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title is a song by the band Squeeze that I don't own.
Chapter Fifty-Three
Tempted
'Tempted by the fruit of another,
Tempted but the truth is discovered...'
-'Tempted' by Squeeze
Katherine walked out of the pub she had lunch in and stopped on the sidewalk. She had been in Boston for two days now, and she was no closer to deciding what to do about Edward and Christopher. She sighed and then turned to go north towards her hotel, feeling extremely tired.
As she strode down the street, her shoulders hunched and her face down. Katherine felt a tear fall down her cheek and she stumbled slightly on the sidewalk.
"Careful Emma," a voice said as the person held her arm. "You wouldn't want to fall."
"Christopher," Katherine breathed, looking at him. "What are you doing here?"
"Come on, let's go for a walk and I think you and I need to talk," Christopher answered, wiping the tear off of her face. He took her hand in his and then led her over to a nearby park.
~~~
Karen was on the phone in Grace's office when Will walked in.
"Gracie, is she doing work?" Will asked, looking at Karen in complete shock.
"No, I think she's trying to call that friend of Katherine's," Grace answered, looking up at Will from her desk.
Meanwhile, Karen, who was ignoring Will and Grace, was trying to contact Christopher. She knew that she shouldn't do this, but she felt she needed to talk to this man. She had called the man's office at the hospital and then got no answer. She was calling his apartment, and was about to hang up when no one answered. Just as she was about to turn off the phone, a female voice answered the phone.
"Hello?" the woman said.
"Oh, uh, I'm trying to reach Christopher Stiles," Karen said, a little surprised. She couldn't help it, but she immediately thought this woman was Christopher's wife or girlfriend.
"And who are you?" the woman asked suspiciously.
"My sister, Katherine O'Neill is Christopher's..." Karen trailed off when she noticed that Grace and Will were watching her. "Listen, do you think we could meet somewhere to talk?"
The woman answered immediately, "Of course, why don't you come to my brother's apartment." She then gave Karen the address and they hung up.
Karen got up from her desk chair and she said, "I'm going to go out on my lunch break now, I probably won't be back Grace." She then quickly left before her boss could protest and she went out to the limo.
~~~
In Boston, Katherine and Christopher were sitting together on a park bench, both of them looking at everything but each other. Katherine had just confessed that she was in love with him.
"I didn't think it was possible for you to love me," Christopher said quietly after a while. "Since you're married, I thought that I would be on my own with this feeling."
Katherine glanced over at Christopher and saw he was looking back at her. "I tried to deny it for a long time," she said. "But after we... kissed in the theater, I realized that I've been in love with you for a very, very long time."
"Emma, how-how long," Christopher said, turning to her and taking her hand.
"When we first met after my coma," Katherine whispered, staring straight into his eyes.
"I've loved you the moment I went into check on you that night after the car struck you," Christopher said, reaching out and cupping her cheek with one of his hands.
"Even though I was so bruised and bloody?" Katherine asked incredulously.
Christopher nodded and said, "Even then. There's something special about you Emma, and I caught onto that right away."
Katherine nodded and then covered his hand that was on her cheek with her own.
"Katherine," Christopher said, his voice low. "May I kiss you?"
"I-I, yes," Katherine said, stammering at first. She leaned toward Christopher as he moved towards her and then they kissed, wrapping their arms around each other tightly.
~~~
Karen walked into Christopher Stiles' apartment after being let inside by his sister. "So you know about Katherine and Christopher," she said as they sat down in the living room.
"I am aware of them," Norah said after she had introduced herself. "And I have to tell you Mrs. McFarland, I'm very concerned for my brother."
"Why?" Karen asked.
"I've never seen him so in love with a woman like he is in love with your sister," Norah said, sighing. "He has always been a very lonely man, not letting himself into too many relationships. And the intensity he feels for Katherine is a little... frightening."
"Did he ever tell you why he fell in love with my sister?" Karen asked, leaning forward slightly.
"I asked him about that once, and he said that when he first met your sister, after she came out of that coma, he was able to see something in her eyes," Norah paused at that point, unsure if she wanted to continue.
"What did he see?" Karen asked a little impatiently.
"He told me he saw into her soul," Norah said, looking at Karen with a sad and scared expression on her face.
~~~
Karen left the apartment about twenty minutes later and went to her limo, telling Driver to go over to the theater Jack was rehearsing in. As the car started down the street, Karen sat back and tried to gather her thoughts.
From what Norah Stiles had told her, Christopher was extremely and totally in love with Katherine. He knew that he couldn't have her since she was married, but that did stop him from loving her and having the hope that he and Katherine could be together; that they could have an affair.
When the limo stopped in front of Jack's theater, Karen got out and then almost ran inside. She asked a person in the lobby where Jack was and he told her in his dressing room. She hurried past him and then went backstage down a hallway to where the dressing rooms were.
Jack was talking with Zach about a particular scene in the play when Karen burst into the room. "Kare?" he asked, surprised to see her there.
"Jackie... poodle, I need to talk with you," Karen said.
"I'll talk to you later Jack," Zach said, getting up from his chair. As he left he nodded to Karen and said, "Nice to see you."
When they were alone, Jack went over to his wife. "What's wrong Kare?" he asked, putting his arms around her.
"Jackie, he's there with Kath," Karen said, leaning on him. "Christopher is there in Boston and he's going to try and meet Kath."
"When did he leave?" Jack asked, feeling surprised.
"He went to a convention there the same day that Kath left," Karen said. "He saw her at the airport; they were on the same flight."
"I'm confused Kare," Jack said. "What does that mean?"
"His sister said he's going to ask her to have an affair with him," Karen said, looking up at Jack.
"Oh my god, do you think she'll agree to that?" Jack said, knowing that this was extremely serious.
"I don't know Jackie, I just don't know," Karen said worriedly.
~~~
When he and Karen had returned home from the theater late that afternoon, Jack decided that he should try something to distract her from Katherine and Christopher. He suggested going out to eat with their daughters, and he was surprised when Karen declined.
"I just want to stay home poodle," Karen said as she walked into Sophia's room. "I know that you want me to get my mind off of Kath, but it's not that easy."
"Then I want to try something else," Jack said. He went over to Karen and took Sophia from her. "Come on Kare," he said, taking her hand. He led her out of the penthouse.
"Jackie, where are we going?" Karen asked, surprised. "And why aren't we taking the limo?"
Not answering her, Jack continued to walk until they were in Central Park. "We're going to spend some time alone here," he said as they walked down a path. "And I want to talk to you about this."
After walking for ten minutes, Karen stopped Jack and made him sit on a bench. "I think I know what you're going to say already poodle," she said.
"Then go ahead Kare," Jack said, putting his arms around her shoulders and pulling her to his body.
Karen sighed and leaned against Jack. "You're going to say that I shouldn't have gone to see Christopher's sister," she began. "And that I can't do anything about Kath if she decides to have an affair with him."
"Yeah, and I also think that you shouldn't mention this whole thing to Eddie," Jack said.
"Oh Jackie, it's not fair for him," Karen said, looking up at her husband. "His wife is having an affair-"
"If she does end up doing that," Jack interrupted.
Nodding, Karen then continued, "I think we should let him know something instead of just leaving him in the dark about this."
"I think you shouldn't tell him anything," Jack said. "At least until Kat comes back from Boston and we know for sure."
Karen got up from the bench and then walked a little down the path, thinking intently. "Alright poodle," she said, turning to Jack who had followed her. "I'll leave it alone until Kath is back home and I can ask her what happened over there."
Jack nodded and kissed her lightly on the lips. "Let's go home Kare and spend some time with Ebie and Sophie," he said, putting an arm around her waist.
~~~
Katherine and Christopher were walking to a restaurant that night, holding hands. They had spent a long time on the bench after they had kissed, just holding on to each other and thinking. An hour later, Christopher had had to leave, and he asked if they could go out for dinner so they could talk some more.
As they were being seated, Katherine felt the guilt coming back to her about her husband. She thought for a brief second of leaving, but Christopher took her hand and she pushed all her thoughts of Edward away.
While they were eating, Christopher said, "I wanted to ask you something Emma."
"What is it Paul?" Katherine answered.
He took a deep breath and then said, "We know how much we love each other now. And I just was thinking about what we're going to do when we go back to the city."
"I've been thinking about that too," Katherine said.
"Katherine," Christopher said, taking her left hand in his own, gripping it tightly. "I want to be with you when we go back."
"I do as well," Katherine said, glancing up at him. "But..."
"We can be together, we would have to have an affair to do that though," Christopher said quickly.
"Can we leave and go some where else for more privacy?" Katherine said, wanting to delay her answer to his suggestion.
"Of course," Christopher said. He paid the bill and then led Katherine out of the restaurant. "We'll go to my hotel okay?"
"That's fine," Katherine said quietly, nodding.
When they got to his hotel room, Christopher immediately asked her about the possibility of them having an affair.
"Oh Paul, I love you, I truly do but... I love Edward too," Katherine said, looking away from him.
"So that means no?" Christopher asked, feeling like his heart had fallen to the ground.
"I-I suppose," Katherine said, sounding very unsure of herself.
Christopher caught on to that and then walked over to where she was standing. He grabbed her arms gently and then pulled her towards him. "I love you Katherine," he said gently as their lips were brushing against each others. "And I want to make love to you so badly that it's killing me slowly."
Katherine let out a sob as tears started falling down her cheeks. "I want to, but I can't hurt Edward like that," she whispered.
"Kiss me Emma, please," Christopher said, his voice thick with emotion. Without waiting for her to respond, he closed the last centimeters separating their lips and kissed her. He held her against him tightly and tilted his head to deepen this kiss.
This time, Katherine didn't pull away and she allowed Christopher's tongue into her mouth, rubbing it with her own. The need to breathe became too great, and she pulled away from the kiss. "Paul?" she asked questioningly.
"Do you want to?" Christopher asked, looking down at her tenderly and running his fingers through her hair.
Breathing in deeply, Katherine leaned her head on his chest while she thought. She should have been thinking about what would happen after she and Christopher made love, or what could happen. But she all she felt was his warmth and the sound of his heart beating close to her ear. She lifted her head and looking straight into his eyes said, "I want to Paul."
Not able to help himself, Christopher smiled broadly. He hugged Katherine tightly and kissed her deeply once again. When they pulled away from the kiss, he then led her over to the bed. "I love you Emma," he said as she lay back on the mattress.
"I love you too Paul," Katherine said, her voice trembling slightly as she pulled him down on top of her.
They kissed for a long time while Christopher started running his hands over her body. At some point, he kissed her softly on the lips and the he sat up. He started to unbutton Katherine's blouse and he smiled down at her lovingly.
Shivering slightly at the cold air of the room hitting her now bare skin when her blouse was opened, Katherine felt her heart beating quicker and quicker. She watched as Christopher gazed at her for a few moments and then he lowered his head, kissing the skin on her stomach softly.
Christopher knew that as much as he would like to take off her clothes as quickly as he could, he had to go slow. Katherine was still emotionally attached to her husband and if he did anything too fast, Christopher was likely to lose her. After kissing her skin for a few minutes, he finally allowed his hands to wander up to her bra, and he took it off with some help from Katherine. After tossing the blouse and bra to the floor, he stared down at her for a long time before shaking his head. Lowering his head, Christopher went down to her breast, placing his lips on the left nipple.
Katherine gasped slightly and then suddenly thought of Edward; it was just too much for her. "Christopher, stop," she said, pushing him off of her quickly.
"I'm sorry, you didn't like that," Christopher said.
"No, it's just... I can't do this to Edward," Katherine said, sitting up. "I love him so much." The room was quiet as she put her clothes back on. "I'm sorry Paul, but-"
"It's okay Katherine," Christopher said, turning away from her. "I thought this might happen, I just wish I could have prepared my self a little better for it."
"I'm so sorry," Katherine said. She hugged him from behind and kissed the nape of his neck softly. "I will love you always." With that she got off the bed and went towards the door to leave.
"What are you going to do now?" Christopher asked.
"I'm going to go back home," Katherine said, her hand on the doorknob. "I'm going to be with my husband."
"I think we shouldn't see each other anymore Katherine," Christopher said gently.
"Me too Christopher," Katherine said. She turned and then went over to him, throwing her arms around his neck. "One final kiss," she said. She then pressed her lips to his and they kissed.
When they pulled apart, Christopher let her go and said, "Good bye."
"Bye," Katherine said softly. She then went back towards the door and left his room without looking back at him.
~~~
Earlier that night in New York, Karen snuck out of the penthouse to go down to Edward's and talk with him. She was waiting at the elevators when a hand grabbed her arm and turned her around.
"I knew you were going to do this," Jack said, a slight smile on his face.
"Damn, how did you know I left?" Karen muttered.
"I could tell you were gone," Jack said. An elevator door opened, and Jack then led her to it, going inside.
"What are you doing?" Karen asked in surprise as the elevator started moving down.
"You're going to talk to Eddie aren't you?" Jack asked.
"I thought you said I shouldn't," Karen said. "And I told you that I wasn't and I thought you believed me."
"I know you too well Kare," Jack said easily.
"You're coming with me though?" Karen asked.
Jack didn't answer her, but he pulled her close and kissed her deeply until the elevator stopped. "I'm you're back up," he said as they walked out.
"Oh yeah, I really need back up for this," Karen said, rolling her eyes but smiling.
They walked to Edward's penthouse hand in hand and when they got to the door, Jack knocked on it.
Amber opened the door and smiled broadly at her aunt and uncle. "Hullo!" she said enthusiastically. "Have you come for a visit?"
"Not really Amb," Karen said as they walked into the foyer.
"We need to talk to your dad," Jack said.
"Hey you guys," a tired voice said from the living room. It was Edward and he motioned them to come inside the room. After they had all sat down, he asked, "So what did you want to tell me?"
Karen and Jack glanced at each other briefly.
"It's about Katherine," Jack began.
"Is something wrong with her? Did something happen in Boston?" Edward asked, instantly worried.
"No, nothing is wrong with her," Karen said. She took a deep breath and then continued. "We wanted to tell you that; well... we think Kath may be having an affair."
Edward stared at them, shock on his face. "An affair," he said simply in a low voice. "She's cheating on me."
"We don't know that for sure though," Jack said quickly.
"That's right Eddie, we could be wrong," Karen said.
"I doubt it, or else you wouldn't have come here to tell me that," Edward said. He stood up from the couch and sighed. "Could you guys leave? I need to think."
"Do you want us to take the kids to our place?" Karen asked.
"No, they'll be fine enough here," Edward said. He walked out of the living room without saying good bye to his sister in law and brother in law.
"Oh man, that's not good," Jack said worriedly. "I hope Kat didn't agree to that affair."
"Come on Jackie, we should get back home now," Karen said, taking his hand. "We should come in the morning and check on him," she said absentmindedly as they were going back home.
"Good idea, he's gonna be very depressed tonight I think," Jack said.
"Do you think we should have told him that it's Christopher?" Karen asked as they entered their penthouse.
"So he could go out and kill him or something soap operaish like that?" Jack said. "It's better if he doesn't know."
"I wish Kath had left us a better way to reach her then through her friends," Karen said while they walked up the stairs to Elizabeth's room. "I would tell her that Eddie's so sad about this. Jackie, what happens if he does something drastic when she comes home?"
"We can't really do anything about this Kare, except wait and hope," Jack said softly, handing her Elizabeth.
Karen nodded and held her oldest daughter tightly as she thought about her sister and hoped Katherine would end up doing the right thing.
~~~
Katherine knew that luck was with her that night. She was able to get a one-way ticket to New York as soon as she got to the airport. As she sat down in her seat on the plane, she started thinking of ways to tell Edward what was going on and that she was so incredibly sorry for it.
Once she was back in the city, Katherine hailed a cab and it drove her back to the building her penthouse was in. She paid the cabbie and then got out quickly, almost running inside. She hurried through the lobby with her suitcase trailing behind her, and got into an elevator. She was nervous about telling her husband what had happened, and she hoped that he wouldn't end up being too angry with her.
Edward was standing at the largest window in his and Katherine's bedroom. The full moon shown down on him and he looked back towards the bed; their bed. He and Katherine hadn't made love every day when they were first married, but they had done so a lot. Now, because of their jobs and this affair that Katherine may be having, they hadn't had sex in about six months.
That was one of the hundreds of thoughts going through Edwards mind, but it was the most prevalent of them all. If Katherine was having an affair, what then? He didn't want to divorce her; he loved his wife and never would love anyone else. He pondered this question for a long time when the door to the bed room opened quietly behind him.
Katherine stepped into the room, leaving her suitcase outside. She saw her husband standing at a window, looking out on the city. She closed the door behind her and then walked forward a little. "Edward," she said softly.
Turning, Edward saw it was Katherine and he said, "My god Katherine." He hurried over to her from the window and then wrapped his arms around her. "I've missed you a lot," he said, not wanting to tell her he knew about the affair.
"We need to talk," Katherine said, pushing away gently from her husband. "Please, sit down." When he was sitting on the edge of the bed, she knelt in front of him and took her hand in his own. She looked down at their hands, now entwined and then told Edward about her falling in love with Christopher and nearly sleeping with him that night. She also told him that she had seriously considered having an affair with him and she didn't use Christopher's name as she told him all of this.
"Why didn't you if you were so in love with him?" Edward asked.
"I thought of you," Katherine said, looking miserable. "And I didn't want to hurt you like that, so I stopped things from going any further."
Edward was quiet and then he sighed. "Well thank god for that at least," he said. "But are you still in love with him?"
"I am Edward," Katherine said. "But you must understand that I won't see him anymore, so that love will diminish as time goes by. You are the man I shall always love with all my heart and soul."
"I love you Katherine," Edward said, standing up and making her do so as well. He put his arms around her and kissed her deeply.
Katherine felt her heart beat crazily and then she pulled away from the kiss. She then said, "I feel that I should tell you who this man was that I-"
"No, don't Katherine, if I know who he is, then I would most likely kill him," Edward said quickly.
"Oh Edward, I'm so sorry," Katherine said, starting to cry. "I-if you want a divorce, I'll go along with it because I know I deserve it."
Edward silenced her with a kiss and then pushed her on to the mattress gently. "I'm not going to divorce you Katherine," he whispered as they started to undress each other. "You didn't sleep with this guy or have an affair with him, you were just... tempted."
"I love you so much Edward," Katherine said.
Smiling, he took off the last of her clothes before turning his attention back to Katherine's naked body under him. He let his hands move up and down her sides slowly before he pushed her back against the bed's headboard.
Katherine still had tears falling down her cheeks as she helped Edward with his trousers and then boxers. With a slight moment of hesitation, she then reached down and touched his member lightly.
"Oh Emma, you don't have to do that," Edward said, reaching down and taking her hand. "This is enough for me," he then said once he had entered her.
Moaning, Katherine put her arms around him as Edward started to thrust in and out of her slowly. "Edward... my love..." she moaned as he sped up slightly.
Edward stared down at his wife for a few minutes, and then he pressed his lips to hers a little forcefully.
Katherine opened her eyes wide when she suddenly felt herself climax. "Oooh! Edward I love you, I love you!" she cried out as her body trembled from the pleasure.
Gritting his teeth, Edward pushed in again and then closed his eyes tightly as he achieved his release. When he was recovered enough a few minutes later, he got off of Katherine and lay down next to her.
Turing on her side, Katherine snuggled up to her husband and rested her head on his chest.
"I love you Katherine," Edward said tiredly, putting an arm around Katherine.
Smiling, Katherine whispered good night as her eyes closed and she fell asleep soon after.
~~~
The next morning, Karen and Jack hurried over to check on Edward. They were both very worried that he would try something like suicide since he had taken their news so badly. They were a little surprised that when the door of the penthouse opened, Edward answered it; he was smiling.
"Eddie, we came to see how you are," Karen said, confusion on her face.
"Good morning you two, come on in," Edward said, ushering them in.
"We thought you might feel depressed," Jack said, confusion on his face as well.
"Edward, I thought I heard the doorbell," Katherine said, walking into the foyer. "Hello Kare, Jackie-boy."
"Kath!" Karen cried out. She literally ran over to her sister and threw her arms around her, hugging her tightly. "How are you? And why are you back so soon?"
"Well, just so you both know, I didn't end up having an affair," Katherine said. "I couldn't go through with it. So I left Boston last night and came back home to my husband."
"That's great," Jack said, smiling widely.
"Oh Kath honey, I'm so proud of you," Karen said, hugging her sister again.
"Since you're both here why don't you join us and the kids for brunch?" Edward asked, taking his wife's hand.
"Can we go get our daughters?" Karen asked.
"Sure, we'll hold the meal for you," Katherine said.
"You stay Kare, I'll get the girls," Jack said. And with that he left the penthouse, going over to the elevators.
"I'm glad you're home now Kath and that everything turned out good," Karen said as Edward left to give the two sisters some privacy.
"I know, me too Kare," Katherine said, smiling happily.
"I was thinking about what might have made you turn to Christopher, and I was thinking that maybe it was because you and Eddie don't make love too-" Karen started to say.
"We talked about that last night," Katherine said, blushing furiously. "We're going to try to be a tad bit more active there."
"Good, because that's one of the only things that a married couple needs a lot besides love and money," Karen said, looping her arm through her sister's.
Katherine laughed and squeezed Karen's arm as they walked to the dining room. She was very glad to be home she thought as they sat at the table. 'Very happy,' she thought to herself.
~~~
That night, Jack was sitting on the rocking bench in Sophia's room, trying to put the baby to sleep. For some reason she was being fussy, squirming around in Jack's arms as he was holding her.
"Any luck Jackie?" Karen asked coming into the room. When she saw that Sophia was twisting in his arms, she smiled and then sat down next to Jack. "I told you she wouldn't let you put her to sleep," she said as she took the baby from him.
"What does that mean; she doesn't like me or anything?" Jack asked, looking a little hurt.
"No poodle," Karen said, giggling. "It just means you weren't holding her right." She held Sophia so that the baby's head was resting on her shoulder.
Jack grinned and then put his arm around Karen's waist.
When Sophia fell asleep a few minutes later, Karen stood up and put the baby in the crib. She gestured to Jack and they left the room together. "Everything's back to normal now," she said as he closed the door.
"Yeah, it is," Jack said, taking Karen's hand. "But you know, normal is so boring sometimes."
"And what do you have in mind poodle?" Karen asked, one eyebrow raised slightly.
Not answering her, Jack led her to their bedroom and closed the door behind them. He then put his lips to her ear and whispered, "Go look in my nightstand and you'll see."
Karen glanced at him and then went over to the bed. She opened the drawer of Jack's nightstand and pulled out two things; one of her gauzy scarves and a jar of chocolate body paint.
"Just a suggestion for tonight," Jack said, walking over to her.
"We'll use this tonight," Karen said, putting the chocolate back into the drawer. She stood up and wrapped her arms around Jack's neck, kissing him deeply.
When they pulled apart, Jack asked breathlessly, "Do you want to tie me up tonight?"
"Uh-uh, I'll be the one tied up in this bedroom," Karen said, unbuttoning the first two buttons of her blouse. "Because you have to do most of the work in bed poodle."
Jack grinned and then stepped forward, burying his face into Karen's cleavage, licking the sides of her breasts.
Karen laughed a little, and then she pulled Jack's face up after a few minutes. "I know you have fun there, but I wanna kiss you Jackie," she said.
They kissed then and allowed themselves to fall back on the mattress, Jack on top of Karen.
Moving from her lips, Jack kissed his way to her neck and started to speak in between kisses. "Kare... will you... do something... for... me?" he asked.
"Hmm, what my big strong man?" Karen asked as she ran her fingers through his hair.
"Take... off your... clothes... for me," Jack said. When he felt Karen's fingers stop, he lifted his head and looked at her. "You don't have to do it if you don't want to."
"Sit up Jackie," Karen said, grinning. Once he was off of her, she smiled seductively and started to unbutton her blouse all the way. When her bra was off, she stretched her arms above her head and then ran her hands down her shoulders, over her breasts and then down her abdomen to the edge of her skirt.
Jack was giving out little gasps of air, watching as Karen unzipped her skirt and then pulled it off with her panties.
"Honey, I think you were drooling," Karen said, giggling as she lay back on the mattress.
"How could I not," Jack managed to say. "Do you know how sexy you look taking off your clothes and touching your own breasts?"
Karen laughed and then reached out, grabbing the front of Jack's sweater. She pulled him down on top of her body and kissed him deeply, running her hands through his hair again.
Trying to take his clothes off and still kiss Karen, Jack couldn't help but groan in frustration a little.
"Sorry poodle, I forgot you're still dressed," Karen said, ending the kiss. She helped him take off his clothes then and was about to stroke his member when he grabbed her hand.
"I get to tie you, remember Karebear?" Jack asked. When she nodded, he took her wrists and tied them together with the scarf.
"Tighter honey," Karen said, her voice husky.
"Tighter? But Kare, I don't want to hurt you," Jack said, looking concerned.
"I'll tell you if it does," Karen said, holding her arms out to him.
Jack carefully pulled the ends of the scarf tighter and tighter. When Karen gasped a little, he stopped immediately.
"Perfect poodle," Karen said, smiling.
"Can I fuck you now?" Jack asked, whining.
Karen laughed and then nodded. As he got on top of her body, lying out, she put her arms around his head.
Sighing as if in relief, Jack reached down and spread apart Karen's legs. He brushed her entrance with his finger tips, teasing her for a moment.
"Oooh, Jackie!" Karen cried out, arching her body up slightly.
Jack smiled and knew that he would be in trouble if he wasn't inside her in the next three minutes. Without wasting any more time, he slid his member into her slowly. As he did so, he said, "Kare, Kare, open your eyes. I want to look at your gorgeous eyes."
"Jackie...I love you," Karen breathed as she opened her eyes and stared into Jack's blue ones and he was fully sheathed inside of her.
"Love you too Karebear," Jack groaned as Karen squeezed her legs together slightly. He immediately started to thrust in and out of her whispering into his wife's ear, "I'm gonna go... oh fuck! I'm going to go slow right now. But I'll be fast later... I-I promise."
"And rougher," Karen managed to say in between moans.
"Yeah, we'll fuck Kare, don't worry," Jack grunted as he moved down to her breasts. He took one nipple in his mouth and sucked on it eagerly.
Many minutes later, Karen felt herself start to tighten around Jack and she dug her nails into his back as she moaned Jack's name over and over.
At that same time, Jack lifted his head from Karen's breasts and then said her name in a sort of raspy tone of voice as he climaxed.
When they had recovered a little while later, Karen moved around under Jack and said, "Poodle, I don't think I'm done yet."
"I know, I've got that feeling too," Jack said. He got up off of Karen's body, when he was out of her, he sat on his knees.
Karen sat up, took the scarf off with Jack's help and then started crawling past him when he made a move to grab her. "No honey, we're doing it like this this time," she said, lying on her stomach in front of him.
"Aw Kare, I can't see you're beautiful face or play with your boobs when I fuck you like this," Jack said not sounding disappointed at all.
"Well, if you don't want to-" Karen started to say when Jack entered her quickly and then lay on top of her body. "Jackie!" she cried in surprise a little. She sighed as he started to pump in and out of her body faster and faster right away.
"Is it okay if I go this fast?" Jack said into her ear, licking the sweat on her temple.
"You don't need... ooh... to ask that Jackie," Karen moaned as he continued to thrust in and out of her.
Jack smiled and then buried his nose into his wife's hair as he started to sweat from the exertion of going faster. He sniffed at her rose shampoo and he had to move quicker, trying to feed the boiling lust in his body for her.
It took a long time and a half-hour later, Karen buried her face into the comforter and screamed as she climaxed several times around Jack.
As Karen screamed below him, Jack thrust into her a final time and exploded again and again deep inside of her, swearing and crying out her name.
It took them about fifteen minutes for them to recover from that bout of lovemaking, and once they did, they were both exhausted.
Jack slid out of Karen slowly and then helped her go up to the top of the bed. "How do you want to sleep?" he asked.
"Can I sleep on top of you?" Karen asked as they slid under the sheets.
"Sure Kare, come here," Jack said, lying down. He helped her to settle on top of his body and then he put his arms around her body.
"I love you," Karen said seriously, looking into his eyes.
"Not as much as I love you Karebear," Jack said before kissing her deeply.
"Hmm, I'm too tired to argue with you right now poodle," Karen said as she rested her head on his chest. "Sweet dreams Jackie."
"Sleep well Kare," Jack said, kissing the top of her head and running his hand up and down her back slowly.
As Karen tried to fall asleep, she smiled, everything had worked out great and they were all happy once again. She looked up at Jack and smiled to see that he was sleeping, his mouth opened a little. As she watched him breathe and felt his chest rise and fall underneath her, she felt herself growing aroused again. She smiled and then moved up off of him.
Jack was halfway asleep when he felt a mouth on his member, the tongue running up and down, teasing him mercilessly. He opened his eyes and was surprised to see that it was Karen. "What are you doing?" he asked, his voice a mixture of sleepiness and lust.
Karen lifted her head up, continuing to stoke him with her fingers and said, "I want to make love to you again poodle." Before Jack could move up so he would be on top, Karen stopped stroking his member and then straddled him. She guided him to her entrance and then let herself down on him.
"Oh Kare, I love you," Jack moaned as she moved up and down on him.
Breathing heavily as she moved quicker, Karen grabbed Jack's hands and put them on top of her breasts. When he started to tease the nipples with his hands, Karen squeezed her legs together and then threw her head back in ecstasy. "Oh Jackie, Jackie, fuck! Oh JACK!" she screamed as she climaxed around him.
Jack's arms immediately went around Karen's back and he gripped her skin tightly as he crashed over the edge, his eyes shut tightly. "God Kare, love you, ooh... KARE!" he yelled hoarsely as he climaxed deep inside of her. When they were both sated and she lay down on top of him without making him leave her body, Jack felt a wave of contentment wash over him. "I love you Kare," he said again as she pulled the covers over them.
"I love you too," Karen said, kissing his chin as she rested on his chest.
"Good night Karebear- again," Jack said smiling.
"Night poodle," Karen said. This time she fell asleep immediately, Jack's arms holding her to him tightly.
Chapter Fifty-Three
Tempted
'Tempted by the fruit of another,
Tempted but the truth is discovered...'
-'Tempted' by Squeeze
Katherine walked out of the pub she had lunch in and stopped on the sidewalk. She had been in Boston for two days now, and she was no closer to deciding what to do about Edward and Christopher. She sighed and then turned to go north towards her hotel, feeling extremely tired.
As she strode down the street, her shoulders hunched and her face down. Katherine felt a tear fall down her cheek and she stumbled slightly on the sidewalk.
"Careful Emma," a voice said as the person held her arm. "You wouldn't want to fall."
"Christopher," Katherine breathed, looking at him. "What are you doing here?"
"Come on, let's go for a walk and I think you and I need to talk," Christopher answered, wiping the tear off of her face. He took her hand in his and then led her over to a nearby park.
~~~
Karen was on the phone in Grace's office when Will walked in.
"Gracie, is she doing work?" Will asked, looking at Karen in complete shock.
"No, I think she's trying to call that friend of Katherine's," Grace answered, looking up at Will from her desk.
Meanwhile, Karen, who was ignoring Will and Grace, was trying to contact Christopher. She knew that she shouldn't do this, but she felt she needed to talk to this man. She had called the man's office at the hospital and then got no answer. She was calling his apartment, and was about to hang up when no one answered. Just as she was about to turn off the phone, a female voice answered the phone.
"Hello?" the woman said.
"Oh, uh, I'm trying to reach Christopher Stiles," Karen said, a little surprised. She couldn't help it, but she immediately thought this woman was Christopher's wife or girlfriend.
"And who are you?" the woman asked suspiciously.
"My sister, Katherine O'Neill is Christopher's..." Karen trailed off when she noticed that Grace and Will were watching her. "Listen, do you think we could meet somewhere to talk?"
The woman answered immediately, "Of course, why don't you come to my brother's apartment." She then gave Karen the address and they hung up.
Karen got up from her desk chair and she said, "I'm going to go out on my lunch break now, I probably won't be back Grace." She then quickly left before her boss could protest and she went out to the limo.
~~~
In Boston, Katherine and Christopher were sitting together on a park bench, both of them looking at everything but each other. Katherine had just confessed that she was in love with him.
"I didn't think it was possible for you to love me," Christopher said quietly after a while. "Since you're married, I thought that I would be on my own with this feeling."
Katherine glanced over at Christopher and saw he was looking back at her. "I tried to deny it for a long time," she said. "But after we... kissed in the theater, I realized that I've been in love with you for a very, very long time."
"Emma, how-how long," Christopher said, turning to her and taking her hand.
"When we first met after my coma," Katherine whispered, staring straight into his eyes.
"I've loved you the moment I went into check on you that night after the car struck you," Christopher said, reaching out and cupping her cheek with one of his hands.
"Even though I was so bruised and bloody?" Katherine asked incredulously.
Christopher nodded and said, "Even then. There's something special about you Emma, and I caught onto that right away."
Katherine nodded and then covered his hand that was on her cheek with her own.
"Katherine," Christopher said, his voice low. "May I kiss you?"
"I-I, yes," Katherine said, stammering at first. She leaned toward Christopher as he moved towards her and then they kissed, wrapping their arms around each other tightly.
~~~
Karen walked into Christopher Stiles' apartment after being let inside by his sister. "So you know about Katherine and Christopher," she said as they sat down in the living room.
"I am aware of them," Norah said after she had introduced herself. "And I have to tell you Mrs. McFarland, I'm very concerned for my brother."
"Why?" Karen asked.
"I've never seen him so in love with a woman like he is in love with your sister," Norah said, sighing. "He has always been a very lonely man, not letting himself into too many relationships. And the intensity he feels for Katherine is a little... frightening."
"Did he ever tell you why he fell in love with my sister?" Karen asked, leaning forward slightly.
"I asked him about that once, and he said that when he first met your sister, after she came out of that coma, he was able to see something in her eyes," Norah paused at that point, unsure if she wanted to continue.
"What did he see?" Karen asked a little impatiently.
"He told me he saw into her soul," Norah said, looking at Karen with a sad and scared expression on her face.
~~~
Karen left the apartment about twenty minutes later and went to her limo, telling Driver to go over to the theater Jack was rehearsing in. As the car started down the street, Karen sat back and tried to gather her thoughts.
From what Norah Stiles had told her, Christopher was extremely and totally in love with Katherine. He knew that he couldn't have her since she was married, but that did stop him from loving her and having the hope that he and Katherine could be together; that they could have an affair.
When the limo stopped in front of Jack's theater, Karen got out and then almost ran inside. She asked a person in the lobby where Jack was and he told her in his dressing room. She hurried past him and then went backstage down a hallway to where the dressing rooms were.
Jack was talking with Zach about a particular scene in the play when Karen burst into the room. "Kare?" he asked, surprised to see her there.
"Jackie... poodle, I need to talk with you," Karen said.
"I'll talk to you later Jack," Zach said, getting up from his chair. As he left he nodded to Karen and said, "Nice to see you."
When they were alone, Jack went over to his wife. "What's wrong Kare?" he asked, putting his arms around her.
"Jackie, he's there with Kath," Karen said, leaning on him. "Christopher is there in Boston and he's going to try and meet Kath."
"When did he leave?" Jack asked, feeling surprised.
"He went to a convention there the same day that Kath left," Karen said. "He saw her at the airport; they were on the same flight."
"I'm confused Kare," Jack said. "What does that mean?"
"His sister said he's going to ask her to have an affair with him," Karen said, looking up at Jack.
"Oh my god, do you think she'll agree to that?" Jack said, knowing that this was extremely serious.
"I don't know Jackie, I just don't know," Karen said worriedly.
~~~
When he and Karen had returned home from the theater late that afternoon, Jack decided that he should try something to distract her from Katherine and Christopher. He suggested going out to eat with their daughters, and he was surprised when Karen declined.
"I just want to stay home poodle," Karen said as she walked into Sophia's room. "I know that you want me to get my mind off of Kath, but it's not that easy."
"Then I want to try something else," Jack said. He went over to Karen and took Sophia from her. "Come on Kare," he said, taking her hand. He led her out of the penthouse.
"Jackie, where are we going?" Karen asked, surprised. "And why aren't we taking the limo?"
Not answering her, Jack continued to walk until they were in Central Park. "We're going to spend some time alone here," he said as they walked down a path. "And I want to talk to you about this."
After walking for ten minutes, Karen stopped Jack and made him sit on a bench. "I think I know what you're going to say already poodle," she said.
"Then go ahead Kare," Jack said, putting his arms around her shoulders and pulling her to his body.
Karen sighed and leaned against Jack. "You're going to say that I shouldn't have gone to see Christopher's sister," she began. "And that I can't do anything about Kath if she decides to have an affair with him."
"Yeah, and I also think that you shouldn't mention this whole thing to Eddie," Jack said.
"Oh Jackie, it's not fair for him," Karen said, looking up at her husband. "His wife is having an affair-"
"If she does end up doing that," Jack interrupted.
Nodding, Karen then continued, "I think we should let him know something instead of just leaving him in the dark about this."
"I think you shouldn't tell him anything," Jack said. "At least until Kat comes back from Boston and we know for sure."
Karen got up from the bench and then walked a little down the path, thinking intently. "Alright poodle," she said, turning to Jack who had followed her. "I'll leave it alone until Kath is back home and I can ask her what happened over there."
Jack nodded and kissed her lightly on the lips. "Let's go home Kare and spend some time with Ebie and Sophie," he said, putting an arm around her waist.
~~~
Katherine and Christopher were walking to a restaurant that night, holding hands. They had spent a long time on the bench after they had kissed, just holding on to each other and thinking. An hour later, Christopher had had to leave, and he asked if they could go out for dinner so they could talk some more.
As they were being seated, Katherine felt the guilt coming back to her about her husband. She thought for a brief second of leaving, but Christopher took her hand and she pushed all her thoughts of Edward away.
While they were eating, Christopher said, "I wanted to ask you something Emma."
"What is it Paul?" Katherine answered.
He took a deep breath and then said, "We know how much we love each other now. And I just was thinking about what we're going to do when we go back to the city."
"I've been thinking about that too," Katherine said.
"Katherine," Christopher said, taking her left hand in his own, gripping it tightly. "I want to be with you when we go back."
"I do as well," Katherine said, glancing up at him. "But..."
"We can be together, we would have to have an affair to do that though," Christopher said quickly.
"Can we leave and go some where else for more privacy?" Katherine said, wanting to delay her answer to his suggestion.
"Of course," Christopher said. He paid the bill and then led Katherine out of the restaurant. "We'll go to my hotel okay?"
"That's fine," Katherine said quietly, nodding.
When they got to his hotel room, Christopher immediately asked her about the possibility of them having an affair.
"Oh Paul, I love you, I truly do but... I love Edward too," Katherine said, looking away from him.
"So that means no?" Christopher asked, feeling like his heart had fallen to the ground.
"I-I suppose," Katherine said, sounding very unsure of herself.
Christopher caught on to that and then walked over to where she was standing. He grabbed her arms gently and then pulled her towards him. "I love you Katherine," he said gently as their lips were brushing against each others. "And I want to make love to you so badly that it's killing me slowly."
Katherine let out a sob as tears started falling down her cheeks. "I want to, but I can't hurt Edward like that," she whispered.
"Kiss me Emma, please," Christopher said, his voice thick with emotion. Without waiting for her to respond, he closed the last centimeters separating their lips and kissed her. He held her against him tightly and tilted his head to deepen this kiss.
This time, Katherine didn't pull away and she allowed Christopher's tongue into her mouth, rubbing it with her own. The need to breathe became too great, and she pulled away from the kiss. "Paul?" she asked questioningly.
"Do you want to?" Christopher asked, looking down at her tenderly and running his fingers through her hair.
Breathing in deeply, Katherine leaned her head on his chest while she thought. She should have been thinking about what would happen after she and Christopher made love, or what could happen. But she all she felt was his warmth and the sound of his heart beating close to her ear. She lifted her head and looking straight into his eyes said, "I want to Paul."
Not able to help himself, Christopher smiled broadly. He hugged Katherine tightly and kissed her deeply once again. When they pulled away from the kiss, he then led her over to the bed. "I love you Emma," he said as she lay back on the mattress.
"I love you too Paul," Katherine said, her voice trembling slightly as she pulled him down on top of her.
They kissed for a long time while Christopher started running his hands over her body. At some point, he kissed her softly on the lips and the he sat up. He started to unbutton Katherine's blouse and he smiled down at her lovingly.
Shivering slightly at the cold air of the room hitting her now bare skin when her blouse was opened, Katherine felt her heart beating quicker and quicker. She watched as Christopher gazed at her for a few moments and then he lowered his head, kissing the skin on her stomach softly.
Christopher knew that as much as he would like to take off her clothes as quickly as he could, he had to go slow. Katherine was still emotionally attached to her husband and if he did anything too fast, Christopher was likely to lose her. After kissing her skin for a few minutes, he finally allowed his hands to wander up to her bra, and he took it off with some help from Katherine. After tossing the blouse and bra to the floor, he stared down at her for a long time before shaking his head. Lowering his head, Christopher went down to her breast, placing his lips on the left nipple.
Katherine gasped slightly and then suddenly thought of Edward; it was just too much for her. "Christopher, stop," she said, pushing him off of her quickly.
"I'm sorry, you didn't like that," Christopher said.
"No, it's just... I can't do this to Edward," Katherine said, sitting up. "I love him so much." The room was quiet as she put her clothes back on. "I'm sorry Paul, but-"
"It's okay Katherine," Christopher said, turning away from her. "I thought this might happen, I just wish I could have prepared my self a little better for it."
"I'm so sorry," Katherine said. She hugged him from behind and kissed the nape of his neck softly. "I will love you always." With that she got off the bed and went towards the door to leave.
"What are you going to do now?" Christopher asked.
"I'm going to go back home," Katherine said, her hand on the doorknob. "I'm going to be with my husband."
"I think we shouldn't see each other anymore Katherine," Christopher said gently.
"Me too Christopher," Katherine said. She turned and then went over to him, throwing her arms around his neck. "One final kiss," she said. She then pressed her lips to his and they kissed.
When they pulled apart, Christopher let her go and said, "Good bye."
"Bye," Katherine said softly. She then went back towards the door and left his room without looking back at him.
~~~
Earlier that night in New York, Karen snuck out of the penthouse to go down to Edward's and talk with him. She was waiting at the elevators when a hand grabbed her arm and turned her around.
"I knew you were going to do this," Jack said, a slight smile on his face.
"Damn, how did you know I left?" Karen muttered.
"I could tell you were gone," Jack said. An elevator door opened, and Jack then led her to it, going inside.
"What are you doing?" Karen asked in surprise as the elevator started moving down.
"You're going to talk to Eddie aren't you?" Jack asked.
"I thought you said I shouldn't," Karen said. "And I told you that I wasn't and I thought you believed me."
"I know you too well Kare," Jack said easily.
"You're coming with me though?" Karen asked.
Jack didn't answer her, but he pulled her close and kissed her deeply until the elevator stopped. "I'm you're back up," he said as they walked out.
"Oh yeah, I really need back up for this," Karen said, rolling her eyes but smiling.
They walked to Edward's penthouse hand in hand and when they got to the door, Jack knocked on it.
Amber opened the door and smiled broadly at her aunt and uncle. "Hullo!" she said enthusiastically. "Have you come for a visit?"
"Not really Amb," Karen said as they walked into the foyer.
"We need to talk to your dad," Jack said.
"Hey you guys," a tired voice said from the living room. It was Edward and he motioned them to come inside the room. After they had all sat down, he asked, "So what did you want to tell me?"
Karen and Jack glanced at each other briefly.
"It's about Katherine," Jack began.
"Is something wrong with her? Did something happen in Boston?" Edward asked, instantly worried.
"No, nothing is wrong with her," Karen said. She took a deep breath and then continued. "We wanted to tell you that; well... we think Kath may be having an affair."
Edward stared at them, shock on his face. "An affair," he said simply in a low voice. "She's cheating on me."
"We don't know that for sure though," Jack said quickly.
"That's right Eddie, we could be wrong," Karen said.
"I doubt it, or else you wouldn't have come here to tell me that," Edward said. He stood up from the couch and sighed. "Could you guys leave? I need to think."
"Do you want us to take the kids to our place?" Karen asked.
"No, they'll be fine enough here," Edward said. He walked out of the living room without saying good bye to his sister in law and brother in law.
"Oh man, that's not good," Jack said worriedly. "I hope Kat didn't agree to that affair."
"Come on Jackie, we should get back home now," Karen said, taking his hand. "We should come in the morning and check on him," she said absentmindedly as they were going back home.
"Good idea, he's gonna be very depressed tonight I think," Jack said.
"Do you think we should have told him that it's Christopher?" Karen asked as they entered their penthouse.
"So he could go out and kill him or something soap operaish like that?" Jack said. "It's better if he doesn't know."
"I wish Kath had left us a better way to reach her then through her friends," Karen said while they walked up the stairs to Elizabeth's room. "I would tell her that Eddie's so sad about this. Jackie, what happens if he does something drastic when she comes home?"
"We can't really do anything about this Kare, except wait and hope," Jack said softly, handing her Elizabeth.
Karen nodded and held her oldest daughter tightly as she thought about her sister and hoped Katherine would end up doing the right thing.
~~~
Katherine knew that luck was with her that night. She was able to get a one-way ticket to New York as soon as she got to the airport. As she sat down in her seat on the plane, she started thinking of ways to tell Edward what was going on and that she was so incredibly sorry for it.
Once she was back in the city, Katherine hailed a cab and it drove her back to the building her penthouse was in. She paid the cabbie and then got out quickly, almost running inside. She hurried through the lobby with her suitcase trailing behind her, and got into an elevator. She was nervous about telling her husband what had happened, and she hoped that he wouldn't end up being too angry with her.
Edward was standing at the largest window in his and Katherine's bedroom. The full moon shown down on him and he looked back towards the bed; their bed. He and Katherine hadn't made love every day when they were first married, but they had done so a lot. Now, because of their jobs and this affair that Katherine may be having, they hadn't had sex in about six months.
That was one of the hundreds of thoughts going through Edwards mind, but it was the most prevalent of them all. If Katherine was having an affair, what then? He didn't want to divorce her; he loved his wife and never would love anyone else. He pondered this question for a long time when the door to the bed room opened quietly behind him.
Katherine stepped into the room, leaving her suitcase outside. She saw her husband standing at a window, looking out on the city. She closed the door behind her and then walked forward a little. "Edward," she said softly.
Turning, Edward saw it was Katherine and he said, "My god Katherine." He hurried over to her from the window and then wrapped his arms around her. "I've missed you a lot," he said, not wanting to tell her he knew about the affair.
"We need to talk," Katherine said, pushing away gently from her husband. "Please, sit down." When he was sitting on the edge of the bed, she knelt in front of him and took her hand in his own. She looked down at their hands, now entwined and then told Edward about her falling in love with Christopher and nearly sleeping with him that night. She also told him that she had seriously considered having an affair with him and she didn't use Christopher's name as she told him all of this.
"Why didn't you if you were so in love with him?" Edward asked.
"I thought of you," Katherine said, looking miserable. "And I didn't want to hurt you like that, so I stopped things from going any further."
Edward was quiet and then he sighed. "Well thank god for that at least," he said. "But are you still in love with him?"
"I am Edward," Katherine said. "But you must understand that I won't see him anymore, so that love will diminish as time goes by. You are the man I shall always love with all my heart and soul."
"I love you Katherine," Edward said, standing up and making her do so as well. He put his arms around her and kissed her deeply.
Katherine felt her heart beat crazily and then she pulled away from the kiss. She then said, "I feel that I should tell you who this man was that I-"
"No, don't Katherine, if I know who he is, then I would most likely kill him," Edward said quickly.
"Oh Edward, I'm so sorry," Katherine said, starting to cry. "I-if you want a divorce, I'll go along with it because I know I deserve it."
Edward silenced her with a kiss and then pushed her on to the mattress gently. "I'm not going to divorce you Katherine," he whispered as they started to undress each other. "You didn't sleep with this guy or have an affair with him, you were just... tempted."
"I love you so much Edward," Katherine said.
Smiling, he took off the last of her clothes before turning his attention back to Katherine's naked body under him. He let his hands move up and down her sides slowly before he pushed her back against the bed's headboard.
Katherine still had tears falling down her cheeks as she helped Edward with his trousers and then boxers. With a slight moment of hesitation, she then reached down and touched his member lightly.
"Oh Emma, you don't have to do that," Edward said, reaching down and taking her hand. "This is enough for me," he then said once he had entered her.
Moaning, Katherine put her arms around him as Edward started to thrust in and out of her slowly. "Edward... my love..." she moaned as he sped up slightly.
Edward stared down at his wife for a few minutes, and then he pressed his lips to hers a little forcefully.
Katherine opened her eyes wide when she suddenly felt herself climax. "Oooh! Edward I love you, I love you!" she cried out as her body trembled from the pleasure.
Gritting his teeth, Edward pushed in again and then closed his eyes tightly as he achieved his release. When he was recovered enough a few minutes later, he got off of Katherine and lay down next to her.
Turing on her side, Katherine snuggled up to her husband and rested her head on his chest.
"I love you Katherine," Edward said tiredly, putting an arm around Katherine.
Smiling, Katherine whispered good night as her eyes closed and she fell asleep soon after.
~~~
The next morning, Karen and Jack hurried over to check on Edward. They were both very worried that he would try something like suicide since he had taken their news so badly. They were a little surprised that when the door of the penthouse opened, Edward answered it; he was smiling.
"Eddie, we came to see how you are," Karen said, confusion on her face.
"Good morning you two, come on in," Edward said, ushering them in.
"We thought you might feel depressed," Jack said, confusion on his face as well.
"Edward, I thought I heard the doorbell," Katherine said, walking into the foyer. "Hello Kare, Jackie-boy."
"Kath!" Karen cried out. She literally ran over to her sister and threw her arms around her, hugging her tightly. "How are you? And why are you back so soon?"
"Well, just so you both know, I didn't end up having an affair," Katherine said. "I couldn't go through with it. So I left Boston last night and came back home to my husband."
"That's great," Jack said, smiling widely.
"Oh Kath honey, I'm so proud of you," Karen said, hugging her sister again.
"Since you're both here why don't you join us and the kids for brunch?" Edward asked, taking his wife's hand.
"Can we go get our daughters?" Karen asked.
"Sure, we'll hold the meal for you," Katherine said.
"You stay Kare, I'll get the girls," Jack said. And with that he left the penthouse, going over to the elevators.
"I'm glad you're home now Kath and that everything turned out good," Karen said as Edward left to give the two sisters some privacy.
"I know, me too Kare," Katherine said, smiling happily.
"I was thinking about what might have made you turn to Christopher, and I was thinking that maybe it was because you and Eddie don't make love too-" Karen started to say.
"We talked about that last night," Katherine said, blushing furiously. "We're going to try to be a tad bit more active there."
"Good, because that's one of the only things that a married couple needs a lot besides love and money," Karen said, looping her arm through her sister's.
Katherine laughed and squeezed Karen's arm as they walked to the dining room. She was very glad to be home she thought as they sat at the table. 'Very happy,' she thought to herself.
~~~
That night, Jack was sitting on the rocking bench in Sophia's room, trying to put the baby to sleep. For some reason she was being fussy, squirming around in Jack's arms as he was holding her.
"Any luck Jackie?" Karen asked coming into the room. When she saw that Sophia was twisting in his arms, she smiled and then sat down next to Jack. "I told you she wouldn't let you put her to sleep," she said as she took the baby from him.
"What does that mean; she doesn't like me or anything?" Jack asked, looking a little hurt.
"No poodle," Karen said, giggling. "It just means you weren't holding her right." She held Sophia so that the baby's head was resting on her shoulder.
Jack grinned and then put his arm around Karen's waist.
When Sophia fell asleep a few minutes later, Karen stood up and put the baby in the crib. She gestured to Jack and they left the room together. "Everything's back to normal now," she said as he closed the door.
"Yeah, it is," Jack said, taking Karen's hand. "But you know, normal is so boring sometimes."
"And what do you have in mind poodle?" Karen asked, one eyebrow raised slightly.
Not answering her, Jack led her to their bedroom and closed the door behind them. He then put his lips to her ear and whispered, "Go look in my nightstand and you'll see."
Karen glanced at him and then went over to the bed. She opened the drawer of Jack's nightstand and pulled out two things; one of her gauzy scarves and a jar of chocolate body paint.
"Just a suggestion for tonight," Jack said, walking over to her.
"We'll use this tonight," Karen said, putting the chocolate back into the drawer. She stood up and wrapped her arms around Jack's neck, kissing him deeply.
When they pulled apart, Jack asked breathlessly, "Do you want to tie me up tonight?"
"Uh-uh, I'll be the one tied up in this bedroom," Karen said, unbuttoning the first two buttons of her blouse. "Because you have to do most of the work in bed poodle."
Jack grinned and then stepped forward, burying his face into Karen's cleavage, licking the sides of her breasts.
Karen laughed a little, and then she pulled Jack's face up after a few minutes. "I know you have fun there, but I wanna kiss you Jackie," she said.
They kissed then and allowed themselves to fall back on the mattress, Jack on top of Karen.
Moving from her lips, Jack kissed his way to her neck and started to speak in between kisses. "Kare... will you... do something... for... me?" he asked.
"Hmm, what my big strong man?" Karen asked as she ran her fingers through his hair.
"Take... off your... clothes... for me," Jack said. When he felt Karen's fingers stop, he lifted his head and looked at her. "You don't have to do it if you don't want to."
"Sit up Jackie," Karen said, grinning. Once he was off of her, she smiled seductively and started to unbutton her blouse all the way. When her bra was off, she stretched her arms above her head and then ran her hands down her shoulders, over her breasts and then down her abdomen to the edge of her skirt.
Jack was giving out little gasps of air, watching as Karen unzipped her skirt and then pulled it off with her panties.
"Honey, I think you were drooling," Karen said, giggling as she lay back on the mattress.
"How could I not," Jack managed to say. "Do you know how sexy you look taking off your clothes and touching your own breasts?"
Karen laughed and then reached out, grabbing the front of Jack's sweater. She pulled him down on top of her body and kissed him deeply, running her hands through his hair again.
Trying to take his clothes off and still kiss Karen, Jack couldn't help but groan in frustration a little.
"Sorry poodle, I forgot you're still dressed," Karen said, ending the kiss. She helped him take off his clothes then and was about to stroke his member when he grabbed her hand.
"I get to tie you, remember Karebear?" Jack asked. When she nodded, he took her wrists and tied them together with the scarf.
"Tighter honey," Karen said, her voice husky.
"Tighter? But Kare, I don't want to hurt you," Jack said, looking concerned.
"I'll tell you if it does," Karen said, holding her arms out to him.
Jack carefully pulled the ends of the scarf tighter and tighter. When Karen gasped a little, he stopped immediately.
"Perfect poodle," Karen said, smiling.
"Can I fuck you now?" Jack asked, whining.
Karen laughed and then nodded. As he got on top of her body, lying out, she put her arms around his head.
Sighing as if in relief, Jack reached down and spread apart Karen's legs. He brushed her entrance with his finger tips, teasing her for a moment.
"Oooh, Jackie!" Karen cried out, arching her body up slightly.
Jack smiled and knew that he would be in trouble if he wasn't inside her in the next three minutes. Without wasting any more time, he slid his member into her slowly. As he did so, he said, "Kare, Kare, open your eyes. I want to look at your gorgeous eyes."
"Jackie...I love you," Karen breathed as she opened her eyes and stared into Jack's blue ones and he was fully sheathed inside of her.
"Love you too Karebear," Jack groaned as Karen squeezed her legs together slightly. He immediately started to thrust in and out of her whispering into his wife's ear, "I'm gonna go... oh fuck! I'm going to go slow right now. But I'll be fast later... I-I promise."
"And rougher," Karen managed to say in between moans.
"Yeah, we'll fuck Kare, don't worry," Jack grunted as he moved down to her breasts. He took one nipple in his mouth and sucked on it eagerly.
Many minutes later, Karen felt herself start to tighten around Jack and she dug her nails into his back as she moaned Jack's name over and over.
At that same time, Jack lifted his head from Karen's breasts and then said her name in a sort of raspy tone of voice as he climaxed.
When they had recovered a little while later, Karen moved around under Jack and said, "Poodle, I don't think I'm done yet."
"I know, I've got that feeling too," Jack said. He got up off of Karen's body, when he was out of her, he sat on his knees.
Karen sat up, took the scarf off with Jack's help and then started crawling past him when he made a move to grab her. "No honey, we're doing it like this this time," she said, lying on her stomach in front of him.
"Aw Kare, I can't see you're beautiful face or play with your boobs when I fuck you like this," Jack said not sounding disappointed at all.
"Well, if you don't want to-" Karen started to say when Jack entered her quickly and then lay on top of her body. "Jackie!" she cried in surprise a little. She sighed as he started to pump in and out of her body faster and faster right away.
"Is it okay if I go this fast?" Jack said into her ear, licking the sweat on her temple.
"You don't need... ooh... to ask that Jackie," Karen moaned as he continued to thrust in and out of her.
Jack smiled and then buried his nose into his wife's hair as he started to sweat from the exertion of going faster. He sniffed at her rose shampoo and he had to move quicker, trying to feed the boiling lust in his body for her.
It took a long time and a half-hour later, Karen buried her face into the comforter and screamed as she climaxed several times around Jack.
As Karen screamed below him, Jack thrust into her a final time and exploded again and again deep inside of her, swearing and crying out her name.
It took them about fifteen minutes for them to recover from that bout of lovemaking, and once they did, they were both exhausted.
Jack slid out of Karen slowly and then helped her go up to the top of the bed. "How do you want to sleep?" he asked.
"Can I sleep on top of you?" Karen asked as they slid under the sheets.
"Sure Kare, come here," Jack said, lying down. He helped her to settle on top of his body and then he put his arms around her body.
"I love you," Karen said seriously, looking into his eyes.
"Not as much as I love you Karebear," Jack said before kissing her deeply.
"Hmm, I'm too tired to argue with you right now poodle," Karen said as she rested her head on his chest. "Sweet dreams Jackie."
"Sleep well Kare," Jack said, kissing the top of her head and running his hand up and down her back slowly.
As Karen tried to fall asleep, she smiled, everything had worked out great and they were all happy once again. She looked up at Jack and smiled to see that he was sleeping, his mouth opened a little. As she watched him breathe and felt his chest rise and fall underneath her, she felt herself growing aroused again. She smiled and then moved up off of him.
Jack was halfway asleep when he felt a mouth on his member, the tongue running up and down, teasing him mercilessly. He opened his eyes and was surprised to see that it was Karen. "What are you doing?" he asked, his voice a mixture of sleepiness and lust.
Karen lifted her head up, continuing to stoke him with her fingers and said, "I want to make love to you again poodle." Before Jack could move up so he would be on top, Karen stopped stroking his member and then straddled him. She guided him to her entrance and then let herself down on him.
"Oh Kare, I love you," Jack moaned as she moved up and down on him.
Breathing heavily as she moved quicker, Karen grabbed Jack's hands and put them on top of her breasts. When he started to tease the nipples with his hands, Karen squeezed her legs together and then threw her head back in ecstasy. "Oh Jackie, Jackie, fuck! Oh JACK!" she screamed as she climaxed around him.
Jack's arms immediately went around Karen's back and he gripped her skin tightly as he crashed over the edge, his eyes shut tightly. "God Kare, love you, ooh... KARE!" he yelled hoarsely as he climaxed deep inside of her. When they were both sated and she lay down on top of him without making him leave her body, Jack felt a wave of contentment wash over him. "I love you Kare," he said again as she pulled the covers over them.
"I love you too," Karen said, kissing his chin as she rested on his chest.
"Good night Karebear- again," Jack said smiling.
"Night poodle," Karen said. This time she fell asleep immediately, Jack's arms holding her to him tightly.