The sight of the grey sky was the first thing Karen saw when she opened her eyes. She was warm and comfortable, something she hadn't felt in months. It was the arm across her stomach, and the leg intertwined with hers, that made everything in the past forgotten. Will, since they had made up in the middle of the street, hadn't left her side, with the exception of work. They had spent every meal together, unless Karen was in a meeting.
The talk of getting re-married hadn't crossed over from thoughts to a conversation piece. Everything was in the beginning stages of a new relationship. Wondering where they'd meet for dinner, whose place they were going to after, various things that needed to be refined.
She felt Will shift next to her, tightening his grip around her waist, pulling her into his side fully. "Morning," He mumbled, before kissing her cheek.
"Morning," She repeated. She placed her head on his chest, using it as a pillow. "I need to go into work soon," She said, glancing at the clock. If she was lucky she would be on time if she left the house right then and there. But in her current situation, she wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.
"Work can wait," He said, pulling her on top of him. "You should stay home or come with me,"
"Come with you where?"
"Anywhere," He said tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. "As long as you're with me it should be fine."
He placed a light kiss to her lips, which instantly turned into more. She could hear her phone vibrating on the wooden nightstand and it beep once to alert her that she had a message, either text or voicemail. Whoever it was could wait.
"Why didn't we do this before?" Karen asked, sitting up in her light blue satin robe, enjoying a much needed foot massage by Will.
"We were too stubborn to wait before. We needed each other then. We had to have each other then." He said honestly. "And now we have each other and the thought of losing each other isn't as worrisome as it was before."
"Why not?"
"It's because I'm not going anywhere." He said, leaning over and kissing her. "I'm not leaving you again. It was a stupid choice to make." That was all she needed for an apology. She never apologized herself for being such a terror, but it didn't seem like she needed to. It seemed as if she was forgiven.
"I really do need to get to work. My phone will blow if I get anymore phone calls." She said, dangling her legs on the edge of the bed. "I have meetings all day; I've most likely already missed two. I don't think Janice would be very happy if I don't come into the office without telling her."
"You like her don't you,"
"I"ve been working with her for a while, so yes I do." She placed a kiss to Will's cheek before getting up and towards the shower. "I'll see you for dinner," She yelled before closing the door. Once she got out of the shower, she would have no time to talk to will about any subject. She had to do a list of things she'd come up with in the shower. It was a routine she had become used to. And once Will came back, she stuck with it. "Love you," She yelled before slamming the door shut, alerting him of her departure.
Nearly eight hours later, Will sat at their table, waiting for Karen to come home from work. Glancing at the clock, he knew she would have called him, and starts to complain about her day, until she walked in the door. But she hadn't done that yet. It was another part of her routine that he had become accustomed to. The second the phone rang, Will jumped for it. "Karen,"
"Mr. Truman?" The voice on the other side announced. "My name is Elizabeth Powers, I'm a doctor at the hospital. You're wife has been,"
"Tell her I'm on my way," The possibility that Karen was in a hospital did not sit well with him. She had never been sick enough to go there. She had never needed to go there really. The last time they were there they expected to take a baby home, but it wasn't the case.
He didn't know if he should have called Grace or Jack. They hadn't talked about Grace or Jack in a while, due to the fact that Grace had been called to do a job in Europe, Jack was signed to do a play, both were busy. The thought of calling Karen's assistant Janice crossed his mind, but if Karen was in the hospital, so was she. Janice didn't leave Karen's side unless she was with Will, or someone Karen trusted, which were few.
He pulled into the emergency room parking lot and ran to the door. He was met by a brunette woman who was dressed in a pair of black slack and a collared blouse. "Mr. Truman?" She asked as he was getting ready to pass her. "I'm Elizabeth Powers. Your wife came in about an hour and a half ago."
"Is she okay?" He asked quickly, as they made their way down a halfway. "Is Karen okay?"
"She's fine," Elizabeth laughed lightly. "She's here on behalf of Alicia Thomson. Alicia came in this afternoon after being a car accident with her mother. The mother told me to call Karen, who then proceeded to tell me to call you." Elizabeth stopped and pointed at the door. "Unfortunately Alicia's mother passed away just before you came in and I haven't been able to break the news to your wife. It seems that you know this family,"
"We do." He said. "May I?" HE asked pointing to the door. Elizabeth nodded and then followed him into the room. Karen was leaning over the edge of the crib, taking in the image of a sleeping four month old Alicia, dressed in a yellow one piece outfit. Karen looked up from the sleeping child, and at the sight of the doctor's solemn look she could feel her stomach shift. She went to Will's side, allowing her to pull him in, and listened to the doctor explaining what happened to Beth Thomson.
"What about Alicia? Where will she go?" Karen asked, not taking her eyes off of the sleeping child.
"I'm sure that there will be somebody from Beth's family that will want to take her in, but if not I'm sure the family wouldn't mind putting her up for adoption." With that the doctor exited the room leaving Will and Karen with Alicia.
"I still want her Will," Karen whispered, not letting go of his hand that was slipped into hers a few moments prior. "I still do."
"I know," He said kissing her forehead. "Let's go home and we'll come back first thing in the morning. She's going to be out for the rest of the rest of the night." Karen nodded as Will pulled her out of the room. She tightened her coat around her shoulders, and leaned into Will's embrace.
For the night they went to Karen's apartment, a place Will started to call home once again. His things began to litter the place as if they had been there forever. Karen had packed up his things and put them in the guest bedroom that would have been the bedroom for Alicia. In the two months that they had re-started their relationship, they had talked a lot about family. Whether or not they really wanted one. Whether the thought of adoption was just to fill the sudden need.
The sight of Alicia, who was still so small and fragile, sleeping in the crib caused every thought of family they had talked about changed. She knew right then and there, looking at the child who was not hers, the need for her to fill the void was greater than before. She mentioned once in the car that she needed family in her life and what she received was a kiss to her temple.
When she went to bed that night, it seemed like a simple case of déjà vu. She was wrapped in a sheet, with Will's arm draped over her stomach, his leg intertwined with hers, and her head on his chest. Things that were simple were so great. Karen was looking at the napkin that Will had written on when they came home before jumping into bed. In his neat handwriting it read, The Truman Family. It was simple and filled with a whole lot of sentiment. That's what they were; a family and she was perfectly content with that.