over."

"Is that such a bad thing?"

"I don't know anymore. I'm afraid I'll get attached again and the Dan Scott we all

know will return." Deb had done so much to Dan lately how could he even be talking to

her, much less be trying to win her over again. Everything that she wanted in her

relationship with Dan was starting to fall into place and now that she had it she didn't

know if she wanted it. All she really wanted was her son. Loosing Nathan was first

priority in her life right now. She had not seen him as happy as he was now in a long

time. She had been the reason that he left in the first place. Trying to drive a wedge

between Dan and Nathan ended up tearing apart the whole family.

"How are you dealing with the whole Nathan and Haley situation?"

"I guess I'm starting to accept it. I can think of a million reasons why it will fail. I

just hope it happens sooner than later so it doesn't end up ruining their future. The worst

part of it is I know it's entirely my fault. If I would have been the mother I should have

none of this would have happened." The sad part is that wasn't the worst thing she had

done. If only Karen found out about her and Keith it would ruin the one true friendship

Deb had. Soon everyone would know. How would she tell everyone with everything

going on that she pregnant............