A/N: Thanks to itsnotrightbutitsokay for reviewing 9. I am sooo glad that
you liked it.
A/N #2: Not too much Jack/Karen stuff here, but next chapter is going to be the wedding, and there'll be a lot of Jack/Karen there ;).
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or it's characters.
Chapter Ten
Apart
The morning on the day before their wedding, Jack and Karen were each packing suitcases to take on their honeymoon.
"Kare, have you seen my black Prada shoes," Jack called from his closet.
"I gave them to Rosario to clean," Karen called back. She closed her second suitcase and zipped it up. "How many shoes are you taking poodle?" she asked as she walked to the doorway of Jack's closet.
Jack shrugged and said, "Just some tennis shoes and dress shoes, in case we go someplace fancy." He then closed his suitcase and then went over to Karen. "Nervous at all?" he asked.
"A little," Karen answered, smiling. "What about you?"
"Perfectly fine," Jack said grinning. The phone in their room suddenly rang, and he hurried over to answer it. "Hello?" he said when he picked up the phone.
"Hey Jack," Will said at the other end. "Just calling to make sure you're coming."
"Yeah, yeah," Jack said, rolling his eyes at Karen. "I'll be leaving right now. Bye."
"Was that Will?" Karen asked as Jack walked back into his closet.
"Yep, I've got to get going before he comes over," Jack answered, coming out into the room. "I don't know why we can't see each other for the next twenty-four hours."
"You said you wanted everything to be perfect for the wedding," Karen said. "And besides, it's bad luck if we do see each other before the ceremony tomorrow."
Jack sighed and pulled his backpack onto his back. "Alright, I guess we can't mess around with tradition," he said. "When are Grace and Kat coming?"
"In an hour," Karen said.
"Okay, I guess I should go," Jack said in a tone of voice that indicated he didn't want to leave.
"It's just one night Jackie," Karen said, smiling up at him. "And then we won't have to spend any nights apart after."
"That sounded almost like a poem Kare," Jack said, grinning. He put his hand under her chin and tilted her head up, pressing his lips down on hers.
When Jack pulled away from her, she said, "I'll miss you poodle."
"I'll miss you too Karebear," Jack answered. "I better go." He put his hand on her cheek and kissed her forehead softly. "Bye."
"Goodbye," Karen said quietly.
~~~
Jack walked into Will's apartment, putting his backpack in the middle of the floor.
"So how long did it take you to say goodbye to Karen?" Will said, coming out from his room and picking up Jack's backpack.
"Couple of minutes," Jack answered glumly, grabbing a bottle of spring water and a glass from the kitchen. He sat down at the table and poured water into the glass. "I shouldn't have said that I wanted every thing in the wedding to be perfect."
"Jack, you guys weren't together the night after you got together were you?" Will asked, sitting in the chair next to Jack.
"No.but it was pretty hard for me that night," Jack said.
"You lived through it didn't you?" Will asked.
Jack looked up at him and didn't answer.
"Don't worry about it Jack," Will then said. "You can be without her for one day can't you?"
"Yeah, guess so," Jack said lowly, drinking the mineral water straight from the glass bottle.
~~~
"So it's your last night of freedom Karen," Grace said that night. "Want to go out anywhere special?"
"Hmm," Karen said, sipping the last of her martini. "Not really."
"We should do something special," Katherine said. "Why don't we go out and eat at this Irish restaurant that I know?"
"Sounds good," Grace said. "What could we do afterwards?"
"I think that should be up to Karen," Katherine said, smiling.
An hour later, Karen, Katherine and Grace left the restaurant where they had dined. After standing out in the cold for a moment, Karen spoke.
"Why don't we go over to Times Square?" she said.
"You want to go there?" Grace asked incredulously.
"Sounds like a good time Gracie," Katherine said, looping her arm through her sister's. "Let's go and maybe we can get some shopping done."
The three walked past the restaurant and then up two blocks to the crowded Times Square. They walked around for awhile, looking around the shops and watching the people walking around them. At nine, they headed back to Karen's limo and then went back to the penthouse.
"What do we do now?" Grace asked when they walked into the entryway of the penthouse.
"Rosario, get a bottle of scotch and some coke and bring it to the media room!" Karen yelled.
"Isn't that supposed to be rum and coke Kare?" Katherine asked as she and Grace followed her to the media room.
"Coke is for you Kath," Karen said as they sat down on the couches in front of the large TV. "Scotch is for Grace and me."
"Do you plan on getting drunk tonight Karen?" Grace asked.
"I don't know, I'll have to see how thirsty I am," Karen answered as Rosario entered the room. She looked over at the tray in her maid's hands and said, "Where the hell is the scotch I asked for?"
"I don't think Jack would want his bride to be falling over from a hangover tomorrow you drunken cow," Rosario said, setting the tray with a bunch of soda cans down on the low table in front of Karen's couch.
"You do that again Rosario," Karen said as the maid left the room. "Then I'm sending you back to Guacamole!"
Katherine chuckled and then walked over to her sister. "She does have a point you know," she said, sitting on the floor in front of Karen's couch. "I think Jack has a right to see you sober in the middle of the day for once."
Rolling her eyes, Karen reached over and lightly hit the back of her sister's head. "Quiet Kath, or else you're not going to be my maid of honor tomorrow," she said in mock-anger. "Grace, go and put in a movie, we'll watch my DVD collection until we drop from exhaustion tonight."
"Good plan Kare, better than passing out from alcohol," Grace said, hurriedly getting up from the couch and going over to the shelves where Karen kept her DVDs.
~~~
After they had eaten dinner that Will had made, Jack was loafing on the couch.
"Come on Jack, it's your last night as a bachelor," Will said after he had wiped the table clean. "Let's go out."
"Yeah, that could be fun," Jack said listlessly. "Where'll we go?"
"Let's go to a bar," Will said, walking over to the couch. "And since you're the one getting married tomorrow, you pick if we go to a gay bar or straight one."
"Let's just go to a gay bar," Jack said, standing up. "I haven't been to one for a while."
"What, Karen won't let you go?" Will asked.
"No, she said she doesn't care if I go," Jack answered. "I just never really felt like going and leaving Kare."
"I'll change my shirt and then we'll go," Will said, shaking his head.
Jack was sitting at the bar, watching Will dance with a guy he'd met a few minutes ago. It was really weird to Jack, but he found himself incredibly bored and missing Karen even more.
"Hey Jack, are you okay?" Will asked, walking over to him once the song was over.
"I'm bored Will," Jack said. "I think I'll head-"
"Hi there," a man said, walking up from behind Will. "Excuse me."
"Hello," Jack said, taking a sip of his wine.
"Think I can buy you another drink?" the man asked.
Jack looked up at the man and almost groaned. The man had hazel eyes, almost the exact same color as Karen's. "No thanks," he managed to say to the man. "Will, I'm going to go," he whispered to Will and then he left the bar quickly.
"What was wrong with him?" the man asked.
"He's getting married tomorrow," Will said.
"Oh, well then can I buy you a drink?" the man asked.
"Sure thing," Will said.
~~~
At twelve o'clock, Grace, Karen and Katherine were in Karen's room. Grace was asleep on the chez lounge she had brought out from the closet. Katherine and Karen were lying on the bed, talking softly.
"Aren't you tired at all Kare?" Katherine asked, looking over at her sister.
"Sure, after watching five movies in a row," Karen said. "I'm exhausted."
"Missing Jack then?" Katherine asked.
"Of course," Karen answered with a sigh.
"Just try and get some sleep Kare," Katherine said. "And tomorrow will come quicker."
"You mean today," Karen corrected.
"Whatever just get some sleep Kare," Katherine said smiling. She turned over and fell asleep quickly.
Karen sighed again and stared up at the ceiling. 'This time tomorrow,' she said to herself, trying to cheer herself up. 'Jackie and I will be together and in Paris.' Even with that cheering thought, it took Karen a long time to fall asleep that night.
A/N #2: Not too much Jack/Karen stuff here, but next chapter is going to be the wedding, and there'll be a lot of Jack/Karen there ;).
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or it's characters.
Chapter Ten
Apart
The morning on the day before their wedding, Jack and Karen were each packing suitcases to take on their honeymoon.
"Kare, have you seen my black Prada shoes," Jack called from his closet.
"I gave them to Rosario to clean," Karen called back. She closed her second suitcase and zipped it up. "How many shoes are you taking poodle?" she asked as she walked to the doorway of Jack's closet.
Jack shrugged and said, "Just some tennis shoes and dress shoes, in case we go someplace fancy." He then closed his suitcase and then went over to Karen. "Nervous at all?" he asked.
"A little," Karen answered, smiling. "What about you?"
"Perfectly fine," Jack said grinning. The phone in their room suddenly rang, and he hurried over to answer it. "Hello?" he said when he picked up the phone.
"Hey Jack," Will said at the other end. "Just calling to make sure you're coming."
"Yeah, yeah," Jack said, rolling his eyes at Karen. "I'll be leaving right now. Bye."
"Was that Will?" Karen asked as Jack walked back into his closet.
"Yep, I've got to get going before he comes over," Jack answered, coming out into the room. "I don't know why we can't see each other for the next twenty-four hours."
"You said you wanted everything to be perfect for the wedding," Karen said. "And besides, it's bad luck if we do see each other before the ceremony tomorrow."
Jack sighed and pulled his backpack onto his back. "Alright, I guess we can't mess around with tradition," he said. "When are Grace and Kat coming?"
"In an hour," Karen said.
"Okay, I guess I should go," Jack said in a tone of voice that indicated he didn't want to leave.
"It's just one night Jackie," Karen said, smiling up at him. "And then we won't have to spend any nights apart after."
"That sounded almost like a poem Kare," Jack said, grinning. He put his hand under her chin and tilted her head up, pressing his lips down on hers.
When Jack pulled away from her, she said, "I'll miss you poodle."
"I'll miss you too Karebear," Jack answered. "I better go." He put his hand on her cheek and kissed her forehead softly. "Bye."
"Goodbye," Karen said quietly.
~~~
Jack walked into Will's apartment, putting his backpack in the middle of the floor.
"So how long did it take you to say goodbye to Karen?" Will said, coming out from his room and picking up Jack's backpack.
"Couple of minutes," Jack answered glumly, grabbing a bottle of spring water and a glass from the kitchen. He sat down at the table and poured water into the glass. "I shouldn't have said that I wanted every thing in the wedding to be perfect."
"Jack, you guys weren't together the night after you got together were you?" Will asked, sitting in the chair next to Jack.
"No.but it was pretty hard for me that night," Jack said.
"You lived through it didn't you?" Will asked.
Jack looked up at him and didn't answer.
"Don't worry about it Jack," Will then said. "You can be without her for one day can't you?"
"Yeah, guess so," Jack said lowly, drinking the mineral water straight from the glass bottle.
~~~
"So it's your last night of freedom Karen," Grace said that night. "Want to go out anywhere special?"
"Hmm," Karen said, sipping the last of her martini. "Not really."
"We should do something special," Katherine said. "Why don't we go out and eat at this Irish restaurant that I know?"
"Sounds good," Grace said. "What could we do afterwards?"
"I think that should be up to Karen," Katherine said, smiling.
An hour later, Karen, Katherine and Grace left the restaurant where they had dined. After standing out in the cold for a moment, Karen spoke.
"Why don't we go over to Times Square?" she said.
"You want to go there?" Grace asked incredulously.
"Sounds like a good time Gracie," Katherine said, looping her arm through her sister's. "Let's go and maybe we can get some shopping done."
The three walked past the restaurant and then up two blocks to the crowded Times Square. They walked around for awhile, looking around the shops and watching the people walking around them. At nine, they headed back to Karen's limo and then went back to the penthouse.
"What do we do now?" Grace asked when they walked into the entryway of the penthouse.
"Rosario, get a bottle of scotch and some coke and bring it to the media room!" Karen yelled.
"Isn't that supposed to be rum and coke Kare?" Katherine asked as she and Grace followed her to the media room.
"Coke is for you Kath," Karen said as they sat down on the couches in front of the large TV. "Scotch is for Grace and me."
"Do you plan on getting drunk tonight Karen?" Grace asked.
"I don't know, I'll have to see how thirsty I am," Karen answered as Rosario entered the room. She looked over at the tray in her maid's hands and said, "Where the hell is the scotch I asked for?"
"I don't think Jack would want his bride to be falling over from a hangover tomorrow you drunken cow," Rosario said, setting the tray with a bunch of soda cans down on the low table in front of Karen's couch.
"You do that again Rosario," Karen said as the maid left the room. "Then I'm sending you back to Guacamole!"
Katherine chuckled and then walked over to her sister. "She does have a point you know," she said, sitting on the floor in front of Karen's couch. "I think Jack has a right to see you sober in the middle of the day for once."
Rolling her eyes, Karen reached over and lightly hit the back of her sister's head. "Quiet Kath, or else you're not going to be my maid of honor tomorrow," she said in mock-anger. "Grace, go and put in a movie, we'll watch my DVD collection until we drop from exhaustion tonight."
"Good plan Kare, better than passing out from alcohol," Grace said, hurriedly getting up from the couch and going over to the shelves where Karen kept her DVDs.
~~~
After they had eaten dinner that Will had made, Jack was loafing on the couch.
"Come on Jack, it's your last night as a bachelor," Will said after he had wiped the table clean. "Let's go out."
"Yeah, that could be fun," Jack said listlessly. "Where'll we go?"
"Let's go to a bar," Will said, walking over to the couch. "And since you're the one getting married tomorrow, you pick if we go to a gay bar or straight one."
"Let's just go to a gay bar," Jack said, standing up. "I haven't been to one for a while."
"What, Karen won't let you go?" Will asked.
"No, she said she doesn't care if I go," Jack answered. "I just never really felt like going and leaving Kare."
"I'll change my shirt and then we'll go," Will said, shaking his head.
Jack was sitting at the bar, watching Will dance with a guy he'd met a few minutes ago. It was really weird to Jack, but he found himself incredibly bored and missing Karen even more.
"Hey Jack, are you okay?" Will asked, walking over to him once the song was over.
"I'm bored Will," Jack said. "I think I'll head-"
"Hi there," a man said, walking up from behind Will. "Excuse me."
"Hello," Jack said, taking a sip of his wine.
"Think I can buy you another drink?" the man asked.
Jack looked up at the man and almost groaned. The man had hazel eyes, almost the exact same color as Karen's. "No thanks," he managed to say to the man. "Will, I'm going to go," he whispered to Will and then he left the bar quickly.
"What was wrong with him?" the man asked.
"He's getting married tomorrow," Will said.
"Oh, well then can I buy you a drink?" the man asked.
"Sure thing," Will said.
~~~
At twelve o'clock, Grace, Karen and Katherine were in Karen's room. Grace was asleep on the chez lounge she had brought out from the closet. Katherine and Karen were lying on the bed, talking softly.
"Aren't you tired at all Kare?" Katherine asked, looking over at her sister.
"Sure, after watching five movies in a row," Karen said. "I'm exhausted."
"Missing Jack then?" Katherine asked.
"Of course," Karen answered with a sigh.
"Just try and get some sleep Kare," Katherine said. "And tomorrow will come quicker."
"You mean today," Karen corrected.
"Whatever just get some sleep Kare," Katherine said smiling. She turned over and fell asleep quickly.
Karen sighed again and stared up at the ceiling. 'This time tomorrow,' she said to herself, trying to cheer herself up. 'Jackie and I will be together and in Paris.' Even with that cheering thought, it took Karen a long time to fall asleep that night.