This is based off Grace's "I just want to be pretty." line. How far would she go to be "pretty?" And who will be there for her when she goes too far?

First chapter. I know it's short, I just wanted to see if this story would even work.

I don't own The Good Wife.

It had been about three months since they got married. Will had never been so happy in his entire life. While it had been an adjustment moving in with Alicia and her kids, it had been good. He got along well with both Zack and Grace, and so far they hadn't had any problems. He had heard so many stories about step-kids hating their step-dads, but he was glad that both Zack and Grace seemed to like him. He couldn't have asked for a better family.

He was, however, starting to notice something weird about Grace. He never saw her eat. Ever. In the morning, she rushed off to school without eating breakfast. That didn't bother him so much, because he can think of many days he skipped "the most importantly meal of the day" because he was busy. He assumed she ate lunch at school, but she never ate dinner at home. She either said she wasn't hungry, didn't feel good, or she was going out with friends and would eat then. He never saw her snacking. It was odd… Teenage girls are supposed to eat, right?

Late one night, Will couldn't sleep. He went into the kitchen to get a midnight snack, and turned on the light. He was surprised to see Grace sitting in there.

"Hey, Grace. What are you doing up so late?"

"Couldn't sleep." She replied softly.

Had she been crying?

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I am fine."

Yeah, that sounded convincing...

"Well I'm going to eat some ice cream. Want some?"

"No!" She answered quickly.

Alrighty, then...

"…Ok."

"It's just my stomach hurts. I just came here to get some water. I am going back to bed now. Goodnight, Will."

She was gone before he could reply. Recently, when he had some down time to just think, his thoughts traveled to Grace. He couldn't help it. He was concerned for her. He felt, he felt, he didn't know how he felt. Confused? Worried? Both? He just knew that there was something wrong. She was way too skinny, at least in his opinion, yet he had overheard her several times complaining about how fat she was. It was unsettling, to say the least. But she always seemed so happy. She couldn't possibly have anorexia, could she? Maybe he was overreacting. First time dad jitters? Maybe he was just freaking out about little things. Alicia would know. After all, she had been a mom longer than he had been a dad, and this was her daughter… He will just bring up his concerns to her. If she thinks there is nothing to worry about, then he would be able to shake this nagging thought. Hopefully…

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