Chapter Fourteen
Jack ran into the bathroom and covered his ears when all the women screamed. "Get out of here!" one woman yelled, as she threw her lipstick at him. "Relax, I'm gay. There's no one here I want to look at unless you have something large hiding underneath your skirts," he said, as he looked around for his best friend. He finally found her sitting on one of the small couches in the little waiting area. He sat down next to her and sighed. "Why don't we get bathrooms like these? They are huge!" he exclaimed as she suddenly buried her face in his shirt. "This whole Stan situation is really bothering you, isn't it?" he asked, as he toyed with her hair. "Of course it is poodle. I thought I just married him for his money but I guess there was always a little love in there," she answered, lifting her head away from his shirt. She noticed she had left some tear stains on his blue shirt and she gulped. "Sorry," she whispered as he smiled. "It's alright," he said, kissing her cheek. "Let's go back out there," he then said, grabbing her hand. "Fine, but I swear if Grace slurps another noodle, I'll have to slap her," she replied, as they both laughed.
:: One Month Later ::
Jack stepped out of the elevator and narrowed his eyes when he saw a short haired woman standing at his door. "Who are you?" he asked, as she turned to him. "My name is Lois. I'm looking for Karen Walker...at least I think that's her name now," she answered. "Yeah, she lives here, but why do you want to talk to her?" he asked curiously. "Oh, I'm her mother," she answered, as he simply stared at her in shock.
:: Grace Adler Designs ::
Karen walked in and winced when she saw Grace. "Oh honey, that shirt hurts like a hangover," she said, covering her eyes. "Thank you Karen," Grace replied sarcastically, as she poured some coffee into a small styrofoam cup. "Anytime," Karen said, pulling a magazine out of her desk.
Meanwhile, Will was at his office working on a case although his mind was on Todd. Their relationship had become stronger as the days went by. He was really starting to believe that Todd was the one for him. The one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He leaned back in his chair smiling and then decided to write his boyfriend a love letter.
Back at Jack's apartment, he and Lois were sitting at "Café Jaques" talking about Karen and her sister. "They were inseparable?" Jack asked, smiling at the thought. "Yep, they never left each others side. They never even fought," Lois answered as she sighed. "Why did you do it to them? Why did you choose to be a con-artist?" Jack asked. "Their father had died and we needed money. I never had a good education so I knew I'd never be able to make a lot of money with working at a furniture shop or something like that," she answered, as a tear fell. "I loved them and I still do," she said, as Jack smiled. "Well I'm sure if you talk to Karen, you two can get everything worked out," he replied, as the elevator opened. Carter walked out and smiled at Jack. "Hey," she greeted, not even paying attention to the older woman sitting with him. "Hey," he greeted back, as Lois turned around to look at who he was talking to. "Leeya?" she suddenly asked, her eyes sparkling with happiness. Carter's eyes widened as all the color drained out of her face. "You know what Jack, I'll talk to you later," she said quickly, as she pressed the elevator button quickly. "Don't I know you?" Lois asked, as Carter smiled. "No, sorry," she answered, slamming her fist against the button. "Dammit!" she exclaimed frustrated, as Jack looked at her confused. "Why are you in such a rush? You just got here," he said, as Carter laughed nervously. "Well you know, just came to say hi," she replied, as the elevator finally opened. "Talk to you later," she said, as she ran in. The doors closed and she was out of sight. "That looked just like Leeya," Lois suddenly said, as Jack gave her a curious look. "Who's Leeya?" he asked. "My daughter, Karen's sister," she answered smiling slightly. "Really?" he asked intrigued. "Yep. She was born fourteen months after Karen and I named her Leeya Carter Delaney," Lois answered as Jack's eyes widened. "Carter?" he asked, as the woman nodded. "Yeah. I know it's a weird name for a girl, but it was my brothers name," she answered chuckling. "Oh my God," he whispered, standing up. "What's wrong?" she asked, as he shook his head. "I really don't mean to end our conversation here, but something suddenly came up," he answered. "Well, okay. Can I come back later? I'd really like to talk to Karen," Lois said, as he nodded. "Yeah, of course," he replied as she stood up. "It was nice meeting you, Jack," she said, shaking his hand. "Same," he replied softly, his mind elsewhere.
Forty minutes later he was inside one of the elevators at Carter and Associates. His mind was racing a mile a minute. He got out on the top floor and swung the office door open. "It's you," he said shocked as she turned around from looking out the window. "It's me, what?" she asked confused. "You're Karen's sister!" he exclaimed.
Jack ran into the bathroom and covered his ears when all the women screamed. "Get out of here!" one woman yelled, as she threw her lipstick at him. "Relax, I'm gay. There's no one here I want to look at unless you have something large hiding underneath your skirts," he said, as he looked around for his best friend. He finally found her sitting on one of the small couches in the little waiting area. He sat down next to her and sighed. "Why don't we get bathrooms like these? They are huge!" he exclaimed as she suddenly buried her face in his shirt. "This whole Stan situation is really bothering you, isn't it?" he asked, as he toyed with her hair. "Of course it is poodle. I thought I just married him for his money but I guess there was always a little love in there," she answered, lifting her head away from his shirt. She noticed she had left some tear stains on his blue shirt and she gulped. "Sorry," she whispered as he smiled. "It's alright," he said, kissing her cheek. "Let's go back out there," he then said, grabbing her hand. "Fine, but I swear if Grace slurps another noodle, I'll have to slap her," she replied, as they both laughed.
:: One Month Later ::
Jack stepped out of the elevator and narrowed his eyes when he saw a short haired woman standing at his door. "Who are you?" he asked, as she turned to him. "My name is Lois. I'm looking for Karen Walker...at least I think that's her name now," she answered. "Yeah, she lives here, but why do you want to talk to her?" he asked curiously. "Oh, I'm her mother," she answered, as he simply stared at her in shock.
:: Grace Adler Designs ::
Karen walked in and winced when she saw Grace. "Oh honey, that shirt hurts like a hangover," she said, covering her eyes. "Thank you Karen," Grace replied sarcastically, as she poured some coffee into a small styrofoam cup. "Anytime," Karen said, pulling a magazine out of her desk.
Meanwhile, Will was at his office working on a case although his mind was on Todd. Their relationship had become stronger as the days went by. He was really starting to believe that Todd was the one for him. The one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He leaned back in his chair smiling and then decided to write his boyfriend a love letter.
Back at Jack's apartment, he and Lois were sitting at "Café Jaques" talking about Karen and her sister. "They were inseparable?" Jack asked, smiling at the thought. "Yep, they never left each others side. They never even fought," Lois answered as she sighed. "Why did you do it to them? Why did you choose to be a con-artist?" Jack asked. "Their father had died and we needed money. I never had a good education so I knew I'd never be able to make a lot of money with working at a furniture shop or something like that," she answered, as a tear fell. "I loved them and I still do," she said, as Jack smiled. "Well I'm sure if you talk to Karen, you two can get everything worked out," he replied, as the elevator opened. Carter walked out and smiled at Jack. "Hey," she greeted, not even paying attention to the older woman sitting with him. "Hey," he greeted back, as Lois turned around to look at who he was talking to. "Leeya?" she suddenly asked, her eyes sparkling with happiness. Carter's eyes widened as all the color drained out of her face. "You know what Jack, I'll talk to you later," she said quickly, as she pressed the elevator button quickly. "Don't I know you?" Lois asked, as Carter smiled. "No, sorry," she answered, slamming her fist against the button. "Dammit!" she exclaimed frustrated, as Jack looked at her confused. "Why are you in such a rush? You just got here," he said, as Carter laughed nervously. "Well you know, just came to say hi," she replied, as the elevator finally opened. "Talk to you later," she said, as she ran in. The doors closed and she was out of sight. "That looked just like Leeya," Lois suddenly said, as Jack gave her a curious look. "Who's Leeya?" he asked. "My daughter, Karen's sister," she answered smiling slightly. "Really?" he asked intrigued. "Yep. She was born fourteen months after Karen and I named her Leeya Carter Delaney," Lois answered as Jack's eyes widened. "Carter?" he asked, as the woman nodded. "Yeah. I know it's a weird name for a girl, but it was my brothers name," she answered chuckling. "Oh my God," he whispered, standing up. "What's wrong?" she asked, as he shook his head. "I really don't mean to end our conversation here, but something suddenly came up," he answered. "Well, okay. Can I come back later? I'd really like to talk to Karen," Lois said, as he nodded. "Yeah, of course," he replied as she stood up. "It was nice meeting you, Jack," she said, shaking his hand. "Same," he replied softly, his mind elsewhere.
Forty minutes later he was inside one of the elevators at Carter and Associates. His mind was racing a mile a minute. He got out on the top floor and swung the office door open. "It's you," he said shocked as she turned around from looking out the window. "It's me, what?" she asked confused. "You're Karen's sister!" he exclaimed.