Chapter Fifteen
"You're Karen's sister!" Jack exclaimed again as Carter nodded. "I guess there is no point in denying it," she said, as she looked back out the window. "Why haven't you said anything all this time? Why have you kept it from everyone especially Karen?" he asked, still in shock. "I honestly don't know," she answered, looking down at the floor. "She needs to know," he said, as Carter's head shot up. "No. I don't want her to know," she replied. "Why not?" he asked confused. "It's better off the way we are now. She just got out of her relationship with Stan and I don't want to add to that," she answered, sitting down in her chair. "How would you be adding to it? On the contrary, it would make her so happy," he said, as Carter smiled. "I'll tell you what...When I feel the time is right, I'll tell her, but for now I don't want you to say anything to anyone," she said. "Fine, I wont. But I have one question. Karen said you two were close when you were little, why do you suddenly hate her now?" he asked, as she chuckled. "Oh Jack," she said, as she pulled open a drawer and took a picture out. "I've always loved her," she said softly, handing him the picture. He looked down at it and smiled. There sat two young girls, their arms wrapped around each other and big smiles spread across their faces...
:: Will's Office ::
"Hey Sweetie," Grace greeted, as she walked in with a basket full of food. "Hey, what are you doing here?" Will asked, propping his feet up on his desk. "Well since I know Todd is out of town, I thought maybe we could have lunch together," she answered happily. "Great! What did you bring?" he asked, as she opened the basket. "Two veggie sandwiches, an assortment of chips, a piece of chocolate cake, a piece of apple pie, a piece of pumpkin pie, chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies," she answered smiling, as she took each item out. "Well it was heathy there for a second," he said, as he grabbed one of the sandwiches and they both began to eat.
An hour later, they were both stuffed from all the food. "I better not have gained any pounds from this. I need to look good for Todd," Will said as Grace smiled. "You two are pretty serious, eh?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. "Yeah. I don't know how to explain it. I was with Michael for seven years and I thought I could never love anyone as much as I did him. Then Todd came along and everything changed," he answered. "That's great. I'm so happy for you, Will," she said, kissing him. "You know, I wonder how Jack and Ryan are doing together," he said, changing the subject. Just then the door opened and in walked everyones favorite blue-eyed man. "You guys, big news!" he exclaimed. "You got a job?" Will asked, as Jack rolled his eyes. "Ha, that was so funny, but no," he answered unenthusiastically. "Then what?" Grace asked. "Carter is Karen's sister," he blurted out, as Will and Grace burst into laughter. "How long did it take for you to come up with that one?" Will asked, as he continued laughing. "I'm not kidding...look!" Jack exclaimed, showing them the picture. "Oh my God," Grace whispered, covering her mouth with her hand. "Unbelievable, isn't it?" Jack asked. "Sure is," Will answered, almost speechless. "Why didn't they tell us? Why did they act like they hated each other? God, this is so confusing," Grace said. "That's the thing. Karen doesn't know that Carter is her sister," Jack replied. "Well then how did you find out?" Will asked curiously. "Carter told me. See, she knew all along but Karen didn't know and she still doesn't," Jack explained. "Shouldn't someone tell her?" Grace asked as Jack shrugged. "Carter told me not to, but I think I should," he answered, as he nodded. "Yeah, I'm going to," he finally decided.
When Jack arrived at his apartment, he was pleasantly surprised to see Karen curled up in a ball on the couch. "She's sleeping," Rosario whispered, as he smiled. "Kare," he whispered into her ear. When she didn't even budge, he picked her up and walked into his bedroom. He laid her gently on the bed and covered her with one of the blankets he had. "I love you," he said softly, as he pressed his lips against hers. He got off the bed and then sighed when he noticed her sad expression. He knew she was still upset over Stan and it killed him to see her mope around all the time. He got back on the bed and got underneath the blanket with her. "I'll never leave you," he said as he nuzzled his face into her hair.
An hour later, Jack awoke to the sound of an angry voice. "What the hell is this?" Ryan asked. Jack groggily sat up and looked at Ryan confusingly. "What?" he asked, as he then suddenly remembered Karen was asleep next to him. "She's asleep," he whispered, as he motioned his boyfriend to be quiet. "I don't care!" Ryan exclaimed, as Jack got off the bed. "What is your problem?" he asked, as the two of them walked outside of the room. "I'm sick of this!" Ryan yelled, as Jack sighed. "Sick of what?" he asked, placing his hands on his hips. "You and Karen. You two are always together! What about me? Aren't I important?" Ryan asked irritated. "Of course you are," Jack answered, leaning in for a kiss. Ryan backed away, shaking his head. "No, you need to make a decision. It's either me or Karen," he said, crossing his arms. "I can't do that," Jack replied. "I knew you couldn't and you know why I knew? Because you're in love with her," Ryan said, as Jack hung his head. He sighed but then nodded. "You're right," he said softly.
"You're Karen's sister!" Jack exclaimed again as Carter nodded. "I guess there is no point in denying it," she said, as she looked back out the window. "Why haven't you said anything all this time? Why have you kept it from everyone especially Karen?" he asked, still in shock. "I honestly don't know," she answered, looking down at the floor. "She needs to know," he said, as Carter's head shot up. "No. I don't want her to know," she replied. "Why not?" he asked confused. "It's better off the way we are now. She just got out of her relationship with Stan and I don't want to add to that," she answered, sitting down in her chair. "How would you be adding to it? On the contrary, it would make her so happy," he said, as Carter smiled. "I'll tell you what...When I feel the time is right, I'll tell her, but for now I don't want you to say anything to anyone," she said. "Fine, I wont. But I have one question. Karen said you two were close when you were little, why do you suddenly hate her now?" he asked, as she chuckled. "Oh Jack," she said, as she pulled open a drawer and took a picture out. "I've always loved her," she said softly, handing him the picture. He looked down at it and smiled. There sat two young girls, their arms wrapped around each other and big smiles spread across their faces...
:: Will's Office ::
"Hey Sweetie," Grace greeted, as she walked in with a basket full of food. "Hey, what are you doing here?" Will asked, propping his feet up on his desk. "Well since I know Todd is out of town, I thought maybe we could have lunch together," she answered happily. "Great! What did you bring?" he asked, as she opened the basket. "Two veggie sandwiches, an assortment of chips, a piece of chocolate cake, a piece of apple pie, a piece of pumpkin pie, chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies," she answered smiling, as she took each item out. "Well it was heathy there for a second," he said, as he grabbed one of the sandwiches and they both began to eat.
An hour later, they were both stuffed from all the food. "I better not have gained any pounds from this. I need to look good for Todd," Will said as Grace smiled. "You two are pretty serious, eh?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. "Yeah. I don't know how to explain it. I was with Michael for seven years and I thought I could never love anyone as much as I did him. Then Todd came along and everything changed," he answered. "That's great. I'm so happy for you, Will," she said, kissing him. "You know, I wonder how Jack and Ryan are doing together," he said, changing the subject. Just then the door opened and in walked everyones favorite blue-eyed man. "You guys, big news!" he exclaimed. "You got a job?" Will asked, as Jack rolled his eyes. "Ha, that was so funny, but no," he answered unenthusiastically. "Then what?" Grace asked. "Carter is Karen's sister," he blurted out, as Will and Grace burst into laughter. "How long did it take for you to come up with that one?" Will asked, as he continued laughing. "I'm not kidding...look!" Jack exclaimed, showing them the picture. "Oh my God," Grace whispered, covering her mouth with her hand. "Unbelievable, isn't it?" Jack asked. "Sure is," Will answered, almost speechless. "Why didn't they tell us? Why did they act like they hated each other? God, this is so confusing," Grace said. "That's the thing. Karen doesn't know that Carter is her sister," Jack replied. "Well then how did you find out?" Will asked curiously. "Carter told me. See, she knew all along but Karen didn't know and she still doesn't," Jack explained. "Shouldn't someone tell her?" Grace asked as Jack shrugged. "Carter told me not to, but I think I should," he answered, as he nodded. "Yeah, I'm going to," he finally decided.
When Jack arrived at his apartment, he was pleasantly surprised to see Karen curled up in a ball on the couch. "She's sleeping," Rosario whispered, as he smiled. "Kare," he whispered into her ear. When she didn't even budge, he picked her up and walked into his bedroom. He laid her gently on the bed and covered her with one of the blankets he had. "I love you," he said softly, as he pressed his lips against hers. He got off the bed and then sighed when he noticed her sad expression. He knew she was still upset over Stan and it killed him to see her mope around all the time. He got back on the bed and got underneath the blanket with her. "I'll never leave you," he said as he nuzzled his face into her hair.
An hour later, Jack awoke to the sound of an angry voice. "What the hell is this?" Ryan asked. Jack groggily sat up and looked at Ryan confusingly. "What?" he asked, as he then suddenly remembered Karen was asleep next to him. "She's asleep," he whispered, as he motioned his boyfriend to be quiet. "I don't care!" Ryan exclaimed, as Jack got off the bed. "What is your problem?" he asked, as the two of them walked outside of the room. "I'm sick of this!" Ryan yelled, as Jack sighed. "Sick of what?" he asked, placing his hands on his hips. "You and Karen. You two are always together! What about me? Aren't I important?" Ryan asked irritated. "Of course you are," Jack answered, leaning in for a kiss. Ryan backed away, shaking his head. "No, you need to make a decision. It's either me or Karen," he said, crossing his arms. "I can't do that," Jack replied. "I knew you couldn't and you know why I knew? Because you're in love with her," Ryan said, as Jack hung his head. He sighed but then nodded. "You're right," he said softly.