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Chapter 2.

December 31st, Library at the manse

New Years Eve started early for both Will and Karen. Lucas woke up the first time at 2.30 am and continued at 4.30 and 5.30. Demanding Karen to feed him or to change him. She got up, almost in her sleep everytime she heard him.

It was a day of trial for both Will and Karen as they had taken turns in watching over Lucas' needs, the feeding was of course Karen's duty but the changing or bathing or other stuff was Will's and sometimes Karen's.

The day continued on as in a haze for both Karen and Will. They were so tired. No one had prepared them for this much hard work. Getting up at odd hours feeding and changing. It was completely new to both of them, but they wouldn't have it any other way.

They had made plans with Jack and Grace to come over and celebrate New Years Eve with them. Jack was very successful on Broadway and he had prolonged his contract on Beauty and the Beast for 6 months. He really was good in the part as the prince who was turned into a beast and then back to a prince once he had learned to love someone with his heart. He was still in a relationship too, his boyfriend's name was Mark and was also in the show, where he played the part of Gaston.

Grace on the other hand was out of her relationship, but she had found another guy that she was interested in. He had moved into the office just below hers, he was an architect and his name was Greg. They had actually been out on a date already, and Grace felt like he could really be the one.

For this New Years Eve however, the four friends were spending time together, just the four of them and of course Lucas. No other friends or boyfriends, only the four, Lucas and perhaps Rosario.

"Will?" a soft, familiar voice said and he felt someone gently shake his shoulder.

He opened his eyes and saw Grace.

"Hi Gracie, what time is it?" he asked and rubbed his eyes.

"It's 8.30" she answered.

"Oh my ... " he said and sat straight up from his lying position on the couch in the library.

"Calm down Will, it's alright, everything is set up" Grace said and showed him.

A table was set in the library with food, wine and candles. It was a small table, but it could hold four people.

"Wow, did you do this Gracie?" he asked.

"Well, I had help from Rosario and Jack, but yes" she answered.

"It's beautiful" Will said. "Where's Karen?"

"She's asleep in the nursery, Jack's there to wake her up now."

In the nursery

"Karen, wake up" she felt someone gently shake her free shoulder and she opened her eyes.

She found herself stare into a pair of clear blue eyes and recognized him instantly.

"Hi poodle" she whispered.

"Hi Kare, wake up."

"What time is?"

"It's 8.30" the answer came.

"Oh my .. " she said and woke up properly.

"Calm down Kare, everything is alright and everything is set up."

She looked at him with questions in her eyes.

"Go and look in the library if you don't believe me" Jack said and gently released her from Lucas.

She stretched and got out of the chair, yawning and rubbing her eyes. Before she left the room, she turned around and smiled at the sight before her.

Jack held Lucas in his arms, gently cradling him, humming a gentle lullaby and slowly danced around in the room.

Karen turned around and went to the library and stopped in her tracks in the doorway. In there was a table set with four chairs, food, wine, candles. Will and Grace stood next to it and fixed the last.

"Hi Kare" Gracie said and walked up to her, giving her a warm, tight hug and took her hand and led her inside to the table.

"Hi Gracie" Karen said all gobsmacked and stared at everything with big, surprised eyes. "Did you do this Gracie?"

"Well, I had some help from Jack and Rosario, but yes I did this" the answer came.

"It's really beautiful" Karen said.

"Well, I like it" Grace said and looked around.

Jack entered the room together with Lucas, who was sleeping.

"He's sleeping, but can he be here?" Jack asked softly.

"You can put him in the crib" Will said, "we'll hear him on the baby monitor if he starts crying" he continued and put on the monitors, giving one to Jack and putting the other one close to the table.

Jack returned to the nursery and put Lucas down, pulled the covers over him gently and put the baby monitor down next to him, making sure it was turned on before gently placing a kiss on his forehead.

He turned the lights down and returned to the library.

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A/N Well, I dunno but is it good? R&R please, pretty please ..