"Karen, can I ask your opinion about something?"

"Sure, honey." Grace walked over to her desk and sat on a small stool. She looked into her eyes.

"Am I a good kisser?" She laughed and patted her friend's hand.

"Grace, that only happened once. I don't know. Besides, what the hell does it matter?"

"I think Nathan wants to break up with me, but he hasn't been able to tell me. I don't know what I did so that was my last solution."

"That's crazy. I thought you loved each other?" She closed her magazine, giving Grace her full attention. She wanted to prove to her that she was a good friend.

"I thought so too, but he's been really distant here lately."

"That's how men get, honey. I mean, take it from me; I've been married three times. I know a thing or two about relationships." Grace smiled and shook her head.

"I just need to get him to talk to me. He won't open up."

"Well, even though he isn't opening his mind, are you still opening your legs?"

"Karen, that is my business." Her eyes widened and she seemed offended. Karen shrugged it off and continued.

"How will he know if something is wrong if you keep acting like you're fine? Maybe he doesn't realize that you're sitting around freaking out because he's happy to just be with you." She picked up a new magazine and flipped open the front cover. "You're so exhausting."

Grace thought for a moment before she stood and walked to her desk, picking up the phone. She set up a lunch date with Nathan before turning back to Karen and smiling. She walked over to her, leaning down and placing a kiss on her lips, tasting her cherry flavored lip gloss. They smiled.

"Thanks."

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Will had visited Karen while Grace was at lunch, hurriedly locking the door of the office and making love to her on the floor. They wanted a baby more than anything. It seemed like every time they were together, it was for one thing only. However, neither of them could complain. They were so addicted to each other that it only added to the fun of an affair. Just as she had unlocked the office door, straightening her shirt, Grace walked in with a smile on her face. Karen sat at her desk, she and Will both carrying looks of contentment on their faces.

"How did it go with Nathan, Gracie?" Karen smiled and ran her fingers through her hair.

"We had a long talk and I think we worked some things out. Thanks again for the advice." Will chuckled and spoke up.

"Karen gave good advice? Somebody needs to write that down." Karen smiled and rolled her eyes at his cheesy joke. She could tell that he was nervous. Grace could have walked in on them, she was pretty close. But oddly, he couldn't wait to share the news of his and Karen's plans to have a child. His thoughts were completely mixed together. He only hoped it would all work out for the best.

"She's not so bad." Grace winked as she pecked his lips. She pulled away and gave him a confused look. "Why do your lips taste like Karen's?" His heart began to beat faster.

"I kissed her."

"Why?"

"Why did you?" She thought for a moment, realizing that kissing each other wasn't exactly something that was a rarity between the four of the friends. She shrugged.

"Good point." Will and Karen shared a look and a sigh as Grace moved back towards her desk.

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She groaned and tapped her foot as she waited for the timer to ding. She had taken another pregnancy test only moments before, and she felt so impatient. She paced the bathroom floor, taking deep breaths. Will asked her to call him whenever she found out for sure, but she wished he was there with her. It was always difficult to face the result when she was alone, especially since the result was always the same.

The timer dinged and she jumped, rushing over to the stick on her counter. She opened her eyes to see the color on the stick. Her sigh got lost in the sound of the apparatus hitting against the side of the trashcan. It was another negative pregnancy test. She had taken so many that it barely hurt, being so monotonous.

"Maybe we should see a doctor." Will's words echoed in her mind. Maybe he was right; she wasn't as young as she used to be. There could easily be complications with her body that she simply hadn't had the opportunity to be aware of. She shrugged and picked up the phone to call Will.