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Love or Loveless Match?

Chapter 1

It was a beautiful day in New York and Karen was taking advantage of it. She was out on the balcony outside the library enjoying the gentle breeze. She thought it would be perfect if she wasn't thinking so much.

It has been a few weeks since her and Stanly got back together. It was still very awkward. Why wouldn't it be? He faked his death and she was married, divorced and found someone else. Karen was still wondering if she really wanted to be with Stan. When they got back together she knew they weren't married and had a way out. But that changed earlier today.


Karen and Stan were eating lunch on the kitchen balcony. Karen noticed Stan was nervous about something but couldn't figure out what. It worried her a little bit so she decided to ask him.

"Stanly, Honey, are you ok? You seem nervous about something."

"I'm just thinking." He answered looking down at his stack of pancakes.

"About what?" Stan didn't answer. "Stanley?"

Stan finally looked up and straight into Karen's eyes. "Karen...I love you; with all my heart. Over the past few years I've been stupid. When you get right down to it I've lied to you too much. I don't deserve to be sitting here across from you; but I am. Why?" He finished.

Karen just sat there. She had no idea what to say. She knew this was serious and it scared her. She and Stan haven't had a serious talk in awhile and she was scared about what it meant. Stan was always able to make her feel more emotion than she like and he was doing and amazing job at it now. Her eyes were watering, threatening to fall over.

"Kare..." Stan began quietly "...I need to know if we can be together again. We aren't married. And I know you know that. I will completely understand if you decide to leave me. If you do I will make sure you have the life you are used to. But I can't live with you if you don't love me. It would kill me." Stan stood and walked over to Karen and got down on one knee. "Karen Delaney - St. Croix – Popeil – Walker – Finster - Walker, will you marry me...again?"

By now Karen had tears streaming down her face. The ring Stan was holding was beautiful. It was a tiny baby blue diamond. It was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. Karen was at a loss for words. She never thought about marriage again. She was just staring in to Stanley's eyes.

"You don't have to give me an answer yet; think about it."

"I...I...I need to be alone." With that Karen went back inside to be alone and think. Stan watched as she went back with tear stained cheeks with tears of his own.


Stan's P.O.V

She's not coming back to me. I've hurt her to much. Prison, Lorraine, and death. Why would she come back? That's not even mentioning all the business trips. I wouldn't come back to me.

I will admit when I first met her I only saw her as a trophy. I know all she saw was my money. We were a perfect, loveless, match. We both accepted that. But somewhere down the line that changed. I fell for her and she fell for me.

I could, and have, listed to that high pitched voice for hours. She's smarted than she lets on. She has her own views on the world. Sure some of them were mixed up but some of them were very insightful as well. I know her deepest secrets and she knows mine. I think i might even know more than her Jack.

Over the years we grew closer and closer. We put on a good act about not caring for each other all that much. We both though that showing affection in public would be to revealing. We are both very secretive people. Our business is ours.

Oh god I hope she stays. I can't loose her. She's everything to me. Why did I have to be so stupid?


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