A/N: Big thanks to itsnotrightbutitsokay for reviewing!
A/N #2: Like I mentioned before, I am not a medical doctor. So the medical stuff in this chapter I either made up or learned from TV or reading.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Family Visit
As the month of June passed, there were a lot of noticeable changes for Karen. The most obvious one was that her pregnant belly was very obvious as she was in her seventh month. She now had to wear maternity clothes, but the plus side was that Barneys carried designer maternity clothes, so she hadn't had to worry about looking like she came from one of the square states.
Another thing was the fact that Karen appeared to be shorter. During her sixth month, she had started getting back pains and was told to wear flat shoes by her doctor. Karen had scoffed at that and instead just wore shorter heels. Eventually, the back pains annoyed her so much that she gave up and admitted to Jack that she needed flat shoes for the rest of her pregnancy.
The next day, Jack had surprised her with a pair of black Gucci shoes and a pair of black Armani shoes that didn't have heels. Karen had been so pleased that she had dragged him to the bed where they made love the rest of the day.
In the middle of June however, Jack and Karen had agreed that they wouldn't have sex anymore until after their daughter was born. At this point, when they went to bed at night, they would talk about how they were going to raise their baby and what they wanted for her. One night, they agreed that they would take their daughter to Ireland at least once a year so she would get to know her own culture, since she would be three-quarters Irish.
Unlike most pregnant women, Karen didn't have too many cravings. There were only two things which she seemed to want a lot, and that was peanut butter and banana sandwiches and chocolate chip cookies. Whenever she had her cravings, Jack would always either make her a sandwich or make the cookies for her. Unknowingly, Jack had found a way to make Karen love him even more as he treated her so tenderly and so much like a queen.
Jack himself found he was even more in love with Karen as the month went by. Every time he placed his hand on her stomach and felt their daughter move, he was so awed by the fact Karen was carrying their child, that his heart felt like it would burst with happiness.
The couple spent their days and nights during June in a state of bliss about each other and their baby. It was as if they had created a world of their own, and it seemed nothing bad could touch their happiness and love. And indeed, nothing ever really did as the days passed on.
~~~
Later on that month, Katherine received the news that her brother, Robert, and sister in law, Sara, had adopted a little boy in London since they had found out they couldn't have a child of their own. They would be coming to New York City so Katherine and Amber could meet their son. Katherine immediately became nervous about the visit, as she knew her brother would become suspicious of Edward and his relationship with her.
Ever since their date the month before, she and Edward had spent a lot of time together. And yet they still remained friends, much to Edward's disappointment and annoyance; he was still deeply in love with Katherine.
~~~
"Remind me again, Kat, what time does your brother get here?" Will asked Katherine.
"He said their flight came in about, twenty minutes ago," Katherine said, looking at the clock hanging on the wall.
Katherine, Amber, Jack, Karen, Will, Grace and Edward were all in Katherine's apartment to greet Robert and Sara Riley, and to meet their adopted son.
"Why was it so important that you meet this boy?" Karen asked from where she was sitting on the couch.
"He's the next Lord Riley and the heir to Eadoin," Katherine said, busily setting the tables set up next to the kitchen.
"How come you didn't want to be Lady Riley after your brother dies?" Edward asked, helping her.
"I've my roots settled pretty deeply here Edward," Katherine answered.
There was a knock on the door and Will went over to answer it.
"Hullo Will," Robert Riley said. He shook his hand and then walked into the apartment.
"Bobby!" Katherine cried. She handed the forks she was holding to Edward and ran to her brother.
Smiling broadly, Robert threw his arms around Katherine and spun her around. "You look beautiful Emma," he whispered so only she could hear.
"Thanks Bobby," Katherine said, looking a little guilty. "And you're looking well."
"What's wrong Emma?" Robert asked.
"Oh Kat, it's so nice to see you!" Sara Riley said, going to hug her sister in law after hugging the others. "You look so nice with your mum's necklace."
"Thank you Sara," Katherine said. She pulled back from the hug and asked, "So where's my nephew?"
"Richard, come here love," Sara said, going back out to the hallway. When she came back into the apartment, she was holding a young boy of six by the hand. "Richard, this is your Auntie Katherine."
"Hello Richard," Katherine said, kneeling down and holding her arms out to the boy.
The boy shyly whispered hello and then stepped into Katherine's embrace.
Katherine stroked the boy's blonde hair and then kissed his forehead. "I want you to meet your cousin Richard," she said. "Come here Amber."
Amber stood next to her mother and waved at Richard. "Hullo, I'm Amber Riley," she said, smiling. "Want to go see my room? I've got a dog."
"You 'ave a dog?" the boy asked excitedly with a thick Cockney accent.
"Yeah, come on," Amber answered, holding out her hand. When her cousin took the hand, she pulled him over to her room.
"A darling boy," Katherine said to Sara and Robert.
"I know, I just wish we could have had one ourselves," Sara said. She then shrugged and said, "Oh well, he's our son now and we love him dearly."
~~~
Later that night, after eating the dinner that Katherine and Edward had made, everyone was sitting around the living room.
"I've wanted to ask you all night Karen," Sara said, putting down her coffee. "How many months are you pregnant now?"
"Seven months," Karen said, resting her hand on her stomach.
"How are you doing so far?" Sara asked.
"I'm okay, it's getting a little uncomfortable now though," Karen said.
"You're very lucky," Sara said softly.
The room was quiet for a long time before Robert spoke. "So Edward how is it that you know my sister?" he asked.
"Oh, well we bumped into each other at Will's office," Edward answered. He gazed at Katherine and said, "I asked her out a few days later."
"Did she actually go out with you?" Sara asked, surprised.
"Yeah, we went out for dinner and a movie," Katherine said sharply.
"Consider yourself a very lucky man," Sara said. "There were dozens of men who wanted a chance to go out with Kat back in York; she snubbed every one of them."
"Emma, may I speak with you in private for a minute?" Robert said, standing up.
"Sure," Katherine said.
Robert took her arm and led her back into her room. "Are you dating that guy?" he hissed once the bedroom door was closed.
"No Bobby," Katherine answered, slightly scared.
"What the hell is this Bobby shit?" Robert asked his eyes livid.
"His name is Edward," Katherine said, now fully scared. "I see him more then you, so he'll be Edward and you'll be Bobby."
"God, damn it!" Robert yelled. "I thought you loved me!"
"I do, but I told you not in that way," Katherine said. "Christ Bobby, we had this all worked out when I saw you last."
"I told you I'll always love you," Robert said.
"Listen to me," Katherine spat out, her temper rising. "You've a wife and now you've got a son. You cannot love me anymore."
"Are you telling me to stop having these feelings for you?" Robert said angrily. "Bloody hell Emma, there's no way on Earth I could ever do that!"
"I don't love you Bobby," Katherine said. "You're my brother and that's as far as our relationship will go."
There was a knock on the bed room door and Edward stuck his head inside. "Are you guys all right?" he asked, seeing the sibling's flushed faces.
"We're fine Edward," Katherine said, smiling at her friend.
"You're wife said she wants to go to the hotel Robert," Edward said.
"Tell Sara we'll be back out in a moment," Katherine said. When Edward had closed the door behind him, she turned back to her brother. "I can't love you that way Bobby, I just can't," she said sadly. She walked past her brother and was about to open the door when he stopped her.
"You love him," Robert said softly, putting his hand on her back.
"Go back to your wife Robert, where you belong," Katherine said angrily, leaving the room quickly.
~~~
A few days later, the group, including Edward, Robert, Sara and Richard, were in Central Park, having a picnic at some picnic tables. After they had all eaten, Will, Jack, Grace, Robert, Amber, Katherine, Richard and Edward played a game of soccer.
"Is it just me, or does Kat seem to hesitate around Edward?" Sara asked Karen. They were sitting at the table, watching the game.
"She loves him," Karen said, watching her sister and Edward scuffle playfully for the soccer ball. "But she's afraid, why is that?"
"I don't know," Sara said. "She never had a boyfriend growing up; I guess she's just afraid to love."
Karen sighed and put her hand over her stomach. Normally she would be bugging her sister about Edward, but she didn't really feel up to it as she was slightly tired from the baby.
Meanwhile, Amber dribbled past her cousin and kicked the soccer ball into the makeshift goal hey had set up, scoring.
"And our team wins, five to three!" Edward cried, running over to Amber and lifting her up onto his shoulder.
Katherine laughed as Edward ran around all of them. As she watched, Robert came up to her.
"You can't deny it Kat," he said. Ever since their fight earlier, he had called her Kat instead of her middle name. "You're in love."
"Yes, I suppose I am," Katherine said, turning and walking over to where Sara and Karen were sitting.
"Don't do what I did," Robert said, suddenly, grabbing her arm. "You act like you're strong, but I ken from our childhood, you were the more sensitive one."
"I know," Katherine said, sighing. "But I don't want to get hurt."
"Let me talk to him," Robert said.
"Bobby," Katherine said, facing him. "Don't hu-"
"I'm just going to talk with him, don't worry Kat," Robert said. He walked away from his sister, back to where Edward was walking with Amber. "Amber, I want to talk with Edward for a minute, go on with your mummy," he said to his niece.
"Something wrong Robert?" Edward asked warily. He knew that for some reason this man didn't like him at all.
"I wanted to talk with you about my sister," Robert said companionably. "I know that I haven't been too friendly with you since we've met. I want you to know the reason for that is because I've always looked out for Kat. And I know that you have some romantic feelings for my sister."
"To be perfectly honest, I love her," Edward said, glancing past Robert to where Katherine was helping pack up the picnic.
"Then let me tell you a few things," Robert said, forcing him to stop walking. "She's in love with you as well, but I don't think she loves you with as much intensity. Try gradually to form a romantic relationship with her and she may end up returning your feelings. And one more thing, if you break her heart, I swear I'll come back here and strangle you with my bare hands."
As Robert walked away, Edward looked again at Katherine. His mood lifted considerably now he knew that she loved him. Squaring his shoulders, he continued walking back towards the group, determined to make a relationship with Katherine, no matter if it took him years to do so.
~~~
After Robert, Sara and Richard had returned to England, Edward decided to approach Katherine about their relationship.
On the Monday of that week, Edward went to Grace's office to pick up Katherine for lunch.
"Hi Eddie," Karen said from her desk as he walked in.
"Hey Kare," Edward said. "I was wondering if you wanted to go out to lunch with me Katherine."
Grace and Karen glanced at each other, smirking. Every time he came into the office and saw Katherine, he would forget all about the other people that were in the room.
"Sure thing just let me finish this up here," Katherine said, she drew a few more lines on her paper and then said, "Finished! Let's get out of here."
"Don't come back until three," Grace called after Katherine as the two left.
"Thanks Grace," Katherine called back.
~~~
After they had eaten a quick lunch at a nearby bistro, Katherine and Edward went to Central Park and walked around.
"There was a reason I took you out to lunch today Katherine," Edward said quietly. When she was silent, he continued, "I would really like to start a relationship with you."
Taking a deep breath, Katherine shook her head slowly. "I don't know Edward," she whispered.
"I promise if we do, we can take things as slow as you want," Edward said pleadingly. "Please Katherine, please give us a chance." He had stepped in front of her, and they were standing in the middle of the path.
Katherine closed her eyes tightly and then sighed, "Yes, I suppose if we go slowly." She opened her eyes and smiled slightly.
"Thank you Katherine," Edward said. "So...when would you like to go out?"
"Tomorrow night if you're free," Katherine said as they started to walk back to Grace's office.
"I'm free," Edward said. "I'll call you later tonight so we can work out the details."
When they reached the Puck building, Katherine kissed Edward's cheek quickly before going up to the office saying, "Talk to you tonight."
~~~
One night, Karen walked out of the bathroom and saw that Jack was already in the bed under the covers. She walked over to him and sat on the edge of the bed.
"What's wrong?" Jack asked her, putting his hand on her stomach.
"I miss you poodle," Karen said, taking Jack's hand off her stomach and kissing the fingers.
"Kare, we agreed that we would stop having sex until the baby's born," Jack said sternly. He wasn't doing a good job at being convincing, he missed making love to Karen too.
"We can make an exception," Karen said before taking Jack's hand and putting it down her nightgown so he was holding her bare breast.
"But...the baby..." Jack said weakly. His hand seemed to have a mind of it's own as it started to lightly knead Karen's breast.
"It'll be fine," Karen said, putting her hand down Jack's pajama trousers.
Groaning from pleasure as she stroked him, Jack took his hand out of her nightgown and sat up so he could kiss her.
Karen withdrew her hand and lay back on the pillows as Jack hovered above her.
"Uh, I think we've got a problem," he said, looking down at her.
Knowing that he was talking about her stomach, Karen sat up and had Jack lay down as she got on top of him, pulling off his trousers and boxers before unbuttoning his shirt.
"Wait, wait," Jack managed to say as she straddled him. He reached up and pulled her nightgown up over her head, throwing it on the floor. He then put his hands on her waist and they started to make love.
Karen reached her edge first, yelling Jack's name with a voice that was hoarse from their lovemaking.
When Jack hit his edge, he groaned and then shouted out, "Karen! Oh...god damn!"
Completely exhausted, Karen got off of Jack and lay out next to him. She placed a hand on her stomach, which, like the rest of her body was covered in sweat. When she felt movement after a few moments, she smiled. 'Smart girl,' she thought to herself.
"You okay?" Jack asked, turning toward her and nuzzling her hair.
"Perfect and the baby's fine to," Karen said. She smiled and said, "She didn't move an inch while we made love."
Jack, who was busy kissing Karen's head and rubbing her breast again, nodded.
"Easy with the girls Jackie," Karen said as he moved to the other breast.
"Am I hurting you?" Jack asked, his voice slightly muffled by her hair.
"No," Karen answered laughingly. "They're a little tender though, so don't go crazy."
"I won't," Jack said, suddenly moving. He went to her breasts, nuzzling the base of them with his nose and lips. After doing that for a few moments, he trailed his lips up and took the top of one breast into his mouth.
As Jack started to suck on first one breast then the other, Karen could feel herself growing more and aroused. She didn't want to stop what Jack was doing, but she desperately wanted to make love to him. "Jack...Jackie..." Karen whispered several minutes into his assault on her breasts. "Stop."
Looking up at his wife, Jack asked, "You didn't like it?"
"I love that," Karen said. And then with a giggle, "So do the girls."
"Why'd you make me stop?" Jack said.
Karen didn't answer, but she got up so she was straddling Jack again. "I felt you still wanted me," she said in a sexy voice, grinding her hips into his.
"Oh god Kare," Jack groaned as she started to make love to him. He wrapped his arms around her and then took over, starting to breathe more harshly.
They climaxed at the same time, yelling each other's names with complete abandonment as their souls were bonded again.
"Oh...KAREN!" Jack yelled out.
"JACK!" Karen screamed back.
Now that they were completely sated, Jack had Karen get off of him and lay down so they could sleep.
"We're going to make love again poodle," Karen whispered lazily, running her perfectly manicured nails over Jack's sweaty bare chest.
"Yeah, I think we kind of need to," Jack said he wrapped and arm around her, pulling her to him tightly. He kissed Karen deeply and said tiredly, "Goodnight Kare, love you."
Karen mumbled a goodnight and she rested her head on Jack's chest, falling asleep instantly, completely satisfied and content.
A/N #2: Like I mentioned before, I am not a medical doctor. So the medical stuff in this chapter I either made up or learned from TV or reading.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Family Visit
As the month of June passed, there were a lot of noticeable changes for Karen. The most obvious one was that her pregnant belly was very obvious as she was in her seventh month. She now had to wear maternity clothes, but the plus side was that Barneys carried designer maternity clothes, so she hadn't had to worry about looking like she came from one of the square states.
Another thing was the fact that Karen appeared to be shorter. During her sixth month, she had started getting back pains and was told to wear flat shoes by her doctor. Karen had scoffed at that and instead just wore shorter heels. Eventually, the back pains annoyed her so much that she gave up and admitted to Jack that she needed flat shoes for the rest of her pregnancy.
The next day, Jack had surprised her with a pair of black Gucci shoes and a pair of black Armani shoes that didn't have heels. Karen had been so pleased that she had dragged him to the bed where they made love the rest of the day.
In the middle of June however, Jack and Karen had agreed that they wouldn't have sex anymore until after their daughter was born. At this point, when they went to bed at night, they would talk about how they were going to raise their baby and what they wanted for her. One night, they agreed that they would take their daughter to Ireland at least once a year so she would get to know her own culture, since she would be three-quarters Irish.
Unlike most pregnant women, Karen didn't have too many cravings. There were only two things which she seemed to want a lot, and that was peanut butter and banana sandwiches and chocolate chip cookies. Whenever she had her cravings, Jack would always either make her a sandwich or make the cookies for her. Unknowingly, Jack had found a way to make Karen love him even more as he treated her so tenderly and so much like a queen.
Jack himself found he was even more in love with Karen as the month went by. Every time he placed his hand on her stomach and felt their daughter move, he was so awed by the fact Karen was carrying their child, that his heart felt like it would burst with happiness.
The couple spent their days and nights during June in a state of bliss about each other and their baby. It was as if they had created a world of their own, and it seemed nothing bad could touch their happiness and love. And indeed, nothing ever really did as the days passed on.
~~~
Later on that month, Katherine received the news that her brother, Robert, and sister in law, Sara, had adopted a little boy in London since they had found out they couldn't have a child of their own. They would be coming to New York City so Katherine and Amber could meet their son. Katherine immediately became nervous about the visit, as she knew her brother would become suspicious of Edward and his relationship with her.
Ever since their date the month before, she and Edward had spent a lot of time together. And yet they still remained friends, much to Edward's disappointment and annoyance; he was still deeply in love with Katherine.
~~~
"Remind me again, Kat, what time does your brother get here?" Will asked Katherine.
"He said their flight came in about, twenty minutes ago," Katherine said, looking at the clock hanging on the wall.
Katherine, Amber, Jack, Karen, Will, Grace and Edward were all in Katherine's apartment to greet Robert and Sara Riley, and to meet their adopted son.
"Why was it so important that you meet this boy?" Karen asked from where she was sitting on the couch.
"He's the next Lord Riley and the heir to Eadoin," Katherine said, busily setting the tables set up next to the kitchen.
"How come you didn't want to be Lady Riley after your brother dies?" Edward asked, helping her.
"I've my roots settled pretty deeply here Edward," Katherine answered.
There was a knock on the door and Will went over to answer it.
"Hullo Will," Robert Riley said. He shook his hand and then walked into the apartment.
"Bobby!" Katherine cried. She handed the forks she was holding to Edward and ran to her brother.
Smiling broadly, Robert threw his arms around Katherine and spun her around. "You look beautiful Emma," he whispered so only she could hear.
"Thanks Bobby," Katherine said, looking a little guilty. "And you're looking well."
"What's wrong Emma?" Robert asked.
"Oh Kat, it's so nice to see you!" Sara Riley said, going to hug her sister in law after hugging the others. "You look so nice with your mum's necklace."
"Thank you Sara," Katherine said. She pulled back from the hug and asked, "So where's my nephew?"
"Richard, come here love," Sara said, going back out to the hallway. When she came back into the apartment, she was holding a young boy of six by the hand. "Richard, this is your Auntie Katherine."
"Hello Richard," Katherine said, kneeling down and holding her arms out to the boy.
The boy shyly whispered hello and then stepped into Katherine's embrace.
Katherine stroked the boy's blonde hair and then kissed his forehead. "I want you to meet your cousin Richard," she said. "Come here Amber."
Amber stood next to her mother and waved at Richard. "Hullo, I'm Amber Riley," she said, smiling. "Want to go see my room? I've got a dog."
"You 'ave a dog?" the boy asked excitedly with a thick Cockney accent.
"Yeah, come on," Amber answered, holding out her hand. When her cousin took the hand, she pulled him over to her room.
"A darling boy," Katherine said to Sara and Robert.
"I know, I just wish we could have had one ourselves," Sara said. She then shrugged and said, "Oh well, he's our son now and we love him dearly."
~~~
Later that night, after eating the dinner that Katherine and Edward had made, everyone was sitting around the living room.
"I've wanted to ask you all night Karen," Sara said, putting down her coffee. "How many months are you pregnant now?"
"Seven months," Karen said, resting her hand on her stomach.
"How are you doing so far?" Sara asked.
"I'm okay, it's getting a little uncomfortable now though," Karen said.
"You're very lucky," Sara said softly.
The room was quiet for a long time before Robert spoke. "So Edward how is it that you know my sister?" he asked.
"Oh, well we bumped into each other at Will's office," Edward answered. He gazed at Katherine and said, "I asked her out a few days later."
"Did she actually go out with you?" Sara asked, surprised.
"Yeah, we went out for dinner and a movie," Katherine said sharply.
"Consider yourself a very lucky man," Sara said. "There were dozens of men who wanted a chance to go out with Kat back in York; she snubbed every one of them."
"Emma, may I speak with you in private for a minute?" Robert said, standing up.
"Sure," Katherine said.
Robert took her arm and led her back into her room. "Are you dating that guy?" he hissed once the bedroom door was closed.
"No Bobby," Katherine answered, slightly scared.
"What the hell is this Bobby shit?" Robert asked his eyes livid.
"His name is Edward," Katherine said, now fully scared. "I see him more then you, so he'll be Edward and you'll be Bobby."
"God, damn it!" Robert yelled. "I thought you loved me!"
"I do, but I told you not in that way," Katherine said. "Christ Bobby, we had this all worked out when I saw you last."
"I told you I'll always love you," Robert said.
"Listen to me," Katherine spat out, her temper rising. "You've a wife and now you've got a son. You cannot love me anymore."
"Are you telling me to stop having these feelings for you?" Robert said angrily. "Bloody hell Emma, there's no way on Earth I could ever do that!"
"I don't love you Bobby," Katherine said. "You're my brother and that's as far as our relationship will go."
There was a knock on the bed room door and Edward stuck his head inside. "Are you guys all right?" he asked, seeing the sibling's flushed faces.
"We're fine Edward," Katherine said, smiling at her friend.
"You're wife said she wants to go to the hotel Robert," Edward said.
"Tell Sara we'll be back out in a moment," Katherine said. When Edward had closed the door behind him, she turned back to her brother. "I can't love you that way Bobby, I just can't," she said sadly. She walked past her brother and was about to open the door when he stopped her.
"You love him," Robert said softly, putting his hand on her back.
"Go back to your wife Robert, where you belong," Katherine said angrily, leaving the room quickly.
~~~
A few days later, the group, including Edward, Robert, Sara and Richard, were in Central Park, having a picnic at some picnic tables. After they had all eaten, Will, Jack, Grace, Robert, Amber, Katherine, Richard and Edward played a game of soccer.
"Is it just me, or does Kat seem to hesitate around Edward?" Sara asked Karen. They were sitting at the table, watching the game.
"She loves him," Karen said, watching her sister and Edward scuffle playfully for the soccer ball. "But she's afraid, why is that?"
"I don't know," Sara said. "She never had a boyfriend growing up; I guess she's just afraid to love."
Karen sighed and put her hand over her stomach. Normally she would be bugging her sister about Edward, but she didn't really feel up to it as she was slightly tired from the baby.
Meanwhile, Amber dribbled past her cousin and kicked the soccer ball into the makeshift goal hey had set up, scoring.
"And our team wins, five to three!" Edward cried, running over to Amber and lifting her up onto his shoulder.
Katherine laughed as Edward ran around all of them. As she watched, Robert came up to her.
"You can't deny it Kat," he said. Ever since their fight earlier, he had called her Kat instead of her middle name. "You're in love."
"Yes, I suppose I am," Katherine said, turning and walking over to where Sara and Karen were sitting.
"Don't do what I did," Robert said, suddenly, grabbing her arm. "You act like you're strong, but I ken from our childhood, you were the more sensitive one."
"I know," Katherine said, sighing. "But I don't want to get hurt."
"Let me talk to him," Robert said.
"Bobby," Katherine said, facing him. "Don't hu-"
"I'm just going to talk with him, don't worry Kat," Robert said. He walked away from his sister, back to where Edward was walking with Amber. "Amber, I want to talk with Edward for a minute, go on with your mummy," he said to his niece.
"Something wrong Robert?" Edward asked warily. He knew that for some reason this man didn't like him at all.
"I wanted to talk with you about my sister," Robert said companionably. "I know that I haven't been too friendly with you since we've met. I want you to know the reason for that is because I've always looked out for Kat. And I know that you have some romantic feelings for my sister."
"To be perfectly honest, I love her," Edward said, glancing past Robert to where Katherine was helping pack up the picnic.
"Then let me tell you a few things," Robert said, forcing him to stop walking. "She's in love with you as well, but I don't think she loves you with as much intensity. Try gradually to form a romantic relationship with her and she may end up returning your feelings. And one more thing, if you break her heart, I swear I'll come back here and strangle you with my bare hands."
As Robert walked away, Edward looked again at Katherine. His mood lifted considerably now he knew that she loved him. Squaring his shoulders, he continued walking back towards the group, determined to make a relationship with Katherine, no matter if it took him years to do so.
~~~
After Robert, Sara and Richard had returned to England, Edward decided to approach Katherine about their relationship.
On the Monday of that week, Edward went to Grace's office to pick up Katherine for lunch.
"Hi Eddie," Karen said from her desk as he walked in.
"Hey Kare," Edward said. "I was wondering if you wanted to go out to lunch with me Katherine."
Grace and Karen glanced at each other, smirking. Every time he came into the office and saw Katherine, he would forget all about the other people that were in the room.
"Sure thing just let me finish this up here," Katherine said, she drew a few more lines on her paper and then said, "Finished! Let's get out of here."
"Don't come back until three," Grace called after Katherine as the two left.
"Thanks Grace," Katherine called back.
~~~
After they had eaten a quick lunch at a nearby bistro, Katherine and Edward went to Central Park and walked around.
"There was a reason I took you out to lunch today Katherine," Edward said quietly. When she was silent, he continued, "I would really like to start a relationship with you."
Taking a deep breath, Katherine shook her head slowly. "I don't know Edward," she whispered.
"I promise if we do, we can take things as slow as you want," Edward said pleadingly. "Please Katherine, please give us a chance." He had stepped in front of her, and they were standing in the middle of the path.
Katherine closed her eyes tightly and then sighed, "Yes, I suppose if we go slowly." She opened her eyes and smiled slightly.
"Thank you Katherine," Edward said. "So...when would you like to go out?"
"Tomorrow night if you're free," Katherine said as they started to walk back to Grace's office.
"I'm free," Edward said. "I'll call you later tonight so we can work out the details."
When they reached the Puck building, Katherine kissed Edward's cheek quickly before going up to the office saying, "Talk to you tonight."
~~~
One night, Karen walked out of the bathroom and saw that Jack was already in the bed under the covers. She walked over to him and sat on the edge of the bed.
"What's wrong?" Jack asked her, putting his hand on her stomach.
"I miss you poodle," Karen said, taking Jack's hand off her stomach and kissing the fingers.
"Kare, we agreed that we would stop having sex until the baby's born," Jack said sternly. He wasn't doing a good job at being convincing, he missed making love to Karen too.
"We can make an exception," Karen said before taking Jack's hand and putting it down her nightgown so he was holding her bare breast.
"But...the baby..." Jack said weakly. His hand seemed to have a mind of it's own as it started to lightly knead Karen's breast.
"It'll be fine," Karen said, putting her hand down Jack's pajama trousers.
Groaning from pleasure as she stroked him, Jack took his hand out of her nightgown and sat up so he could kiss her.
Karen withdrew her hand and lay back on the pillows as Jack hovered above her.
"Uh, I think we've got a problem," he said, looking down at her.
Knowing that he was talking about her stomach, Karen sat up and had Jack lay down as she got on top of him, pulling off his trousers and boxers before unbuttoning his shirt.
"Wait, wait," Jack managed to say as she straddled him. He reached up and pulled her nightgown up over her head, throwing it on the floor. He then put his hands on her waist and they started to make love.
Karen reached her edge first, yelling Jack's name with a voice that was hoarse from their lovemaking.
When Jack hit his edge, he groaned and then shouted out, "Karen! Oh...god damn!"
Completely exhausted, Karen got off of Jack and lay out next to him. She placed a hand on her stomach, which, like the rest of her body was covered in sweat. When she felt movement after a few moments, she smiled. 'Smart girl,' she thought to herself.
"You okay?" Jack asked, turning toward her and nuzzling her hair.
"Perfect and the baby's fine to," Karen said. She smiled and said, "She didn't move an inch while we made love."
Jack, who was busy kissing Karen's head and rubbing her breast again, nodded.
"Easy with the girls Jackie," Karen said as he moved to the other breast.
"Am I hurting you?" Jack asked, his voice slightly muffled by her hair.
"No," Karen answered laughingly. "They're a little tender though, so don't go crazy."
"I won't," Jack said, suddenly moving. He went to her breasts, nuzzling the base of them with his nose and lips. After doing that for a few moments, he trailed his lips up and took the top of one breast into his mouth.
As Jack started to suck on first one breast then the other, Karen could feel herself growing more and aroused. She didn't want to stop what Jack was doing, but she desperately wanted to make love to him. "Jack...Jackie..." Karen whispered several minutes into his assault on her breasts. "Stop."
Looking up at his wife, Jack asked, "You didn't like it?"
"I love that," Karen said. And then with a giggle, "So do the girls."
"Why'd you make me stop?" Jack said.
Karen didn't answer, but she got up so she was straddling Jack again. "I felt you still wanted me," she said in a sexy voice, grinding her hips into his.
"Oh god Kare," Jack groaned as she started to make love to him. He wrapped his arms around her and then took over, starting to breathe more harshly.
They climaxed at the same time, yelling each other's names with complete abandonment as their souls were bonded again.
"Oh...KAREN!" Jack yelled out.
"JACK!" Karen screamed back.
Now that they were completely sated, Jack had Karen get off of him and lay down so they could sleep.
"We're going to make love again poodle," Karen whispered lazily, running her perfectly manicured nails over Jack's sweaty bare chest.
"Yeah, I think we kind of need to," Jack said he wrapped and arm around her, pulling her to him tightly. He kissed Karen deeply and said tiredly, "Goodnight Kare, love you."
Karen mumbled a goodnight and she rested her head on Jack's chest, falling asleep instantly, completely satisfied and content.