The next morning Grace and Karen were seated at the kitchen table while
Will made breakfast.
"So you mean to tell me Jack kicked you out because you asked him if he wanted to kiss you?" Will asked as he brought a plate of pancakes to the table.
"Yeah, he was really upset, I just don't get it."
"Well, I wouldn't worry about it too much Karen; I'm sure he's over it by now." Grace said.
Just as they were finishing breakfast Jack entered the apartment. He was dressed in cowboy pajamas and bunny slippers.
"Hiya poodle," Karen said in a cheery voice, "did you sleep well?"
Jack glared at Karen and made his way to the kitchen to get a plate for himself. Karen returned the glare with a fierce look of her own.
"Why so bitchy Mary," Karen asked Jack as he pulled up a chair and sat down to eat.
"Karen, would you mind if I had some breakfast before you assault me with your high pitched put downs?"
"Jack what the hell is going on?" Will asked.
"Look, obviously you find me irresistibly attractive Karen, and quite frankly I can't blame you, but what you did last night was inexcusable. For god's sake Karen, I'm a gay man! And you're a married woman!"
"Are you hallucinating Hilda? What exactly do you think I did last night, because I don't recall anything that would explain this behavior of yours."
"Karen you were coming on to me. You were tempting me with your big boobs and your pouty lips; you tried to take advantage of me and I don't appreciate it. Especially after that incident with Grace; what was I second best? You couldn't have Grace so you decided to put the moves on me?"
"Honey no, you can't be serious? Jack I wasn't trying to take advantage of you, I was just having fun. We've always been flirtatious with each other; it doesn't mean I find you irresistible.
"Honey I adore you, really I do, but I have no desire to seduce you." Karen said while tilting her head and smiling. "I have no desire to seduce you, Grace or even Will. Can we be friends again?"
"Karen, I think we should go back to my plan. We need some time away from each other. Can we just try it for a week and see how it goes?"
"Ugh, this is ridiculous. We're friends, we're not friends, we're friends again, we're not friends again; I can't keep up with you. I'll tell you what honey, you do whatever it is you need to do and once you've got things figured out you let me know."
Karen got up from the table and made her way to Grace's room to get dressed.
"You know Jack, you're not being very fair to her." Will said ask he began to clear the table.
"Will you don't even like Karen, what difference does it make to you how I treat her?"
"I just think you're making a big mistake here Jack. Karen's done a lot for you. She and I may not be the best of friends, but she's been a good friend to you."
"All I'm asking for is a little time apart, if that makes me a bad friend so be it."
"Alright, I'm going home." Karen announced as she exited Grace's room.
"Karen are you sure you don't want to hang out for a little while? Grace asked.
"No honey, it's been a lot of fun, but I think it's best if I go home." Karen said while glancing in Jack's direction. "I'll see you on Monday Grace."
"Alright Kare, I'll see you on Monday." Grace replied while opening the door for Karen.
"I'm going home too." Jack said as he got up from the table. "I'll see you guys later."
"Wow, what the heck is going on with him?" Grace asked after Jack left the apartment.
"Grace do you think it's at all possible that Jack actually does have feelings for Karen?"
"Will don't be ridiculous, Jack's gay. There is no way in hell that he could have feelings for Karen."
"I don't know Grace, you said it yourself last night; it's the person you fall in love with, not their sex. Maybe Jack really is in love with Karen."
"I think he's just confused Will. Besides Karen isn't remotely attracted to Jack, if he is in love with her he's setting himself up for a lot of heartache."
"Hey Grace, not to change the subject, but what was it like kissing Karen?" Will asked. "You didn't really feel something, did you?"
"Well, no, I didn't, but she's a really good kisser!"
"So you mean to tell me Jack kicked you out because you asked him if he wanted to kiss you?" Will asked as he brought a plate of pancakes to the table.
"Yeah, he was really upset, I just don't get it."
"Well, I wouldn't worry about it too much Karen; I'm sure he's over it by now." Grace said.
Just as they were finishing breakfast Jack entered the apartment. He was dressed in cowboy pajamas and bunny slippers.
"Hiya poodle," Karen said in a cheery voice, "did you sleep well?"
Jack glared at Karen and made his way to the kitchen to get a plate for himself. Karen returned the glare with a fierce look of her own.
"Why so bitchy Mary," Karen asked Jack as he pulled up a chair and sat down to eat.
"Karen, would you mind if I had some breakfast before you assault me with your high pitched put downs?"
"Jack what the hell is going on?" Will asked.
"Look, obviously you find me irresistibly attractive Karen, and quite frankly I can't blame you, but what you did last night was inexcusable. For god's sake Karen, I'm a gay man! And you're a married woman!"
"Are you hallucinating Hilda? What exactly do you think I did last night, because I don't recall anything that would explain this behavior of yours."
"Karen you were coming on to me. You were tempting me with your big boobs and your pouty lips; you tried to take advantage of me and I don't appreciate it. Especially after that incident with Grace; what was I second best? You couldn't have Grace so you decided to put the moves on me?"
"Honey no, you can't be serious? Jack I wasn't trying to take advantage of you, I was just having fun. We've always been flirtatious with each other; it doesn't mean I find you irresistible.
"Honey I adore you, really I do, but I have no desire to seduce you." Karen said while tilting her head and smiling. "I have no desire to seduce you, Grace or even Will. Can we be friends again?"
"Karen, I think we should go back to my plan. We need some time away from each other. Can we just try it for a week and see how it goes?"
"Ugh, this is ridiculous. We're friends, we're not friends, we're friends again, we're not friends again; I can't keep up with you. I'll tell you what honey, you do whatever it is you need to do and once you've got things figured out you let me know."
Karen got up from the table and made her way to Grace's room to get dressed.
"You know Jack, you're not being very fair to her." Will said ask he began to clear the table.
"Will you don't even like Karen, what difference does it make to you how I treat her?"
"I just think you're making a big mistake here Jack. Karen's done a lot for you. She and I may not be the best of friends, but she's been a good friend to you."
"All I'm asking for is a little time apart, if that makes me a bad friend so be it."
"Alright, I'm going home." Karen announced as she exited Grace's room.
"Karen are you sure you don't want to hang out for a little while? Grace asked.
"No honey, it's been a lot of fun, but I think it's best if I go home." Karen said while glancing in Jack's direction. "I'll see you on Monday Grace."
"Alright Kare, I'll see you on Monday." Grace replied while opening the door for Karen.
"I'm going home too." Jack said as he got up from the table. "I'll see you guys later."
"Wow, what the heck is going on with him?" Grace asked after Jack left the apartment.
"Grace do you think it's at all possible that Jack actually does have feelings for Karen?"
"Will don't be ridiculous, Jack's gay. There is no way in hell that he could have feelings for Karen."
"I don't know Grace, you said it yourself last night; it's the person you fall in love with, not their sex. Maybe Jack really is in love with Karen."
"I think he's just confused Will. Besides Karen isn't remotely attracted to Jack, if he is in love with her he's setting himself up for a lot of heartache."
"Hey Grace, not to change the subject, but what was it like kissing Karen?" Will asked. "You didn't really feel something, did you?"
"Well, no, I didn't, but she's a really good kisser!"
