Grace woke up in a bed not her own, and a unusual sleeping partner.
It took a moment to realize that she had fallen asleep at Jack's. He was
sound asleep next to her, and she really didn't want to wake him because he
looked so peaceful. Quietly she got up and sneaked into the living room
where she slipped on her shoes. Then she opened his front door, stepped out
and turned so that she was...
...facing the door. She didn't want Will to hear her leave. She straightened up, still staring at the door, as if Will would open it and make her come back inside. She began...
...backing up and accidentally bumped into someone else. She gasped, as did the other person. Grace wheeled around to find herself face to face with Karen.
"Karen!"
"Grace!" They yelled at each other.
"What are you doing?" They yelled in unison. They both sighed and tried again.
"What-" They both started.
"You first," Grace cut in before Karen could say the same thing.
"I fell asleep at Will's, okay. It was a late night." Karen looked exhausted. Grace hadn't really studied her. She noticed faded mascara markings down her face, as if she'd been crying, and her hair was unkempt. Karen realized Grace was studying her and turned away. "What about you?" She dug around in her purse for a mirror.
"I...um...Jack came out when I was leaving and invited me in. I guess I fell asleep, too." Grace fluffed her hair, knowing it probably looked worse than Karen's.
Karen found her powder case, opened it and looked in the mirror. "Oh, good lord! I have to get home. I can't be seen in public like this!" She snapped it shut and through it back in her purse, pulling out a pair of sunglasses. She put them on as a disguise. "Listen, honey, I'll talk to you later at the office." Karen pulled a cell phone from her bra and pressed 5. "Driver, how fast can you get to Will's?" She asked as she pressed the button on the elevator to go down. The doors opened and she stepped on. "Good." She hung up as the doors closed.
Grace stared after her, wondering what was up with her. Quickly she went to Will's door, about to knock, when the door flew open and a very unkempt Will looked wildly around. "Where'd she go?" He asked, not really noticing Grace.
"Who?" Grace asked, surprised by Will's behavior.
"Karen." He said, finally looking Grace in the eye. She stared blankly at him, waiting for him to fill her in. "Oh, Gracie. We need to talk, but I can't right now. I'll come by the office later, ok?" He asked, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"O-kay?" Grace was confused.
"Great, see you then." Will gave her a smile and then closed his door in her face.
...facing the door. She didn't want Will to hear her leave. She straightened up, still staring at the door, as if Will would open it and make her come back inside. She began...
...backing up and accidentally bumped into someone else. She gasped, as did the other person. Grace wheeled around to find herself face to face with Karen.
"Karen!"
"Grace!" They yelled at each other.
"What are you doing?" They yelled in unison. They both sighed and tried again.
"What-" They both started.
"You first," Grace cut in before Karen could say the same thing.
"I fell asleep at Will's, okay. It was a late night." Karen looked exhausted. Grace hadn't really studied her. She noticed faded mascara markings down her face, as if she'd been crying, and her hair was unkempt. Karen realized Grace was studying her and turned away. "What about you?" She dug around in her purse for a mirror.
"I...um...Jack came out when I was leaving and invited me in. I guess I fell asleep, too." Grace fluffed her hair, knowing it probably looked worse than Karen's.
Karen found her powder case, opened it and looked in the mirror. "Oh, good lord! I have to get home. I can't be seen in public like this!" She snapped it shut and through it back in her purse, pulling out a pair of sunglasses. She put them on as a disguise. "Listen, honey, I'll talk to you later at the office." Karen pulled a cell phone from her bra and pressed 5. "Driver, how fast can you get to Will's?" She asked as she pressed the button on the elevator to go down. The doors opened and she stepped on. "Good." She hung up as the doors closed.
Grace stared after her, wondering what was up with her. Quickly she went to Will's door, about to knock, when the door flew open and a very unkempt Will looked wildly around. "Where'd she go?" He asked, not really noticing Grace.
"Who?" Grace asked, surprised by Will's behavior.
"Karen." He said, finally looking Grace in the eye. She stared blankly at him, waiting for him to fill her in. "Oh, Gracie. We need to talk, but I can't right now. I'll come by the office later, ok?" He asked, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"O-kay?" Grace was confused.
"Great, see you then." Will gave her a smile and then closed his door in her face.