Disclaimer: I don't own Will and Grace or its characters. The chapter
title is a song by Norah Jones that I don't own.
Chapter Fifty-Four
Come Away With Me
A week after Katherine's return from Boston, Edward returned home from work, carrying some flowers. "Katy?" he asked, walking to the living room.
"Hi Daddy!" Amber exclaimed, from where she was practicing the piano.
"Hello Miss Roxie," Edward said, walking over to his daughter and kissing her cheek. "Where's your mom?"
"She's upstairs taking a nap," Amber said, giggling at her father's nickname for her.
"Okay, and your brother?" Edward asked.
"He's grounded," Amber said, her expression growing serious. "He didn't do his homework for History class and Mummy got a call from his teacher."
"Alright, I'll go up and see him," Edward said. He squeezed Amber's arm gently and then left the living room, going up to the stairs. He went over to Patrick's room and opened the door.
"Da!" Patrick cried, getting up from his desk. "Can I go play-"
"Hullo James," a soft voice said from the doorway.
Edward turned around at the use of his middle name and saw that it was Katherine. "Hi Katy," he said, smiling at his wife.
"I'm afraid our son failed to do a very important homework assignment, which is why he's been grounded for the rest of the week," Katherine said.
"Well then Patrick, you should be doing your homework," Edward said sternly. "And I'll be coming in before dinner to make sure you've finished it." With that, he walked to Katherine and led her out of the room and then over to their bedroom.
"How are you James?" Katherine said, still a little unsure of using that name.
"I'm alright, that account I got assigned was given to someone else," Edward answered, giving Katherine the bouquet he had been holding this whole time. "Which is why I came home early today."
"Thank you," Katherine's said, smelling the flowers. "James, tonight, do you want to..."
"If you want to," Edward said, smiling down at her.
Katherine blushed and then nodded. "Oh, I have to tell you, Karen called and we need to go to that baptism class with them tomorrow," she then said as they walked to the staircase.
"I'm still very surprised that Karen and Jack are baptizing their daughters as Catholics," Edward said.
"Well, Jack was baptized Catholic as well," Katherine pointed out as they walked down the stairs together. "So they agreed to have their daughters the same."
"What about Karen?" Edward asked.
"She doesn't know, but...I found out," Katherine said quietly. Seeing Edward's surprised expression she continued, "I contacted that friend of Lois Whitley's here in the city and wrote her a letter through him, asking if she had baptized Karen."
"Why did you do that?" Edward asked, surprised.
"I don't know. I suppose I wanted to see if she was Catholic like me," Katherine said. "I mean, that she was baptized-"
"I understand what you're trying to say Katy," Edward said reassuringly. "And she was?"
"Yeah," Katherine said, nodding. "At a little church in this city that's not there anymore."
"Wow, are you going to tell her at all?" Edward said as they walked into the living room.
"And how could I explain that?" Katherine said. She sighed and said, "I guess I should just go and say, 'Hey Kare, I don't know if you're interested at all, but I found out from our mom that you were baptized as a Catholic like your daughters and husband.'"
"What's wrong with telling her that Mummy?" Amber asked, coming over to them from the piano.
"Well, you know that your Aunt Karen doesn't really like her mother," Katherine explained. "So I'm not going to say anything."
Edward leaned over and kissed his wife's cheek. "She's your sister, and I guess you know her well enough that you should tell her that," he said.
"Oh, I'll tell her she's Catholic by baptism somehow," Katherine said, smiling at her husband. "I just need to figure out how to do so without mentioning Lois."
~~~
The next night, Karen and Jack arrived at St. Paul's church with their two daughters in tow.
Jack, carrying Elizabeth, saw two people walking to them as they left their limo and he called out to them. "Hey Kat, Eddie, over here," he said.
"They're here already?" Karen asked in surprise as she got out of the back of the limousine with Sophia in her arms. "And I thought we were too early."
"No, you're right on time, as we are," Katherine said, giving her sister a kiss. "Want me to take her?"
"Sure, she's going to be your goddaughter in about three weeks," Karen said, handing Sophia to her.
"Come on you guys, let's go inside before the class starts," Edward said, looking at his watch.
They all walked down to the basement of the church, where two other babies and their parents and godparents were.
One of the mothers walked up to Karen and asked, "Mrs. McFarland?"
"Yeah?" Karen asked suspiciously, trying to figure out who this woman was.
"Oh my god, I don't believe it, so you actually have children now," the woman exclaimed.
"Who are you?" Karen asked.
"Oh, my name is Jessica Quinn-Spencer," the woman said. "I'm sure you know my mother, Louise, you went to her Holiday Ball that she throws before Christmas."
"I didn't know she had a daughter," Karen said, looking Jessica up and down.
"Yes, my mom told me you'd gotten married and had two kids," Jessica said cheerfully. "They're both girls?" she then asked.
"This is Elizabeth and our baby is Sophia," Jack said.
"They are both adorable," Jessica said. "Our little one is Jacob." She motioned over to the man behind her holding a baby.
Just then, a woman walked in and said, "Welcome to this instructional class, thank you and bless you all for coming. I'm Diana Court and I'll be helping you with your baby's baptism." Once everyone had sat down, she continued. "Now first thing, I'll have you all introduce yourselves and your babies so that we can be more comfortable with each other."
Jessica and her husband introduced themselves and their baby first, and then the people they had chosen to be godparents. After them were the other couple and their baby.
"Alright, now can I have you both introduce yourselves," Diana said to Jack and Karen.
"I'm Jack McFarland and this is my wife Karen," Jack said as Karen nodded to everyone slightly. "And our baby is Sophia."
"Is this second little girl yours as well?" Diana asked then.
"This is our oldest, Elizabeth," Karen said.
"Is she to be baptized as well?" Diana then said.
"She's already been, when she was six months," Karen answered.
"I see, and you two are?" Diana said to Katherine and Edward. Once they had introduced themselves, she said, "Now that we know each others names, we need to begin with the reasons why everyone should be baptized..."
~~~
An hour later, the class was over and Diana let everyone leave after reminding them that they would need to come back for one more class before the baptism took place.
"Oh wow, that was pretty boring," Katherine said as she and Edward joined Karen and Jack and their daughters in the back of the limo. "That just served as a reminder as to why I don't like to go to church."
"I thought you went every once in a while?" Jack said, settling Elizabeth on his lap.
"Only for Christmas services," Katherine said. "I believe that a person should be able to pray to God wherever they are."
"Kath honey, please, no religious talk," Karen said, groaning.
"Sorry Kare," Katherine said, moving from her seat to sit next to her sister. "Listen, I wanted to tell you something that I found out the other day."
"What Kath?" Karen asked, looking at her sister.
Katherine glanced at Edward, who smiled slightly at her, and then back at Karen. "I found out that you were baptized when you were a baby," she said.
"How did you find that out?" Karen asked, completely surprised.
"Well, I... I was able to contact our mom," Katherine said, bracing herself for Karen's anger.
"Good for you," Karen said, turning away from her sister. "I don't know why you would want to find that out though."
"I was curious Kare," Katherine said, a little surprised at the way she was handling this.
"Did you find out what church it was?" Jack asked, interested.
"St. Phillip's, but it was demolished about twenty years ago," Katherine said.
Karen looked over at Jack in surprise. "Are you sure it was called-" she then started to say to Katherine.
"I know, I caught that too and I thought it was wrong somehow," Katherine said. "But I looked it up and it was St. Phillip's."
"That's pretty incredible," Jack managed to say, looking completely surprised.
"Another reason you two were destined to be together," Edward said. He was sitting across from them, holding Sophia as she slept.
Jack put his free arm around Karen and pulled her to him. "Yeah, good way of putting it Eddie," he said, smiling at his wife.
~~~
On June eighteenth, Jack and Karen woke up to find that it was raining heavily.
"Oh no," Jack said, seeing the rain first. "I hope that will stop before we leave for the church."
"What is it poodle?" Karen asked, sitting up next to him. She looked at the window and groaned in anger. "Shit, that better stop," she said as she took the covers off of her.
"I'm sure it's jut a little storm an-" Jack began to say. A bright flash of lightening and then the loud clap of thunder interrupted him.
Karen, who was standing next to the bed, got back under the covers. "I'm going back to sleep," she said.
"I know you're scared," Jack said, sliding down onto the mattress.
"Yeah, but I'm tired too," Karen said.
Jack started to laugh and then he pulled the bed sheets off of them both. "Come on Kare, you're stronger then that stupid storm," he said, lifting her up into his arms. "Get ready for Sophie's baptism okay?"
"I don't want to go out in that though," Karen said as another flash of light went through the room.
"Don't worry Kare," Jack said, putting her down. "I'm sure it'll stop by the time we have to leave.
Karen smiled and then wrapped her arms around Jack's neck. "I love you Jackie," she said. Then she kissed him passionately when the thunder started again.
After a while, Jack was going to push Karen back onto the bed, when a familiar cry came through the closed door.
Sighing, Karen let go of Jack and said, "Can you go get Ebie, because I'm sure Sophie will be crying pretty soon too."
"Sure Kare," Jack said, following her out of their bedroom. He went into Elizabeth's room and picked her up out of the crib. "Hey little one," he said, hugging her tightly. "What's the matter?"
"'oisy," Elizabeth said, sniffling.
"I know, but it'll go away soon," Jack said, kissing her forehead.
"Mama?" Elizabeth said, looking up at Jack questioningly.
"Okay, let's go see her and your sister," he said, walking over to Sophia's room. "Kare, Ebie wanted to see you," he said as he put Elizabeth on the ground.
"Good morning honey," Karen said as Elizabeth hugged her leg.
"Was Sophie crying?" Jack asked as he sat next to Karen on the rocking bench.
"No, I got here just in time," Karen said, brushing a piece of lint off the blanket Sophia was wrapped in. "Before she could start."
"So what are we going to do before the baptism?" Jack asked, picking up Elizabeth and putting her in between them.
"Well, I'm going to have Rosario give these two baths while we get ready," Karen said. "And then you'll help me get Sophie dressed in her gown."
"Why do I have to help?" Jack asked, confused.
"Remember the trouble I had with Ebie?" Karen said, smiling.
"Oh yeah," Jack said.
"Now go and call Rosie up here so we can get ready," Karen said, standing up off the bench.
Once Rosario had taken the two girls into the bathroom for their baths, Jack and Karen went over to their bedroom to get ready for the baptism that was going to start in three hours.
"What are you going to wear to this Kare?" Jack asked after he looked at his dressier clothes for a while. When he didn't get an answer, he walked out into the bathroom and watched as Karen took off her nightgown and stepped into the bathtub. "Why didn't you tell me you were gonna take a bath?"
"I didn't know-" Karen started to say. She stopped abruptly when Jack started to shed his pajamas and then boxers. "I guess we're taking one together."
"You don't want me to join you?" Jack asked as he got into the tub quickly, splashing water.
"Jackie, don't!" Karen cried as she felt the water go on her hair. "I didn't want to get my hair wet today."
"You wanted to get your hair wet?" Jack said, an evil grin on his face. Before Karen could reply, he splashed a large amount of water at her.
"Ah!" Karen yelled as her hair got even wetter. "Jackie stop it!"
Jack ignored her pleas and continued to splash her.
Finally, her hair soaking wet, Karen jumped at him pushing him under the bubbles and the water.
When he resurfaced, Jack coughed and wiped the bubbles off his eyes. "That was mean Kare," he said, squinting at her, his eyes stinging slightly from the bubbles.
"That's what you get, I told you to stop splashing me," Karen said smugly. She noticed that Jack was rubbing his eyes and she went to the edge of the tub and grabbed a washcloth. "Here poodle, let me wipe off your eyes and hair," she said.
While Karen was taking the bubbles off his face and head, Jack put his hands on Karen's hips. When he was bubble-free, he then said in a low whisper, "Kiss me Karebear."
Smiling, Karen wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply, pushing her tongue into his mouth.
Jack groaned slightly and then pushed Karen to the other side of the tub so she was against the edge. He let his hands wander from her breasts, where he had been stroking them tenderly, down to her legs, surprised to find they were apart already. He broke off the kiss and looked at Karen.
"I'm not stupid honey," she replied, smiling at him. "I know what you want."
"What about you, what do you want?" Jack said.
Karen moved forward a little bit and whispered into his ear, "You," nipping at his lobe.
Shuddering slightly, Jack moved his hands back to Karen's breasts and then drove his erect member into her quickly. As he started to thrust in and out of her, he rested his forehead against hers, kissing her lips gently every so often.
Gripping his back tightly, which was difficult because the skin was so slippery, Karen cried out her pleasure every time Jack would push back into her. Breathlessly, she started to murmur, "Oh Jackie, go faster please!"
Jack did what she asked, and soon after picking up his speed, he felt Karen tighten around him.
Breathing in deeply, Karen was about to scream as her orgasm hit her, when Jack covered her mouth with his own.
Together they climaxed at the same time, moans and screams muffled by their kiss.
A few minutes later, when they pulled apart, Karen pushed Jack off of her gently and then got out of the tub. "Come here Jackie, we need to get dressed or else we're going to be late," she said to him seductively.
Jack stepped out of the bathtub quickly and then dried himself off with a towel as Karen had done. He then followed her over to his closet, stepping inside.
"What do you want to wear today poodle?" Karen asked as she looked through his suits.
"Well, obviously a suit," Jack said, sitting on the chez lounge that was in his closet. "But you can pick it and my tie."
Karen smiled as she pulled out his black Armani suit. "This one with a dark green tie," she said.
"So Sophie's color is green?" Jack asked grinning.
"Of course," Karen answered absentmindedly, looking at through his shoes now. "And you know that blue is Ebie's color."
"I'm not going to have any blue on though, that's not f-" Jack started to say.
"Kath's going to bring some blue rosebuds for us all to wear later," Karen said, putting shoes on the floor in front of the chez. "Okay honey, get dressed." She was going to leave the closet when Jack grabbed her hand.
"I get to pick your outfit for today Kare," Jack said.
Smiling, Karen nodded and said, "Alright, but I get to help you dress."
Jack's eyes widened slightly and then he smiled. "If you want to do that," he said.
Together they got him dressed very quickly until there was the tie left to put on.
As he put it around his neck in front of the mirror, he couldn't stop his eyes from straying over to where Karen was laying out on the chez, naked. Jack seemed to be a little distracted, and he couldn't put the tie on.
"Poodle, come here," Karen said, standing up. She walked over to him and then tied the tie for him. "There, now come and pick some clothes for me to wear."
Jack lifted her up into his arms and walked out to the bathroom. "I like to see you naked better though," he said, making her laugh.
"I know how you feel Jackie," Karen said. "But we can't stay in bed all day with each other."
"Too bad, we should try and plan one of those days soon," Jack said, setting her down in her closet. He walked over to her clothes and looked through them for a long time. Finally he grabbed some items off of hangers and went over to Karen.
Taking the clothes from him, Karen smiled up at Jack and said, "Want to help me dress Jackie?"
"Sure!" Jack said enthusiastically. He watched as Karen slid on a pair of panties and then a black silk slip since he had picked a skirt for her. When she was going to put her bra on, Jack stopped her. "I wish you didn't have to cover them up," he murmured, bending down and placing his lips on the left breast.
Karen sighed slightly and then gently pushed Jack's head up. "I know Jackie, but don't worry, the girls will be all yours tonight," she said, smiling.
"Thanks Kare," Jack said as he let her put the black bra on. Then he helped her put on the black skirt that went slightly past her knees and then the black blouse that showed her cleavage.
"Hmm, this is perfect Jackie," Karen said, looking at herself in the mirror. "I just need to wear one of my emerald necklaces," she then said, leaving the closet.
"Want me to go check on our girls?" Jack asked as she sat down to do her makeup and hair.
"Thank you honey, and don't forget to tell Rosario not to dress Sophie," Karen said, brushing her hair.
Jack left their bedroom and went to Sophia's room since he could hear Rosario's voice in there. "Hey Rosie, I'll take care of these two," he said when he walked in. After the maid had left with a quick 'thank you' Jack walked to Sophia's crib where Elizabeth was sitting next to her sister. "Hey little one, see you got dressed," he said.
Elizabeth was wearing the dress that Judith had brought when she visited Sophia and them. It was white, but it had a light green sash that tied in a big bow in the back. She was also wearing the blue earrings that had been a birthday gift from Will and Grace, and in her hair was a tiny diamond barrette that was Karen's.
"You look beautiful Ebie," Jack said, kissing her cheek. "Just like your mommy."
A second later, Karen walked into the room, having heard what Jack had just said, and smiled when she saw their daughter. "She looks so pretty Jackie," she said as she walked to Sophia's crib. She lifted the baby out and then went over to the changing table.
"Want me to put Ebie's shoes on?" Jack asked as he picked them up off the floor.
"Sure, but I might need your help," Karen said warningly.
Jack quickly put on Elizabeth's little black Mary Jane's and then put the little girl down on the floor. "You stay here okay little one?" he said sternly.
Her eyes wide, Elizabeth nodded and then walked over to her stuffed dog that was resting on the window seat.
Turning his attention to Karen and Sophia, Jack watched as she put the baptism gown on the baby.
The gown that they had bought was long, as Elizabeth's had been (though not touching the floor). And had a silk overdress with very, very light green thread and ribbon on the hem.
Once the baby was dressed, Karen picked her up and said, "Are we all ready?"
"Yep," Jack said, going over to Elizabeth and taking her hand. "Let's go."
~~~
At the church, Jack, Karen, Katherine, Edward, Amber and Patrick were all sitting in the front pew, waiting for the priest and the rest of their guests to arrive.
Almost running up to the front of the church, Will, Zach and Grace go to where the others are and sit in the pew behind them.
"Sorry we're late, traffic," Will said a little breathlessly.
"Can I see Sophie?" Grace asked, looking over Karen's shoulder. She saw the baby's dress and squealed slightly. "She looks so cute! That dress is beautiful."
"Thanks Grace," Jack said, turning to look at her. He saw his mom walking up the aisle and he glanced at Karen before standing up. "Hi mom," he said when he reached Judith.
"Hello dear," she said as they hugged quickly. "I'm so glad that you're doing this."
Jack smiled and then led her up to the front pew. "You can sit with us," he said.
"Oh no dear," Judith said. "I'll just sit with Will and Grace behind you." She looked at Sophia and exclaimed over he dress and then over Elizabeth's appearance before she sat next to Grace.
A few minutes later, the priest came out and started the ceremony. He read from the bible, and then had the people there pray for a long time.
Sophia shifted in her mother's arms and grabbed onto a strand of hair that had escaped Karen's bun. She rested her head on her mother's shoulder and was quiet.
Jack gently pulled the hair out of their daughter's hand, smiling at Karen.
Just then, the priest walked down to the pews so he could anoint the foreheads of the babies with oil. He went to Sophia first and quickly made the sign of the cross on her forehead with the oil.
When the priest moved on, Karen wiped a drop of oil going down Sophie's temple. She then handed the baby over to Katherine since they would be taking her up to the baptismal font now.
As they walked up to the front with the two other godparents and their god babies, Katherine whispered, "I wish we could have had a chance to do this with our twins."
"Don't love, this is supposed to be a happy day," Edward said quickly. "We're going to be godparents to Sophie as well as aunt and uncle."
Katherine fell silent as it was Sophia's turn to have the water poured on her head.
Watching the other babies being baptized first, Karen took Jack's free hand and squeezed it gently.
Looking over at her, Jack smiled and then handed her Elizabeth, who had been sitting to his left, holding his hand.
The priest was now instructing Edward to hold Sophia towards him, and he then poured the water over the baby's head, and the little girl was baptized.
~~~
At Katherine and Edward's penthouse, the two godparents threw a small party for Sophia.
Jack, who was sitting in a table chair next to Zach, looked over where Karen was sitting next to Judith. He watched as the two of them talked and laughed together about something.
Karen seemed to notice his stare and she glanced at him, smiling.
With a quick wink, Jack turned back to Zach, who was telling him about the first of his six Shakespeare plays that he was going to start soon.
After everyone had eaten, one of the help brought in the two bags of gifts that the others had sent to the penthouse a few days earlier.
"I hope that you guys realized that this is Sophie's baptism, not my birthday or anything," Jack says jokingly as he stood up.
"Oh, sit down Jack," Will says, rolling his eyes.
"Don't worry chunky I'm going to right now," Jack said, he sat next to Karen on the couch and took Sophia from her.
Karen then opened the presents from Katherine and Edward and their family first. They gave Sophia a necklace with a light blue stone, a couple of books and two photographs of Ireland that Katherine had taken when she was younger. From Will, Zach and Grace she got some clothes and a set of Shakespeare's plays, obviously from Zach. And from Judith was the gift of some toys and a stuffed teddy bear.
Jack and Karen thanked everyone for the gifts and for coming to the baptism. Soon after that, they left to go back to their own penthouse since both Sophia and Elizabeth were asleep.
~~~
When they had put their daughters to bed, Karen went down to the kitchen and got a glass of water. She was about to go up the stairs when the doorbell rang.
"Who could be here at ten at night?" Jack asked as he came out of the living room. He went over to the front door and opened it.
"Hi Jackie," Judith said.
"Mom? What are you doing here so late?" Jack asked.
"I forgot to give these to my granddaughters," Judith said, handing him two little jewelry boxes. "Make sure they get them."
"Thank you Judith," Karen said, standing next to Jack. "Want to come inside for a drink or something?"
"No, no," Judith said, shaking her head. "I'm going to go home, I'm feeling a little tired. Thank you for inviting me. Good night Jack, Karen."
"Good night," Jack and Karen said together as Judith went down the hallway to the elevators.
"I wonder what these are," Jack said, indicating the jewelry boxes in his hand.
"We can see," Karen said as she closed the door. She took the top box and opened it.
Inside was a silver locket with an E etched into it, inside, was a picture of Sophia.
"How sweet, they'll have a picture of their sister with them," Jack said, smiling.
"You're mom's so nice poodle," Karen said, taking his arm and leading him into the living room.
Jack put the jewelry boxes on a table as she dragged him over to the piano. "I thought you wanted to go to bed?" he asked when they stopped walking.
"Not yet honey," Karen said, making Jack sit down on the piano bench in front of her.
"What do you want to do then?" Jack asked, lifting Karen's blouse and kissing her abdomen softly.
Karen smiled and ran her fingers lightly through Jack's hair. "I want you to play something for me," she said.
"Oh, well, sure Karebear, anything for you," Jack said, letting go of her blouse and turning to face the piano. He pulled Karen down onto the bench next to him. "Any specific songs?"
"You pick poodle, I did last time," Karen said, handing him his songbook.
Jack flipped through the pages quickly, reading the titles and then rejecting them. He finally spotted one and said, "This is a good one, I've practiced it a lot before." He put his hands on the keys and then started to play.
Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song
Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies
I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come
Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you
And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe their in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me
"Oh Jackie," Karen sighed, resting her head on his shoulder. "You always pick the best songs."
"That's because I pick the songs that remind me of how much I love you," Jack said, grinning.
Karen lifted her head and then raised her lips to Jack's, kissing him deeply. When they pulled apart a few minutes later, she said, "Let's go upstairs Jackie."
Jack covered the piano keys and then walked with Karen out of the room, his arm around her waist. They got to their bedroom and when the door was closed behind them, he immediately buried his face into her cleavage, kissing the bases of her breasts there.
"Hmm, wait Jackie, let's get to the bed," Karen said, sighing. When he didn't move, she laughed and then pulled his head out of her blouse. "Poodle, I'm feeling very... energetic tonight."
"Ooo, are you going to wear me out?" Jack asked, his eyes lighting up.
"You're not going to wear out tonight if I can help it," Karen said, dragging him over to the bed. She pushed him down on the bed and straddled his groin. "Jackie, do you remember that chocolate you bought for us to use?"
"Oh! I forgot about that," Jack said. "Are we going to get to use it?"
"I want to, but I get to lick it off of you first," Karen said, unbuttoning Jack's shirt. When it was off, she knelt down and started to lick his nipple, teasing it with her tongue.
Jack moaned and buried his fingers into Karen's hair. He left her do that for a few minutes before he lifted her head and they kissed fervently.
"Take off your pants while I get the chocolate honey," Karen said, kissing his lips softly. She got off of him and then went over to the nightstand. As she pulled the jar and brush from the drawer, she felt Jack come up behind her and unbutton the top two buttons of her blouse.
"Hurry up Kare, I need you," Jack said lustfully.
Karen turned back to him and smiled. "Well at least you did what I said," she said. She pushed him back on the mattress softly and then took the lid of the jar. When she threw the paintbrush aside, she laughed at Jack's expression and then dipped her fingers in the chocolate. She then brushed her two fingers over his left pec and descended on him immediately licking the chocolate off furiously.
"Oh god Kare, your tongue..." Jack moaned as she continued to lick her way down his body.
"Be quiet Jackie," Karen said. She then brought her mouth down on his member and started running her tongue on it.
Moaning, Jack couldn't help but sit up. He put his fingers in Karen's hair and she moved up and down on his shaft faster. He wanted to say something to her, but every time he opened his mouth, moans would come out. After about ten more minutes of this, he threw his head back and uttered a sting of curses as he achieved his release.
"Mmm," Karen said licking her lips as she sat up in front of Jack.
"Kare, I never asked you... is it okay that you umm swallow..." Jack said, blushing a deep red.
"What do you think Jackie?" Karen asked. When he didn't answer her, she smiled and then descended on his member once again.
"Wait, wait Kare, you don't h-have to... oooh," Jack tried to say before he could feel himself growing erect again in her mouth. It took longer this time to reach his edge, but once he did Jack cried out Karen's name over and over.
"Does that answer your question?" Karen asked, licking the side of her mouth.
"Uh, yeah, it does," Jack said, staring at her.
"What, you act like I've never done that to you before," Karen said, smiling.
"Kare, I love you," Jack said, a tear falling down his cheek.
"Jackie what's wrong, what's with the crying?" Karen asked worried.
"I wonder a lot if I deserve you," Jack said, trying to sound nonchalant.
"You're thinking about that now?" Karen asked incredulously. "We've been married for almost four years now. Doesn't that tell you something?"
"I know Kare," Jack said, sighing. "It's just that I think about that sometimes."
"Do you remember what the name of the church was where I was baptized?" Karen asked him after thinking a few minutes.
"Yeah," Jack said, looking at her.
"Think about it poodle," Karen said, taking Jack's hands. As she helped him unbutton her blouse, she said, "Everything we've done or been through. I belong to you and you belong to me."
Nodding, Jack took over, and opened her blouse, quickly removing it and her bra. He let his mouth down on her right breast and started to suck on it.
Karen smiled and then lay back on the mattress. She helped Jack take off the rest of her clothes until she was naked as well.
Jack moved from her breasts and down her body. He slid a finger inside her, going in and out once. Then he replaced his finger with his mouth and started to stroke her slowly with his tongue.
Watching as he pleasured her, Karen couldn't help moan loudly and arch her body slightly. It didn't take long for her to reach the edge; she'd been very aroused since they first entered the bedroom. She screamed and cried out incoherently as Jack continued to lick her slowly.
For a long time, Jack stayed down there, his head on Karen's leg. After a while, he lifted his head and crawled up so he's even with her. "I love you Kare," he said, nuzzling her cheek.
"I love you too Jackie," Karen said, putting her arms around his shoulders. She then pulled him on top of her body, and kissed him passionately.
While he tangled his fingers in her hair, Jack entered her slowly with his member. He then started to thrust in and out of her slowly at first.
"No Jackie," Karen moaned, her eyes shut tightly. "Fuck me Jackie, harder."
"Oh my god," Jack grunted and he immediately went faster to try and please both of them. He moved his mouth from her face, kissing her neck a few times before continuing to her breasts.
Karen wrapped her arms tightly around Jack and she suddenly started to sit up, forcing Jack to do so as well. Now that she was sitting on his lap, she had to move up and down on him to continue their lovemaking. She did this eagerly, saying over and over, "I love you Jackie!" as she did so.
Jack put his hands on Karen's hips and then thrust into her as she moved down, causing both of them to reach their peaks.
"Oh fuck oooh... JACKIE!" Karen cried out as she climaxed around him.
"I love you Kare," Jack mumbled at first. Then he grips her waist and yells, "Oh yes, oh god Kare, KARE!" as he climaxed inside her.
They collapsed back onto the mattress once they're sated, Jack on top of Karen.
After a few moments, Jack lifted his head and looked at his wife's face. "God you're so beautiful after we have sex," he said.
Karen giggled slightly and then put a hand on his cheek. "And it's because of you I look so good," she said.
"Hey, I just realized I didn't get a chance to put some of that chocolate on you," Jack said when he glanced at the nightstand. He reached over and grabbed the jar, not bothering with the brush either. He got his first two fingers covered with the chocolate and then put it all on Karen's breasts.
When he didn't move for a minutes, Karen smiled and asked, "What's wrong poodle, you want some whipped cream?"
Laughing, Jack shakes his head and then leans down, kissing her tenderly. "I was just thinking about how much I love you," he said.
"You're sweet Jackie," Karen said. She then cupped his face with her hands and brought his head down to her breasts.
Jack immediately started to lick the chocolate off, feeling himself grow hard again inside of Karen.
"Are you ready to go again Jackie?" Karen purred, feeling his arousal.
Licking the last of the chocolate off her breasts, Jack pulls out of her body, causing Karen to protest. Without another word, he got off the bed and walked into the bathroom. When the bath he drew is ready, he slid into the tub.
Karen slips into the water a minute later and she jumps at Jack, pushing him under the water.
"What was that for?" Jack asked, coughing a little, water dripping from his hair.
"I was thinking about how to pay you back for leaving me, and this was the least cruel way," Karen said, watching as he sat down. She smiled and then went over to him settling on his lap. "Do you love me Jackie?"
"Yes," Jack said right away. He quickly brought Karen down all the way on his lap, letting his member into her.
"Good, then fuck me Jackie," Karen said huskily turning so she was sitting down.
Jack thought for a second and then lifted Karen out of the tub and onto the side before joining her and entering her quickly again.
"Ooh," Karen moaned as he started to thrust in and out of her fast immediately. She brought his head up from her breasts and they kissed intensely. After a long time, Karen felt her body shudder and she pulled away from Jack's lips, screaming out his name and cursing as she climaxed over and over around him.
Watching Karen as she reached her edge, Jack pumped in and out more quickly and then he achieved his release. He cried out her name as he climaxed inside of her repeatedly. When he was sated, and Karen was too, he slumped down on her chest with a sigh of satisfaction.
"Hmm, you want to go back to the bed when we get our breaths back?" Karen asked, stroking his damp hair softly.
"Let's go now," Jack said, lifting his head. He got off of Karen and together they walked back to the bed. He pushed her down on the bed and didn't even wait for her to reposition her body so she was on the pillows. He entered her quickly and then thrust in and out at a furious pace, moaning and grunting with each time he drove in.
"Oh god Jackie!" Karen cried, sweat dripping from her body. She held onto his shoulders and shouted out, "Fuck Jackie, yess, yes!" over and over.
Jack buried his face in Karen's hair and kept going faster and faster until they finally reached the edge. "God Kare, I love you," he yelled, his voice muffled by her hair.
Karen arched her body upwards and screamed out Jack's name and, "I love you too Jackie, oh god damnit, yes!" as she climaxed around him.
Five minutes later, they were just barely recovering their breaths when Jack moved his face from her hair and kissed Karen's cheek up to her lips. "We should try and sleep now Karebear," he said, brushing some hair tenderly from her forehead.
"Okay, but you better not leave me poodle," Karen said. She wrapped her legs around his waist and held onto him as he stood up.
Kissing her temple, Jack lay Karen back on the mattress and then gathered the bed sheets up around them.
"Here Jackie, let me do it," Karen said, taking the covers from him. She tucked the sheets around then and then the comforter. "Good night my big strong man," she said, kissing his lips softly.
"Night Kare, sweet dreams," Jack said, smiling at each her. He rested his head on her chest and then fell asleep quickly.
Karen, as she fell asleep soon after, stroked Jack's hair and smiled happily as her eyes drooped down, Jack's warm breath on her left breast helping to lull her to sleep.
Chapter Fifty-Four
Come Away With Me
A week after Katherine's return from Boston, Edward returned home from work, carrying some flowers. "Katy?" he asked, walking to the living room.
"Hi Daddy!" Amber exclaimed, from where she was practicing the piano.
"Hello Miss Roxie," Edward said, walking over to his daughter and kissing her cheek. "Where's your mom?"
"She's upstairs taking a nap," Amber said, giggling at her father's nickname for her.
"Okay, and your brother?" Edward asked.
"He's grounded," Amber said, her expression growing serious. "He didn't do his homework for History class and Mummy got a call from his teacher."
"Alright, I'll go up and see him," Edward said. He squeezed Amber's arm gently and then left the living room, going up to the stairs. He went over to Patrick's room and opened the door.
"Da!" Patrick cried, getting up from his desk. "Can I go play-"
"Hullo James," a soft voice said from the doorway.
Edward turned around at the use of his middle name and saw that it was Katherine. "Hi Katy," he said, smiling at his wife.
"I'm afraid our son failed to do a very important homework assignment, which is why he's been grounded for the rest of the week," Katherine said.
"Well then Patrick, you should be doing your homework," Edward said sternly. "And I'll be coming in before dinner to make sure you've finished it." With that, he walked to Katherine and led her out of the room and then over to their bedroom.
"How are you James?" Katherine said, still a little unsure of using that name.
"I'm alright, that account I got assigned was given to someone else," Edward answered, giving Katherine the bouquet he had been holding this whole time. "Which is why I came home early today."
"Thank you," Katherine's said, smelling the flowers. "James, tonight, do you want to..."
"If you want to," Edward said, smiling down at her.
Katherine blushed and then nodded. "Oh, I have to tell you, Karen called and we need to go to that baptism class with them tomorrow," she then said as they walked to the staircase.
"I'm still very surprised that Karen and Jack are baptizing their daughters as Catholics," Edward said.
"Well, Jack was baptized Catholic as well," Katherine pointed out as they walked down the stairs together. "So they agreed to have their daughters the same."
"What about Karen?" Edward asked.
"She doesn't know, but...I found out," Katherine said quietly. Seeing Edward's surprised expression she continued, "I contacted that friend of Lois Whitley's here in the city and wrote her a letter through him, asking if she had baptized Karen."
"Why did you do that?" Edward asked, surprised.
"I don't know. I suppose I wanted to see if she was Catholic like me," Katherine said. "I mean, that she was baptized-"
"I understand what you're trying to say Katy," Edward said reassuringly. "And she was?"
"Yeah," Katherine said, nodding. "At a little church in this city that's not there anymore."
"Wow, are you going to tell her at all?" Edward said as they walked into the living room.
"And how could I explain that?" Katherine said. She sighed and said, "I guess I should just go and say, 'Hey Kare, I don't know if you're interested at all, but I found out from our mom that you were baptized as a Catholic like your daughters and husband.'"
"What's wrong with telling her that Mummy?" Amber asked, coming over to them from the piano.
"Well, you know that your Aunt Karen doesn't really like her mother," Katherine explained. "So I'm not going to say anything."
Edward leaned over and kissed his wife's cheek. "She's your sister, and I guess you know her well enough that you should tell her that," he said.
"Oh, I'll tell her she's Catholic by baptism somehow," Katherine said, smiling at her husband. "I just need to figure out how to do so without mentioning Lois."
~~~
The next night, Karen and Jack arrived at St. Paul's church with their two daughters in tow.
Jack, carrying Elizabeth, saw two people walking to them as they left their limo and he called out to them. "Hey Kat, Eddie, over here," he said.
"They're here already?" Karen asked in surprise as she got out of the back of the limousine with Sophia in her arms. "And I thought we were too early."
"No, you're right on time, as we are," Katherine said, giving her sister a kiss. "Want me to take her?"
"Sure, she's going to be your goddaughter in about three weeks," Karen said, handing Sophia to her.
"Come on you guys, let's go inside before the class starts," Edward said, looking at his watch.
They all walked down to the basement of the church, where two other babies and their parents and godparents were.
One of the mothers walked up to Karen and asked, "Mrs. McFarland?"
"Yeah?" Karen asked suspiciously, trying to figure out who this woman was.
"Oh my god, I don't believe it, so you actually have children now," the woman exclaimed.
"Who are you?" Karen asked.
"Oh, my name is Jessica Quinn-Spencer," the woman said. "I'm sure you know my mother, Louise, you went to her Holiday Ball that she throws before Christmas."
"I didn't know she had a daughter," Karen said, looking Jessica up and down.
"Yes, my mom told me you'd gotten married and had two kids," Jessica said cheerfully. "They're both girls?" she then asked.
"This is Elizabeth and our baby is Sophia," Jack said.
"They are both adorable," Jessica said. "Our little one is Jacob." She motioned over to the man behind her holding a baby.
Just then, a woman walked in and said, "Welcome to this instructional class, thank you and bless you all for coming. I'm Diana Court and I'll be helping you with your baby's baptism." Once everyone had sat down, she continued. "Now first thing, I'll have you all introduce yourselves and your babies so that we can be more comfortable with each other."
Jessica and her husband introduced themselves and their baby first, and then the people they had chosen to be godparents. After them were the other couple and their baby.
"Alright, now can I have you both introduce yourselves," Diana said to Jack and Karen.
"I'm Jack McFarland and this is my wife Karen," Jack said as Karen nodded to everyone slightly. "And our baby is Sophia."
"Is this second little girl yours as well?" Diana asked then.
"This is our oldest, Elizabeth," Karen said.
"Is she to be baptized as well?" Diana then said.
"She's already been, when she was six months," Karen answered.
"I see, and you two are?" Diana said to Katherine and Edward. Once they had introduced themselves, she said, "Now that we know each others names, we need to begin with the reasons why everyone should be baptized..."
~~~
An hour later, the class was over and Diana let everyone leave after reminding them that they would need to come back for one more class before the baptism took place.
"Oh wow, that was pretty boring," Katherine said as she and Edward joined Karen and Jack and their daughters in the back of the limo. "That just served as a reminder as to why I don't like to go to church."
"I thought you went every once in a while?" Jack said, settling Elizabeth on his lap.
"Only for Christmas services," Katherine said. "I believe that a person should be able to pray to God wherever they are."
"Kath honey, please, no religious talk," Karen said, groaning.
"Sorry Kare," Katherine said, moving from her seat to sit next to her sister. "Listen, I wanted to tell you something that I found out the other day."
"What Kath?" Karen asked, looking at her sister.
Katherine glanced at Edward, who smiled slightly at her, and then back at Karen. "I found out that you were baptized when you were a baby," she said.
"How did you find that out?" Karen asked, completely surprised.
"Well, I... I was able to contact our mom," Katherine said, bracing herself for Karen's anger.
"Good for you," Karen said, turning away from her sister. "I don't know why you would want to find that out though."
"I was curious Kare," Katherine said, a little surprised at the way she was handling this.
"Did you find out what church it was?" Jack asked, interested.
"St. Phillip's, but it was demolished about twenty years ago," Katherine said.
Karen looked over at Jack in surprise. "Are you sure it was called-" she then started to say to Katherine.
"I know, I caught that too and I thought it was wrong somehow," Katherine said. "But I looked it up and it was St. Phillip's."
"That's pretty incredible," Jack managed to say, looking completely surprised.
"Another reason you two were destined to be together," Edward said. He was sitting across from them, holding Sophia as she slept.
Jack put his free arm around Karen and pulled her to him. "Yeah, good way of putting it Eddie," he said, smiling at his wife.
~~~
On June eighteenth, Jack and Karen woke up to find that it was raining heavily.
"Oh no," Jack said, seeing the rain first. "I hope that will stop before we leave for the church."
"What is it poodle?" Karen asked, sitting up next to him. She looked at the window and groaned in anger. "Shit, that better stop," she said as she took the covers off of her.
"I'm sure it's jut a little storm an-" Jack began to say. A bright flash of lightening and then the loud clap of thunder interrupted him.
Karen, who was standing next to the bed, got back under the covers. "I'm going back to sleep," she said.
"I know you're scared," Jack said, sliding down onto the mattress.
"Yeah, but I'm tired too," Karen said.
Jack started to laugh and then he pulled the bed sheets off of them both. "Come on Kare, you're stronger then that stupid storm," he said, lifting her up into his arms. "Get ready for Sophie's baptism okay?"
"I don't want to go out in that though," Karen said as another flash of light went through the room.
"Don't worry Kare," Jack said, putting her down. "I'm sure it'll stop by the time we have to leave.
Karen smiled and then wrapped her arms around Jack's neck. "I love you Jackie," she said. Then she kissed him passionately when the thunder started again.
After a while, Jack was going to push Karen back onto the bed, when a familiar cry came through the closed door.
Sighing, Karen let go of Jack and said, "Can you go get Ebie, because I'm sure Sophie will be crying pretty soon too."
"Sure Kare," Jack said, following her out of their bedroom. He went into Elizabeth's room and picked her up out of the crib. "Hey little one," he said, hugging her tightly. "What's the matter?"
"'oisy," Elizabeth said, sniffling.
"I know, but it'll go away soon," Jack said, kissing her forehead.
"Mama?" Elizabeth said, looking up at Jack questioningly.
"Okay, let's go see her and your sister," he said, walking over to Sophia's room. "Kare, Ebie wanted to see you," he said as he put Elizabeth on the ground.
"Good morning honey," Karen said as Elizabeth hugged her leg.
"Was Sophie crying?" Jack asked as he sat next to Karen on the rocking bench.
"No, I got here just in time," Karen said, brushing a piece of lint off the blanket Sophia was wrapped in. "Before she could start."
"So what are we going to do before the baptism?" Jack asked, picking up Elizabeth and putting her in between them.
"Well, I'm going to have Rosario give these two baths while we get ready," Karen said. "And then you'll help me get Sophie dressed in her gown."
"Why do I have to help?" Jack asked, confused.
"Remember the trouble I had with Ebie?" Karen said, smiling.
"Oh yeah," Jack said.
"Now go and call Rosie up here so we can get ready," Karen said, standing up off the bench.
Once Rosario had taken the two girls into the bathroom for their baths, Jack and Karen went over to their bedroom to get ready for the baptism that was going to start in three hours.
"What are you going to wear to this Kare?" Jack asked after he looked at his dressier clothes for a while. When he didn't get an answer, he walked out into the bathroom and watched as Karen took off her nightgown and stepped into the bathtub. "Why didn't you tell me you were gonna take a bath?"
"I didn't know-" Karen started to say. She stopped abruptly when Jack started to shed his pajamas and then boxers. "I guess we're taking one together."
"You don't want me to join you?" Jack asked as he got into the tub quickly, splashing water.
"Jackie, don't!" Karen cried as she felt the water go on her hair. "I didn't want to get my hair wet today."
"You wanted to get your hair wet?" Jack said, an evil grin on his face. Before Karen could reply, he splashed a large amount of water at her.
"Ah!" Karen yelled as her hair got even wetter. "Jackie stop it!"
Jack ignored her pleas and continued to splash her.
Finally, her hair soaking wet, Karen jumped at him pushing him under the bubbles and the water.
When he resurfaced, Jack coughed and wiped the bubbles off his eyes. "That was mean Kare," he said, squinting at her, his eyes stinging slightly from the bubbles.
"That's what you get, I told you to stop splashing me," Karen said smugly. She noticed that Jack was rubbing his eyes and she went to the edge of the tub and grabbed a washcloth. "Here poodle, let me wipe off your eyes and hair," she said.
While Karen was taking the bubbles off his face and head, Jack put his hands on Karen's hips. When he was bubble-free, he then said in a low whisper, "Kiss me Karebear."
Smiling, Karen wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply, pushing her tongue into his mouth.
Jack groaned slightly and then pushed Karen to the other side of the tub so she was against the edge. He let his hands wander from her breasts, where he had been stroking them tenderly, down to her legs, surprised to find they were apart already. He broke off the kiss and looked at Karen.
"I'm not stupid honey," she replied, smiling at him. "I know what you want."
"What about you, what do you want?" Jack said.
Karen moved forward a little bit and whispered into his ear, "You," nipping at his lobe.
Shuddering slightly, Jack moved his hands back to Karen's breasts and then drove his erect member into her quickly. As he started to thrust in and out of her, he rested his forehead against hers, kissing her lips gently every so often.
Gripping his back tightly, which was difficult because the skin was so slippery, Karen cried out her pleasure every time Jack would push back into her. Breathlessly, she started to murmur, "Oh Jackie, go faster please!"
Jack did what she asked, and soon after picking up his speed, he felt Karen tighten around him.
Breathing in deeply, Karen was about to scream as her orgasm hit her, when Jack covered her mouth with his own.
Together they climaxed at the same time, moans and screams muffled by their kiss.
A few minutes later, when they pulled apart, Karen pushed Jack off of her gently and then got out of the tub. "Come here Jackie, we need to get dressed or else we're going to be late," she said to him seductively.
Jack stepped out of the bathtub quickly and then dried himself off with a towel as Karen had done. He then followed her over to his closet, stepping inside.
"What do you want to wear today poodle?" Karen asked as she looked through his suits.
"Well, obviously a suit," Jack said, sitting on the chez lounge that was in his closet. "But you can pick it and my tie."
Karen smiled as she pulled out his black Armani suit. "This one with a dark green tie," she said.
"So Sophie's color is green?" Jack asked grinning.
"Of course," Karen answered absentmindedly, looking at through his shoes now. "And you know that blue is Ebie's color."
"I'm not going to have any blue on though, that's not f-" Jack started to say.
"Kath's going to bring some blue rosebuds for us all to wear later," Karen said, putting shoes on the floor in front of the chez. "Okay honey, get dressed." She was going to leave the closet when Jack grabbed her hand.
"I get to pick your outfit for today Kare," Jack said.
Smiling, Karen nodded and said, "Alright, but I get to help you dress."
Jack's eyes widened slightly and then he smiled. "If you want to do that," he said.
Together they got him dressed very quickly until there was the tie left to put on.
As he put it around his neck in front of the mirror, he couldn't stop his eyes from straying over to where Karen was laying out on the chez, naked. Jack seemed to be a little distracted, and he couldn't put the tie on.
"Poodle, come here," Karen said, standing up. She walked over to him and then tied the tie for him. "There, now come and pick some clothes for me to wear."
Jack lifted her up into his arms and walked out to the bathroom. "I like to see you naked better though," he said, making her laugh.
"I know how you feel Jackie," Karen said. "But we can't stay in bed all day with each other."
"Too bad, we should try and plan one of those days soon," Jack said, setting her down in her closet. He walked over to her clothes and looked through them for a long time. Finally he grabbed some items off of hangers and went over to Karen.
Taking the clothes from him, Karen smiled up at Jack and said, "Want to help me dress Jackie?"
"Sure!" Jack said enthusiastically. He watched as Karen slid on a pair of panties and then a black silk slip since he had picked a skirt for her. When she was going to put her bra on, Jack stopped her. "I wish you didn't have to cover them up," he murmured, bending down and placing his lips on the left breast.
Karen sighed slightly and then gently pushed Jack's head up. "I know Jackie, but don't worry, the girls will be all yours tonight," she said, smiling.
"Thanks Kare," Jack said as he let her put the black bra on. Then he helped her put on the black skirt that went slightly past her knees and then the black blouse that showed her cleavage.
"Hmm, this is perfect Jackie," Karen said, looking at herself in the mirror. "I just need to wear one of my emerald necklaces," she then said, leaving the closet.
"Want me to go check on our girls?" Jack asked as she sat down to do her makeup and hair.
"Thank you honey, and don't forget to tell Rosario not to dress Sophie," Karen said, brushing her hair.
Jack left their bedroom and went to Sophia's room since he could hear Rosario's voice in there. "Hey Rosie, I'll take care of these two," he said when he walked in. After the maid had left with a quick 'thank you' Jack walked to Sophia's crib where Elizabeth was sitting next to her sister. "Hey little one, see you got dressed," he said.
Elizabeth was wearing the dress that Judith had brought when she visited Sophia and them. It was white, but it had a light green sash that tied in a big bow in the back. She was also wearing the blue earrings that had been a birthday gift from Will and Grace, and in her hair was a tiny diamond barrette that was Karen's.
"You look beautiful Ebie," Jack said, kissing her cheek. "Just like your mommy."
A second later, Karen walked into the room, having heard what Jack had just said, and smiled when she saw their daughter. "She looks so pretty Jackie," she said as she walked to Sophia's crib. She lifted the baby out and then went over to the changing table.
"Want me to put Ebie's shoes on?" Jack asked as he picked them up off the floor.
"Sure, but I might need your help," Karen said warningly.
Jack quickly put on Elizabeth's little black Mary Jane's and then put the little girl down on the floor. "You stay here okay little one?" he said sternly.
Her eyes wide, Elizabeth nodded and then walked over to her stuffed dog that was resting on the window seat.
Turning his attention to Karen and Sophia, Jack watched as she put the baptism gown on the baby.
The gown that they had bought was long, as Elizabeth's had been (though not touching the floor). And had a silk overdress with very, very light green thread and ribbon on the hem.
Once the baby was dressed, Karen picked her up and said, "Are we all ready?"
"Yep," Jack said, going over to Elizabeth and taking her hand. "Let's go."
~~~
At the church, Jack, Karen, Katherine, Edward, Amber and Patrick were all sitting in the front pew, waiting for the priest and the rest of their guests to arrive.
Almost running up to the front of the church, Will, Zach and Grace go to where the others are and sit in the pew behind them.
"Sorry we're late, traffic," Will said a little breathlessly.
"Can I see Sophie?" Grace asked, looking over Karen's shoulder. She saw the baby's dress and squealed slightly. "She looks so cute! That dress is beautiful."
"Thanks Grace," Jack said, turning to look at her. He saw his mom walking up the aisle and he glanced at Karen before standing up. "Hi mom," he said when he reached Judith.
"Hello dear," she said as they hugged quickly. "I'm so glad that you're doing this."
Jack smiled and then led her up to the front pew. "You can sit with us," he said.
"Oh no dear," Judith said. "I'll just sit with Will and Grace behind you." She looked at Sophia and exclaimed over he dress and then over Elizabeth's appearance before she sat next to Grace.
A few minutes later, the priest came out and started the ceremony. He read from the bible, and then had the people there pray for a long time.
Sophia shifted in her mother's arms and grabbed onto a strand of hair that had escaped Karen's bun. She rested her head on her mother's shoulder and was quiet.
Jack gently pulled the hair out of their daughter's hand, smiling at Karen.
Just then, the priest walked down to the pews so he could anoint the foreheads of the babies with oil. He went to Sophia first and quickly made the sign of the cross on her forehead with the oil.
When the priest moved on, Karen wiped a drop of oil going down Sophie's temple. She then handed the baby over to Katherine since they would be taking her up to the baptismal font now.
As they walked up to the front with the two other godparents and their god babies, Katherine whispered, "I wish we could have had a chance to do this with our twins."
"Don't love, this is supposed to be a happy day," Edward said quickly. "We're going to be godparents to Sophie as well as aunt and uncle."
Katherine fell silent as it was Sophia's turn to have the water poured on her head.
Watching the other babies being baptized first, Karen took Jack's free hand and squeezed it gently.
Looking over at her, Jack smiled and then handed her Elizabeth, who had been sitting to his left, holding his hand.
The priest was now instructing Edward to hold Sophia towards him, and he then poured the water over the baby's head, and the little girl was baptized.
~~~
At Katherine and Edward's penthouse, the two godparents threw a small party for Sophia.
Jack, who was sitting in a table chair next to Zach, looked over where Karen was sitting next to Judith. He watched as the two of them talked and laughed together about something.
Karen seemed to notice his stare and she glanced at him, smiling.
With a quick wink, Jack turned back to Zach, who was telling him about the first of his six Shakespeare plays that he was going to start soon.
After everyone had eaten, one of the help brought in the two bags of gifts that the others had sent to the penthouse a few days earlier.
"I hope that you guys realized that this is Sophie's baptism, not my birthday or anything," Jack says jokingly as he stood up.
"Oh, sit down Jack," Will says, rolling his eyes.
"Don't worry chunky I'm going to right now," Jack said, he sat next to Karen on the couch and took Sophia from her.
Karen then opened the presents from Katherine and Edward and their family first. They gave Sophia a necklace with a light blue stone, a couple of books and two photographs of Ireland that Katherine had taken when she was younger. From Will, Zach and Grace she got some clothes and a set of Shakespeare's plays, obviously from Zach. And from Judith was the gift of some toys and a stuffed teddy bear.
Jack and Karen thanked everyone for the gifts and for coming to the baptism. Soon after that, they left to go back to their own penthouse since both Sophia and Elizabeth were asleep.
~~~
When they had put their daughters to bed, Karen went down to the kitchen and got a glass of water. She was about to go up the stairs when the doorbell rang.
"Who could be here at ten at night?" Jack asked as he came out of the living room. He went over to the front door and opened it.
"Hi Jackie," Judith said.
"Mom? What are you doing here so late?" Jack asked.
"I forgot to give these to my granddaughters," Judith said, handing him two little jewelry boxes. "Make sure they get them."
"Thank you Judith," Karen said, standing next to Jack. "Want to come inside for a drink or something?"
"No, no," Judith said, shaking her head. "I'm going to go home, I'm feeling a little tired. Thank you for inviting me. Good night Jack, Karen."
"Good night," Jack and Karen said together as Judith went down the hallway to the elevators.
"I wonder what these are," Jack said, indicating the jewelry boxes in his hand.
"We can see," Karen said as she closed the door. She took the top box and opened it.
Inside was a silver locket with an E etched into it, inside, was a picture of Sophia.
"How sweet, they'll have a picture of their sister with them," Jack said, smiling.
"You're mom's so nice poodle," Karen said, taking his arm and leading him into the living room.
Jack put the jewelry boxes on a table as she dragged him over to the piano. "I thought you wanted to go to bed?" he asked when they stopped walking.
"Not yet honey," Karen said, making Jack sit down on the piano bench in front of her.
"What do you want to do then?" Jack asked, lifting Karen's blouse and kissing her abdomen softly.
Karen smiled and ran her fingers lightly through Jack's hair. "I want you to play something for me," she said.
"Oh, well, sure Karebear, anything for you," Jack said, letting go of her blouse and turning to face the piano. He pulled Karen down onto the bench next to him. "Any specific songs?"
"You pick poodle, I did last time," Karen said, handing him his songbook.
Jack flipped through the pages quickly, reading the titles and then rejecting them. He finally spotted one and said, "This is a good one, I've practiced it a lot before." He put his hands on the keys and then started to play.
Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song
Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies
I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come
Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you
And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe their in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me
"Oh Jackie," Karen sighed, resting her head on his shoulder. "You always pick the best songs."
"That's because I pick the songs that remind me of how much I love you," Jack said, grinning.
Karen lifted her head and then raised her lips to Jack's, kissing him deeply. When they pulled apart a few minutes later, she said, "Let's go upstairs Jackie."
Jack covered the piano keys and then walked with Karen out of the room, his arm around her waist. They got to their bedroom and when the door was closed behind them, he immediately buried his face into her cleavage, kissing the bases of her breasts there.
"Hmm, wait Jackie, let's get to the bed," Karen said, sighing. When he didn't move, she laughed and then pulled his head out of her blouse. "Poodle, I'm feeling very... energetic tonight."
"Ooo, are you going to wear me out?" Jack asked, his eyes lighting up.
"You're not going to wear out tonight if I can help it," Karen said, dragging him over to the bed. She pushed him down on the bed and straddled his groin. "Jackie, do you remember that chocolate you bought for us to use?"
"Oh! I forgot about that," Jack said. "Are we going to get to use it?"
"I want to, but I get to lick it off of you first," Karen said, unbuttoning Jack's shirt. When it was off, she knelt down and started to lick his nipple, teasing it with her tongue.
Jack moaned and buried his fingers into Karen's hair. He left her do that for a few minutes before he lifted her head and they kissed fervently.
"Take off your pants while I get the chocolate honey," Karen said, kissing his lips softly. She got off of him and then went over to the nightstand. As she pulled the jar and brush from the drawer, she felt Jack come up behind her and unbutton the top two buttons of her blouse.
"Hurry up Kare, I need you," Jack said lustfully.
Karen turned back to him and smiled. "Well at least you did what I said," she said. She pushed him back on the mattress softly and then took the lid of the jar. When she threw the paintbrush aside, she laughed at Jack's expression and then dipped her fingers in the chocolate. She then brushed her two fingers over his left pec and descended on him immediately licking the chocolate off furiously.
"Oh god Kare, your tongue..." Jack moaned as she continued to lick her way down his body.
"Be quiet Jackie," Karen said. She then brought her mouth down on his member and started running her tongue on it.
Moaning, Jack couldn't help but sit up. He put his fingers in Karen's hair and she moved up and down on his shaft faster. He wanted to say something to her, but every time he opened his mouth, moans would come out. After about ten more minutes of this, he threw his head back and uttered a sting of curses as he achieved his release.
"Mmm," Karen said licking her lips as she sat up in front of Jack.
"Kare, I never asked you... is it okay that you umm swallow..." Jack said, blushing a deep red.
"What do you think Jackie?" Karen asked. When he didn't answer her, she smiled and then descended on his member once again.
"Wait, wait Kare, you don't h-have to... oooh," Jack tried to say before he could feel himself growing erect again in her mouth. It took longer this time to reach his edge, but once he did Jack cried out Karen's name over and over.
"Does that answer your question?" Karen asked, licking the side of her mouth.
"Uh, yeah, it does," Jack said, staring at her.
"What, you act like I've never done that to you before," Karen said, smiling.
"Kare, I love you," Jack said, a tear falling down his cheek.
"Jackie what's wrong, what's with the crying?" Karen asked worried.
"I wonder a lot if I deserve you," Jack said, trying to sound nonchalant.
"You're thinking about that now?" Karen asked incredulously. "We've been married for almost four years now. Doesn't that tell you something?"
"I know Kare," Jack said, sighing. "It's just that I think about that sometimes."
"Do you remember what the name of the church was where I was baptized?" Karen asked him after thinking a few minutes.
"Yeah," Jack said, looking at her.
"Think about it poodle," Karen said, taking Jack's hands. As she helped him unbutton her blouse, she said, "Everything we've done or been through. I belong to you and you belong to me."
Nodding, Jack took over, and opened her blouse, quickly removing it and her bra. He let his mouth down on her right breast and started to suck on it.
Karen smiled and then lay back on the mattress. She helped Jack take off the rest of her clothes until she was naked as well.
Jack moved from her breasts and down her body. He slid a finger inside her, going in and out once. Then he replaced his finger with his mouth and started to stroke her slowly with his tongue.
Watching as he pleasured her, Karen couldn't help moan loudly and arch her body slightly. It didn't take long for her to reach the edge; she'd been very aroused since they first entered the bedroom. She screamed and cried out incoherently as Jack continued to lick her slowly.
For a long time, Jack stayed down there, his head on Karen's leg. After a while, he lifted his head and crawled up so he's even with her. "I love you Kare," he said, nuzzling her cheek.
"I love you too Jackie," Karen said, putting her arms around his shoulders. She then pulled him on top of her body, and kissed him passionately.
While he tangled his fingers in her hair, Jack entered her slowly with his member. He then started to thrust in and out of her slowly at first.
"No Jackie," Karen moaned, her eyes shut tightly. "Fuck me Jackie, harder."
"Oh my god," Jack grunted and he immediately went faster to try and please both of them. He moved his mouth from her face, kissing her neck a few times before continuing to her breasts.
Karen wrapped her arms tightly around Jack and she suddenly started to sit up, forcing Jack to do so as well. Now that she was sitting on his lap, she had to move up and down on him to continue their lovemaking. She did this eagerly, saying over and over, "I love you Jackie!" as she did so.
Jack put his hands on Karen's hips and then thrust into her as she moved down, causing both of them to reach their peaks.
"Oh fuck oooh... JACKIE!" Karen cried out as she climaxed around him.
"I love you Kare," Jack mumbled at first. Then he grips her waist and yells, "Oh yes, oh god Kare, KARE!" as he climaxed inside her.
They collapsed back onto the mattress once they're sated, Jack on top of Karen.
After a few moments, Jack lifted his head and looked at his wife's face. "God you're so beautiful after we have sex," he said.
Karen giggled slightly and then put a hand on his cheek. "And it's because of you I look so good," she said.
"Hey, I just realized I didn't get a chance to put some of that chocolate on you," Jack said when he glanced at the nightstand. He reached over and grabbed the jar, not bothering with the brush either. He got his first two fingers covered with the chocolate and then put it all on Karen's breasts.
When he didn't move for a minutes, Karen smiled and asked, "What's wrong poodle, you want some whipped cream?"
Laughing, Jack shakes his head and then leans down, kissing her tenderly. "I was just thinking about how much I love you," he said.
"You're sweet Jackie," Karen said. She then cupped his face with her hands and brought his head down to her breasts.
Jack immediately started to lick the chocolate off, feeling himself grow hard again inside of Karen.
"Are you ready to go again Jackie?" Karen purred, feeling his arousal.
Licking the last of the chocolate off her breasts, Jack pulls out of her body, causing Karen to protest. Without another word, he got off the bed and walked into the bathroom. When the bath he drew is ready, he slid into the tub.
Karen slips into the water a minute later and she jumps at Jack, pushing him under the water.
"What was that for?" Jack asked, coughing a little, water dripping from his hair.
"I was thinking about how to pay you back for leaving me, and this was the least cruel way," Karen said, watching as he sat down. She smiled and then went over to him settling on his lap. "Do you love me Jackie?"
"Yes," Jack said right away. He quickly brought Karen down all the way on his lap, letting his member into her.
"Good, then fuck me Jackie," Karen said huskily turning so she was sitting down.
Jack thought for a second and then lifted Karen out of the tub and onto the side before joining her and entering her quickly again.
"Ooh," Karen moaned as he started to thrust in and out of her fast immediately. She brought his head up from her breasts and they kissed intensely. After a long time, Karen felt her body shudder and she pulled away from Jack's lips, screaming out his name and cursing as she climaxed over and over around him.
Watching Karen as she reached her edge, Jack pumped in and out more quickly and then he achieved his release. He cried out her name as he climaxed inside of her repeatedly. When he was sated, and Karen was too, he slumped down on her chest with a sigh of satisfaction.
"Hmm, you want to go back to the bed when we get our breaths back?" Karen asked, stroking his damp hair softly.
"Let's go now," Jack said, lifting his head. He got off of Karen and together they walked back to the bed. He pushed her down on the bed and didn't even wait for her to reposition her body so she was on the pillows. He entered her quickly and then thrust in and out at a furious pace, moaning and grunting with each time he drove in.
"Oh god Jackie!" Karen cried, sweat dripping from her body. She held onto his shoulders and shouted out, "Fuck Jackie, yess, yes!" over and over.
Jack buried his face in Karen's hair and kept going faster and faster until they finally reached the edge. "God Kare, I love you," he yelled, his voice muffled by her hair.
Karen arched her body upwards and screamed out Jack's name and, "I love you too Jackie, oh god damnit, yes!" as she climaxed around him.
Five minutes later, they were just barely recovering their breaths when Jack moved his face from her hair and kissed Karen's cheek up to her lips. "We should try and sleep now Karebear," he said, brushing some hair tenderly from her forehead.
"Okay, but you better not leave me poodle," Karen said. She wrapped her legs around his waist and held onto him as he stood up.
Kissing her temple, Jack lay Karen back on the mattress and then gathered the bed sheets up around them.
"Here Jackie, let me do it," Karen said, taking the covers from him. She tucked the sheets around then and then the comforter. "Good night my big strong man," she said, kissing his lips softly.
"Night Kare, sweet dreams," Jack said, smiling at each her. He rested his head on her chest and then fell asleep quickly.
Karen, as she fell asleep soon after, stroked Jack's hair and smiled happily as her eyes drooped down, Jack's warm breath on her left breast helping to lull her to sleep.