Karen picked Will up in her limo around seven o'clock that evening. They smiled at one another as he closed the door and the car took off. They raised the partition so they could speak without being overheard.

He leaned over and kissed her. She pulled away and looked into his eyes.

"I didn't know what to get you so I got you this." She said as she slid a gold ring on his right hand. "It's kind of like a promise."

"Karen I love it." He said, smiling. "We should have just gone shopping together." He said as he slid a silver ring with hearts onto her right hand. They laughed to one another. "I guess it's the only thing that felt right."

"I love you, honey." She said as she kissed him once more. "Now, where are we going?"

"You like Italian food right?"

"Yes."

"It's a really nice Italian place about an hour away. I've never been there, but I hear it's really good." He said, holding her hand.

"That sounds great."

They rode to the restaurant talking like they hadn't seen each other in years. He talked about his job and how hard it was to keep them a secret from Grace. She talked about how Stan was hardly home anymore. He went out with his mistress almost every night.

"Honey, I told Jack about the divorce." She admitted to Will as they began to eat their meal. "I also told him that I'm having an affair. I didn't say it was with you, but I needed to tell him."

"I can't believe you did that. Do you know how much this could hurt your case if anybody else finds out?" He angrily questioned. "What made you do that?"

"I don't know. After we took the pregnancy tests I kind of freaked out. He tried to comfort me and it all sort of spilled out."

"Whoa, pregnancy tests?"

"Yeah." She softly admitted.

"Please tell me Jack thought he was pregnant." Will said, obviously beginning to panic.

"Let me put it this way. Jack's stick was pink, mine was blue." She said. She really didn't want this to ruin their evening, but she knew that she had to tell him. It wasn't fair to keep this a secret from the love of her life.

"You're pregnant."

"I have a doctor's appointment in the morning just to make sure."

"I don't want you to take this the wrong way because I love you, but is it mine?"

"Of course it's yours. Who the hell else's would it be?"

"Why aren't you on the pill?"

"Stan and I tried for kids for years, but we never got pregnant. He already has kids so we just assumed that I couldn't. I didn't plan on anything like us happening so I never went back on the pill. I'm so sorry, honey."

"It's not your fault. We just weren't careful enough." He said, feeling oddly sleepy all of a sudden. "What do you want us to do?"

"I want to give Stan the papers. He doesn't have to know about the baby. If we play our cards right, we can get the divorce out of the way before I even start to show." She replied excitedly.

"Not telling him about an affair is one thing, but lying about a pregnancy? That just screams disaster, Karen."

"Maybe, but I want out. I can't stand him looking at me, hitting me, talking to me. I want to be with you. I love you." She reasoned. He looked at her and sighed. She could win him over anytime she wanted.

"I do have the papers ready at my office. If you want we can go and get them after dinner." He said.

"That would be nice." She said, smiling. "Now, can we get back to our dinner? I'm so sick of drama I could scream."

"I feel the same way." He replied, laughing a little under the slight pressure that formed behind his eyes. He was going to be a daddy and deep down he was thrilled. He didn't know what would happen when Karen told Stan, though. He knew she wanted to do it alone, but he had a bad feeling about it. He already mentally decided to tell Grace as much as Jack knew and they would all go over and help her tell Stan. He was not hurting her or his child.

Karen watched as all of Will's emotions played out over his face. She felt so guilty for not being more careful. She felt even guiltier about what she was putting Will through. He thought they were going out for a nice evening and here she was telling him that he was going to be a father.

"Will, I really am sorry." She said after moments of silence. He looked into her eyes.

"You shouldn't be. This baby could be a blessing in disguise. I'm already falling in love with the idea."

"That's good because I'm kind of excited." She smiled. They finished their dinner and decided that Will would fax the papers over to Stan's home office the next day.

They didn't make love that evening. All of the day's events were too much. They kissed longingly before Will stepped out of her limo. They each said an 'I love you' before he went up to his apartment and she went home.

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As soon as Will walked into the door, Grace popped out of the TV room. She had a look of horror on her face and he was immediately frightened for her. A few seconds later, Jack followed her.

"Will, you better be able to explain this." She said as she held up a blank video tape. She looked like she had been crying.

"What is that?"

"It's a security tape. Why didn't you tell us about Stan and Karen? How could you let him do that to her?" she screamed as she pushed him. "We're supposed to be her friends and here you are watching it on video tape. What kind of sick person are you Will?"

"She gave them to me so I could use them in her case against Stan. I'm her divorce lawyer." He reasoned. He had very rarely seen Grace this upset. "Sit down and I'll explain." He said before they all three sat on the couch. Will explained what had been going on in Karen's home for years and how she was leaving Stan. Jack said nothing about her affair. Will underestimated him. He really was her best friend.

After hearing the story Will told, Grace stood from the couch. She understood and she couldn't believe that this was happening to one of her closest friends.

"Are you okay, Gracie?" Will asked, grabbing her hand.

"No I'm not okay. How could we not have known?" she questioned as she began to lose control. "I saw her come into the office with bruises on her. Sometimes she wouldn't even come in to work at all. I just thought she was lazy, but what if he was hurting her. I never asked if she was okay, I just chalked it up to her being crazy."

"Grace it isn't your fault." Jack said, finally speaking after a long while of silence. "I should have known. We take showers together. Why didn't I push her to tell me? I saw her bruises too."

"You two are not to blame. Right now she needs us to be strong for her." Will said as he walked over to hang his coat up. "Tomorrow morning I'm faxing Stan the divorce papers. Karen said she wanted to deal with him alone, but I'm not taking that chance. We have to go over there and make sure she packs her things and gets out of there safely."

"Will we can't let him touch her." Jack said, springing up from his spot on the couch. "I'm not supposed to tell anyone, but she's pregnant."

'She told me she wasn't.' thought Grace, wondering why Karen lied to her. Come to think of it, she had never said that she wasn't pregnant.

"I know." Said Will. "That's why we are leaving for her house as soon as those papers are faxed."

They all agreed. They were going to be there for Karen when she needed them the most.