Disclaimer: Gotta say it now: No ownership to Will&Grace, sadly in spite of all efforts.
Chapter 13.
5.00 am
"Karen, how did you get pregnant? I never wanted a child, how can you get pregnant when I'm not around?"
She was sitting on a chair in complete darkness with just one spotlight on her. Stanley's voice was heard somewhere in the darkness.
Suddenly there was a whispering voice that she knew and that made her shiver out of fear.
"Shut up or I'll make you shut up."
Stanley's voice mixed with the whispering voice and she was trembling out of fear.
She let out a scream and woke up from her nightmare.
She looked around in frantic panic and noticed a dark figure sit next to her on the bed. She screamed again.
"Shh, Karen, it's me, Will" he said and tried to calm her down.
She was shaking now, really shaking and she started to cry when she saw him. She buried her face in his pyjama-shirt and cried and cried until she was to exhausted. Will just sat and held her. He couldn't do anything and he hated it. He hated to see one of his good friends in this much pain and suffering.
When her crying was slowly disappearing he softly stroked her hair and asked:
"Karen, what are you going to do with the baby? You have to decide you know."
"I think I'll remove it" she whispered with big tears in her eyes.
"Do you want me to call the doctor in the morning with those news?"
She nodded and he held her tightly to him.
"Alright, then that's what I'll do."
"Will, will you follow me there?"
"Of course I will. I will never let you out of my sight" he re-assured her.
She sighed and wrapped her arms around Will's neck instead. He wrapped his around her. Together they sat and held each other for a long time. It started to dawn, but they still sat and held each other. Karen's grip was tightening and Will felt that he was almost choking now. He released his grip and gently released her grip around his neck and looked her into her eyes. They were filled with tears that threatened to spill over.
"Oh Karen" Will sighed and wiped an escaping tear from her cheek with his thumb.
She started to cry again and Will held her to him again and laid down so they could catch an hour or two more of sleep.
"Karen honey, why don't you talk to a therapist about this? About the rape and the child?"
She didn't say anything. She didn't even shake her head. Will looked down and saw that she was asleep.
'I'll talk to her later then' he thought and closed his eyes to get some more sleep.
7.30 am
"Good morning" Will greeted Karen when she opened her eyes.
She blinked a couple of times and looked up at him. She was laying in her usual position. He just laid there and had his arm around her and the other was drawing soft circles on her arm and hand.
"Morning" she said with a hoarse voice.
"Do you want some breakfast?"
She nodded and Will got out of bed to stretch his body and to get something to eat.
"Karen, sweetheart. I have a suggestion" Will said when he got back with a tray full of juiceglasses, omelettes, sausages and bread.
She looked at him, wondering.
"Don't hate me for saying it, but I think that you need to talk to a therapist. About the rape and the baby. It's good for you."
"Honey" Karen said "I don't do therapists."
"Who said do them? I said you need to talk to someone so you can process it all in a healthy way" Will said and winked at her when he said "Do them".
Karen smacked his arm and laughed a soft laugh. When Will heard it, his heart skipped a beat. It was so good to hear her laugh again. It's been a while.
"Seriously, Karen I think you should talk to someone" he said and ate a piece of bread.
She didn't shake her head, but it looked like she was thinking about it.
"Karen, do you still want me to call the doctor about the news?" Will asked her.
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A/N A small cliffhanger this time. Will she say yes or no to Will's question? Hope you like it. Thanks for reading and reviewing it.
