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Chapter 4

Alicia strolled down the hospital hallway, smiling to herself. She was looking forward to seeing Will again, especially since he had been steadily improving. It had been almost a week since he woke up holding Alicia's hand, and she was sure that she would never erase those minutes from her mind. They kept holding hands for nearly an hour after Will woke up, at which time Alicia had to get home to her kids.

Turning into Will's hospital room, she almost ran into another woman who was walking out. "Oh, pardon me!" Alicia exclaimed. "I'm sorry…I didn't see you coming."

"Oh, no worries," the woman replied. "I've actually been bumped into before."

Alicia observed the woman in front of her for a second. She looked about Will's age, was obviously married because she was wearing a dazzling diamond ring, was sporting way too much mascara for her pale complexion, and was smiling oddly.

The woman broke the silence. "Oh, forgive me. I'm Josephine Brown. I used to be Josephine Gardner before I got married. I'm Will's older sister."

"Pleasure to meet you, Josephine," Alicia said as she exchanged an awkward handshake.

"And you are?" Josephine asks inquisitively. She clearly doesn't live in Illinois, Alicia thought to herself.

"Alicia Florrick," Alicia introduced herself. "I'm a good friend of Will's."

"Nice to meet you Alicia," Josephine replied. "Forgive me, but, is your husband Peter Florrick? The governor of Illinois?" Alicia nodded in reply. "I'm so sorry! Will and I were raised in Pittsburgh before I moved to DC and he moved to Chicago. I'm not super connected with politics."

"Oh, no worries," Alicia said, "I've never been to Pittsburgh, though. What's it like?"

"Quiet compared to Chicago, I can tell you that!" Josephine laughed, and then realized that she was still blocking the doorway. "Oh, go right ahead! I'm sure he's had enough of talking to me for one day."

"Thank you," Alicia said as she entered the doorway. She then turned around again and said, "Josephine?"

Josephine turned in the hallway. "Yes?"

"How long are you in town?"

"Well, I'm here at least until Will gets discharged. I'm staying with Clara, Will's younger sister, right now. I want to make sure that my little brother is all well again before I head back to DC."

"Of course. Well, it was nice to meet you." Alicia said politely.

"You as well!" Josephine said with an almost false, fancy smile. "See you soon!" And with that, Josephine strolled down the hallway towards the elevators. Alicia sighed, not wanting to have to deal with more awkward family member situations. She'd had enough of those for one lifetime with Jackie Florrick.

Alicia smiled as she rounded the curtain. "Hey there," she said to Will, who was sitting up in bed. He had some color back in his face, and his bandaging had been reduced again. "Hey," he replied with a smile. "It sounds like you met Josephine."

"I did," Alicia replied as she sat down in a chair. "Is she always that spritely?"

"She likes to be welcoming and warm," Will sighed.

"But?"

"But what?"

"What?"

"Oh, come on Will," Alicia crossed her legs. "I've known you long enough that when you sigh after making a positive comment about something there's always a but coming afterwards."

Will chuckled, and said, "She really likes to be in charge. A little overbearing sometimes, actually. She wants to take charge of my discharge and outpatient recovery, but I don't want that. I want space.

"And I want you to help me."

Alicia took a double take. "Sorry?"

"Oh, come on Alicia," Will tilted his head. "I'd much rather recover with you to help me than Josephine. She'll treat me like a kid, and I don't want to be treated like one."

"Well, thanks for the insight," Alicia said. "When do you get out of here?"

"If everything stays stable, I can get discharged in two days."

"Well then, I will make sure to free up my schedule two days from now." Alicia smiled. She stood up to remove her coat, but before she sat back down again she saw Josephine sitting out in the hall looking at her cell phone. And holding coffee.

"I thought she had left for today," Alicia said quietly, while still looking out the door.

"She won't leave until visiting hours are over. She cares so much…"

"But a little too much?"

"Yeah," Will replied. "I love her 'cause she's my sister, but sometimes I want her to respect that I want my space."

"I totally understand," Alicia said. She peered at her phone, and saw three missed calls: two from Zach, and one from Peter. "Oh shoot. I'm sorry Will, but I've gotta go. Family duties."

"Do what you need to do," Will replied, with a hint of sadness.

Alicia whirled around. "I'll be back tomorrow, okay? And the day after when you get discharged." She squeezed Will's left hand, and said, "You're going to be okay."

"Okay," Will sighed again. "Bye."

"Bye," Alicia said as she walked out. "Bye, Josephine, nice to meet you."

"Alicia? Can I just say something?"

"Of course."

"Look, Alicia," Josephine crossed her arms. "I'm protective of my little brother, and judging by you being close with Will it sounds like you have history. But I don't want you getting involved with him when you are still married and have kids."

Alicia got a little angry. "Look, Josephine, I know you are trying to look out for your brother, but you have no right to try and control his relationships with other people. Good day." And with that, Alicia went around Josephine and headed for the elevators.

Hope you liked the twist…I'll try to upload another chapter in the next few days!