Chapter Nineteen
The next day, Grace walked into her office excitedly and all Karen could do was roll her eyes. "God why is everyone so chirpy?" she asked, flipping her hair out. "Will is getting married!" Grace exclaimed, as she set a binder on her desk. "Yeah, I heard. By the way, that shirt..."Karen said with a disapproving look on her face. Grace ignored the comment and flipped open the binder. "Will has decided to have me do his wedding but I had no doubts. I'm like the best designer ever," she said, but then gasped. "Oh no," she whispered as Karen looked up. "What honey? Have you finally noticed your shirt?" she asked, shaking her head. "No. I'm supposed to do Carter's house too," Grace answered, slapping her head. "You mean her second house," Karen corrected. "Whatever. What am I going to do?" Grace asked helpless. "It's fine, I can wait," a voice said coming into the room. "Hey Sis," Karen greeted, as she received a kiss on the cheek from Carter. "Are you sure it's okay?" Grace asked worriedly. "Yeah, I'm in no rush," Carter answered smiling. "See I told you, everyone is so chirpy," Karen said to Grace as she rolled her eyes. "Well you'll be chirpy once Jack visits you," Carter said. "What's that supposed to mean?" Karen asked, even though she knew it was true. "Nothing. Nothing at all," Carter answered, smiling to herself.
:: Three Months Later ::
"Do I look okay?" Karen asked, but then laughed. "Of course I look okay. I look fabulous!" she exclaimed, running a hand down her dress. Jack smiled a he watched her. "You look beautiful," he said, as Grace came into the room. "The wedding is about to start. You two need to be in there already!" she exclaimed. "Wow is Grace nervous about her wedding or what?" Karen asked. "It's Will's wedding," Jack corrected as she shrugged. "What's the difference?" she asked, as they walked into the building.
After the ceremony was done, everyone moved into another room and sat at their respective tables. When it was time for the toasts Jack immediately jumped up. He grabbed the microphone and smiled widely at everyone. "Hello, I'm Jack McFarland. You might have seen my show, Just Jack or Jack two-thousand or Jack two-thousand and one, but anyway, I'm here to talk about my best friend, Will. What can I say about Will? Besides the fact that he's grumpy, balding and getting chunkier everyday, he's a good friend. Todd, you are very lucky to have him. Who wouldn't want a man like Will? I wish you both happiness and lots of love. Oh yeah and I'm fantastic!" he exclaimed, as he handed the microphone to Karen. She looked at Will and shook her head. "Oh Wilma...Today is a day I thought would never happen. I mean look at you, who would have ever thought you would get married?" she asked, laughing. She noticed all the blank stares and then brought her lips back to the microphone. "That it," she said, as she handed it to Grace. Will rolled his eyes at Karen's speech but then smiled when he saw his best friend. "Will...Today's a big day. Not only did you move out of our apartment, but you got married to this wonderful man sitting next to you. It's so great to see how happy you are. I can remember when you used to complain about your love life and how you never thought you would ever have a boyfriend. Now here you are, a husband," she said, as Jack giggled. "You mean a bride!" he exclaimed. "Shut up," Will hissed and then motioned Grace to continue. "It's going to be hard not to see you every morning and every night, but it's alright. I can tell you are happy and I myself am so happy for you both. I love you dearly and I wish you many happy years in the future," she said. She handed the microphone to Todd's mom and then kissed Will's cheek. "Congratulations," she whispered, then walked back to her seat.
The next day, Grace sadly walked into her office and sat down. "Where ya been?" Karen asked her. "Well I was here this morning and of course, you weren't. Then I joined Carter for breakfast and we talked about her new house plans," Grace answered tiredly. "Maybe you should have stayed in bed," Karen said, as she grabbed her lipstick. "No, but I think you can get me some coffee," Grace replied smiling. "Oh honey...no," Karen said, shaking her head. Grace sighed and walked over to the coffee machine. "I wonder how Will's doing," she said. "It's his first day on his honeymoon. He's fine, don't worry about him," Karen replied. "Yeah I guess you're right. It's just really different without him greeting me in the morning and I didn't even get to say goodbye," Grace complained, as she poured herself a cup of coffee. Karen grabbed her purse and stood up. "Where are you going?" Grace asked, placing a hand on her hip. "Jackie and I are going shopping. I won't be back 'till...tomorrow," Karen answered, as she happily walked out the door. Grace sighed as she walked back over to her desk. "Why didn't she get the genes Carter got?" she asked to no one in particular, as she looked down at some papers.
Twenty minutes later, Karen walked into Barneys and immediately saw Jack. She walked over to him and placed her hand on his rear. "I can recognize that cute tush from anywhere," she said, as he squealed. "Your naughty," he replied, as they both giggled. "So, have you found anything?" she asked, as he smiled. "As a matter of fact, I have," he answered. "Are you having it delivered?" she asked, as he shook his head. "No, after Ryan, I'm not going to have any more deliveries," he answered, as he grabbed her hand. "I left everything on the counter," he said, leading her to where it was. She cut in front of the people in line and handed the man her credit card. "Excuse me ma'am, there were people in front of you," he said, as she shrugged. "So, what's your point?" she asked. "You have to wait in the back of the line," he answered, as she laughed. "I don't think so honey. Ring my stuff up!" she demanded. "Excuse me, you are acting very rude," the woman behind her said. Karen turned around and made a face. "Who are you?" she asked. "Well I'm..." the woman started, but got cut off my Karen. "Exactly, no one," she said, as she turned back around to look at the man. "Ring it up slow poke," she said, as the man sighed. "Fine, but I just want you to know I'm only doing this so there wont be a big problem," he replied. Karen turned to Jack and then smiled when he wrapped his arm around her. "Wow Kare, you're so bossy. I love it!" he exclaimed, kissing her neck and then her cheek. *I love you* she thought in her head, but all she did was simply smile at him.
The next day, Grace walked into her office excitedly and all Karen could do was roll her eyes. "God why is everyone so chirpy?" she asked, flipping her hair out. "Will is getting married!" Grace exclaimed, as she set a binder on her desk. "Yeah, I heard. By the way, that shirt..."Karen said with a disapproving look on her face. Grace ignored the comment and flipped open the binder. "Will has decided to have me do his wedding but I had no doubts. I'm like the best designer ever," she said, but then gasped. "Oh no," she whispered as Karen looked up. "What honey? Have you finally noticed your shirt?" she asked, shaking her head. "No. I'm supposed to do Carter's house too," Grace answered, slapping her head. "You mean her second house," Karen corrected. "Whatever. What am I going to do?" Grace asked helpless. "It's fine, I can wait," a voice said coming into the room. "Hey Sis," Karen greeted, as she received a kiss on the cheek from Carter. "Are you sure it's okay?" Grace asked worriedly. "Yeah, I'm in no rush," Carter answered smiling. "See I told you, everyone is so chirpy," Karen said to Grace as she rolled her eyes. "Well you'll be chirpy once Jack visits you," Carter said. "What's that supposed to mean?" Karen asked, even though she knew it was true. "Nothing. Nothing at all," Carter answered, smiling to herself.
:: Three Months Later ::
"Do I look okay?" Karen asked, but then laughed. "Of course I look okay. I look fabulous!" she exclaimed, running a hand down her dress. Jack smiled a he watched her. "You look beautiful," he said, as Grace came into the room. "The wedding is about to start. You two need to be in there already!" she exclaimed. "Wow is Grace nervous about her wedding or what?" Karen asked. "It's Will's wedding," Jack corrected as she shrugged. "What's the difference?" she asked, as they walked into the building.
After the ceremony was done, everyone moved into another room and sat at their respective tables. When it was time for the toasts Jack immediately jumped up. He grabbed the microphone and smiled widely at everyone. "Hello, I'm Jack McFarland. You might have seen my show, Just Jack or Jack two-thousand or Jack two-thousand and one, but anyway, I'm here to talk about my best friend, Will. What can I say about Will? Besides the fact that he's grumpy, balding and getting chunkier everyday, he's a good friend. Todd, you are very lucky to have him. Who wouldn't want a man like Will? I wish you both happiness and lots of love. Oh yeah and I'm fantastic!" he exclaimed, as he handed the microphone to Karen. She looked at Will and shook her head. "Oh Wilma...Today is a day I thought would never happen. I mean look at you, who would have ever thought you would get married?" she asked, laughing. She noticed all the blank stares and then brought her lips back to the microphone. "That it," she said, as she handed it to Grace. Will rolled his eyes at Karen's speech but then smiled when he saw his best friend. "Will...Today's a big day. Not only did you move out of our apartment, but you got married to this wonderful man sitting next to you. It's so great to see how happy you are. I can remember when you used to complain about your love life and how you never thought you would ever have a boyfriend. Now here you are, a husband," she said, as Jack giggled. "You mean a bride!" he exclaimed. "Shut up," Will hissed and then motioned Grace to continue. "It's going to be hard not to see you every morning and every night, but it's alright. I can tell you are happy and I myself am so happy for you both. I love you dearly and I wish you many happy years in the future," she said. She handed the microphone to Todd's mom and then kissed Will's cheek. "Congratulations," she whispered, then walked back to her seat.
The next day, Grace sadly walked into her office and sat down. "Where ya been?" Karen asked her. "Well I was here this morning and of course, you weren't. Then I joined Carter for breakfast and we talked about her new house plans," Grace answered tiredly. "Maybe you should have stayed in bed," Karen said, as she grabbed her lipstick. "No, but I think you can get me some coffee," Grace replied smiling. "Oh honey...no," Karen said, shaking her head. Grace sighed and walked over to the coffee machine. "I wonder how Will's doing," she said. "It's his first day on his honeymoon. He's fine, don't worry about him," Karen replied. "Yeah I guess you're right. It's just really different without him greeting me in the morning and I didn't even get to say goodbye," Grace complained, as she poured herself a cup of coffee. Karen grabbed her purse and stood up. "Where are you going?" Grace asked, placing a hand on her hip. "Jackie and I are going shopping. I won't be back 'till...tomorrow," Karen answered, as she happily walked out the door. Grace sighed as she walked back over to her desk. "Why didn't she get the genes Carter got?" she asked to no one in particular, as she looked down at some papers.
Twenty minutes later, Karen walked into Barneys and immediately saw Jack. She walked over to him and placed her hand on his rear. "I can recognize that cute tush from anywhere," she said, as he squealed. "Your naughty," he replied, as they both giggled. "So, have you found anything?" she asked, as he smiled. "As a matter of fact, I have," he answered. "Are you having it delivered?" she asked, as he shook his head. "No, after Ryan, I'm not going to have any more deliveries," he answered, as he grabbed her hand. "I left everything on the counter," he said, leading her to where it was. She cut in front of the people in line and handed the man her credit card. "Excuse me ma'am, there were people in front of you," he said, as she shrugged. "So, what's your point?" she asked. "You have to wait in the back of the line," he answered, as she laughed. "I don't think so honey. Ring my stuff up!" she demanded. "Excuse me, you are acting very rude," the woman behind her said. Karen turned around and made a face. "Who are you?" she asked. "Well I'm..." the woman started, but got cut off my Karen. "Exactly, no one," she said, as she turned back around to look at the man. "Ring it up slow poke," she said, as the man sighed. "Fine, but I just want you to know I'm only doing this so there wont be a big problem," he replied. Karen turned to Jack and then smiled when he wrapped his arm around her. "Wow Kare, you're so bossy. I love it!" he exclaimed, kissing her neck and then her cheek. *I love you* she thought in her head, but all she did was simply smile at him.