Disclaimer: Nah, not saying it now.

Chapter 11.

Grace and Jack arrived half an hour later. They both were let in by Rosario who told them where they could find Will and Karen.

They went upstairs hand in hand, fearing what might lie ahead. The door was opened and they peeked inside finding Will and Karen holding hands, Karen still in bed and Will in a chair next to it.
Grace and Jack gave each other a look and then went inside, softly knocking on the door before entering.

Will turned around and seeing them made him smile.

"Hi" he mouthed. "She's sleeping" he continued.

He turned to Karen and softly shook her shoulder. She woke up slowly, a bit drowsy she saw that Jack and Grace and arrived and she tried sitting up with her back against the headboard. She felt nauseous again so she laid down. Will sat down on the bed next to her, holding her hand.

"Hi Gracie, hi poodle" Karen said with a low voice.

"Hi Karebear" Jack said.

"Hi Kare" Grace said.

They both were a bit awkward with the situation and didn't know what to do or say so they just stood just inside the doorway.

Will motioned for them to come and sit down, and so they did. Grace sat down in the chair that Will had been in and Jack sat on the arm of the chair.

"Grace, Jack. I have something else you should know" Karen said and closed her eyes, grabbing a tighter grip of Will's hand.

Jack and Grace sat in silence, fearing the answer.

"Will and I was at the doctor's office yesterday" she started and stopped when tears started to flow again.

She was so tired of the crying, but she couldn't stop them. They had a mind of their own it seemed. She continued:
"And he ran a bunch of tests on me. He said I'm healthy as a horse except for one thing."

Grace and Jack braced themselves for what Karen was about to say.

"I'm pregnant" Karen got out.

Her grip around Will's hand tightened even more. He was softly stroking her hand with his free hand and looked at her with eyes full of wonder and amazement over her strength and courage. She didn't see it however since she had closed her eyes.

Grace drew after her breath and clasped her mouth with her hand. Jack just sat there and looked like a questionmark.

"See Karen. It wasn't so bad" Will said softly before he continued: "I know this is a bad time, but I have to go on an errand. It won't be more than an hour or two, I promise."

Grace gave him a look of anger.

"It's work-related. I have to take some more time off" he mouthed to her.

He gently released himself from Karen's grip and motioned for Grace to come and take his place, but before she could move Jack was there instead. He took Karen's hand in his and both Grace and Will could see the tears in his eyes and the love in them that he had for Karen. Grace looked at Will, who returned her look and shrugged his shoulders as if to say, let him sit there. It was no use to upset either Karen or Jack more than they were already.

Will walked out to make his errand. Grace didn't move from her spot in the chair. Jack sat next to Karen in her bed, holding her hand.
Karen was lying with closed eyes and tears streaming down her face. She took a very tight grip of Jack's hand and cried.

"Oh poodle, what am I gonna do?" she sobbed.

"I don't know Karebear" he answered almost sobbing himself.

Oh, how sorry he felt for Karen. She had always been a strong woman, but this year had been very tough on her. She had lost her husband and getting raped and as a result of the rape now this pregnancy. He was afraid that it would be to much for her.

Grace got up out of her chair and sat down on the floor next to Karen and took her other hand in hers and cried together with Karen.

"Karen, I'm so sorry" she said crying. "Do you want to keep the baby?"

"I don't know Gracie" Karen answered. "I don't know, I've always wanted a child, but this way? I don't know if it's worth it. What if I can't forget how it was concieved. If I couldn't love the child for the way it was concieved?"

Grace didn't say anything, she just sat and held Karen's hand. Jack held the other hand. She felt naseous again and had to rush to the bathroom. Jack and Grace looked worried but figured out that it had to do with the pregnancy. Grace followed Karen into the bathroom, helping her to hold her hair out of the way while she threw up.

When the attack was over, Karen collapsed into Grace's arms and started crying harder.

"What shall I do Gracie? I can't decide. I've been wanting a child for so long. Stanley said no. I secretly stopped taking precausions but it didn't work and now, I am pregnant due to a rape. What do I do?"

Grace couldn't answer, but she held Karen in her arms while sitting on the floor.

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A/N This and the last chapter is not very good, I realize that, but I can't write it any other way.