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Chapter 12.

A week later

A week later, Karen had still not got out of the bed. Will was at her side every second of the day, trying to make her feel better but he never managed to make her get out of the bed other than for the bathroom. She refused. She hardly ate anything, hardly drank anything, almost never slept, she just stared straight out into space. Her hair was a mess. Will was getting desperate.

Grace and Jack had been over and visited every day, they hadn't managed either to get her up. Rosario had also failed. She refused to see Lucas. The little boy was confused and sad. He couldn't understand why his mother refused to see him, to tuck him in at night, to kiss him goodnight. Will did all those things instead and it hurt him and tore his heart apart, seeing Lucas so confused and sad. He had to do something, but what? The only thing he could come up with is that he and Karen had to go away for a while. Leave the city and all its memories. He went to the kitchen to speak to Rosario. Karen had finally fallen asleep again.
"Rosario" he said when he saw the maid sit in the kitchen, watching her tele novella on the small tv-screen on the counter.
"Yes?" she answered, her eyes glued to the TV.
"I need some advice. I have realized that me and Karen has to go out of town for a while. Do you have any suggestions where we should go? I'm getting desperate. She refuses to even see Lucas."
"Yeah, I know. She hardly eats anything, hardly drinks anything, hardly sleeps. She hardly even take any showers anymore, I'm getting really worried about her."
Rosario tore her eyes from the TV and looked Will in the eyes as she spoke. She could see his love and worry for her boss there and she knew that he would go through fire and ice for Karen, no questions asked.

"So, any suggestions?" Will asked.
"Why not to her cabin?"
"Yeah, that might not be such a bad idea. Though there might be blizzards up there now. I don't know if it's possible to drive up there now."
"Check with driver" Rosario answered.
"I'll do that, thanks Rosario" Will said, sounding grateful.
Rosario went back to her TV-screen and Will left the kitchen, heading for Driver's part of the house.
Will found Driver in the garage, sitting in a comfy-chair, staring blindly at a TV-screen that was showing some documentary on the second worldwar. He almost looked like he was dead, and Will almost got scared, then Will saw that Driver was breathing so he exhaled with relief.
"Driver" Will said in a normal tone first.
Driver didn't respond, so Will sighed.
"Driver" he said with a little higher voice.
This time Driver responded and lifted his head and saw Will. He got out of the chair and put on his hat.
"Yes?"
"I need to know if you are able to drive up to the cabin?"
"I am" Driver said and nodded reassuringly. "I can do it, when?"
"How about tomorrow morning?"
"I'll have the car ready for you by 8 am" Driver said.
"That's good" Will said and left the garage.
Will got back to Karen's bedroom. She was still sleeping, so he went to Lucas's room to tuck him in and then he called Grace and Jack to tell them about his plan. He needed their help too.
"Hi Gracie" he said when he heard her answer her phone.
"Hi Will" she answered, sounding glad to hear his voice and he smiled.
"I need your help, yours and Jack's" he said.
"You got it, what is it you want help with?"
"I need you to take care of Lucas for a while" Will said and smiled at her answer.
"You don't even have to ask that Will" she said. "Of course we'll take care of him."
"Thanks Gracie" Will said.
"Nothing to thank for, he's family" Grace said, stating a fact.
"Yeah, well I guess I have to say why too."
"Not if you don't want to" she answered.
"Well, I need to, especially since I don't know for how long you have to take him" Will said.
There was not a sound at the other end of the phoneline so he continued.
"Me and Karen are going to her cabin tomorrow morning at 8 am and I need you to come and pick Lucas up tomorrow morning, before we go."
"Sure thing, me and Jack will come at 7 am to pick him up, is that OK?"
"Sure is, and thank you Gracie" Will said.
"For what?"
"For not demanding any answers, for being there for us."
"Will, you three are my family. There's nothing I wouldn't do for you, you know that."

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A/N I have no idea where to take this .. R&R please .. good? bad?