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Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters. I also don't know the city of York, so any stores or restaurants I mention, I made up
Chapter Thirty-Three
Un Anniversaire
The next morning, Jack was watching Karen as she slept peacefully, nestled on top of his chest. He was very relieved that she had promised him she would try and curb her drinking. Jack knew, though, that Karen would have trouble not drinking, but he was determined to help her however he could.
Karen sighed in her sleep suddenly, and she turned over so she was sleeping on her stomach.
Jack couldn't help himself, and he reached out and started running his hand over Karen's hair softly. After a while, he ran his fingers through her hair and then down her back.
Waking up slowly to the feeling of someone stroking her hair and back, Karen opened her eyes. She looked up at Jack and smiled as she said, "Good morning poodle."
"Morning Karebear," Jack murmured, leaning over and kissing her cheek. "You're the most beautiful sight I've ever woken up to."
Giggling, Karen turned on her side and put her arm around Jack's neck, pulling his head to hers. "And you always give me the best morning sex I've ever had," she said, smiling. "So pay up Jackie."
He put his lips to Karen's for a long time before pulling back. "I thought I wore you out last night?" Jack asked mischievously.
"I got a good night's rest, and I'm ready to go," Karen said as he got on top of her. "I love you Jackie."
"Love you forever Kare," Jack whispered as they started making love.
They made love tenderly this time, very different from the lustful, passionate lovemaking from the night before. Their lips were always touching, even when they both cried out when they reached theirs peaks; their lips were still connected to each other slightly.
When Jack got off of Karen a few moments later, she turned over and rested her head on his chest. "What are we going to do today Jackie?" she asked as he put his arms around her.
"It's Ebie's birthday, remember?" Jack said.
"Oh my god, I completely forgot about that!" Karen said, lifting her head up and looking at him. "I didn't get a chance to buy any presents for her, did you poodle?"
"No, but we're going to York today," Jack answered.
"Good, we can go shopping for Ebie and maybe get some things for ourselves," Karen said. She kissed Jack on the lips softly and then sat up. "Come on Jackie, let's go get ready."
~~~
Later on that morning, everyone got into the SUV that belonged to Robert Riley and Katherine drove them to the city of York. When they passed through the city limits two hours after leaving Eadoin, Katherine said, "We're meeting Edward and the others for a celebratory lunch."
"For Ebie's birthday?" Karen asked from the middle seat where she and Jack were sitting next to Ebie who was in her car seat.
"Partially, it's going to be a reunion luncheon too," Katherine said. "Bobby and the others don't know of her birthday, but I'm sure Edward let them know about it."
"Are we going to an authentic pub?" Will asked.
"No, not with the children," Katherine said as she turned left at a stoplight. "We'll be heading to a bed and breakfast on the outskirts of town. The owners are friends of my family's and we've gone there for luncheons for a long time."
After driving through the city, Katherine turned into a driveway and drove down a long lane before stopping in front of a large Victorian style home.
"Here we are," Katherine said as she turned the car off. "And it looks like they're here already."
Everyone got out of the car, and they were greeted cheerfully by Edward, Sara and Richard Riley.
"Hello Kat dear," Sara said when she got to her sister in law.
"It's wonderful to see you again. I trust your trip was alright?" Katherine asked as they hugged.
"It was fine," Sara said as she moved on to hug Amber. "But the seas were a tad bit rough and poor Bobby got ill."
"Where is he?" Grace asked.
"Inside talking with the owners," Edward said. "We weren't sure how many of us there would be, so he volunteered to go inside and let them know how many chairs we would need."
"Well then, why don't we all go inside for a bit to eat," Sara said cheerfully, taking her son's hand.
Katherine and Edward were the only ones left outside as the others went into the home.
"I missed you greatly Edward," Katherine said, hurrying over to him and hugging him tightly.
"Not as much as I missed you," Edward said, putting his hand under her chin and lifting her head up. "At least you were with pleasant company," he murmured before he kissed her deeply for a few moments.
Robert Riley, who had been sent outside by his wife to collect his sister and brother in law, stopped dead in his tracks on the porch when he saw that Katherine and Edward were kissing. Sighing in a hurt way for something he could never have, he shook his head and said, "The others are waiting for the two of you to come inside."
Katherine broke away from Edward and whispered to him, "I'd best go greet him." She let go of her husband and hurried up the steps of the porch. "Hullo Bobby," she said cheerfully, kissing his cheek softly and hugging him.
"Marriage becomes you Katy," Robert said, hugging her back. "Shall we go inside then?" He held his arm out to Katherine, and she looped her arm through it and they walked inside, Edward following them.
~~~
"Edward told us on the drive to here last night that it was your daughter's birthday," Sara said as everyone sat relaxing after lunch was eaten.
"Yeah, she's a year old today," Jack said in a proud tone of voice.
"Would you mind terribly if I held her Karen?" Sara asked shyly.
"Oh no, go ahead Sara," Karen said. She lifted her daughter up and handed her to Sara, saying, "I was surprised you didn't ask to hold her earlier."
Sara smiled down at Elizabeth as she held her. "She is a very pretty child. The both of you are very lucky to have her," she said, kissing Elizabeth's cheek softly before handing her to Karen.
"Well you guys are lucky to have Richie," Jack pointed out.
Robert nodded to Jack and said, "Thank you Jack, he's a wonderful lad." He put his hand on the top of his son's head and said affectionately, "He'll be a grand Lord when his time comes."
"Thank you father," Richard said shyly, blushing.
"Kath," Karen said a few minutes later. "Jack and I need to go get some birthday gifts for Ebie, where's the best place to go for that?"
"I think you'd be better suited to answer that Bobby," Katherine said, turning to her brother.
"Ah, well it would depend on what you were planning on buying for your daughter Mrs. McFarland," Robert said, leaning on the table slightly.
"Just call me Karen and I'll call you Robert," Karen said, rolling her eyes.
"We'll probably get her some toys and clothes," Jack said.
"Then the best places for that would be Audoen's for toys and Troon's North for the clothes," Robert said, glancing over at his wife, who nodded.
~~~
After the meal had been paid for, Will and Grace went back to Eadoin with Robert, Sara and Richard.
"Amber wants to go over to the park in the center of the city," Katherine said as she, Edward, Amber, Karen, Jack and Elizabeth got into the car. "So why don't you three go on and shop for about three hours and then we'll meet and go back to Eadoin."
"That's perfect," Jack said. "Are those two stores near each other?"
"I'm dropping you guys off in front of Troon's North," Katherine said, pulling in front of the store. "Audoen's is across the street but down a little further."
"Thanks for bringing us here Kath," Karen said as she and Jack got out of the car. "We'll see you at four?"
"Yeah, and you both best be ready to leave by then," Katherine said, grinning at her sister.
"I know, I know, your tea time," Karen said, smiling. She shifted Elizabeth to her other hip and then walked away from the car.
"See you guys later," Jack called waving to them. He followed Karen into the children's clothing store and prepared himself for a day of serious shopping.
~~~
Karen and Jack walked out of the toy store and walked over to the corner of the street where Katherine and the others were waiting in the car.
"We're on time!" Jack cried as Katherine opened her mouth to speak.
"I wasn't going to say anything about that," Katherine said laughingly. "I was going to say that you are going to spoil Ebie horribly."
Karen climbed into the middle seat of the car and put Elizabeth in her car seat while Jack was putting their shopping bags in the back of the car. "She deserves to be spoiled Kath," Karen said. "She's a year old today."
Jack climbed into the car and settled next to car. He lightly hit the back of the passenger seat and said, "To Eadoin Driver! And step on it!"
Amber giggled in the back seat and Katherine rolled her eyes as she turned the car and started to make the drive back to Eadoin.
~~~
"We've got some gifts for Ebie you guys," Katherine said to Karen and Jack that night as everyone gathered in the living room after dinner.
"Bring 'em on Kat," Jack said as he sat on the grand piano bench with Elizabeth on his lap.
"I'll be back," Katherine said, smiling. She pulled Edward with her out of the room.
"How are you both doing now?" Sara asked as her husband left the room.
"What do you mean?" Karen asked, smoothing back Elizabeth's hair.
"I'm talking about your guys' relationship," Sara said, smiling slightly. "I've known many people whose relationships diminished after the first child was born."
"Oh, they're still the same Sara, don't worry about that," Will said.
"I think you guys are even more in love now than before," Grace said, smiling at Karen and Jack.
Richard came back into the room then and was followed by the butler who was carrying a few gifts and a few shopping bags. "Most of those are from my sister and brother in law," Richard said as Katherine and Edward came into the room.
"Boy Ebie," Jack said, kissing her cheek. "Wish I could get as many gifts on my birthday."
"Put her down poodle and let her open her presents," Karen said.
Jack grinned and kissed Karen's cheek before putting Elizabeth on the floor and sitting down next to her.
After twenty minutes, all of Elizabeth's presents had been opened. She had received a moon and stars blanket and some books from Katherine, Edward and Amber. Robert, Sara and Richard had given her a stuffed teddy bear and a small scarf. From her godparents, Elizabeth had gotten a little silver necklace that had a tiny dark blue diamond hanging from it.
A maid suddenly came into the room a few minutes later with a birthday cake with one candle on a tray.
"Oh, Kath, did you set this up?" Karen asked she took Elizabeth from Jack.
"Not me," Katherine answered. She walked over to the light switches and turned off a few so it was semi-dark in the room.
"I did Kare," Jack said as he held the cake in front of Elizabeth as they all sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. When the singing was over, Karen and Jack blew out the candle for their daughter as the others clapped.
~~~
Karen put Elizabeth to bed soon after everyone had each eaten a slice of cake. She was just about to cover Elizabeth up with the blanket from Katherine when she heard Jack come up behind her.
"A year went by pretty fast, huh?" he asked, putting his arms around her stomach and leaning his head on her shoulder.
"I know what you mean poodle," Karen said, leaning her cheek against his. "It feels like it was yesterday when I delivered her."
They were both quiet after that, watching their daughter sleep serenely, moving slightly and sighing once in a while.
Jack kissed Karen's cheek softly and then whispered into her ear, "Come on Kare, I want to talk to you about something." He let go of her and then took her hand in his, leading her out of the room and over to their bedroom.
"What's wrong Jackie," Karen asked as he closed the door and locked it.
"Sit with me over here," Jack answered, going over to the window seat. Once Karen was sitting next to him he said, "I've been thinking about how much we both love Ebie, and I was wondering... What do you think about having another child?"
Karen was quiet as this question had surprised her. "Another kid?" she said after thinking a few moments.
"Yeah," Jack said, taking her hands in his own. "I just thought that since we were so happy with Ebie, maybe we should try and have another one." When Karen didn't respond, he said quickly, "It's up to you really Kare, since you'll be carrying it and delivering and all that stuff."
"It would be nice to have another kid so Ebie wouldn't be an only child like we were," Karen said, looking at Jack.
"I think you mean when we were growing up that we were only children," Jack pointed out.
"Yeah," Karen said slowly.
"Well you don't need to decide right now," Jack said. "Take your time and think about it, okay Kare?"
Smiling brightly, Karen kissed Jack's cheek softly and said, "I love you Jackie. Thank you for letting me decide this."
"What, straight husbands don't let their wives decide if they're going to have a baby?" Jack asked as Karen got up off the window seat.
"They usually decide on it together at the same time," Karen said giggling.
"Oh, okay," Jack said. He watched as Karen took off her high heeled shoes and then got up on top of the bed. "So what do we do now Kare?"
"If you come here, we could try and think of something," Karen replied, grinning slyly.
Jack didn't waste any time in getting up and going over to the bed. He took off his sneakers before sitting on the edge of the bed next to Karen. He leaned down and brought his lips to hers and they kissed passionately.
After a while, Karen pulled on the shoulders of Jack's sweater, turning him over onto the other side of the bed. She quickly kissed him again before he could protest.
Not even opening his eyes, Jack ran his hands down Karen's back before he started pulling the blouse out of her skirt. When her blouse was completely untucked, he undid the bun that her hair was in. He ran his fingers through the loosened hair with one hand while the other went under her blouse.
Karen smiled as Jack pulled away from her slightly and then started to unbutton her blouse and take off her bra. "Hmm, didn't I tell you that we'd find something to do poodle?" she asked him in a husky tone of voice as he ran one hand over her breast.
"You were right Kare," Jack responded, his own voice thick with desire as well. He lifted his head up and enveloped her right breast in his mouth and sucked on it lightly when there was a knock on the bedroom door.
"Who is it?" Karen called out, trying to make her voice sound as normal as possible.
"It's me and Will," Grace said from behind the door. "We just wanted to say goodnight to you guys."
"Think we should let them in?" Karen asked, looking down at Jack.
Jack moved from Karen's breast and said, "No way, I'm not letting Chunky and Frizzy out there get a glimpse of this perfect body. He pushed her down on the pillow and went back to sucking her breasts.
"Are you guys okay?" Will asked.
"We're fine!" Karen said, holding back a moan. "But we're really tired."
"Oh, well then we'll let you guys sleep," Grace said.
"Yeah, I think Jackie is already asleep," Karen said, smiling. She felt a soft pinch on her side and she ran her fingers through Jack's hair.
"Okay, goodnight Karen," Grace said.
"See you guys tomorrow," Will said. A few seconds later, the sound of their retreating footsteps echoed in the hall outside.
"So I'm asleep huh?" Jack asked, lifting his head. When Karen nodded, he said, "Well I don't want to make you a liar, so-"
Karen grabbed his sweater before Jack could get out of the bed. "Close those curtains poodle," she said seductively, the lust back in her voice. "I don't think we'll sleep too much tonight."
Jack hurriedly closed the bed curtains and then turned back to his wife, leaning down and kissing his way down her body before he reached her skirt. He took off the skirt quickly and kissed the skin on Karen's stomach. "So, so beautiful Kare, it drives me crazy," he whispered as he slipped off her panties. He kissed her stomach a few more times before he started to pleasure her, earning him a loud moan from Karen.
"Oh...oh..." was all that Karen was able to gasp as Jack pleasured her. She was able to withstand the delicious torture he was inflicting on her for about ten minutes. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, and she reached her climax, yelling Jack's name and letting her body writhe around in complete abandonment.
It took Karen a few moments to calm down a little after that, and she was aware of Jack kissing her thigh tenderly. "Jackie...come here," she murmured.
Jack went up to Karen and they kissed for a long time.
Putting her hands on Jack's ass, Karen pressed his waist down to hers hard and the ground her hips to his. When he moaned, she said, "Excited at all poodle?"
"Every minute of the day," Jack managed to groan before she pushed him up off of her so he was sitting on his knees.
Karen kissed Jack passionately for a moment before she pulled back and started unbuttoning his shirt and removing the rest of his clothes. When he was naked, she straddled his lap and reached between them, stroking him softly.
"Ugh, Kare...oh my god," Jack grunted huskily as she pleasured him. He put one arm around her and then used his free hand to stroke one of her breasts. Minutes later, he reached his peak and moaned in ecstasy. When his breathing had returned to normal, he kissed Karen deeply, still stroking her breast with his hand. "You're so wonderful Kare," he whispered.
"You are too Jackie," Karen said. She lowered herself onto his lap then and said, "Make love to me now poodle."
Instantly aroused by the feel of Karen's hands on his back, Jack kissed Karen's lips softly before moving down to her neck and then breasts as they made love.
Karen gasped and moaned in complete euphoria as she neared her edge a long time later. When she did reach her edge she cried out, "Oh god... Jackie... Jack... oh... oh!"
At the same second, Jack hit his edge and moaned out Karen's name, but it was muffled since his mouth was still on her breast.
They fell back onto the mattress together, trying to get their breaths back. Jack rested his forehead in between Karen's breasts and he lazily traced a pattern on the skin over her ribs with his finger.
"You know what poodle," Karen said after a few moments. She put her hands in his hair and then lifted his head so his lips were near hers.
"What's that Kare?" Jack asked, running his thumb over Karen's swollen bottom lip.
"You're the best lover I've ever had," Karen said.
Jack looked at her incredulously and said, "You're just saying that 'cause I'm your husband."
"Uh-uh, I'm serious Jackie," Karen said, placing a hand on his cheek. "Every person I've ever made love to never really cared if I was feeling pleasure or not. And we both know that you like to make sure that I'm pleasured." She giggled lightly as Jack blushed and she kissed his lips softly. "And the most important thing to me," she continued. "You don't pull on the girls here, which is something every guy liked to do to them." She smiled at him and placed a hand on her breast.
"That would be a big crime," Jack said, he leaned down and picked Karen's hand up, kissing the fingertips. He then let go of her hand and then put his lips on her breast, sucking on it once again.
Karen smiled contentedly and she lightly scratched the back of Jack's neck with her fingernails. She had been completely truthful about what she had just told him, and this was the reason why. He was always very tender with her before they actually made love, and she loved him deeply for that.
"I want to make love to you again Kare," Jack groaned as he moved his mouth from her breast briefly.
"Why are you telling me that?" Karen said. She reached down and softly touched him and said as he moaned, "I can tell already. Just hurry up poodle before I go crazy here."
Smiling, Jack moved back on top of Karen and he made love to her once again.
They climaxed at the same time later on and they moaned each others names with complete rapture before they kissed hungrily.
~~~
Karen woke up feeling a single ray of sun on her arm. She lifted her head and blinked sleepily, surprised to see that she and Jack were lying on the bed wrong. Their heads where at the bottom of the bed instead of on the pillows. In fact, the pillows were gone, having been knocked off the bed at some point. As she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, Karen saw with amusement that the coverlet and two of the blankets that had been on the bed were on the floor along with the pillows. Hers and Jack's naked bodies were covered with the thin cotton sheet.
Giggling, Karen leaned over and kissed her husband; who had been sleeping on his back an arm around her; deeply on the mouth until he woke up.
Opening his eyes, Jack looked up at Karen and smiled. "Morning beautiful," he said before pulling her down to him for another deep kiss. He looked around the bed after they had pulled apart and said, "Whoa, looks like a tornado hit this bed."
"That wasn't a tornado," Karen said as she got on top of Jack, straddling him. "That was you and me poodle."
"How many times did we screw last night Kare?" Jack asked, putting his hands on her waist.
"I don't know, I lost count after the sixth time," Karen said as she started moving slowly.
"You want to do it again?" Jack asked.
Karen laughed and asked, "You can't tell by now poodle?"
Jack groaned and then held onto her hips tightly as they made love again.
When she hit her peak a few moments later, Karen moaned loudly and grabbed onto Jack's arms as her body shuddered in pleasure.
Gripping the skin on Karen's hips, Jack reached his climax at the same time as her and cried out her name over and over.
When she was completely spent, Karen literally collapsed on top of Jack and snuggled on his chest, listening to his heart which was beating wildly.
"I love you Kare, forever," Jack said tenderly when he was breathing normally again.
"Love you Jackie," Karen said, kissing his chest. "For eternity.
Laughing softly, Jack reached down and covered the both of them up with the sheet before they fell asleep again.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters. I also don't know the city of York, so any stores or restaurants I mention, I made up
Chapter Thirty-Three
Un Anniversaire
The next morning, Jack was watching Karen as she slept peacefully, nestled on top of his chest. He was very relieved that she had promised him she would try and curb her drinking. Jack knew, though, that Karen would have trouble not drinking, but he was determined to help her however he could.
Karen sighed in her sleep suddenly, and she turned over so she was sleeping on her stomach.
Jack couldn't help himself, and he reached out and started running his hand over Karen's hair softly. After a while, he ran his fingers through her hair and then down her back.
Waking up slowly to the feeling of someone stroking her hair and back, Karen opened her eyes. She looked up at Jack and smiled as she said, "Good morning poodle."
"Morning Karebear," Jack murmured, leaning over and kissing her cheek. "You're the most beautiful sight I've ever woken up to."
Giggling, Karen turned on her side and put her arm around Jack's neck, pulling his head to hers. "And you always give me the best morning sex I've ever had," she said, smiling. "So pay up Jackie."
He put his lips to Karen's for a long time before pulling back. "I thought I wore you out last night?" Jack asked mischievously.
"I got a good night's rest, and I'm ready to go," Karen said as he got on top of her. "I love you Jackie."
"Love you forever Kare," Jack whispered as they started making love.
They made love tenderly this time, very different from the lustful, passionate lovemaking from the night before. Their lips were always touching, even when they both cried out when they reached theirs peaks; their lips were still connected to each other slightly.
When Jack got off of Karen a few moments later, she turned over and rested her head on his chest. "What are we going to do today Jackie?" she asked as he put his arms around her.
"It's Ebie's birthday, remember?" Jack said.
"Oh my god, I completely forgot about that!" Karen said, lifting her head up and looking at him. "I didn't get a chance to buy any presents for her, did you poodle?"
"No, but we're going to York today," Jack answered.
"Good, we can go shopping for Ebie and maybe get some things for ourselves," Karen said. She kissed Jack on the lips softly and then sat up. "Come on Jackie, let's go get ready."
~~~
Later on that morning, everyone got into the SUV that belonged to Robert Riley and Katherine drove them to the city of York. When they passed through the city limits two hours after leaving Eadoin, Katherine said, "We're meeting Edward and the others for a celebratory lunch."
"For Ebie's birthday?" Karen asked from the middle seat where she and Jack were sitting next to Ebie who was in her car seat.
"Partially, it's going to be a reunion luncheon too," Katherine said. "Bobby and the others don't know of her birthday, but I'm sure Edward let them know about it."
"Are we going to an authentic pub?" Will asked.
"No, not with the children," Katherine said as she turned left at a stoplight. "We'll be heading to a bed and breakfast on the outskirts of town. The owners are friends of my family's and we've gone there for luncheons for a long time."
After driving through the city, Katherine turned into a driveway and drove down a long lane before stopping in front of a large Victorian style home.
"Here we are," Katherine said as she turned the car off. "And it looks like they're here already."
Everyone got out of the car, and they were greeted cheerfully by Edward, Sara and Richard Riley.
"Hello Kat dear," Sara said when she got to her sister in law.
"It's wonderful to see you again. I trust your trip was alright?" Katherine asked as they hugged.
"It was fine," Sara said as she moved on to hug Amber. "But the seas were a tad bit rough and poor Bobby got ill."
"Where is he?" Grace asked.
"Inside talking with the owners," Edward said. "We weren't sure how many of us there would be, so he volunteered to go inside and let them know how many chairs we would need."
"Well then, why don't we all go inside for a bit to eat," Sara said cheerfully, taking her son's hand.
Katherine and Edward were the only ones left outside as the others went into the home.
"I missed you greatly Edward," Katherine said, hurrying over to him and hugging him tightly.
"Not as much as I missed you," Edward said, putting his hand under her chin and lifting her head up. "At least you were with pleasant company," he murmured before he kissed her deeply for a few moments.
Robert Riley, who had been sent outside by his wife to collect his sister and brother in law, stopped dead in his tracks on the porch when he saw that Katherine and Edward were kissing. Sighing in a hurt way for something he could never have, he shook his head and said, "The others are waiting for the two of you to come inside."
Katherine broke away from Edward and whispered to him, "I'd best go greet him." She let go of her husband and hurried up the steps of the porch. "Hullo Bobby," she said cheerfully, kissing his cheek softly and hugging him.
"Marriage becomes you Katy," Robert said, hugging her back. "Shall we go inside then?" He held his arm out to Katherine, and she looped her arm through it and they walked inside, Edward following them.
~~~
"Edward told us on the drive to here last night that it was your daughter's birthday," Sara said as everyone sat relaxing after lunch was eaten.
"Yeah, she's a year old today," Jack said in a proud tone of voice.
"Would you mind terribly if I held her Karen?" Sara asked shyly.
"Oh no, go ahead Sara," Karen said. She lifted her daughter up and handed her to Sara, saying, "I was surprised you didn't ask to hold her earlier."
Sara smiled down at Elizabeth as she held her. "She is a very pretty child. The both of you are very lucky to have her," she said, kissing Elizabeth's cheek softly before handing her to Karen.
"Well you guys are lucky to have Richie," Jack pointed out.
Robert nodded to Jack and said, "Thank you Jack, he's a wonderful lad." He put his hand on the top of his son's head and said affectionately, "He'll be a grand Lord when his time comes."
"Thank you father," Richard said shyly, blushing.
"Kath," Karen said a few minutes later. "Jack and I need to go get some birthday gifts for Ebie, where's the best place to go for that?"
"I think you'd be better suited to answer that Bobby," Katherine said, turning to her brother.
"Ah, well it would depend on what you were planning on buying for your daughter Mrs. McFarland," Robert said, leaning on the table slightly.
"Just call me Karen and I'll call you Robert," Karen said, rolling her eyes.
"We'll probably get her some toys and clothes," Jack said.
"Then the best places for that would be Audoen's for toys and Troon's North for the clothes," Robert said, glancing over at his wife, who nodded.
~~~
After the meal had been paid for, Will and Grace went back to Eadoin with Robert, Sara and Richard.
"Amber wants to go over to the park in the center of the city," Katherine said as she, Edward, Amber, Karen, Jack and Elizabeth got into the car. "So why don't you three go on and shop for about three hours and then we'll meet and go back to Eadoin."
"That's perfect," Jack said. "Are those two stores near each other?"
"I'm dropping you guys off in front of Troon's North," Katherine said, pulling in front of the store. "Audoen's is across the street but down a little further."
"Thanks for bringing us here Kath," Karen said as she and Jack got out of the car. "We'll see you at four?"
"Yeah, and you both best be ready to leave by then," Katherine said, grinning at her sister.
"I know, I know, your tea time," Karen said, smiling. She shifted Elizabeth to her other hip and then walked away from the car.
"See you guys later," Jack called waving to them. He followed Karen into the children's clothing store and prepared himself for a day of serious shopping.
~~~
Karen and Jack walked out of the toy store and walked over to the corner of the street where Katherine and the others were waiting in the car.
"We're on time!" Jack cried as Katherine opened her mouth to speak.
"I wasn't going to say anything about that," Katherine said laughingly. "I was going to say that you are going to spoil Ebie horribly."
Karen climbed into the middle seat of the car and put Elizabeth in her car seat while Jack was putting their shopping bags in the back of the car. "She deserves to be spoiled Kath," Karen said. "She's a year old today."
Jack climbed into the car and settled next to car. He lightly hit the back of the passenger seat and said, "To Eadoin Driver! And step on it!"
Amber giggled in the back seat and Katherine rolled her eyes as she turned the car and started to make the drive back to Eadoin.
~~~
"We've got some gifts for Ebie you guys," Katherine said to Karen and Jack that night as everyone gathered in the living room after dinner.
"Bring 'em on Kat," Jack said as he sat on the grand piano bench with Elizabeth on his lap.
"I'll be back," Katherine said, smiling. She pulled Edward with her out of the room.
"How are you both doing now?" Sara asked as her husband left the room.
"What do you mean?" Karen asked, smoothing back Elizabeth's hair.
"I'm talking about your guys' relationship," Sara said, smiling slightly. "I've known many people whose relationships diminished after the first child was born."
"Oh, they're still the same Sara, don't worry about that," Will said.
"I think you guys are even more in love now than before," Grace said, smiling at Karen and Jack.
Richard came back into the room then and was followed by the butler who was carrying a few gifts and a few shopping bags. "Most of those are from my sister and brother in law," Richard said as Katherine and Edward came into the room.
"Boy Ebie," Jack said, kissing her cheek. "Wish I could get as many gifts on my birthday."
"Put her down poodle and let her open her presents," Karen said.
Jack grinned and kissed Karen's cheek before putting Elizabeth on the floor and sitting down next to her.
After twenty minutes, all of Elizabeth's presents had been opened. She had received a moon and stars blanket and some books from Katherine, Edward and Amber. Robert, Sara and Richard had given her a stuffed teddy bear and a small scarf. From her godparents, Elizabeth had gotten a little silver necklace that had a tiny dark blue diamond hanging from it.
A maid suddenly came into the room a few minutes later with a birthday cake with one candle on a tray.
"Oh, Kath, did you set this up?" Karen asked she took Elizabeth from Jack.
"Not me," Katherine answered. She walked over to the light switches and turned off a few so it was semi-dark in the room.
"I did Kare," Jack said as he held the cake in front of Elizabeth as they all sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. When the singing was over, Karen and Jack blew out the candle for their daughter as the others clapped.
~~~
Karen put Elizabeth to bed soon after everyone had each eaten a slice of cake. She was just about to cover Elizabeth up with the blanket from Katherine when she heard Jack come up behind her.
"A year went by pretty fast, huh?" he asked, putting his arms around her stomach and leaning his head on her shoulder.
"I know what you mean poodle," Karen said, leaning her cheek against his. "It feels like it was yesterday when I delivered her."
They were both quiet after that, watching their daughter sleep serenely, moving slightly and sighing once in a while.
Jack kissed Karen's cheek softly and then whispered into her ear, "Come on Kare, I want to talk to you about something." He let go of her and then took her hand in his, leading her out of the room and over to their bedroom.
"What's wrong Jackie," Karen asked as he closed the door and locked it.
"Sit with me over here," Jack answered, going over to the window seat. Once Karen was sitting next to him he said, "I've been thinking about how much we both love Ebie, and I was wondering... What do you think about having another child?"
Karen was quiet as this question had surprised her. "Another kid?" she said after thinking a few moments.
"Yeah," Jack said, taking her hands in his own. "I just thought that since we were so happy with Ebie, maybe we should try and have another one." When Karen didn't respond, he said quickly, "It's up to you really Kare, since you'll be carrying it and delivering and all that stuff."
"It would be nice to have another kid so Ebie wouldn't be an only child like we were," Karen said, looking at Jack.
"I think you mean when we were growing up that we were only children," Jack pointed out.
"Yeah," Karen said slowly.
"Well you don't need to decide right now," Jack said. "Take your time and think about it, okay Kare?"
Smiling brightly, Karen kissed Jack's cheek softly and said, "I love you Jackie. Thank you for letting me decide this."
"What, straight husbands don't let their wives decide if they're going to have a baby?" Jack asked as Karen got up off the window seat.
"They usually decide on it together at the same time," Karen said giggling.
"Oh, okay," Jack said. He watched as Karen took off her high heeled shoes and then got up on top of the bed. "So what do we do now Kare?"
"If you come here, we could try and think of something," Karen replied, grinning slyly.
Jack didn't waste any time in getting up and going over to the bed. He took off his sneakers before sitting on the edge of the bed next to Karen. He leaned down and brought his lips to hers and they kissed passionately.
After a while, Karen pulled on the shoulders of Jack's sweater, turning him over onto the other side of the bed. She quickly kissed him again before he could protest.
Not even opening his eyes, Jack ran his hands down Karen's back before he started pulling the blouse out of her skirt. When her blouse was completely untucked, he undid the bun that her hair was in. He ran his fingers through the loosened hair with one hand while the other went under her blouse.
Karen smiled as Jack pulled away from her slightly and then started to unbutton her blouse and take off her bra. "Hmm, didn't I tell you that we'd find something to do poodle?" she asked him in a husky tone of voice as he ran one hand over her breast.
"You were right Kare," Jack responded, his own voice thick with desire as well. He lifted his head up and enveloped her right breast in his mouth and sucked on it lightly when there was a knock on the bedroom door.
"Who is it?" Karen called out, trying to make her voice sound as normal as possible.
"It's me and Will," Grace said from behind the door. "We just wanted to say goodnight to you guys."
"Think we should let them in?" Karen asked, looking down at Jack.
Jack moved from Karen's breast and said, "No way, I'm not letting Chunky and Frizzy out there get a glimpse of this perfect body. He pushed her down on the pillow and went back to sucking her breasts.
"Are you guys okay?" Will asked.
"We're fine!" Karen said, holding back a moan. "But we're really tired."
"Oh, well then we'll let you guys sleep," Grace said.
"Yeah, I think Jackie is already asleep," Karen said, smiling. She felt a soft pinch on her side and she ran her fingers through Jack's hair.
"Okay, goodnight Karen," Grace said.
"See you guys tomorrow," Will said. A few seconds later, the sound of their retreating footsteps echoed in the hall outside.
"So I'm asleep huh?" Jack asked, lifting his head. When Karen nodded, he said, "Well I don't want to make you a liar, so-"
Karen grabbed his sweater before Jack could get out of the bed. "Close those curtains poodle," she said seductively, the lust back in her voice. "I don't think we'll sleep too much tonight."
Jack hurriedly closed the bed curtains and then turned back to his wife, leaning down and kissing his way down her body before he reached her skirt. He took off the skirt quickly and kissed the skin on Karen's stomach. "So, so beautiful Kare, it drives me crazy," he whispered as he slipped off her panties. He kissed her stomach a few more times before he started to pleasure her, earning him a loud moan from Karen.
"Oh...oh..." was all that Karen was able to gasp as Jack pleasured her. She was able to withstand the delicious torture he was inflicting on her for about ten minutes. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, and she reached her climax, yelling Jack's name and letting her body writhe around in complete abandonment.
It took Karen a few moments to calm down a little after that, and she was aware of Jack kissing her thigh tenderly. "Jackie...come here," she murmured.
Jack went up to Karen and they kissed for a long time.
Putting her hands on Jack's ass, Karen pressed his waist down to hers hard and the ground her hips to his. When he moaned, she said, "Excited at all poodle?"
"Every minute of the day," Jack managed to groan before she pushed him up off of her so he was sitting on his knees.
Karen kissed Jack passionately for a moment before she pulled back and started unbuttoning his shirt and removing the rest of his clothes. When he was naked, she straddled his lap and reached between them, stroking him softly.
"Ugh, Kare...oh my god," Jack grunted huskily as she pleasured him. He put one arm around her and then used his free hand to stroke one of her breasts. Minutes later, he reached his peak and moaned in ecstasy. When his breathing had returned to normal, he kissed Karen deeply, still stroking her breast with his hand. "You're so wonderful Kare," he whispered.
"You are too Jackie," Karen said. She lowered herself onto his lap then and said, "Make love to me now poodle."
Instantly aroused by the feel of Karen's hands on his back, Jack kissed Karen's lips softly before moving down to her neck and then breasts as they made love.
Karen gasped and moaned in complete euphoria as she neared her edge a long time later. When she did reach her edge she cried out, "Oh god... Jackie... Jack... oh... oh!"
At the same second, Jack hit his edge and moaned out Karen's name, but it was muffled since his mouth was still on her breast.
They fell back onto the mattress together, trying to get their breaths back. Jack rested his forehead in between Karen's breasts and he lazily traced a pattern on the skin over her ribs with his finger.
"You know what poodle," Karen said after a few moments. She put her hands in his hair and then lifted his head so his lips were near hers.
"What's that Kare?" Jack asked, running his thumb over Karen's swollen bottom lip.
"You're the best lover I've ever had," Karen said.
Jack looked at her incredulously and said, "You're just saying that 'cause I'm your husband."
"Uh-uh, I'm serious Jackie," Karen said, placing a hand on his cheek. "Every person I've ever made love to never really cared if I was feeling pleasure or not. And we both know that you like to make sure that I'm pleasured." She giggled lightly as Jack blushed and she kissed his lips softly. "And the most important thing to me," she continued. "You don't pull on the girls here, which is something every guy liked to do to them." She smiled at him and placed a hand on her breast.
"That would be a big crime," Jack said, he leaned down and picked Karen's hand up, kissing the fingertips. He then let go of her hand and then put his lips on her breast, sucking on it once again.
Karen smiled contentedly and she lightly scratched the back of Jack's neck with her fingernails. She had been completely truthful about what she had just told him, and this was the reason why. He was always very tender with her before they actually made love, and she loved him deeply for that.
"I want to make love to you again Kare," Jack groaned as he moved his mouth from her breast briefly.
"Why are you telling me that?" Karen said. She reached down and softly touched him and said as he moaned, "I can tell already. Just hurry up poodle before I go crazy here."
Smiling, Jack moved back on top of Karen and he made love to her once again.
They climaxed at the same time later on and they moaned each others names with complete rapture before they kissed hungrily.
~~~
Karen woke up feeling a single ray of sun on her arm. She lifted her head and blinked sleepily, surprised to see that she and Jack were lying on the bed wrong. Their heads where at the bottom of the bed instead of on the pillows. In fact, the pillows were gone, having been knocked off the bed at some point. As she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, Karen saw with amusement that the coverlet and two of the blankets that had been on the bed were on the floor along with the pillows. Hers and Jack's naked bodies were covered with the thin cotton sheet.
Giggling, Karen leaned over and kissed her husband; who had been sleeping on his back an arm around her; deeply on the mouth until he woke up.
Opening his eyes, Jack looked up at Karen and smiled. "Morning beautiful," he said before pulling her down to him for another deep kiss. He looked around the bed after they had pulled apart and said, "Whoa, looks like a tornado hit this bed."
"That wasn't a tornado," Karen said as she got on top of Jack, straddling him. "That was you and me poodle."
"How many times did we screw last night Kare?" Jack asked, putting his hands on her waist.
"I don't know, I lost count after the sixth time," Karen said as she started moving slowly.
"You want to do it again?" Jack asked.
Karen laughed and asked, "You can't tell by now poodle?"
Jack groaned and then held onto her hips tightly as they made love again.
When she hit her peak a few moments later, Karen moaned loudly and grabbed onto Jack's arms as her body shuddered in pleasure.
Gripping the skin on Karen's hips, Jack reached his climax at the same time as her and cried out her name over and over.
When she was completely spent, Karen literally collapsed on top of Jack and snuggled on his chest, listening to his heart which was beating wildly.
"I love you Kare, forever," Jack said tenderly when he was breathing normally again.
"Love you Jackie," Karen said, kissing his chest. "For eternity.
Laughing softly, Jack reached down and covered the both of them up with the sheet before they fell asleep again.