Chapter 8: Crouching Father, Hidden Husband
Will and Karen were in Karen's limo which was on its way to drop him off at home. They just got back from visiting Stanley. Karen hasn't said anything since they left and Will was worried about her. He never saw a quiet Karen or a Karen who didn't touch her drink. She had a full martini in her hand.
"Karen" he tried but her got no answer. "Karen, please say something." He moved over to the seat she was sitting on. "I know it's hard, but you'll get through this. We're going to get Stan out of there as soon as possible." Will reassured her. "Please say something."
"I don't care if he stays in there forever." She said bitterly
Will was taken aback by the statement. He wasn't expecting that. He wasn't sure what he expected. "You don't mean that." Was the first thing he though to say.
"Of course I do. He broke the law." Karen snapped. "More importantly, he lied to me. He left me Will." She said quietly. "If that wasn't enough, I have to go home and explain to a 10 and 12 year old why daddy isn't coming home. That is if they haven't heard it on the news."
The way Karen said it made Will's heart break. He tried to find the words to comfort her, but couldn't find any. He jumped slightly when he felt Karen's head fall onto his chest. He put his arms around her and rubbed her back as she cried. "Everything's…"
"Don't lie"
"I'm so sorry Karen."