Chapter Six
Grace ran into the building and without even glimpsing at the secretary, took the elevator and rode straight to the 38th floor. She attempted to walk into Carter's office, but got stopped quickly by the secretary upstairs. "I'm sorry ma'am, but you can't go in there right now. Miss Gin is in a meeting," she said as Grace looked at her watch. "How long will she be?" she asked impatiently. "I think about another 30 minutes," the secretary answered, as the office door swung open. "It's been an hour, where is my damn glass of wine!" Carter exclaimed to the secretary. "I'm so sorry, I forgot. Let me go get it for you," she said nervously. "No no, just stop. I'll get it myself," Carter said annoyed, then turned to Grace. "What do you need?" she asked. "My job back," Grace answered simply as Carter smiled. "It's not that easy to get it back," she said. "What do you mean?" Grace asked worriedly. "If you want your job back so badly, I want Karen to come and ask me for it. She's the one who made you quit in the first place," Carter answered, as Grace shook her head. "She's not going to come," she said as Carter shrugged. "Look, it's simple. Karen equals job. No Karen equals no job," she replied, as she walked away, leaving Grace standing there. "Crap," she muttered, raking a hand though her hair.
:: Jack's Apartment ::
"Honey, what's with the setup outside?" Karen asked, coming through the door. "It's my new restaurant, Café Jaques," Jack informed her proudly. "How fun! When is it open?" Karen asked intrigued. "It's open right now. You wanna go sit down at the table?" he asked back as she nodded. He grabbed his green apron and smiled. "Put it on me," he pleaded as she gave him a devilish grin. She grabbed the apron and slowly wrapped it around his waist, her mouth against his neck. She flicked her tongue out and lovingly ran it across his ear. "Oooh, you're bad," he said as they both giggled. "Aw honey, you have no idea," she replied, grabbing his hand. "Let's go sit down," she said, as they both walked toward the door.
Meanwhile, Grace has just arrived at her office looking for Karen. When she saw the empty seat at the desk, she sighed. Everything was going so bad for her.
:: Will and Grace's Apartment ::
Will sighed as he stuffed a spoonful of rice in his mouth. He was so upset over the face that he was alone and didn't have a lover. He missed being kissed and he missed being in love. Sometimes he wished he could be more like Jack. Never care about who you are having sex with, just as long as you are doing it. Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by two very familiar voices. "Speaking of Jack," he said to himself, as he got up out of his chair and walked to the door. He opened it and frowned when he saw Karen. "Hi there Wilma!" she greeted happily. "Where's Jack?" he asked and his question was soon answered when Jack came out with two cups of coffee. "Hey Will," he greeted, setting the cups down on the table. "What are you doing? What is this?" Will asked, pointing to the table and the chairs. "You sound like me," Karen answered as she let out a small giggle. "Welcome to Café Jaques," Jack said smiling. "Café Jaques? Are you kidding me with this?" Will asked unenthusiastically. "You're mean," Jack answered, pouting. "Sorry, I'm just having a bad day," Will said. "Aren't you always having a bad day?" Karen and Jack asked in unison. They looked at each other and then burst into laughter. Will simply scoffed as he walked back into his apartment.
:: Walker Penthouse::
Grace rang the doorbell and waited. Finally Rosario opened the door and smiled. "Hello Grace, how are you today?" she asked. "I'm okay. I need to talk to Karen," Grace answered, walking into the luxurious penthouse. "Miss Karen is not home right now," Rosario informed her. "What? Well then where is she?" Grace asked irritated. "With Jack, where else?" Rosario asked, as Grace slapped her own forehead. "Duh, how could I not know that?" she asked herself, as she quickly ran out the door without saying bye to Rosario.
When Grace finally arrived, she was relieved to see Karen and Jack were sitting in the hallway. She was so happy they hadn't gone out anywhere. "Karen, I've been trying to find you all day," she complained, out of breath. "Why honey? What's going on?" Karen asked, as she poured some vodka into her coffee. "I went over to see Carter and she said I could have my job back only under one condition," Grace answered, as she started to bite her nails nervously. "What condition?" Karen asked. "That you go see her and ask her for the job back," Grace answered, as Karen started laughing. "No way honey," she said. "What? Karen please, I need this job!" Grace exclaimed, grabbing her friends hand. "Well God honey, if it means that much to you, I guess I'll go," Karen said, looking over at Jack with a worried look on her face. "It'll be okay Kare," he reassured her, as she nodded. "I'll go," she repeated, as she received a big kiss on the cheek from Grace.
Grace ran into the building and without even glimpsing at the secretary, took the elevator and rode straight to the 38th floor. She attempted to walk into Carter's office, but got stopped quickly by the secretary upstairs. "I'm sorry ma'am, but you can't go in there right now. Miss Gin is in a meeting," she said as Grace looked at her watch. "How long will she be?" she asked impatiently. "I think about another 30 minutes," the secretary answered, as the office door swung open. "It's been an hour, where is my damn glass of wine!" Carter exclaimed to the secretary. "I'm so sorry, I forgot. Let me go get it for you," she said nervously. "No no, just stop. I'll get it myself," Carter said annoyed, then turned to Grace. "What do you need?" she asked. "My job back," Grace answered simply as Carter smiled. "It's not that easy to get it back," she said. "What do you mean?" Grace asked worriedly. "If you want your job back so badly, I want Karen to come and ask me for it. She's the one who made you quit in the first place," Carter answered, as Grace shook her head. "She's not going to come," she said as Carter shrugged. "Look, it's simple. Karen equals job. No Karen equals no job," she replied, as she walked away, leaving Grace standing there. "Crap," she muttered, raking a hand though her hair.
:: Jack's Apartment ::
"Honey, what's with the setup outside?" Karen asked, coming through the door. "It's my new restaurant, Café Jaques," Jack informed her proudly. "How fun! When is it open?" Karen asked intrigued. "It's open right now. You wanna go sit down at the table?" he asked back as she nodded. He grabbed his green apron and smiled. "Put it on me," he pleaded as she gave him a devilish grin. She grabbed the apron and slowly wrapped it around his waist, her mouth against his neck. She flicked her tongue out and lovingly ran it across his ear. "Oooh, you're bad," he said as they both giggled. "Aw honey, you have no idea," she replied, grabbing his hand. "Let's go sit down," she said, as they both walked toward the door.
Meanwhile, Grace has just arrived at her office looking for Karen. When she saw the empty seat at the desk, she sighed. Everything was going so bad for her.
:: Will and Grace's Apartment ::
Will sighed as he stuffed a spoonful of rice in his mouth. He was so upset over the face that he was alone and didn't have a lover. He missed being kissed and he missed being in love. Sometimes he wished he could be more like Jack. Never care about who you are having sex with, just as long as you are doing it. Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by two very familiar voices. "Speaking of Jack," he said to himself, as he got up out of his chair and walked to the door. He opened it and frowned when he saw Karen. "Hi there Wilma!" she greeted happily. "Where's Jack?" he asked and his question was soon answered when Jack came out with two cups of coffee. "Hey Will," he greeted, setting the cups down on the table. "What are you doing? What is this?" Will asked, pointing to the table and the chairs. "You sound like me," Karen answered as she let out a small giggle. "Welcome to Café Jaques," Jack said smiling. "Café Jaques? Are you kidding me with this?" Will asked unenthusiastically. "You're mean," Jack answered, pouting. "Sorry, I'm just having a bad day," Will said. "Aren't you always having a bad day?" Karen and Jack asked in unison. They looked at each other and then burst into laughter. Will simply scoffed as he walked back into his apartment.
:: Walker Penthouse::
Grace rang the doorbell and waited. Finally Rosario opened the door and smiled. "Hello Grace, how are you today?" she asked. "I'm okay. I need to talk to Karen," Grace answered, walking into the luxurious penthouse. "Miss Karen is not home right now," Rosario informed her. "What? Well then where is she?" Grace asked irritated. "With Jack, where else?" Rosario asked, as Grace slapped her own forehead. "Duh, how could I not know that?" she asked herself, as she quickly ran out the door without saying bye to Rosario.
When Grace finally arrived, she was relieved to see Karen and Jack were sitting in the hallway. She was so happy they hadn't gone out anywhere. "Karen, I've been trying to find you all day," she complained, out of breath. "Why honey? What's going on?" Karen asked, as she poured some vodka into her coffee. "I went over to see Carter and she said I could have my job back only under one condition," Grace answered, as she started to bite her nails nervously. "What condition?" Karen asked. "That you go see her and ask her for the job back," Grace answered, as Karen started laughing. "No way honey," she said. "What? Karen please, I need this job!" Grace exclaimed, grabbing her friends hand. "Well God honey, if it means that much to you, I guess I'll go," Karen said, looking over at Jack with a worried look on her face. "It'll be okay Kare," he reassured her, as she nodded. "I'll go," she repeated, as she received a big kiss on the cheek from Grace.