It's early in the morning, she's lying in her bed although she's not sure how she got there or why she's wearing the pajamas she's wearing, she hasn't worn them in years and she's not sure why she still has them. Her eyes are scratchy like she's been crying and her head is pounding and she can hear her phone ringing. She reaches for her phone and sees an unknown number flash on the screen. She starts to ignore the call but something makes her stop. She Answers the call with a pathetic greeting.
"Hello?"
"Is this Alicia? Alicia Florrick?"
When Alicia hears the unknown voice on the other end of the line the previous days and nights slam in to her. She is awake faster than she's ever awaken before.
"Yes, who's this?"
"Alicia, I'm Aubrey, Will's sister, Will Gardner's sister"
Alicia sends out a fervent plead to the universe, please don't let this be the phone call I've been dreading, please don't let this be the call that will shatter my heart.
"Alicia," Aubrey pauses, "He's awake"
Alicia's heart jumps and begins beating wildly, Aubrey continues,
"He keeps saying your name, he's not really with it, but we think he wants to see you. Can you come?"
Alicia starts scrambling to find her clothes. She's trying to breathe and answer Aubrey at the same time.
"I'll be there as soon as I can get a cab, I don't think I should drive but I'm coming Aubrey, tell him I'm coming."
Alicia hung up the phone and threw on a pair of jeans and a shirt and stumbled out to her living room her phone in hand to call a cab. That was when she noticed Kalinda asleep on her couch. How much did they have to drink last night? It must have been K that had put her to bed last night and then stayed with her. She had missed Kalinda these past few months and she was sad it had taken something like Will being shot to bring them back together. But that wasn't what worried her now, she knew she should tell Kalinda, Will was awake but she didn't want to have to share the time she might have with him. She decided to leave a note next to K telling her what had happened and she headed out the door.
The ride to the hospital seemed like the longest car ride Alicia had ever taken. As she arrived at the hospital she rushed to the elevator and rose to the floor where she had left Will so many days ago. She remembered leaving him that day, with an ache in her heart so deep not knowing if he would ever open his eyes again or if she would ever get the chance to say what she needed to say to him.
But just as suddenly as she had gotten the phone call she was arriving at his floor. As she stepped off the elevator she was as sure as ever that she was ready to tell him, to tell him everything. As soon as he was ready to hear it she was going to tell him she was divorcing Peter, and that if he would still have her she would be his. She was ready to take the so rarely given second chance.