A/N: Thank you to Felicia for reviewing the last chapter.
A/N #2: In this chapter, will be Jack's decision. Since this chapter is rather long, I would a appreciate a long review if it's possible.
A/N #3: The title of this chapter is also the title of a great song by Paul
McCartney.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters.
Chapter Six No More Lonely Nights
"Good morning Uncle Will," Amber said, walking out of the hallway.
"Morning Amb," Will said. "Grace still asleep?"
"Yep, and so's Essex," Amber said with a little giggle.
"Come here and I'll make you an omelet," Will said.
While he was having Amber help him make her omelet, there was a sudden screech that came from Grace's room. A few seconds later, Essex and Grace ran into the room.
"Why was he in my bed?" Grace asked as the pug looked up at her, wagging it's tail excitedly.
"Sorry Auntie Grace," Amber said. "But Essex always sleeps in my bed. I guess he must have jumped up during the night."
"It's ok Amber," Grace said. "Why don't you go and get dressed before you eat your omelet? I'm sure your mom is going to be here soon."
"Okay," Amber said. She left the kitchen and went into Grace's room, Essex following her.
"I swear, that dog took ten years off my life," Grace said, walking into the kitchen and pouring a cup of coffee for herself. "It was lying on Amber's pillow, so it was the first thing I saw when I woke up. That little face can be very scary."
"So you like Essex huh?" Will asked, smiling.
"Yeah, he's cute," Grace said smiling back.
The door to the apartment opened, and Katherine stepped inside. "Good morning you guys," she said.
"Hi Kat," Grace said.
"Hey, want an omelet Kat?" Will asked.
"No, that's okay," Katherine said. "I could do with a cup of coffee though, if I may filch one from you guys."
"Go ahead," Grace said, sitting down at the table.
"Mummy!" Amber cried as she stepped out of the hallway and saw Katherine. She ran over to her and hugged her.
"Did you have a good time last night love?" Katherine asked.
"Uh-huh," Amber said. "We watched Sinbad and Finding Nemo last night!"
"Sounds like you did have a good time," Katherine said. "Essex wasn't a problem, was he?"
"Nope," Will said. "Oh, well, not unless you want to count him scaring
Grace when she woke up being a problem."
Katherine laughed. "I should have warned you he likes to sleep with Amber at night Gracie, sorry."
"It's alright," Grace said. "So come sit and tell us how was the party
last night?"
Katherine smiled and walked over to the table, sitting in the seat next
to Grace. "It was a little fun, I did meet a couple who were friends of my
parents," she said.
Will went over to the table with two plates in his hands, he put them both in front of Katherine as Amber was sitting on her lap. "Keep going, and don't forget any juicy details," he said, walking back to the kitchen.
Katherine laughed and then proceeded to tell them about the night before, leaving out the parts where she talked to Jack about Karen.
~~~
Karen collapsed on the bed after changing into her pajamas. A full day
of shopping for other people had left her literally exhausted. The good thing was, she had managed to finish all of her Christmas shopping in one day. As she pulled the sheets over her, Karen felt her mind drifting back to Jack.
Unfortunately, this brought back the memories of the night before and what they had done together.
Sighing, Karen turned on her side and looked at the clock on the night stand. It read one twenty five. 'This about the time that we made love,' Karen thought to herself. Then with a frustrated groan, she turned over onto her
other side and was faced with the other half of the huge bed.
Seeing the empty bed was too much for her, and Karen immediately burst into tears. She curled up into a fetal position and let herself cry. And for the rest of the night, between moments of dozing for a few minutes, she spent the rest of the night sobbing and missing Jack like crazy.
~~~
In his own bed, Jack wasn't doing too well either. He was still thinking about the idea of having a relationship with Karen. And now, he was distracted by the fact that he was alone in the bed, without Karen to hold. After an hour of twisting and turning, first away from the clock, and then away from
the other half of the empty bed, Jack got out of bed.
Cursing slightly underneath his breath, he walked out of his bedroom and sat down in front of his tv, turning it on. There was nothing but infomercials, so after flipping through the channels for a minute, he left the tv on an infomercial about a new cooking utensil.
And that was how Jack spent the rest of Sunday night and early Monday morning, sitting in front of the tv, not really watching it, and thinking of Karen.
~~~
"I have to go over to the Dolmen apartment in ten minutes," Grace said.
"So you'll have to close up the place."
"Okay," Katherine said. "And do you want me to leave the sketches on your table?"
"Sure," Grace said. "I'll look them over tomorrow."
The door to Grace's office opened and Karen walked inside and went over
to her desk, sitting down.
"Hmm, this has to be a new record Karen," Grace said, looking at her watch. "It's two thirty, why didn't you just call and say you weren't going to come in?"
Karen didn't answer, and she started to take out all her bottles of nail polish and her file.
"And why are you still wearing your sunglasses?" Grace asked.
Again, Karen didn't answer her.
"Gracie, you'd better get over to the Dolmen place," Katherine said.
"Oh, right," Grace said, looking at her watch. "I'll see you guys tomorrow." With that she grabbed her purse and a roll of fabric, leaving the office.
"Rough night then Kare?" Katherine asked, once she was sure Grace was gone.
Karen sighed, opened her desk drawer and swept all her nail polish bottles and file into it. "I thought you might have talked to Jackie about me," she said, pulling off her glasses.
"Oh Kare..." Katherine said, seeing her sister's eyes.
"I tried eye drops, but they wouldn't work," Karen said. When she had finally dragged herself out of bed that morning, her eyes were red and her face was blotchy from crying.
Katherine hurried over to Karen and gave her a long hug. "He told me about have to think over a relationship with you," she said when she let go of her sister. She then went to her work table and grabbed her chair which she rolled over next to Karen's desk.
"Yeah, but I'm just afraid that he's going to decide that what happened
the other night was nothing," Karen said, trying not to cry again. "That he's still gay."
"I don't know Kare," Katherine said. "You'll have to wait until he tells you his decision."
"I just can't spend another night alone in that bed," Karen said, and then she slumped forward, putting her head on the desk.
"Well, why don't you come over to the apartment tonight?" Katherine said, putting her hand on Karen's back.
"What you mean like a sleepover?" Karen asked, lifting her head slightly.
"Sure, and we can share my bed if you like," Katherine said.
"Better than sleeping in that damn continent of a bed," Karen said.
Katherine laughed and said, "Alright, I'll close up the office and we can stop at your place so you can get some clothes for tomorrow." She stood up
from her chair and rolled it back to her table.
"Hey Kath," Karen said, standing up. "Thanks."
"That's what sisters are for," Katherine said, with a quick wink.
~~~
"So what did you and the Abners talk about Saturday night when you went
out for coffee?" Karen asked. It was eleven o'clock and she was laying in Katherine's bed while Katherine was brushing her teeth.
"I asked them a lot of questions about York and the family manor," Katherine said, coming out of the bathroom and turning off the light. "And they told me how my brother and sister-in-law are doing. I'll be back in a second."
"Is Amber asleep?" Karen asked when Katherine came back into the room.
"Yep," Katherine answered. She walked over to the empty side of the bed and quickly got under the covers as it was very cold in the apartment. She
quickly turned on her side to face her sister, who was laying on her back looking up at the ceiling. "I never really asked you Kare," she said quietly, her eyes slowly adjusting to the dark. "How much do you love him?"
Karen smiled to herself and closed her eyes. "A lot," she said simply.
"More than your shoe collection?" Katherine then asked teasingly.
"Yes, and more then my clothes and all my jewels," Karen responded seriously.
Katherine lifted her head up and looked at her sister. "Kare, you know, I've got a feeling you're not going to be able to sleep tonight either," she said.
"You're probably right Kath," Karen said.
"Next to the front door in the cabinet where I have the bowl for my keys," Katherine began. "I have the key to Jack's apartment in the first drawer."
Karen turned to Katherine, her eyes wide. "But-" she started to say.
"You need to se him again or else you'll die from lack of sleep," Katherine said matter-of-factly. "Go on Kare, go to him." She gave her sister a gentle push.
"I'm sorry," Karen said as she pulled on her robe and picked up her overnight bag.
"Go on Kare," Katherine said quietly. "I just want you to be happy."
"Thank you Kath," Karen said. Then she left the apartment, stopping to
get the key to Jack's apartment. She walked across the hallway quickly and
opened Jack's door and slipped inside.
Jack was sitting on the edge of his bed, not looking forward to another
night of sitting in front of the tv. After staring at the floor for what seemed like forever, he sighed and stood up, walking out of his room and towards the tv.
"Hi Jackie," Karen said softly when she saw him walk out of his room.
"Karen?" Jack asked, surprised. "You..." he started to say, but he stopped and hurried over to her.
Karen had walked towards him once he had said her name and they met in the middle of the room, hugging each other tightly.
Placing his forehead against hers Jack said, "God Kare, I've been so messed up since I left on Sunday morning."
"Me too poodle," Karen said. She kissed his lips softly. "I know that
you need to think about us, but I've missed you so much and-"
"I've already made up my mind," Jack said, interrupting her. "And I realized that I can't stand not holding you at night Kare. I want to be with you, forever if it's possible."
Karen was almost in tears at his words and hugged him tightly again.
"But, you need to realize some things if we start dating," Jack said.
"When we start dating," Karen said quickly.
Jack nodded and then said, "It's not going to be perfect-"
"What relationship is?" Karen interrupted.
"It's going to take some work to make things run smoothly between us-"
"That's okay, this is the good kind of work."
"And we'll probably argue all the time."
"That won't be anything new Jackie."
Jack looked down at Karen and started to laugh. He was so happy that he picked her up and whirled her around a few times. "I love you Karen," he said when he had put her down.
Karen smiled. "I never told you how much I love you Jack," she said.
"It's okay," Jack said. "I can see it in your eyes."
"Let me tell you anyway," Karen said. "Kath asked me few minutes ago how much I love you. I told her that I love you more than my shoes, clothes and jewelry.
Jack was quiet at that. "Wow," he finally said. "I didn't know that Kare. And you know I love you more than anything I've ever wanted at Barney's right?"
"Yes poodle, I know," Karen said. She pulled Jack's head down to hers and they kissed deeply for a few moments.
When they pulled apart, Jack suddenly lifted Karen up into his arms and
walked to him bedroom. He set her down on the bed and said, "You know I would love nothing more than to make love to you right now but-"
"I'm tired," they said in unison.
"I know Jackie," Karen then said. "I haven't slept for a long time and
I'm tired too. Can you just hold me tonight?"
"Of course," Jack said. He climbed onto the bed and went under the covers next to Karen, who quickly rested her head on his chest. "Night Karebear," he whispered, kissing her forehead.
"Good night poodle," Karen responded, snuggling on his chest and falling asleep quickly.
~~~
The next morning at ten, Jack and Karen shared a quick breakfast before
Karen got ready to go back to Katherine's apartment.
"Why don't you come to my place tonight poodle?" Karen asked. Before he could answer her, she then said, "I just got a crazy idea. Why don't you move into the penthouse? It would be a lot better if we lived together than having to decide who's place we go to every night."
Jack's eyes widened and he didn't say anything for a few minutes. "Well, I'd love to Kare, but you know that if I do, we'll have to tell Will and Grace about us?"
"I don't mind," Karen said.
"Okay with me too," Jack said. "Just give me three days and I can have
everything I need in boxes, ready to go." He and Karen jumped up and down and clapped happily.
"I guess I should go," Karen said, once they had calmed down. "Come and give me a kiss before I go Jackie."
Jack walked over to her quickly and kissed her deeply, not hearing his apartment door open.
"What the hell is going on?" a voice behind them suddenly cried.
A/N #2: In this chapter, will be Jack's decision. Since this chapter is rather long, I would a appreciate a long review if it's possible.
A/N #3: The title of this chapter is also the title of a great song by Paul
McCartney.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters.
Chapter Six No More Lonely Nights
"Good morning Uncle Will," Amber said, walking out of the hallway.
"Morning Amb," Will said. "Grace still asleep?"
"Yep, and so's Essex," Amber said with a little giggle.
"Come here and I'll make you an omelet," Will said.
While he was having Amber help him make her omelet, there was a sudden screech that came from Grace's room. A few seconds later, Essex and Grace ran into the room.
"Why was he in my bed?" Grace asked as the pug looked up at her, wagging it's tail excitedly.
"Sorry Auntie Grace," Amber said. "But Essex always sleeps in my bed. I guess he must have jumped up during the night."
"It's ok Amber," Grace said. "Why don't you go and get dressed before you eat your omelet? I'm sure your mom is going to be here soon."
"Okay," Amber said. She left the kitchen and went into Grace's room, Essex following her.
"I swear, that dog took ten years off my life," Grace said, walking into the kitchen and pouring a cup of coffee for herself. "It was lying on Amber's pillow, so it was the first thing I saw when I woke up. That little face can be very scary."
"So you like Essex huh?" Will asked, smiling.
"Yeah, he's cute," Grace said smiling back.
The door to the apartment opened, and Katherine stepped inside. "Good morning you guys," she said.
"Hi Kat," Grace said.
"Hey, want an omelet Kat?" Will asked.
"No, that's okay," Katherine said. "I could do with a cup of coffee though, if I may filch one from you guys."
"Go ahead," Grace said, sitting down at the table.
"Mummy!" Amber cried as she stepped out of the hallway and saw Katherine. She ran over to her and hugged her.
"Did you have a good time last night love?" Katherine asked.
"Uh-huh," Amber said. "We watched Sinbad and Finding Nemo last night!"
"Sounds like you did have a good time," Katherine said. "Essex wasn't a problem, was he?"
"Nope," Will said. "Oh, well, not unless you want to count him scaring
Grace when she woke up being a problem."
Katherine laughed. "I should have warned you he likes to sleep with Amber at night Gracie, sorry."
"It's alright," Grace said. "So come sit and tell us how was the party
last night?"
Katherine smiled and walked over to the table, sitting in the seat next
to Grace. "It was a little fun, I did meet a couple who were friends of my
parents," she said.
Will went over to the table with two plates in his hands, he put them both in front of Katherine as Amber was sitting on her lap. "Keep going, and don't forget any juicy details," he said, walking back to the kitchen.
Katherine laughed and then proceeded to tell them about the night before, leaving out the parts where she talked to Jack about Karen.
~~~
Karen collapsed on the bed after changing into her pajamas. A full day
of shopping for other people had left her literally exhausted. The good thing was, she had managed to finish all of her Christmas shopping in one day. As she pulled the sheets over her, Karen felt her mind drifting back to Jack.
Unfortunately, this brought back the memories of the night before and what they had done together.
Sighing, Karen turned on her side and looked at the clock on the night stand. It read one twenty five. 'This about the time that we made love,' Karen thought to herself. Then with a frustrated groan, she turned over onto her
other side and was faced with the other half of the huge bed.
Seeing the empty bed was too much for her, and Karen immediately burst into tears. She curled up into a fetal position and let herself cry. And for the rest of the night, between moments of dozing for a few minutes, she spent the rest of the night sobbing and missing Jack like crazy.
~~~
In his own bed, Jack wasn't doing too well either. He was still thinking about the idea of having a relationship with Karen. And now, he was distracted by the fact that he was alone in the bed, without Karen to hold. After an hour of twisting and turning, first away from the clock, and then away from
the other half of the empty bed, Jack got out of bed.
Cursing slightly underneath his breath, he walked out of his bedroom and sat down in front of his tv, turning it on. There was nothing but infomercials, so after flipping through the channels for a minute, he left the tv on an infomercial about a new cooking utensil.
And that was how Jack spent the rest of Sunday night and early Monday morning, sitting in front of the tv, not really watching it, and thinking of Karen.
~~~
"I have to go over to the Dolmen apartment in ten minutes," Grace said.
"So you'll have to close up the place."
"Okay," Katherine said. "And do you want me to leave the sketches on your table?"
"Sure," Grace said. "I'll look them over tomorrow."
The door to Grace's office opened and Karen walked inside and went over
to her desk, sitting down.
"Hmm, this has to be a new record Karen," Grace said, looking at her watch. "It's two thirty, why didn't you just call and say you weren't going to come in?"
Karen didn't answer, and she started to take out all her bottles of nail polish and her file.
"And why are you still wearing your sunglasses?" Grace asked.
Again, Karen didn't answer her.
"Gracie, you'd better get over to the Dolmen place," Katherine said.
"Oh, right," Grace said, looking at her watch. "I'll see you guys tomorrow." With that she grabbed her purse and a roll of fabric, leaving the office.
"Rough night then Kare?" Katherine asked, once she was sure Grace was gone.
Karen sighed, opened her desk drawer and swept all her nail polish bottles and file into it. "I thought you might have talked to Jackie about me," she said, pulling off her glasses.
"Oh Kare..." Katherine said, seeing her sister's eyes.
"I tried eye drops, but they wouldn't work," Karen said. When she had finally dragged herself out of bed that morning, her eyes were red and her face was blotchy from crying.
Katherine hurried over to Karen and gave her a long hug. "He told me about have to think over a relationship with you," she said when she let go of her sister. She then went to her work table and grabbed her chair which she rolled over next to Karen's desk.
"Yeah, but I'm just afraid that he's going to decide that what happened
the other night was nothing," Karen said, trying not to cry again. "That he's still gay."
"I don't know Kare," Katherine said. "You'll have to wait until he tells you his decision."
"I just can't spend another night alone in that bed," Karen said, and then she slumped forward, putting her head on the desk.
"Well, why don't you come over to the apartment tonight?" Katherine said, putting her hand on Karen's back.
"What you mean like a sleepover?" Karen asked, lifting her head slightly.
"Sure, and we can share my bed if you like," Katherine said.
"Better than sleeping in that damn continent of a bed," Karen said.
Katherine laughed and said, "Alright, I'll close up the office and we can stop at your place so you can get some clothes for tomorrow." She stood up
from her chair and rolled it back to her table.
"Hey Kath," Karen said, standing up. "Thanks."
"That's what sisters are for," Katherine said, with a quick wink.
~~~
"So what did you and the Abners talk about Saturday night when you went
out for coffee?" Karen asked. It was eleven o'clock and she was laying in Katherine's bed while Katherine was brushing her teeth.
"I asked them a lot of questions about York and the family manor," Katherine said, coming out of the bathroom and turning off the light. "And they told me how my brother and sister-in-law are doing. I'll be back in a second."
"Is Amber asleep?" Karen asked when Katherine came back into the room.
"Yep," Katherine answered. She walked over to the empty side of the bed and quickly got under the covers as it was very cold in the apartment. She
quickly turned on her side to face her sister, who was laying on her back looking up at the ceiling. "I never really asked you Kare," she said quietly, her eyes slowly adjusting to the dark. "How much do you love him?"
Karen smiled to herself and closed her eyes. "A lot," she said simply.
"More than your shoe collection?" Katherine then asked teasingly.
"Yes, and more then my clothes and all my jewels," Karen responded seriously.
Katherine lifted her head up and looked at her sister. "Kare, you know, I've got a feeling you're not going to be able to sleep tonight either," she said.
"You're probably right Kath," Karen said.
"Next to the front door in the cabinet where I have the bowl for my keys," Katherine began. "I have the key to Jack's apartment in the first drawer."
Karen turned to Katherine, her eyes wide. "But-" she started to say.
"You need to se him again or else you'll die from lack of sleep," Katherine said matter-of-factly. "Go on Kare, go to him." She gave her sister a gentle push.
"I'm sorry," Karen said as she pulled on her robe and picked up her overnight bag.
"Go on Kare," Katherine said quietly. "I just want you to be happy."
"Thank you Kath," Karen said. Then she left the apartment, stopping to
get the key to Jack's apartment. She walked across the hallway quickly and
opened Jack's door and slipped inside.
Jack was sitting on the edge of his bed, not looking forward to another
night of sitting in front of the tv. After staring at the floor for what seemed like forever, he sighed and stood up, walking out of his room and towards the tv.
"Hi Jackie," Karen said softly when she saw him walk out of his room.
"Karen?" Jack asked, surprised. "You..." he started to say, but he stopped and hurried over to her.
Karen had walked towards him once he had said her name and they met in the middle of the room, hugging each other tightly.
Placing his forehead against hers Jack said, "God Kare, I've been so messed up since I left on Sunday morning."
"Me too poodle," Karen said. She kissed his lips softly. "I know that
you need to think about us, but I've missed you so much and-"
"I've already made up my mind," Jack said, interrupting her. "And I realized that I can't stand not holding you at night Kare. I want to be with you, forever if it's possible."
Karen was almost in tears at his words and hugged him tightly again.
"But, you need to realize some things if we start dating," Jack said.
"When we start dating," Karen said quickly.
Jack nodded and then said, "It's not going to be perfect-"
"What relationship is?" Karen interrupted.
"It's going to take some work to make things run smoothly between us-"
"That's okay, this is the good kind of work."
"And we'll probably argue all the time."
"That won't be anything new Jackie."
Jack looked down at Karen and started to laugh. He was so happy that he picked her up and whirled her around a few times. "I love you Karen," he said when he had put her down.
Karen smiled. "I never told you how much I love you Jack," she said.
"It's okay," Jack said. "I can see it in your eyes."
"Let me tell you anyway," Karen said. "Kath asked me few minutes ago how much I love you. I told her that I love you more than my shoes, clothes and jewelry.
Jack was quiet at that. "Wow," he finally said. "I didn't know that Kare. And you know I love you more than anything I've ever wanted at Barney's right?"
"Yes poodle, I know," Karen said. She pulled Jack's head down to hers and they kissed deeply for a few moments.
When they pulled apart, Jack suddenly lifted Karen up into his arms and
walked to him bedroom. He set her down on the bed and said, "You know I would love nothing more than to make love to you right now but-"
"I'm tired," they said in unison.
"I know Jackie," Karen then said. "I haven't slept for a long time and
I'm tired too. Can you just hold me tonight?"
"Of course," Jack said. He climbed onto the bed and went under the covers next to Karen, who quickly rested her head on his chest. "Night Karebear," he whispered, kissing her forehead.
"Good night poodle," Karen responded, snuggling on his chest and falling asleep quickly.
~~~
The next morning at ten, Jack and Karen shared a quick breakfast before
Karen got ready to go back to Katherine's apartment.
"Why don't you come to my place tonight poodle?" Karen asked. Before he could answer her, she then said, "I just got a crazy idea. Why don't you move into the penthouse? It would be a lot better if we lived together than having to decide who's place we go to every night."
Jack's eyes widened and he didn't say anything for a few minutes. "Well, I'd love to Kare, but you know that if I do, we'll have to tell Will and Grace about us?"
"I don't mind," Karen said.
"Okay with me too," Jack said. "Just give me three days and I can have
everything I need in boxes, ready to go." He and Karen jumped up and down and clapped happily.
"I guess I should go," Karen said, once they had calmed down. "Come and give me a kiss before I go Jackie."
Jack walked over to her quickly and kissed her deeply, not hearing his apartment door open.
"What the hell is going on?" a voice behind them suddenly cried.