Accidental.

34.

(I stopped writing this one for a few days, so if I fucked up the time lines I apologise.)

Karen sat on the couch as it was her first time in therapy, her older sister Jacky was the one who was told to bring her because Karen didn't want to go and she forced her to come to the session.

It was late in November so she felt a little chill trying to get used to the weather outside of the comfort of her home, her sisters tried to make a big deal out of her birthday earlier in the middle of November but Karen immediately told her mom to shut it all down.

She didn't want to be selfish since she shared a date with her sister Twinkie and this would be the first time they celebrate together after 21 years but Karen didn't feel like celebrating, she didn't have a lot to celebrate and carrying her son was a desolate to her.

Her mental health deteriorated as more days went on and they watched as she dug herself a deep hole, she was also trying to avoid Kierra as much as she can because she felt guilty.

She felt like Kierra didn't deserve what Karen was giving her around these times and she would always let her be with her mom Mattie, who Kerra grew really closely to over the months they've reunited.

Jacky sat in the waiting areas of the office that Karen had her appointment at as she waited for her hoping she would at least try to do better or say something but Karen's mind wasn't there at the session.

Her mind was with Drew, his trial... he had his sentencing today and the whole family including Drew didn't want her to be there.

Karen wanted to be there with everything in her even if she was still mad at him, she still hasn't spoken to anyone yet, after two weeks of her being back home from that terrible trip.

Her therapy session was early in the morning so she thought if she could explain it to the new doctor then she would let her go to see her husband and she could make it on time.

Drew had all of Karen's family by his side except for Mama Mattie and Kierra who went to visit family to get away from the chaos a little , but he was grateful for it. He was nervous to be in that courtroom and hear how long he would be away from his family.

He didn't even tell his mother and brother about his conviction , the last time he seen them was when they met Kierra before everything went down, before Karen lost the baby, before Karen went missing, before the whole Lisa thing. But he spoke to his mother on the phone as much as he could.

They still had a lot to fix, they had a lot to work through yet he couldn't escape this fate. Even in his marriage he had a lot to fix, a lot of things they needed to talk through and it was unfortunate that he didn't have time before all this.

The judge came through in the room as everyone stood on their feet. They had their usual start in court and things went faster since all that needed to be said was how long Drew was going to be sentenced. After almost 8 months of waiting Drew was still nervous... scared.

Drew's heart started beating fast as the words were nearing, he muted everything and everyone else and all he could think of was Karen and Kierra, the life they had before all this mess started... how simple and beautiful the year they shared together was and he wanted to go back to those moments.

He blacked out for a second and his ears chose what to let it and he heard it... the words that would determine his life.

"10 years in federal prison ." Drew heard and there were gasps from behind as the judge continued to speak.

As he turned while they put the cuffs in his hands Drew saw someone he never wanted to see there... he saw his wife, Karen and she stood way behind the courtroom and it broke his heart.