Grace went home first to shower and change, and then went to a coffee shop on the way to Grace Adler Designs. When she walked into her workspace she found Karen hadn't arrived yet. She didn't want Karen to beat Will, and she hoped she would take a long time getting ready. Grace set her bag on the ground beside her drawing table and began shifting through papers. She was trying to find the bottom of the mess and maybe relocate her calculator that she'd lost a week ago. She heard the door open and straightened up. She expected to find Will there, but unfortunately Karen had arrived first.
"Hey, honey." Karen was dressed modestly, which took Grace by surprise. "What, honey, you look like you've seen a ghost." Karen said without looking at Grace. She sat down and bent over, to put her purse down.
"Nothing, you just look...so...so...motherly today?" Grace stuttered. Karen sat up when she heard the word 'motherly'. Uck, what a horrible word.
"No, I think your eyes are fooling you." Karen tried to hide her reaction by picking up a magazine and skimming through the pages.
"What's this? What's happening? What's going on?" Grace asked, coming briskly over to Karen's desk. "Oh, my God, I'm starting to sound like you." She looked up and frowned.
"What? Honey, nothing is going on." Karen shook her head, looking convincingly into Grace's eyes. Just then Will walked in and saw Grace badgering Karen.
"Gracie, what are you doing?" He asked, as he stepped behind Karen, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. She shrugged away, still mad at him for what he had done the night before.
"Will, why are you taking her side?" Grace looked dazed by what she saw.
"When were there ever sides?" Will shot back.
"What's going on Will?" Grace demanded. "I'm tired of trying to guess and get it out of Karen."
"Grace," Karen began, but then stopped, looking up into Will's eyes. Will nodded his head, understanding what Karen was asking.
"Grace...Karen and I...are pregnant." Will confessed.
Grace froze. "No, Will." Grace made a silent prayer that it wasn't true. "What's happening to you, Will?" Grace felt tears beginning to well in her eyes. "I thought I knew you." Grace whispered, backing away. Will was frozen to the spot. He didn't know what to do.
Karen suddenly felt bad for pulling away like she had. She knew she needed to support Will. She got up and went to Grace, who had turned and was sobbing into her drawings. She wasn't a pretty crier, Karen noted. Karen placed a hand on her back. "Grace?" She asked.
"Go away, Karen." Grace retorted. Karen let her hand drop from her back.
"God, Grace. You know you are so self-centered. All you ever think about is yourself." Karen exclaimed. Grace stopped shaking, but didn't look up. Karen turned and winked at Will who gave her a puzzled look. She spun back around to face Grace. "I thought you'd be happy for Will. He's getting what he wants."
Will finally caught on and came over to Karen. "And think about Karen. She's taken on the burden of having a baby. This is the same Karen who drinks, and takes drugs and does god knows what else. Karen, who we never expected to care about another living thing." Karen turned to face Will and he her. They were looking into each other's eyes as he spoke. They hadn't notice Grace, who had straightened up and was now watching them.
"I'm sorry." She finally whispered, breaking Will and Karen's eye contact. "I am happy." Grace gave them a smile and held out her arms to hug Karen.
"Um, just because I'm with baby, doesn't mean we can hug." She shook her head. "Ok." She turned and went back to her desk. Will took Grace into his arms and they hugged.
"Why her, Will?" She whispered in his ear.
"I don't know. It just seemed right." Will whispered back. Although Grace didn't quite understand, she knew enough, and was willing to except everything. "Oh, by the way. I'm still gay." He added.
"Now I have to tell Jackie." Karen sighed, making an I-don't-want-to face.