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Chapter Forty-Two
An Early Crisis
Karen kept her word and went to Katherine's psychiatrist, telling her that she discovered her sister was cutting herself once again.
"You are completely sure of this Mrs. McFarland?" Dr. Petrach asked, looking at Karen from across her desk, a surprised expression on her face.
"I lifted up her shirt sleeve and looked at her arm myself," Karen said, shifting a little bit in her chair. "It looks like she's been doing it over and over again. Like she's been cutting old cuts and making new ones."
"My god," Susan said, standing up and going over to the window. "I had believed she was doing well." She turned to Karen and said, "You see Mrs. McFarland, Katherine has been telling me she is feeling happy and content since loosing the babies."
"What are you going to do?" Karen asked, watching the woman.
"I am not sure, I need to ponder on how to approach this," Susan said. "Your sister has an appointment tomorrow afternoon, so I am going to need time to think about it."
"Sure," Karen said, taking the hint. She stood up and turned to leave when she thought of something. "Dr. Petrach, do you think Kath might try and kill herself again if you can't help her?"
"I will try and do my best to try to prevent that from happening Mrs. McFarland," Susan said.
Karen's face fell and she opened her mouth to speak, but she stopped. "Thanks for letting me see you," she said, turning and leaving the room.
~~~
It looked like Susan made some progress with Katherine after she was informed of her patient's return to the habit of cutting herself.
Deep inside herself though, Katherine was still immeasurably depressed and she kept cutting herself, except this time, she cut herself on her thighs so no one would be able to see or discover them.
~~~
In spite of the problems with Katherine, Karen was very happy and content now that she was pregnant again. She spent a lot of her time at home after leaving Grace's office, holding Elizabeth and telling her over and over that she was going to be a big sister.
Whenever Jack came home from the theater, late in the afternoon, he went straight to Elizabeth's room, where he knew Karen would be.
They would spend a lot of time sitting either in the window seat or the rocking bench, playing with their daughter and sometimes just sitting quietly as Elizabeth fell asleep in Karen's arms.
One day in early May when Jack went to Elizabeth's room, he was surprised to see Rosario sitting on the window seat, watching the baby as she slept in the crib and knitting. "Where's Karen?" he asked her.
"In her room, didn't even come in to see the baby," Rosario said, looking up briefly.
Jack turned and immediately left, going over to the bedroom. He opened the door and peered inside, surprised to see Karen lying on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. "Hey Kare," he said softly, walking to her.
"Jackie," Karen said listlessly, glancing at him.
"What's wrong Karebear?" Jack said as he sat down next to her on the edge of the bed.
"My stomach is hurting me a little bit Jackie," Karen answered weakly.
"Maybe you should go to the doctor's," Jack said, immediately worried. He placed his hand softly on her abdomen.
"No, it's just a stomachache. I just need some rest," Karen said, smiling up at him.
"Is it okay if I stay with you then?" Jack asked, rubbing her stomach gently.
"Will you bring Elizabeth?" Karen asked.
Jack smiled and leaned down, kissing her deeply before pulling back. "I'll go get her," he said, brushing her cheek with the back of his hand. He got off the bed and left the room, going into Elizabeth's. He picked her up out of the crib, waking her up. "Morning sleepyhead," Jack said, kissing her cheek as she yawned. "Let's go and see your mommy."
"Mama?" Elizabeth asked, putting her arms around Jack's neck.
"Yep, come on honey," Jack said, smiling. He nodded to Rosario as he walked out and then went over to the bedroom.
"Hello Ebie," Karen said, sounding weak again as she took the baby from Jack. She kissed the top of their daughter's head and settled her on top of her chest as she lay back on her pillow.
"If you're not better by the time we finish dinner, I'm taking you to the hospital," Jack said forcefully as he settled on the top of the covers next to Karen.
"I'll be fine poodle," Karen said, lifting up slightly so Jack could put his arm under her. When she lay back down, she rested her head on his shoulder.
"She isn't too heavy Kare?" Jack asked, placing his free hand on the top of Elizabeth's head.
Karen smiled and kissed Jack's cheek. "No Jackie, she's fine where she is," she said.
Jack started to stroke their daughter's hair gently as he and Karen lapsed into silence. He pulled Karen a little closer to him and then said, "How long are you going to let her hair grow?"
"I think I want her hair to be about as long as my sister and niece's hair," Karen said after thinking for a minute. "I remember my hair being that length and everyone always said it was pretty."
"Your hair is always pretty Kare, whatever length," Jack said, kissing her forehead.
Smiling, Karen kissed the top of Elizabeth's head again and said, "My stomach isn't hurting anymore poodle."
"Really?" Jack asked, looking at her.
"Yeah, I feel a lot better," Karen said.
"Do you feel hungry at all?" Jack said.
"Why, want to take me out to dinner?" Karen asked, grinning.
Jack laughed and then said, "I think we should just eat here. That way we can stay with Ebie."
"Okay, but let's eat on the balcony since it's so warm tonight," Karen said, sitting up slowly.
"I'll go tell Cook," Jack said. He put his hand on Karen's cheek and pulled her lips to his, kissing her gently. Before he got off the bed, he kissed Elizabeth's forehead and ruffled her hair a little bit. "I'll be right back."
~~~
Late that night, Karen woke up suddenly to a very sharp pain in her stomach and she cried out in extreme pain.
"Kare! What is it?" Jack said, sitting up as soon as she had screamed.
"Oooh Jackie, I think I'm getting contractions," Karen said, sitting up with her hands on her abdomen. She started to cry furiously then.
"Contractions, but you're only three months Kare!" Jack exclaimed. Without wasting another second, he jumped out of bed and ran to his closet so he could get dressed and take Karen to the hospital. He got dressed in record time, and then helped Karen into some clothes hurriedly.
Karen, who was still crying, could barely walk when Jack helped her out of bed.
"I'll carry you honey," Jack said in a soothing tone of voice. He picked her up in his arms and quickly left the room. He yelled for Rosario to wake up and once the maid appeared in the foyer, he told her to get Driver.
"Where are you taking Miss Karen?" Rosario asked sleepily, surprised to see Jack holding Karen.
"Just get Driver up Rosario!" Jack snapped. "I need to get her to the hospital now!"
Rosario didn't say another word and left, going to where Driver slept to wake him up.
Jack then left the penthouse and went down to the underground garage where the limos were parked. He had a key for one of them luckily, and he opened it, setting Karen inside.
"Mr. McFarland?" a tired voice asked behind him.
"Driver, my wife is having contractions and I need to get to the hospital as fast as possible," Jack said.
"Yes sir," Driver said, wanting to ask more, but recognizing the fear in Jack's eyes. He realized that this was a very serious situation.
Getting into the back of the car, Jack said to Driver before closing the partition, "I don't care if you have to run red lights, I'll pay the tickets, just get to the hospital as fast as you can." As the car started and they were driving on the street, Jack turned all his attention to his wife.
"Oh Jackie, I don't want to lose the baby!" Karen cried out painfully as another contraction came.
"No Kare, you won't," Jack said, unsure of what to do. Finally he took Karen's hand in his own and held her close to him, murmuring comfortingly and stroking her stomach gently every time a contraction would occur. As soon as they got to the hospital, Jack barely waited for the limo to stop completely before he was out of the door. He yelled to an orderly standing outside to bring a wheelchair and then turned to help Karen out.
The orderly held the chair as Jack settled Karen on it and then he pushed it quickly while Jack jogged alongside it.
"What's wrong here?" a nurse asked as they entered the ER.
"My wife just started having contractions ten minutes ago," Jack said, a little out of breath. "She's only three months pregnant."
The nurse's eyes widened and she said, "Okay, I'll take her into a room."
"Wait, I want my husband to stay with me!" Karen cried as the nurse started pushing her down a hallway.
"Hurry up sir," the nurse said briskly, continuing down the hallway.
Jack ran after his wife and the nurse as they entered an examination room. He helped the nurse settle Karen on the table and then took her hand as she lay down.
"A doctor is on her way, she'll be here soon," the nurse said before leaving.
"Jackie," Karen said, gripping his hand tightly. "If I lose the baby...I'm so sorry."
"Don't talk like that Kare, you're not going to lose our baby," Jack said sternly, making her cry harder.
"Good morning to the both of you," a doctor said hurriedly as she came into the room, closing the door behind her. "Ah yes, the nurse told me that she recognized the two of you," the doctor said when she saw Jack and Karen.
"Doctor, please, my wife-" Jack started to say.
"Early contractions, I was informed," the doctor interrupted. "Tell me Mrs. McFarland, did you happen to have a stomachache earlier today at all?"
Karen sniffled slightly, getting her tears under control, and nodded. "But it went away after a couple of hours," she said.
"Good, now I know what I'm dealing with," the doctor said. She wrote something down on her medical chart and said, "I'll be right back."
"Where is she going?" Karen asked, sounding surprised.
"Probably to get something to help you Kare," Jack said soothingly.
A few minutes later, the doctor returned and handed Jack a hospital gown. "If you'll help your wife put that on Mr. McFarland, I'll prepare the medicine."
"Medicine for what?" Karen asked as Jack helped her undress.
The doctor, who had her back turned to the two, preparing a syringe, said, "This will stop the contractions and then I'll be able to check and see if everything is okay with your baby." She tapped the syringe a few times and then turned back to the table. "Now just lay on your side, I'm going to have to inject this into your spinal cord.
Karen turned on her side and she squeezed down on Jack's hand tightly as the needle was injected into her back.
"All done, now it's going to take a few minutes for that to take effect," the doctor said, turning back to her file next to the sink. "In the meantime, I'm going to have you transferred to a hospital room so we can keep you here for observation for a couple of days Mrs. McFarland."
"Thank you doctor," Jack said, quietly as he helped Karen lay on her back.
The doctor smiled and said, "A nurse will come by with a stretcher in a while to take her to her room."
When she had left, Karen looked up at Jack. "She didn't say whether I was going to keep the baby."
"I guess she needs to check on you after you get to your room," Jack said, shrugging.
"When she's looking at me poodle, can you call Kath?" Karen asked.
"Of course Karebear," Jack said, leaning down and kissing her forehead softly.
~~~
While the doctor was examining Karen, Jack went over to the nurse's station and asked to use the phone there, since he had left his cell phone at home in all the rush.
"As long as it's not a long distance call Mr. McFarland," the nurse he asked said.
"No, it's in the city," Jack responded. He picked up the phone and was about to dial when he paused. "How did you know my name?"
"News travels fast here," the nurse said, smiling at him.
Jack nodded and then dialed the number to Katherine and Edward's penthouse.
Katherine was walking around the living room, unable to sleep for the fifth night in a row. She had just come from her bathroom, having given herself a small cut on the outside of her left thigh. When the phone rang, she rushed over to the receiver on the table and picked it up. "Hello?" she asked.
"Kat, it's Jack," the voice on the other end said.
"Jack? What's going on? What's wrong?" Katherine asked, sinking down into an armchair.
"Kare woke up a couple of hours earlier and was having contractions," Jack said, turning so he could see the doorway to Karen's room. "I brought her to St. Stephen's."
"Is she okay?" Katherine said. "And the baby?"
"The doctor is looking at her right now," Jack said. "So I'm not sure."
"I'll come down there as soon as I'm dressed Jackie," Katherine said. Without saying goodbye, she hung up the phone and ran up to her room to change.
~~~
"Jack!" Katherine cried as she spotted him sitting in a chair in the waiting room on the tenth floor.
"Hey Kat, you got here pretty quickly," Jack said, standing as his sister in law reached him.
"Yeah, I was lucky to get a cab dropping someone off at our building," Katherine said. "How is Kare?"
"I still don't know," Jack said. "When I called you, the doctor had just gone in to check on her. And I don't know how long-"
"Mr. McFarland?" the doctor said, standing in the hallway.
Jack walked past Katherine and then hurried over to the doctor. "Is my wife and our baby okay?" he asked immediately.
"Just a moment, who are you?" the doctor asked as Katherine came up behind Jack.
"This is my wife's sister," Jack said quickly.
"Oh, well then, I'll tell you both right away, Karen is fine and the baby is fine as well," the doctor said.
Jack closed his eyes and covered his face with his hands in relief. "Thank god," he murmured in a low tone of voice.
"Yes, it seems she just experienced early contractions which do happen in some pregnancies," the doctor said. "In this case though, it seemed her body was tricked into thinking the cramps that accompanied the stomachache earlier were the start of the contractions. When the pain went away, her body started the contractions since it thought the baby was stuck."
"Will she have any problems from this later on?" Katherine asked intently.
"I don't think so," the doctor said. "But whatever it was she ate that cause the stomachache earlier, and any other food that gives her that, she should stay away from."
"When can I take her home?" Jack asked.
"I'd like her to stay for a couple days, just as a precaution so I can be sure nothing happens with the baby," the doctor said.
"Can I see her now?" Jack asked. "Can we see her?"
"Sure, but not for too long, she'll need to get some rest," the doctor said. She walked past the two and was about to go behind the nurse's station when Jack called out to her.
"Is it alright if I stay in the room while my wife is here?" he asked.
"Of course Mr. McFarland," the doctor said smiling.
Jack looked at Katherine and grinned. "Come on Kat, let's go see Kare," he said.
"You go first Jackie, I'm sure she wants to see you alone first," Katherine said, smiling and pushing him forward gently.
"Thanks Sister Katherine," Jack said. He hurried over to Karen's room and walked inside. He went over to the bed and took his wife's hand.
The two stared up at each other for a long time, not saying anything.
Finally, Jack broke the silence by saying, "I told you you weren't going to lose the baby."
"Thank you Jackie," Karen said, holding her arms out to him.
He knelt down and hugged her tightly, kissing her cheek. "Thank you for what?" he asked.
"For getting me here so fast," Karen said, lying back on the bed as he let her go. "The doctor told me that if you hadn't gotten me here so fast, we would have been in trouble," she said, putting her hand on her stomach.
Jack didn't say anything, but he sat down on the edge of the bed and put his hand on top of Karen's stomach.
Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the doorway of the room, and Karen and Jack looked over to see Katherine standing there.
"Kath, what are you doing here?" Karen asked, surprised.
"Jack called me, told me what was going on," Katherine said as she walked into the room. "You didn't think I would come to see if my sister was okay?"
"Not really, it is the middle of the night," Karen said as Jack moved so she could hug her sister.
"Actually it's about five o'clock now," Katherine pointed out. "That's why I came in; I'm feeling tired and wanted to see you before I went home."
"Thanks for coming Kath," Karen said.
"No problem Kare," Katherine said, smiling. "I'm glad you and the baby are doing fine." She put on her coat and then said, "I'll come by and visit you later today."
"Alright, bye," Karen said.
"Bye Kat," Jack said as she started to leave the room. When she was gone, he turned back to Karen and said, "You should sleep Kare."
"Only if you come in here with me," Karen replied, moving over to the edge of the bed.
"Are you sure?" Jack asked, hesitating a little.
"Yes poodle, and if anyone tries to make you move, they're going to deal with me," Karen said forcefully.
Jack smiled and took off his shoes before climbing onto the hospital bed with Karen. "I love you Kare," he said, once they were situated.
"Love you too Jackie," Karen said, lifting her head from where it was resting on his chest and kissing his chin. She put her head back down and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep as fast as she could.
~~~
After two days, Karen was allowed to go home from the hospital. The doctor attending her said that the baby and Karen herself were in perfect health. She did advise Karen to rest in bed for a day or two, just so she wouldn't risk anything happening to the baby.
As soon as he walked into the penthouse with Karen, Jack lifted her up into his arms and carried her up the stairs.
"You are so crazy sometimes poodle," Karen giggled as he walked into their room.
"Want me to bring Ebie?" Jack asked once he had laid her down on the bed.
"Please Jackie," Karen said, pulling off her shoes and getting under the covers.
Jack left the room and was met by Rosario, who was holding Elizabeth, at the doorway of the baby's room.
"She heard your voices and tried to climb out of the crib," Rosario said, handing Elizabeth to Jack.
"Thanks Rosie," Jack said, shifting his daughter to his other arm. He turned and then walked back to his and Karen's bedroom.
"Mama!" Elizabeth cried when she saw Karen in the bed.
"Hi Ebie honey," Karen said when Jack handed their daughter to her. "I hope you were making a lot of trouble for Rosario while I was gone."
Elizabeth giggled and then kissed her mother's cheek.
"It's so nice to be home," Karen said, sighing and leaning back against the headboard. "Too bad you have to go to rehearsal."
"No, I told Georgie that I wasn't going in today," Jack replied as he took one of Elizabeth's hands.
"Why?" Karen asked, surprised.
"Well, I wanted to stay with you," Jack said in mock-offence. "But if you don't want me to stay, I guess I can go to the theater anyway." He made a motion as if to leave the bed, but Karen grabbed his wrist.
"You're not going anywhere," she said, smiling at him.
"Good, but neither are you, you know," Jack pointed out.
Karen sighed and said, "I know Jackie, but you better get me something to do or else I'll be bored out of my mind."
"Okay, but I'm gonna have to leave the room," Jack said.
"Just as long as you come back," Karen said, smiling. As he got up and left, she said, "Better get some toys for Ebie too poodle."
"I will Karebear," Jack said, just before he walked out of the room.
Looking down at her daughter, Karen ran her fingers through Elizabeth's hair and sighed, "Your hair needs to grow a lot faster honey."
Elizabeth laughed and patted her mother's cheeks. "Toy!" she cried out then.
"I've got 'em right here Ebie," Jack said, coming into the room. He handed their daughter a set of wooden blocks and then her stuffed dog. He gave Karen a stack of magazines and some books.
"What are you going to do Jackie?" Karen asked as she picked up one of the books, which was a Christmas present from Katherine from the year before.
"I dunno, play with Ebie I guess," Jack said, shrugging his shoulders.
Karen smiled and kissed Jack's cheek softly.
For the rest of the day, pausing only to eat lunch, the three stayed on the bed; or in Karen's place, on the bed. Jack played with Elizabeth until she took a nap in the afternoon, after that he sat next to Karen and looked at magazines with her until dinner was served to them.
~~~
That night, Jack put Elizabeth to bed after changing her into her pajamas. "You sleep all night okay Ebie?" he said to her before he set her down in the crib. He put her in the crib and covered her with the blanket. Before he left the room, he turned on the nightlight and closed the room lights. Walking over to the bedroom, he noticed that there seemed to be cold air coming out of his and Karen's room. He hurried into it and was surprised to se that Karen wasn't in the bed, and the doors leading out to the balcony were wide open.
Shivering in the cold air, unusual for May, Karen looked out at the lights of the city, trying to think of something other then what she was reflecting on.
"Kare, what are you doing out here?" Jack asked, stepping onto the balcony. "You're not supposed to be walking around."
"It's not that far from the bed Jackie," Karen said, sounding a little irritated.
Jack walked over to her and put his arm around her waist, leading her to the stone bench which they sat down on. He didn't say anything, but he held her close and kissed her temple softly.
"I'm sorry poodle, it's just, I wanted to get some fresh air," Karen said, leaning against him and sighing. "I wanted to clear my head."
"You're worrying about our baby," Jack stated simply.
Karen nodded and let go of Jack, standing up. "I'm getting cold," she said softly.
"Then let's go inside," he said, taking her hand and leading her into their room.
Without saying a word, Karen got under the covers and waited while Jack changed into his pajamas, she had changed into hers while he was putting Elizabeth to bed.
Jack walked out from the bathroom and went to the bed, getting into it. "Tell me what's wrong Kare," he said, brushing a strand of hair off of her forehead.
Sighing, Karen said, "I'm feeling worried again Jackie. Worried that something else is going to go wrong, and I'll have a miscarriage."
"I'm worried about that too Kare," Jack said, pulling her to him. "But you can't let it take over your life you know; you'll really hurt the baby then."
"Yeah, but when those contractions started, I was so scared that I was going to lose the baby and worse, I wouldn't be able to have another," Karen said, tears falling down her cheeks.
Jack sighed and kissed Karen gently on the lips. "You know I wish I could tell you that you'll have a perfect pregnancy for the next six months Karebear. I can tell you that I'll help you however I can to make sure you don't lose our baby."
Smiling through her tears, Karen watched as Jack leaned down and kissed her stomach. "I love you so much Jackie," she said when he had sat up again.
"I love you too Kare," he answered. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, kissing her deeply for a few moments.
"Oh, poodle," Karen whispered when they separated. She leaned her head on his shoulder and asked, "Would you make love to me tonight, my sweet Jack?"
"I want to," Jack said, sighing. "But I think we should wait for awhile to start up again."
"Okay," Karen said, sounding a little disappointed.
"Come on Kare, let's get some sleep," Jack said. He waited for Karen to lie down before he did so as well. As she snuggled up to him while he pulled the covers over the both of them, he turned and kissed her softly.
"Good night Jackie," Karen said, smiling and closing her eyes.
"Night Kare," Jack said, putting his other arm around Karen and holding her tightly as they both fell asleep.
~~~
A week later, Jack and Karen were sitting on their bed after coming back from dinner at Katherine and Edward's penthouse.
"I think I ate way too much," Jack said, lying out so his head was on Karen's lap.
"You always do Jackie," Karen said, giggling and running her fingers in his hair.
Jack closed his eyes and then grabbed Karen's wrist, pulling the hand to his face so he could kiss the palm gently. "I want to make love to you tonight Kare," he said softly.
"I do too Jackie," Karen said, smiling down at him.
Without another word, Jack sat up and hugged Karen to him tightly as he kissed her fervently. While they kissed, he pushed her back onto the mattress and unbuttoned her blouse.
Karen smiled as Jack pulled off her blouse and then her bra, when he took off the rest of her clothes; she pulled his head off of her breasts.
"What, what's wrong?" Jack asked, his eyes looking a little glazed over.
"Nothing, just follow me poodle," Karen said, giving the tip of his nose a quick kiss. She slipped out of the bed and walked to the bathroom without looking back to see if Jack was following her. Inside, she went into the shower and closed the door behind her. Turning on the water, she stood under the water and let her body become completely soaked.
Jack had watched from the doorway as Karen walked into the shower. He was surprised for a moment, thinking she was going to go into the tub. He paused in the middle of the bathroom, realizing that making love to her against the shower wall probably wasn't a good thing with her being pregnant. Then, he recalled that there was a tile bench that had been built on to the wall of the shower.
As he started pulling his clothes off, Jack said a quick and silent prayer to whoever had the idea to put that bench in the shower. When he was naked, he opened the glass door and stepped inside the shower.
"You took a while Jackie," Karen commented as he reached past her for her shampoo bottle.
"I forgot about that bench over there," Jack said distractedly as he washed her hair. He put her under the stream of hot water once her hair was ready to be rinsed, and then he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers roughly.
Karen moaned slightly as Jack's tongue pushed past her lips and rubbed against her own. After a while, she pulled away and asked, "Want me to wash your hair Jackie?"
"No, it doesn't need it," Jack said. He then lifted Karen up into his arms as she wrapped her legs around his waist. "Do you want to lie down?" he asked, referring to the bench.
"Just sit down Jackie," Karen said, kissing his damp hair. "I can always lie down in the bed."
Smiling, Jack did as she said and then put his hands on her hips, helping her down onto his member.
Closing her eyes, Karen gave a little hiss as Jack slowly let himself into her. Once he was in fully, she immediately started to move up and down, her arms around his neck.
"You look gorgeous when you're dripping wet," Jack groaned as Karen moved up and down faster on his member. He then moved his hands so they were on her back and placed his mouth on her left breast, sucking it for a few minutes before moving back a little.
Karen watched as Jack teased her right nipple with his tongue. Then he brought his mouth on the top of her right breast and bit the skin there, hard enough to bruise, causing her to moan in immense pleasure as it didn't hurt at all.
Grinning wildly, Jack continued to bite and suck on her breasts; unaware that Karen was digging her nails into his back deeper then she had before.
After twenty minutes, Karen gasped and cried out, "Oh Jackie, Jack...I'm going to...Ohhh!" as she climaxed.
Jack, who hadn't reached his edge yet, placed his hands back on Karen's waist and made her continue to move up and down on his member.
Groaning as she grew aroused again, Karen buried her fingers in Jack's hair as he continued his attack on her breasts. Finally, she felt her body shudder and she screamed out Jack's name over and over as she climaxed again around him.
Pulling back from her breasts, Jack looked up at Karen and cried out her name and said that he loved her as he climaxed with her at the same time.
Slumping against Jack when she was finished, Karen put her cheek on his and smiled. "I love you too poodle," she said.
Feeling cold, Jack shivered and then pulled away slightly from her. "I think the water went cold," he said.
Karen reached over, Jack still inside her, and she turned the water off. She moved back and said, "We should get out of here before we get sick."
Nodding, Jack stood up and carried her out of the shower. Outside, he set her down on the ground and handed her a towel.
Once they were both dry, Jack lifted Karen into his arms and carried her to the bed.
"Sleep on top of me tonight poodle," Karen requested as Jack was pulling the covers over them.
With a mischievous glint in his eyes, Jack nodded and then hovered above Karen for a moment before lowering himself down.
"Jackie!" Karen cried in surprised as he entered her very slowly with his member. "You're not tired?"
"For this body?" Jack asked, kissing the bruises on her breasts he had caused earlier. "No way."
Karen smiled and pulled Jack's head up to hers so they could kiss.
Smiling, Jack let Karen's tongue into his mouth as he started to thrust in and out of her. He started out slowly at first, and then picked up speed as Karen's muffled moans reached his ears. He pulled away from her lips a little while later and then said, "I want you to do something for me Kare."
"W-what?" Karen gasped.
"Scream that you're mine," Jack whispered after he lowered his lips to her ear.
"Ohhh..." Karen moaned. She felt herself climax and she screamed, "I'm yours Jackie...ahhh! JACK!"
At that same moment, Jack reached his edge and he groaned out, "I love you Kare...oh, oh god...KARE!"
Breathing unevenly, Karen lifted a hand and wiped the sweat beading on Jack's face. "I'm exhausted poodle," she said.
"Me too," Jack said. "Can I still sleep here?"
"You better!" Karen said sternly.
Jack laughed and then kissed her tenderly. When they separated, he rested his head on her breasts and then yawned. "Night Kare."
"Hmm, good night Jackie," Karen replied as she closed her eyes and drifted quickly off to sleep.
Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters.
Chapter Forty-Two
An Early Crisis
Karen kept her word and went to Katherine's psychiatrist, telling her that she discovered her sister was cutting herself once again.
"You are completely sure of this Mrs. McFarland?" Dr. Petrach asked, looking at Karen from across her desk, a surprised expression on her face.
"I lifted up her shirt sleeve and looked at her arm myself," Karen said, shifting a little bit in her chair. "It looks like she's been doing it over and over again. Like she's been cutting old cuts and making new ones."
"My god," Susan said, standing up and going over to the window. "I had believed she was doing well." She turned to Karen and said, "You see Mrs. McFarland, Katherine has been telling me she is feeling happy and content since loosing the babies."
"What are you going to do?" Karen asked, watching the woman.
"I am not sure, I need to ponder on how to approach this," Susan said. "Your sister has an appointment tomorrow afternoon, so I am going to need time to think about it."
"Sure," Karen said, taking the hint. She stood up and turned to leave when she thought of something. "Dr. Petrach, do you think Kath might try and kill herself again if you can't help her?"
"I will try and do my best to try to prevent that from happening Mrs. McFarland," Susan said.
Karen's face fell and she opened her mouth to speak, but she stopped. "Thanks for letting me see you," she said, turning and leaving the room.
~~~
It looked like Susan made some progress with Katherine after she was informed of her patient's return to the habit of cutting herself.
Deep inside herself though, Katherine was still immeasurably depressed and she kept cutting herself, except this time, she cut herself on her thighs so no one would be able to see or discover them.
~~~
In spite of the problems with Katherine, Karen was very happy and content now that she was pregnant again. She spent a lot of her time at home after leaving Grace's office, holding Elizabeth and telling her over and over that she was going to be a big sister.
Whenever Jack came home from the theater, late in the afternoon, he went straight to Elizabeth's room, where he knew Karen would be.
They would spend a lot of time sitting either in the window seat or the rocking bench, playing with their daughter and sometimes just sitting quietly as Elizabeth fell asleep in Karen's arms.
One day in early May when Jack went to Elizabeth's room, he was surprised to see Rosario sitting on the window seat, watching the baby as she slept in the crib and knitting. "Where's Karen?" he asked her.
"In her room, didn't even come in to see the baby," Rosario said, looking up briefly.
Jack turned and immediately left, going over to the bedroom. He opened the door and peered inside, surprised to see Karen lying on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. "Hey Kare," he said softly, walking to her.
"Jackie," Karen said listlessly, glancing at him.
"What's wrong Karebear?" Jack said as he sat down next to her on the edge of the bed.
"My stomach is hurting me a little bit Jackie," Karen answered weakly.
"Maybe you should go to the doctor's," Jack said, immediately worried. He placed his hand softly on her abdomen.
"No, it's just a stomachache. I just need some rest," Karen said, smiling up at him.
"Is it okay if I stay with you then?" Jack asked, rubbing her stomach gently.
"Will you bring Elizabeth?" Karen asked.
Jack smiled and leaned down, kissing her deeply before pulling back. "I'll go get her," he said, brushing her cheek with the back of his hand. He got off the bed and left the room, going into Elizabeth's. He picked her up out of the crib, waking her up. "Morning sleepyhead," Jack said, kissing her cheek as she yawned. "Let's go and see your mommy."
"Mama?" Elizabeth asked, putting her arms around Jack's neck.
"Yep, come on honey," Jack said, smiling. He nodded to Rosario as he walked out and then went over to the bedroom.
"Hello Ebie," Karen said, sounding weak again as she took the baby from Jack. She kissed the top of their daughter's head and settled her on top of her chest as she lay back on her pillow.
"If you're not better by the time we finish dinner, I'm taking you to the hospital," Jack said forcefully as he settled on the top of the covers next to Karen.
"I'll be fine poodle," Karen said, lifting up slightly so Jack could put his arm under her. When she lay back down, she rested her head on his shoulder.
"She isn't too heavy Kare?" Jack asked, placing his free hand on the top of Elizabeth's head.
Karen smiled and kissed Jack's cheek. "No Jackie, she's fine where she is," she said.
Jack started to stroke their daughter's hair gently as he and Karen lapsed into silence. He pulled Karen a little closer to him and then said, "How long are you going to let her hair grow?"
"I think I want her hair to be about as long as my sister and niece's hair," Karen said after thinking for a minute. "I remember my hair being that length and everyone always said it was pretty."
"Your hair is always pretty Kare, whatever length," Jack said, kissing her forehead.
Smiling, Karen kissed the top of Elizabeth's head again and said, "My stomach isn't hurting anymore poodle."
"Really?" Jack asked, looking at her.
"Yeah, I feel a lot better," Karen said.
"Do you feel hungry at all?" Jack said.
"Why, want to take me out to dinner?" Karen asked, grinning.
Jack laughed and then said, "I think we should just eat here. That way we can stay with Ebie."
"Okay, but let's eat on the balcony since it's so warm tonight," Karen said, sitting up slowly.
"I'll go tell Cook," Jack said. He put his hand on Karen's cheek and pulled her lips to his, kissing her gently. Before he got off the bed, he kissed Elizabeth's forehead and ruffled her hair a little bit. "I'll be right back."
~~~
Late that night, Karen woke up suddenly to a very sharp pain in her stomach and she cried out in extreme pain.
"Kare! What is it?" Jack said, sitting up as soon as she had screamed.
"Oooh Jackie, I think I'm getting contractions," Karen said, sitting up with her hands on her abdomen. She started to cry furiously then.
"Contractions, but you're only three months Kare!" Jack exclaimed. Without wasting another second, he jumped out of bed and ran to his closet so he could get dressed and take Karen to the hospital. He got dressed in record time, and then helped Karen into some clothes hurriedly.
Karen, who was still crying, could barely walk when Jack helped her out of bed.
"I'll carry you honey," Jack said in a soothing tone of voice. He picked her up in his arms and quickly left the room. He yelled for Rosario to wake up and once the maid appeared in the foyer, he told her to get Driver.
"Where are you taking Miss Karen?" Rosario asked sleepily, surprised to see Jack holding Karen.
"Just get Driver up Rosario!" Jack snapped. "I need to get her to the hospital now!"
Rosario didn't say another word and left, going to where Driver slept to wake him up.
Jack then left the penthouse and went down to the underground garage where the limos were parked. He had a key for one of them luckily, and he opened it, setting Karen inside.
"Mr. McFarland?" a tired voice asked behind him.
"Driver, my wife is having contractions and I need to get to the hospital as fast as possible," Jack said.
"Yes sir," Driver said, wanting to ask more, but recognizing the fear in Jack's eyes. He realized that this was a very serious situation.
Getting into the back of the car, Jack said to Driver before closing the partition, "I don't care if you have to run red lights, I'll pay the tickets, just get to the hospital as fast as you can." As the car started and they were driving on the street, Jack turned all his attention to his wife.
"Oh Jackie, I don't want to lose the baby!" Karen cried out painfully as another contraction came.
"No Kare, you won't," Jack said, unsure of what to do. Finally he took Karen's hand in his own and held her close to him, murmuring comfortingly and stroking her stomach gently every time a contraction would occur. As soon as they got to the hospital, Jack barely waited for the limo to stop completely before he was out of the door. He yelled to an orderly standing outside to bring a wheelchair and then turned to help Karen out.
The orderly held the chair as Jack settled Karen on it and then he pushed it quickly while Jack jogged alongside it.
"What's wrong here?" a nurse asked as they entered the ER.
"My wife just started having contractions ten minutes ago," Jack said, a little out of breath. "She's only three months pregnant."
The nurse's eyes widened and she said, "Okay, I'll take her into a room."
"Wait, I want my husband to stay with me!" Karen cried as the nurse started pushing her down a hallway.
"Hurry up sir," the nurse said briskly, continuing down the hallway.
Jack ran after his wife and the nurse as they entered an examination room. He helped the nurse settle Karen on the table and then took her hand as she lay down.
"A doctor is on her way, she'll be here soon," the nurse said before leaving.
"Jackie," Karen said, gripping his hand tightly. "If I lose the baby...I'm so sorry."
"Don't talk like that Kare, you're not going to lose our baby," Jack said sternly, making her cry harder.
"Good morning to the both of you," a doctor said hurriedly as she came into the room, closing the door behind her. "Ah yes, the nurse told me that she recognized the two of you," the doctor said when she saw Jack and Karen.
"Doctor, please, my wife-" Jack started to say.
"Early contractions, I was informed," the doctor interrupted. "Tell me Mrs. McFarland, did you happen to have a stomachache earlier today at all?"
Karen sniffled slightly, getting her tears under control, and nodded. "But it went away after a couple of hours," she said.
"Good, now I know what I'm dealing with," the doctor said. She wrote something down on her medical chart and said, "I'll be right back."
"Where is she going?" Karen asked, sounding surprised.
"Probably to get something to help you Kare," Jack said soothingly.
A few minutes later, the doctor returned and handed Jack a hospital gown. "If you'll help your wife put that on Mr. McFarland, I'll prepare the medicine."
"Medicine for what?" Karen asked as Jack helped her undress.
The doctor, who had her back turned to the two, preparing a syringe, said, "This will stop the contractions and then I'll be able to check and see if everything is okay with your baby." She tapped the syringe a few times and then turned back to the table. "Now just lay on your side, I'm going to have to inject this into your spinal cord.
Karen turned on her side and she squeezed down on Jack's hand tightly as the needle was injected into her back.
"All done, now it's going to take a few minutes for that to take effect," the doctor said, turning back to her file next to the sink. "In the meantime, I'm going to have you transferred to a hospital room so we can keep you here for observation for a couple of days Mrs. McFarland."
"Thank you doctor," Jack said, quietly as he helped Karen lay on her back.
The doctor smiled and said, "A nurse will come by with a stretcher in a while to take her to her room."
When she had left, Karen looked up at Jack. "She didn't say whether I was going to keep the baby."
"I guess she needs to check on you after you get to your room," Jack said, shrugging.
"When she's looking at me poodle, can you call Kath?" Karen asked.
"Of course Karebear," Jack said, leaning down and kissing her forehead softly.
~~~
While the doctor was examining Karen, Jack went over to the nurse's station and asked to use the phone there, since he had left his cell phone at home in all the rush.
"As long as it's not a long distance call Mr. McFarland," the nurse he asked said.
"No, it's in the city," Jack responded. He picked up the phone and was about to dial when he paused. "How did you know my name?"
"News travels fast here," the nurse said, smiling at him.
Jack nodded and then dialed the number to Katherine and Edward's penthouse.
Katherine was walking around the living room, unable to sleep for the fifth night in a row. She had just come from her bathroom, having given herself a small cut on the outside of her left thigh. When the phone rang, she rushed over to the receiver on the table and picked it up. "Hello?" she asked.
"Kat, it's Jack," the voice on the other end said.
"Jack? What's going on? What's wrong?" Katherine asked, sinking down into an armchair.
"Kare woke up a couple of hours earlier and was having contractions," Jack said, turning so he could see the doorway to Karen's room. "I brought her to St. Stephen's."
"Is she okay?" Katherine said. "And the baby?"
"The doctor is looking at her right now," Jack said. "So I'm not sure."
"I'll come down there as soon as I'm dressed Jackie," Katherine said. Without saying goodbye, she hung up the phone and ran up to her room to change.
~~~
"Jack!" Katherine cried as she spotted him sitting in a chair in the waiting room on the tenth floor.
"Hey Kat, you got here pretty quickly," Jack said, standing as his sister in law reached him.
"Yeah, I was lucky to get a cab dropping someone off at our building," Katherine said. "How is Kare?"
"I still don't know," Jack said. "When I called you, the doctor had just gone in to check on her. And I don't know how long-"
"Mr. McFarland?" the doctor said, standing in the hallway.
Jack walked past Katherine and then hurried over to the doctor. "Is my wife and our baby okay?" he asked immediately.
"Just a moment, who are you?" the doctor asked as Katherine came up behind Jack.
"This is my wife's sister," Jack said quickly.
"Oh, well then, I'll tell you both right away, Karen is fine and the baby is fine as well," the doctor said.
Jack closed his eyes and covered his face with his hands in relief. "Thank god," he murmured in a low tone of voice.
"Yes, it seems she just experienced early contractions which do happen in some pregnancies," the doctor said. "In this case though, it seemed her body was tricked into thinking the cramps that accompanied the stomachache earlier were the start of the contractions. When the pain went away, her body started the contractions since it thought the baby was stuck."
"Will she have any problems from this later on?" Katherine asked intently.
"I don't think so," the doctor said. "But whatever it was she ate that cause the stomachache earlier, and any other food that gives her that, she should stay away from."
"When can I take her home?" Jack asked.
"I'd like her to stay for a couple days, just as a precaution so I can be sure nothing happens with the baby," the doctor said.
"Can I see her now?" Jack asked. "Can we see her?"
"Sure, but not for too long, she'll need to get some rest," the doctor said. She walked past the two and was about to go behind the nurse's station when Jack called out to her.
"Is it alright if I stay in the room while my wife is here?" he asked.
"Of course Mr. McFarland," the doctor said smiling.
Jack looked at Katherine and grinned. "Come on Kat, let's go see Kare," he said.
"You go first Jackie, I'm sure she wants to see you alone first," Katherine said, smiling and pushing him forward gently.
"Thanks Sister Katherine," Jack said. He hurried over to Karen's room and walked inside. He went over to the bed and took his wife's hand.
The two stared up at each other for a long time, not saying anything.
Finally, Jack broke the silence by saying, "I told you you weren't going to lose the baby."
"Thank you Jackie," Karen said, holding her arms out to him.
He knelt down and hugged her tightly, kissing her cheek. "Thank you for what?" he asked.
"For getting me here so fast," Karen said, lying back on the bed as he let her go. "The doctor told me that if you hadn't gotten me here so fast, we would have been in trouble," she said, putting her hand on her stomach.
Jack didn't say anything, but he sat down on the edge of the bed and put his hand on top of Karen's stomach.
Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the doorway of the room, and Karen and Jack looked over to see Katherine standing there.
"Kath, what are you doing here?" Karen asked, surprised.
"Jack called me, told me what was going on," Katherine said as she walked into the room. "You didn't think I would come to see if my sister was okay?"
"Not really, it is the middle of the night," Karen said as Jack moved so she could hug her sister.
"Actually it's about five o'clock now," Katherine pointed out. "That's why I came in; I'm feeling tired and wanted to see you before I went home."
"Thanks for coming Kath," Karen said.
"No problem Kare," Katherine said, smiling. "I'm glad you and the baby are doing fine." She put on her coat and then said, "I'll come by and visit you later today."
"Alright, bye," Karen said.
"Bye Kat," Jack said as she started to leave the room. When she was gone, he turned back to Karen and said, "You should sleep Kare."
"Only if you come in here with me," Karen replied, moving over to the edge of the bed.
"Are you sure?" Jack asked, hesitating a little.
"Yes poodle, and if anyone tries to make you move, they're going to deal with me," Karen said forcefully.
Jack smiled and took off his shoes before climbing onto the hospital bed with Karen. "I love you Kare," he said, once they were situated.
"Love you too Jackie," Karen said, lifting her head from where it was resting on his chest and kissing his chin. She put her head back down and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep as fast as she could.
~~~
After two days, Karen was allowed to go home from the hospital. The doctor attending her said that the baby and Karen herself were in perfect health. She did advise Karen to rest in bed for a day or two, just so she wouldn't risk anything happening to the baby.
As soon as he walked into the penthouse with Karen, Jack lifted her up into his arms and carried her up the stairs.
"You are so crazy sometimes poodle," Karen giggled as he walked into their room.
"Want me to bring Ebie?" Jack asked once he had laid her down on the bed.
"Please Jackie," Karen said, pulling off her shoes and getting under the covers.
Jack left the room and was met by Rosario, who was holding Elizabeth, at the doorway of the baby's room.
"She heard your voices and tried to climb out of the crib," Rosario said, handing Elizabeth to Jack.
"Thanks Rosie," Jack said, shifting his daughter to his other arm. He turned and then walked back to his and Karen's bedroom.
"Mama!" Elizabeth cried when she saw Karen in the bed.
"Hi Ebie honey," Karen said when Jack handed their daughter to her. "I hope you were making a lot of trouble for Rosario while I was gone."
Elizabeth giggled and then kissed her mother's cheek.
"It's so nice to be home," Karen said, sighing and leaning back against the headboard. "Too bad you have to go to rehearsal."
"No, I told Georgie that I wasn't going in today," Jack replied as he took one of Elizabeth's hands.
"Why?" Karen asked, surprised.
"Well, I wanted to stay with you," Jack said in mock-offence. "But if you don't want me to stay, I guess I can go to the theater anyway." He made a motion as if to leave the bed, but Karen grabbed his wrist.
"You're not going anywhere," she said, smiling at him.
"Good, but neither are you, you know," Jack pointed out.
Karen sighed and said, "I know Jackie, but you better get me something to do or else I'll be bored out of my mind."
"Okay, but I'm gonna have to leave the room," Jack said.
"Just as long as you come back," Karen said, smiling. As he got up and left, she said, "Better get some toys for Ebie too poodle."
"I will Karebear," Jack said, just before he walked out of the room.
Looking down at her daughter, Karen ran her fingers through Elizabeth's hair and sighed, "Your hair needs to grow a lot faster honey."
Elizabeth laughed and patted her mother's cheeks. "Toy!" she cried out then.
"I've got 'em right here Ebie," Jack said, coming into the room. He handed their daughter a set of wooden blocks and then her stuffed dog. He gave Karen a stack of magazines and some books.
"What are you going to do Jackie?" Karen asked as she picked up one of the books, which was a Christmas present from Katherine from the year before.
"I dunno, play with Ebie I guess," Jack said, shrugging his shoulders.
Karen smiled and kissed Jack's cheek softly.
For the rest of the day, pausing only to eat lunch, the three stayed on the bed; or in Karen's place, on the bed. Jack played with Elizabeth until she took a nap in the afternoon, after that he sat next to Karen and looked at magazines with her until dinner was served to them.
~~~
That night, Jack put Elizabeth to bed after changing her into her pajamas. "You sleep all night okay Ebie?" he said to her before he set her down in the crib. He put her in the crib and covered her with the blanket. Before he left the room, he turned on the nightlight and closed the room lights. Walking over to the bedroom, he noticed that there seemed to be cold air coming out of his and Karen's room. He hurried into it and was surprised to se that Karen wasn't in the bed, and the doors leading out to the balcony were wide open.
Shivering in the cold air, unusual for May, Karen looked out at the lights of the city, trying to think of something other then what she was reflecting on.
"Kare, what are you doing out here?" Jack asked, stepping onto the balcony. "You're not supposed to be walking around."
"It's not that far from the bed Jackie," Karen said, sounding a little irritated.
Jack walked over to her and put his arm around her waist, leading her to the stone bench which they sat down on. He didn't say anything, but he held her close and kissed her temple softly.
"I'm sorry poodle, it's just, I wanted to get some fresh air," Karen said, leaning against him and sighing. "I wanted to clear my head."
"You're worrying about our baby," Jack stated simply.
Karen nodded and let go of Jack, standing up. "I'm getting cold," she said softly.
"Then let's go inside," he said, taking her hand and leading her into their room.
Without saying a word, Karen got under the covers and waited while Jack changed into his pajamas, she had changed into hers while he was putting Elizabeth to bed.
Jack walked out from the bathroom and went to the bed, getting into it. "Tell me what's wrong Kare," he said, brushing a strand of hair off of her forehead.
Sighing, Karen said, "I'm feeling worried again Jackie. Worried that something else is going to go wrong, and I'll have a miscarriage."
"I'm worried about that too Kare," Jack said, pulling her to him. "But you can't let it take over your life you know; you'll really hurt the baby then."
"Yeah, but when those contractions started, I was so scared that I was going to lose the baby and worse, I wouldn't be able to have another," Karen said, tears falling down her cheeks.
Jack sighed and kissed Karen gently on the lips. "You know I wish I could tell you that you'll have a perfect pregnancy for the next six months Karebear. I can tell you that I'll help you however I can to make sure you don't lose our baby."
Smiling through her tears, Karen watched as Jack leaned down and kissed her stomach. "I love you so much Jackie," she said when he had sat up again.
"I love you too Kare," he answered. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, kissing her deeply for a few moments.
"Oh, poodle," Karen whispered when they separated. She leaned her head on his shoulder and asked, "Would you make love to me tonight, my sweet Jack?"
"I want to," Jack said, sighing. "But I think we should wait for awhile to start up again."
"Okay," Karen said, sounding a little disappointed.
"Come on Kare, let's get some sleep," Jack said. He waited for Karen to lie down before he did so as well. As she snuggled up to him while he pulled the covers over the both of them, he turned and kissed her softly.
"Good night Jackie," Karen said, smiling and closing her eyes.
"Night Kare," Jack said, putting his other arm around Karen and holding her tightly as they both fell asleep.
~~~
A week later, Jack and Karen were sitting on their bed after coming back from dinner at Katherine and Edward's penthouse.
"I think I ate way too much," Jack said, lying out so his head was on Karen's lap.
"You always do Jackie," Karen said, giggling and running her fingers in his hair.
Jack closed his eyes and then grabbed Karen's wrist, pulling the hand to his face so he could kiss the palm gently. "I want to make love to you tonight Kare," he said softly.
"I do too Jackie," Karen said, smiling down at him.
Without another word, Jack sat up and hugged Karen to him tightly as he kissed her fervently. While they kissed, he pushed her back onto the mattress and unbuttoned her blouse.
Karen smiled as Jack pulled off her blouse and then her bra, when he took off the rest of her clothes; she pulled his head off of her breasts.
"What, what's wrong?" Jack asked, his eyes looking a little glazed over.
"Nothing, just follow me poodle," Karen said, giving the tip of his nose a quick kiss. She slipped out of the bed and walked to the bathroom without looking back to see if Jack was following her. Inside, she went into the shower and closed the door behind her. Turning on the water, she stood under the water and let her body become completely soaked.
Jack had watched from the doorway as Karen walked into the shower. He was surprised for a moment, thinking she was going to go into the tub. He paused in the middle of the bathroom, realizing that making love to her against the shower wall probably wasn't a good thing with her being pregnant. Then, he recalled that there was a tile bench that had been built on to the wall of the shower.
As he started pulling his clothes off, Jack said a quick and silent prayer to whoever had the idea to put that bench in the shower. When he was naked, he opened the glass door and stepped inside the shower.
"You took a while Jackie," Karen commented as he reached past her for her shampoo bottle.
"I forgot about that bench over there," Jack said distractedly as he washed her hair. He put her under the stream of hot water once her hair was ready to be rinsed, and then he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers roughly.
Karen moaned slightly as Jack's tongue pushed past her lips and rubbed against her own. After a while, she pulled away and asked, "Want me to wash your hair Jackie?"
"No, it doesn't need it," Jack said. He then lifted Karen up into his arms as she wrapped her legs around his waist. "Do you want to lie down?" he asked, referring to the bench.
"Just sit down Jackie," Karen said, kissing his damp hair. "I can always lie down in the bed."
Smiling, Jack did as she said and then put his hands on her hips, helping her down onto his member.
Closing her eyes, Karen gave a little hiss as Jack slowly let himself into her. Once he was in fully, she immediately started to move up and down, her arms around his neck.
"You look gorgeous when you're dripping wet," Jack groaned as Karen moved up and down faster on his member. He then moved his hands so they were on her back and placed his mouth on her left breast, sucking it for a few minutes before moving back a little.
Karen watched as Jack teased her right nipple with his tongue. Then he brought his mouth on the top of her right breast and bit the skin there, hard enough to bruise, causing her to moan in immense pleasure as it didn't hurt at all.
Grinning wildly, Jack continued to bite and suck on her breasts; unaware that Karen was digging her nails into his back deeper then she had before.
After twenty minutes, Karen gasped and cried out, "Oh Jackie, Jack...I'm going to...Ohhh!" as she climaxed.
Jack, who hadn't reached his edge yet, placed his hands back on Karen's waist and made her continue to move up and down on his member.
Groaning as she grew aroused again, Karen buried her fingers in Jack's hair as he continued his attack on her breasts. Finally, she felt her body shudder and she screamed out Jack's name over and over as she climaxed again around him.
Pulling back from her breasts, Jack looked up at Karen and cried out her name and said that he loved her as he climaxed with her at the same time.
Slumping against Jack when she was finished, Karen put her cheek on his and smiled. "I love you too poodle," she said.
Feeling cold, Jack shivered and then pulled away slightly from her. "I think the water went cold," he said.
Karen reached over, Jack still inside her, and she turned the water off. She moved back and said, "We should get out of here before we get sick."
Nodding, Jack stood up and carried her out of the shower. Outside, he set her down on the ground and handed her a towel.
Once they were both dry, Jack lifted Karen into his arms and carried her to the bed.
"Sleep on top of me tonight poodle," Karen requested as Jack was pulling the covers over them.
With a mischievous glint in his eyes, Jack nodded and then hovered above Karen for a moment before lowering himself down.
"Jackie!" Karen cried in surprised as he entered her very slowly with his member. "You're not tired?"
"For this body?" Jack asked, kissing the bruises on her breasts he had caused earlier. "No way."
Karen smiled and pulled Jack's head up to hers so they could kiss.
Smiling, Jack let Karen's tongue into his mouth as he started to thrust in and out of her. He started out slowly at first, and then picked up speed as Karen's muffled moans reached his ears. He pulled away from her lips a little while later and then said, "I want you to do something for me Kare."
"W-what?" Karen gasped.
"Scream that you're mine," Jack whispered after he lowered his lips to her ear.
"Ohhh..." Karen moaned. She felt herself climax and she screamed, "I'm yours Jackie...ahhh! JACK!"
At that same moment, Jack reached his edge and he groaned out, "I love you Kare...oh, oh god...KARE!"
Breathing unevenly, Karen lifted a hand and wiped the sweat beading on Jack's face. "I'm exhausted poodle," she said.
"Me too," Jack said. "Can I still sleep here?"
"You better!" Karen said sternly.
Jack laughed and then kissed her tenderly. When they separated, he rested his head on her breasts and then yawned. "Night Kare."
"Hmm, good night Jackie," Karen replied as she closed her eyes and drifted quickly off to sleep.