A/N: Thanks to Felicia for reviewing both 7 & 8. Hope you like this one.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or it's characters.
Chapter Nine
One Week
When Jack got into his and Karen's room, he was surprised that she was in bed, covers drawn up to her chin. Sighing, he started to walk toward his closet to change, when Karen turned over towards him and opened her eyes.
"Sorry Jackie," she said, yawning slightly. "I guess I was more tired than I said."
With a grin, Jack walked back to the bed and toed off his shoes before he climbed onto the comforter and lay down next to Karen. "Are we going out shopping tomorrow?" he asked as he put his arm over her waist.
"I want to, but we still need to get some things for the wedding poodle," Karen said. "Oh, what did your mom say?"
"She said she happy I'm getting married," Jack answered. "And she likes you Kare. She'll definitely be at the wedding." After a few minutes of silence, he pulled Karen's hair back from her face and started to kiss her neck.
"Jackie," Karen said suddenly. "Your mom talked to me earlier when the others were leaving."
"What did she tell you?" Jack asked, in between kissing her temple and neck.
"She told me she's happy you're marrying me," Karen answered. "And then she asked for me to try not to hurt you."
"Hurt me?" Jack asked, raising his head from Karen's neck.
Karen nodded and said, "You know, not to break your heart-"
"I know what she means Kare," Jack said exasperatingly.
"And. she said that you were teased really badly by a girl when you were-" Karen began.
"Ophelia Krown," Jack said, sitting up. "I had a huge crush on her when I was ten and then when we were twelve, I asked her to a school dance. She said no and then she teased me all the time after that." Jack sighed and then said, "She started calling me Jack 'McFairyland.'"
Karen was quiet as she looked up at him. "And after that?" she asked.
"That's one of the reasons why I became gay," Jack said.
"Jackie." Karen started to say, sitting up.
"It's okay," he said. "I know you still loved me even though you called me that." He turned back towards Karen and saw that she was holding the bed sheets around her tightly. "You did, right?"
"Of course I did!" Karen said in surprise. "I always loved you Jack." She reached out and placed her hand on his cheek. "Ever since we met."
"Really?" Jack said, surprised this time. "All that time?"
"Well, I never really realized it until a year ago," Karen said. "Jack, I just want you to know that I never will hurt you."
"I know Kare," Jack said, looking out to the window.
"Are you sure you want to get married?" Karen suddenly asked. "I-"
Jack turned and put his arms around Karen, hugging her tightly. "I knew I wanted to marry you the day Will found out about us."
Smiling, Karen let go of him and looked down at her ring. "I love you Jack McFarland, and I always will," she said, cupping his face in her hands. Then she leaned in close and kissed him deeply.
Returning the kiss, Jack put his hands on her back and pulled her close to him again. As they slowly broke apart, he ran one hand up and down her back and then realized something. "You're naked aren't you?" he asked, looking at Karen.
"What, you're shocked?" Karen asked. "You told me to wait up for you earlier, so."
"That's my girl," Jack said a little huskily, pressing his lips to hers again and pushing her down onto the bed.
It took very little time for the two of them to pull off Jack's clothes and start to make love.
~~~
At twelve o'clock the next morning, Karen and Jack met up with Katherine and Amber at Barney's to do the last minute shopping for the wedding.
"So what are we getting first?" Katherine asked as Karen looped her arm through her own.
"We need to get your dress for the wedding," Karen said. "I can't believe I kept forgetting to get it until now."
"You know, if the groom can get his suit on his own, then I imagine the maid of honor can get her dress," Katherine said.
"Yeah, but Will still asked me what kind of tie he should have gotten," Jack said from where he was walking next to Karen, holding Amber.
"And we need to get Amber's dress," Karen said, as they walked to the formal dresses.
"Am I still the flower girl Auntie Karen?" Amber asked.
"Yep," Karen answered, smiling at the little girl. "Alright, we're here Kath, and I will look for your dress."
Katherine looked over at Jack and rolled her eyes. "This is going to be a long day," she said.
~~~
Three hours later, the four left Barney's, having bought Katherine's maid of honor dress and Amber's flower girl dress. They then went in the limo over to a Chinese restaurant for an early dinner.
"Did you get your honeymoon all planned?" Katherine asked as they were eating.
"I got everything together on Wednesday," Jack said. "Well leave at ten the night of the wedding for Paris and then stay there for four days."
"I thought we were going to London too?" Karen asked.
"After Paris," Jack said simply.
"Jackie, what aren't you telling me?" Karen asked him suspiciously.
"Surprise Kare," Jack said, grinning at her.
Karen rolled her eyes. "I just hope you got a good hotel wherever we're going." She stood up and said, "I need to go and reapply, excuse me."
When she had walked away, Katherine leaned towards Jack and asked, "Did you get the-"
"I got everything that I needed for us to go to Dublin," Jack said quickly.
"How long are you staying in London?" Katherine asked.
"A week," Jack said. "And then another week in Dublin."
"Fantastic," Katherine said. "I've got a list of stuff here that you'll want to do in London and Dublin." She took a piece of paper out of her purse and handed it to Jack.
"What about Paris?" Jack asked, pocketing the list.
"I know the other two cities better," Katherine said. "We spent every summer in Dublin, and London was our second home practically."
Karen walked back over to their table then, and Jack and Katherine fell silent.
~~~
That night, Karen was looking at her wedding dress in her closet. After a while, she heard Jack calling for her and she quickly hid the dress deep in the closet.
"You alright Kare?" Jack asked as she walked into the room.
"Fine poodle," Karen said, smiling at him. "Listen Jack, I want to talk to you about something."
"Okay," Jack said, hesitantly. He walked over to her and together they sat down on the bed.
"I was thinking that maybe we should stop being intimate until our honeymoon," Karen said quietly. "We don't have to, but I thought it would make our honeymoon a little more special."
"Yeah, it's a good idea Kare," Jack said. "I guess we should, but I'm going to miss you."
"Oh Jackie, it's not as if we're going to be apart," Karen said laughingly.
"Yes, but you know that I enjoy making love to you," Jack said, putting his arm around her waist and slipping it under her pajama top and touching the bare skin on her stomach.
"I just hope that's not the only reason you're marrying me," Karen said smiling.
Jack didn't answer, but he kissed her temple and then got up from the bed. "Alright Kare, we'll become monks for the next week," he said, winking at her before going into his closet.
Karen laughed and then climbed under the covers of the bed.
A few minutes later when Jack came out, dressed in his pajamas, he went straight to the bed and climbed onto it. He snuggled up to Karen, who turned over and put her head on his chest. Wrapping an arm around her, Jack reached up and turned of the light on the table next to the bed.
"One more week poodle," Karen said before she fell asleep.
"And then we'll be together for eternity," Jack whispered as he fell asleep.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or it's characters.
Chapter Nine
One Week
When Jack got into his and Karen's room, he was surprised that she was in bed, covers drawn up to her chin. Sighing, he started to walk toward his closet to change, when Karen turned over towards him and opened her eyes.
"Sorry Jackie," she said, yawning slightly. "I guess I was more tired than I said."
With a grin, Jack walked back to the bed and toed off his shoes before he climbed onto the comforter and lay down next to Karen. "Are we going out shopping tomorrow?" he asked as he put his arm over her waist.
"I want to, but we still need to get some things for the wedding poodle," Karen said. "Oh, what did your mom say?"
"She said she happy I'm getting married," Jack answered. "And she likes you Kare. She'll definitely be at the wedding." After a few minutes of silence, he pulled Karen's hair back from her face and started to kiss her neck.
"Jackie," Karen said suddenly. "Your mom talked to me earlier when the others were leaving."
"What did she tell you?" Jack asked, in between kissing her temple and neck.
"She told me she's happy you're marrying me," Karen answered. "And then she asked for me to try not to hurt you."
"Hurt me?" Jack asked, raising his head from Karen's neck.
Karen nodded and said, "You know, not to break your heart-"
"I know what she means Kare," Jack said exasperatingly.
"And. she said that you were teased really badly by a girl when you were-" Karen began.
"Ophelia Krown," Jack said, sitting up. "I had a huge crush on her when I was ten and then when we were twelve, I asked her to a school dance. She said no and then she teased me all the time after that." Jack sighed and then said, "She started calling me Jack 'McFairyland.'"
Karen was quiet as she looked up at him. "And after that?" she asked.
"That's one of the reasons why I became gay," Jack said.
"Jackie." Karen started to say, sitting up.
"It's okay," he said. "I know you still loved me even though you called me that." He turned back towards Karen and saw that she was holding the bed sheets around her tightly. "You did, right?"
"Of course I did!" Karen said in surprise. "I always loved you Jack." She reached out and placed her hand on his cheek. "Ever since we met."
"Really?" Jack said, surprised this time. "All that time?"
"Well, I never really realized it until a year ago," Karen said. "Jack, I just want you to know that I never will hurt you."
"I know Kare," Jack said, looking out to the window.
"Are you sure you want to get married?" Karen suddenly asked. "I-"
Jack turned and put his arms around Karen, hugging her tightly. "I knew I wanted to marry you the day Will found out about us."
Smiling, Karen let go of him and looked down at her ring. "I love you Jack McFarland, and I always will," she said, cupping his face in her hands. Then she leaned in close and kissed him deeply.
Returning the kiss, Jack put his hands on her back and pulled her close to him again. As they slowly broke apart, he ran one hand up and down her back and then realized something. "You're naked aren't you?" he asked, looking at Karen.
"What, you're shocked?" Karen asked. "You told me to wait up for you earlier, so."
"That's my girl," Jack said a little huskily, pressing his lips to hers again and pushing her down onto the bed.
It took very little time for the two of them to pull off Jack's clothes and start to make love.
~~~
At twelve o'clock the next morning, Karen and Jack met up with Katherine and Amber at Barney's to do the last minute shopping for the wedding.
"So what are we getting first?" Katherine asked as Karen looped her arm through her own.
"We need to get your dress for the wedding," Karen said. "I can't believe I kept forgetting to get it until now."
"You know, if the groom can get his suit on his own, then I imagine the maid of honor can get her dress," Katherine said.
"Yeah, but Will still asked me what kind of tie he should have gotten," Jack said from where he was walking next to Karen, holding Amber.
"And we need to get Amber's dress," Karen said, as they walked to the formal dresses.
"Am I still the flower girl Auntie Karen?" Amber asked.
"Yep," Karen answered, smiling at the little girl. "Alright, we're here Kath, and I will look for your dress."
Katherine looked over at Jack and rolled her eyes. "This is going to be a long day," she said.
~~~
Three hours later, the four left Barney's, having bought Katherine's maid of honor dress and Amber's flower girl dress. They then went in the limo over to a Chinese restaurant for an early dinner.
"Did you get your honeymoon all planned?" Katherine asked as they were eating.
"I got everything together on Wednesday," Jack said. "Well leave at ten the night of the wedding for Paris and then stay there for four days."
"I thought we were going to London too?" Karen asked.
"After Paris," Jack said simply.
"Jackie, what aren't you telling me?" Karen asked him suspiciously.
"Surprise Kare," Jack said, grinning at her.
Karen rolled her eyes. "I just hope you got a good hotel wherever we're going." She stood up and said, "I need to go and reapply, excuse me."
When she had walked away, Katherine leaned towards Jack and asked, "Did you get the-"
"I got everything that I needed for us to go to Dublin," Jack said quickly.
"How long are you staying in London?" Katherine asked.
"A week," Jack said. "And then another week in Dublin."
"Fantastic," Katherine said. "I've got a list of stuff here that you'll want to do in London and Dublin." She took a piece of paper out of her purse and handed it to Jack.
"What about Paris?" Jack asked, pocketing the list.
"I know the other two cities better," Katherine said. "We spent every summer in Dublin, and London was our second home practically."
Karen walked back over to their table then, and Jack and Katherine fell silent.
~~~
That night, Karen was looking at her wedding dress in her closet. After a while, she heard Jack calling for her and she quickly hid the dress deep in the closet.
"You alright Kare?" Jack asked as she walked into the room.
"Fine poodle," Karen said, smiling at him. "Listen Jack, I want to talk to you about something."
"Okay," Jack said, hesitantly. He walked over to her and together they sat down on the bed.
"I was thinking that maybe we should stop being intimate until our honeymoon," Karen said quietly. "We don't have to, but I thought it would make our honeymoon a little more special."
"Yeah, it's a good idea Kare," Jack said. "I guess we should, but I'm going to miss you."
"Oh Jackie, it's not as if we're going to be apart," Karen said laughingly.
"Yes, but you know that I enjoy making love to you," Jack said, putting his arm around her waist and slipping it under her pajama top and touching the bare skin on her stomach.
"I just hope that's not the only reason you're marrying me," Karen said smiling.
Jack didn't answer, but he kissed her temple and then got up from the bed. "Alright Kare, we'll become monks for the next week," he said, winking at her before going into his closet.
Karen laughed and then climbed under the covers of the bed.
A few minutes later when Jack came out, dressed in his pajamas, he went straight to the bed and climbed onto it. He snuggled up to Karen, who turned over and put her head on his chest. Wrapping an arm around her, Jack reached up and turned of the light on the table next to the bed.
"One more week poodle," Karen said before she fell asleep.
"And then we'll be together for eternity," Jack whispered as he fell asleep.