Chapter Ten
"Are you positive?" Jack asked, his eyes widening. "Yes, I am," Carter answered, nodding her head. "But why would Stan do that? Karen is the most incredible woman ever. Even if she didn't have those fabulous boobs," he said angrily. "Well I wish I knew, but I don't. I'm just telling you so you can tell her. She wouldn't believe me if I told her," Carter replied, as Jack gave her a confused look. "Why are you helping her out? Why don't you want her to get hurt? I thought you hated her," he said as she shrugged. "Well Jack, sometimes appearances are deceiving," she replied.
The next day, Jack arrived at Karen's penthouse at ten o'clock. He knew Stan was gone, so he ran up to her bedroom and opened the door. Laying there in bed was Karen wrapped in a sheet. "Busy night?" he asked, referring to the fact that she was naked. She sighed tiredly. "Yeah. God, being trapped under a boulder for three hours really sucks," she answered, as he jumped on the bed. "Is everything okay between you two?" he asked, toying with strands of her hair. "Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" she asked back as he blew out a breath. "I know why Stan stayed another week in Hawaii," he answered. "Really? Did he tell you?" she asked confused. "No, someone else did, but that's not the point. Kare, Stan's having an affair," he said as she laughed. "Oh honey, you are so funny." she replied, tapping his arm lightly. "Kare, I'm not joking," he said seriously as her smile faded. "You're lying. You have to be," she hissed. "I'm not. You even suspected it yourself," he said as she sat up, the sheet still wrapped around her. "This can't be true!" she exclaimed, as he buried his head in her lap. "I'm so sorry," he whispered as she leaned her head against the headboard of the bed. "Hand me my robe," she demanded as he got off the bed. He took the silk robe off the couch and gave it to her. She got out of the bed and Jack immediately turned his head. "What's wrong poodle? Do you have a problem with my body?" she asked, tilting her head to one side. "No...but you know, now that I have a boyfriend, I can't look at you naked anymore," he answered. "What? That makes no sense," she said confused. "Just put the damn robe on," he answered. "Jeez," she said as she made a face. She put the robe on and rolled her eyes. "Happy?" she asked, as he turned around. "Thank you," he said relieved.
:: Carter and Associates ::
Grace entered the office with her blueprint. Carter had agreed to the design she had and was now ready to start. She laid it out on the desk and smiled wide. "How does it look?" she asked excitedly. Carter looked at the print and nodded approvingly. "I love it," she answered, taking a sip of her martini. "Great, what day do we start fixing this place up?" Grace asked anxiously. "Well, I think in about a week. I still have to move all my crap to the spare office next door," Carter answered. "Okay great. So I'll see you in a week?" Grace asked, rolling her print up. "Definitely," Carter answered, walking to the door. She opened it and let the red-haired woman out. She then shut it and sat back down. Her mind was on Jack and whether he had told Karen about Stan.
Meanwhile, Will and his new boyfriend, Todd, were sitting in his office simply talking about life. "I want to get married and adopt a child. That's my dream," Will said, twirling the pen he had in his hand. "I can help you accomplish that dream," Todd replied, devilishly, as he leaned in for a kiss. "Will, you need to help me!" Jack exclaimed, running into the office. His frantic look then turned to shock when he saw Todd and Will break apart quickly. "Who is this!" he exclaimed. "Jack, this is Todd, my boyfriend," Will said as a small smile crept to his face. Todd stood up and extended his hand. Instead of shaking it, Jack left in a huff. "Wow, you are right. He is dramatic," Todd said as they both started laughing.
:: Stan's Office ::
Karen walked into her husband's office nervously. She and Jack had talked over what she would ask him and how to go about the situation, but her mind was starting to blank out. She bit into one of her perfectly manicured nails when he looked up at her. "Hey what are you doing here?" he asked curiously, as she slowly sat down. "I need to talk to you about something," she answered. "Sure, I'm all ears," he said, leaning back in his chair. "Umm...well..." she started, but was interrupted by the door opening. "Stan...I mean Mr. Walker, it's time for your meeting," the blonde- haired secretary informed him. Karen slumped down in the chair as he stood up. "Tell me at home," he said, kissing her forehead. She nodded and then gasped silently when she saw the lustful looks her husband and his secretary gave each other. "You have got to be kidding me," she whispered, as she grabbed a bottle of vodka out of her purse and literally poured it all down her throat.
Thirty minutes later, Jack and Karen were together again, sitting at Café Jaques. "The secretary?" he asked, as she nodded. "Yeah, I saw the look in his eyes and I knew right from there," she answered. "Why don't you just get a divorce?" he asked, placing his hand on hers. "And leave all the money? I don't think so," she answered, as he giggled. "Yeah you're right," he said as the elevator door opened and out walked Ryan. "Yay!" Jack exclaimed, jumping out of his chair and planting a kiss on the man's lips. "Is this Ryan?" Karen asked smiling. "Yeah, it is. Isn't he a cutie?" Jack asked back, as the other man bit his lip. "Stop it, you're making me blush," he said, as Karen stood up. "Well all leave you two lovebirds alone, but I'll call you later to tell you how my conversation went," she said as Jack let go of Ryan and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you Kare," he whispered softly, laying a kiss on her neck. She squeezed his hand letting him know she felt the same way. "Talk to you later," she said, walking into the elevator.
"Are you positive?" Jack asked, his eyes widening. "Yes, I am," Carter answered, nodding her head. "But why would Stan do that? Karen is the most incredible woman ever. Even if she didn't have those fabulous boobs," he said angrily. "Well I wish I knew, but I don't. I'm just telling you so you can tell her. She wouldn't believe me if I told her," Carter replied, as Jack gave her a confused look. "Why are you helping her out? Why don't you want her to get hurt? I thought you hated her," he said as she shrugged. "Well Jack, sometimes appearances are deceiving," she replied.
The next day, Jack arrived at Karen's penthouse at ten o'clock. He knew Stan was gone, so he ran up to her bedroom and opened the door. Laying there in bed was Karen wrapped in a sheet. "Busy night?" he asked, referring to the fact that she was naked. She sighed tiredly. "Yeah. God, being trapped under a boulder for three hours really sucks," she answered, as he jumped on the bed. "Is everything okay between you two?" he asked, toying with strands of her hair. "Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" she asked back as he blew out a breath. "I know why Stan stayed another week in Hawaii," he answered. "Really? Did he tell you?" she asked confused. "No, someone else did, but that's not the point. Kare, Stan's having an affair," he said as she laughed. "Oh honey, you are so funny." she replied, tapping his arm lightly. "Kare, I'm not joking," he said seriously as her smile faded. "You're lying. You have to be," she hissed. "I'm not. You even suspected it yourself," he said as she sat up, the sheet still wrapped around her. "This can't be true!" she exclaimed, as he buried his head in her lap. "I'm so sorry," he whispered as she leaned her head against the headboard of the bed. "Hand me my robe," she demanded as he got off the bed. He took the silk robe off the couch and gave it to her. She got out of the bed and Jack immediately turned his head. "What's wrong poodle? Do you have a problem with my body?" she asked, tilting her head to one side. "No...but you know, now that I have a boyfriend, I can't look at you naked anymore," he answered. "What? That makes no sense," she said confused. "Just put the damn robe on," he answered. "Jeez," she said as she made a face. She put the robe on and rolled her eyes. "Happy?" she asked, as he turned around. "Thank you," he said relieved.
:: Carter and Associates ::
Grace entered the office with her blueprint. Carter had agreed to the design she had and was now ready to start. She laid it out on the desk and smiled wide. "How does it look?" she asked excitedly. Carter looked at the print and nodded approvingly. "I love it," she answered, taking a sip of her martini. "Great, what day do we start fixing this place up?" Grace asked anxiously. "Well, I think in about a week. I still have to move all my crap to the spare office next door," Carter answered. "Okay great. So I'll see you in a week?" Grace asked, rolling her print up. "Definitely," Carter answered, walking to the door. She opened it and let the red-haired woman out. She then shut it and sat back down. Her mind was on Jack and whether he had told Karen about Stan.
Meanwhile, Will and his new boyfriend, Todd, were sitting in his office simply talking about life. "I want to get married and adopt a child. That's my dream," Will said, twirling the pen he had in his hand. "I can help you accomplish that dream," Todd replied, devilishly, as he leaned in for a kiss. "Will, you need to help me!" Jack exclaimed, running into the office. His frantic look then turned to shock when he saw Todd and Will break apart quickly. "Who is this!" he exclaimed. "Jack, this is Todd, my boyfriend," Will said as a small smile crept to his face. Todd stood up and extended his hand. Instead of shaking it, Jack left in a huff. "Wow, you are right. He is dramatic," Todd said as they both started laughing.
:: Stan's Office ::
Karen walked into her husband's office nervously. She and Jack had talked over what she would ask him and how to go about the situation, but her mind was starting to blank out. She bit into one of her perfectly manicured nails when he looked up at her. "Hey what are you doing here?" he asked curiously, as she slowly sat down. "I need to talk to you about something," she answered. "Sure, I'm all ears," he said, leaning back in his chair. "Umm...well..." she started, but was interrupted by the door opening. "Stan...I mean Mr. Walker, it's time for your meeting," the blonde- haired secretary informed him. Karen slumped down in the chair as he stood up. "Tell me at home," he said, kissing her forehead. She nodded and then gasped silently when she saw the lustful looks her husband and his secretary gave each other. "You have got to be kidding me," she whispered, as she grabbed a bottle of vodka out of her purse and literally poured it all down her throat.
Thirty minutes later, Jack and Karen were together again, sitting at Café Jaques. "The secretary?" he asked, as she nodded. "Yeah, I saw the look in his eyes and I knew right from there," she answered. "Why don't you just get a divorce?" he asked, placing his hand on hers. "And leave all the money? I don't think so," she answered, as he giggled. "Yeah you're right," he said as the elevator door opened and out walked Ryan. "Yay!" Jack exclaimed, jumping out of his chair and planting a kiss on the man's lips. "Is this Ryan?" Karen asked smiling. "Yeah, it is. Isn't he a cutie?" Jack asked back, as the other man bit his lip. "Stop it, you're making me blush," he said, as Karen stood up. "Well all leave you two lovebirds alone, but I'll call you later to tell you how my conversation went," she said as Jack let go of Ryan and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you Kare," he whispered softly, laying a kiss on her neck. She squeezed his hand letting him know she felt the same way. "Talk to you later," she said, walking into the elevator.