When Karen came storming into the Penthouse, Rosario caught her and
asked what happened.
"Don't touch me, you filthy maid!" Karen shouted, then regained her normal air. "Jackie isn't welcome in my home any more." She said lightly before making her way up the stairs and into her room, closing and locking the door behind her. She collapsed on the bed, crying in a fit of rage and sadness. She glanced over at the mini-bar, tempted to get up and get wasted. Who'd care if she drank herself silly, possibly endangering the life of her unborn child. Will couldn't except the fact that his lovers would have to know and Jack was being a stuck-up bitch about the whole thing.
She got up and went unsteadily to the mini-bar. She unscrewed the gin and poured herself a glass with shaky hands. The gin fell over the sides of the glass, landing on the top of the mini-bar. She carefully screwed the cap back on the bottle and set it down. She picked up the glass and brought it to her lips.
She couldn't do it. She dropped the glass and it fell to the floor, it's contents going everywhere, the glass breaking on contact, scattering pieces of glass everywhere. Several pieces cut Karen's calves. She looked down, seeing blood forming on the scratches. She carefully sat down on the floor and picked up a big piece of jagged glass. She brought it to her wrist.
Suddenly the door to her room started shaking. "Karen! Let me in!" Will shouted.
She dropped the glass, unable to harm herself. She lay on the floor, sobbing into the soft carpet under her. She heard voices outside the door and then a key unlocked it and Will opened the door, barging in.
He saw Karen lying on the floor, blood and presumably gin on the carpet around her. "Oh, Karen." Will went to her and took her in his arms. "What happened?" There wasn't a response, Will just sat there holding her to him. She buried her face in his shirt and cried.
"I'm sorry." She finally gasped in a muffled tear-stained voice.
"It's okay." Will kissed her forehead and held her tighter.
They were sitting on her bed talking. He had explained how Jack had called him, angry with him for what he had done. He'd decided to come and see her to make sure she was okay, but from what Rosario had told him, he knew she hadn't been. She explained what had happened and why. It was all understandable, they decided. Will was just going to have to keep his eye on Karen.
"I'm not a child." Karen laughed, feeling better now.
"I beg to differ." Will gave her a lawyer like look. Suddenly his cell phone went off. He got it out of his pocket and looked at the number. "Oh, look it's Wes. I told him to call me on my cell, you see he called when I was at work, and I knew I'd be at your house tonight so I told him to call me on my cell later." Will said quickly before answering. "Hey, Wes." Karen looked confused by what Will had just said. Who was Wes?
"Hey, Will. Why'd I have to call you on your cell?" He asked.
"Well, because there was something I wanted to tell you, but not at my office. Although, I'm glad I gave you my work number. If you hadn't of called I would have been bored out of my mind." Will heard Wes laugh.
"Well, good. Now what do you need to tell me?" Wes asked. Karen was beginning to catch on. This was Will's lover.
"You see that woman I slept with, yeah well she's pregnant with my child." Will said, not sure what to expect as a reaction.
"Really? Did you plan this?" Wes asked, unfazed by what he heard.
"Yeah." Will admitted.
"I always wanted a child." Wes said sadly. "Well, congrats!" He added cheerfully. "Does this mean you're going to be too pre-occupied to have me in your life?" He asked.
Will looked at Karen who saw his surprised look. She gave him the thumbs-up sign. "No, in fact, why don't we meet tomorrow, maybe. We could have lunch." Will said.
"Sure. Hey, could you bring along the woman? I'd like to meet her." Wes asked.
"Why not. It could be fun." Will smiled, glad at how well Wes took it. They said goodbye after planning when and where then he hung up and faced Karen. "Wes, wants you to come have lunch with us tomorrow." Will grinned.
"Really?" Karen smiled. She reached out and Will came to her for a hug. "I'm so proud of you." She whispered into his ear before sticking her tongue in causing Will to jump up.
"Hey, that tickles." He rubbed at his ear. "Do it again." He lowered his head to her, and she did it again.
"Don't touch me, you filthy maid!" Karen shouted, then regained her normal air. "Jackie isn't welcome in my home any more." She said lightly before making her way up the stairs and into her room, closing and locking the door behind her. She collapsed on the bed, crying in a fit of rage and sadness. She glanced over at the mini-bar, tempted to get up and get wasted. Who'd care if she drank herself silly, possibly endangering the life of her unborn child. Will couldn't except the fact that his lovers would have to know and Jack was being a stuck-up bitch about the whole thing.
She got up and went unsteadily to the mini-bar. She unscrewed the gin and poured herself a glass with shaky hands. The gin fell over the sides of the glass, landing on the top of the mini-bar. She carefully screwed the cap back on the bottle and set it down. She picked up the glass and brought it to her lips.
She couldn't do it. She dropped the glass and it fell to the floor, it's contents going everywhere, the glass breaking on contact, scattering pieces of glass everywhere. Several pieces cut Karen's calves. She looked down, seeing blood forming on the scratches. She carefully sat down on the floor and picked up a big piece of jagged glass. She brought it to her wrist.
Suddenly the door to her room started shaking. "Karen! Let me in!" Will shouted.
She dropped the glass, unable to harm herself. She lay on the floor, sobbing into the soft carpet under her. She heard voices outside the door and then a key unlocked it and Will opened the door, barging in.
He saw Karen lying on the floor, blood and presumably gin on the carpet around her. "Oh, Karen." Will went to her and took her in his arms. "What happened?" There wasn't a response, Will just sat there holding her to him. She buried her face in his shirt and cried.
"I'm sorry." She finally gasped in a muffled tear-stained voice.
"It's okay." Will kissed her forehead and held her tighter.
They were sitting on her bed talking. He had explained how Jack had called him, angry with him for what he had done. He'd decided to come and see her to make sure she was okay, but from what Rosario had told him, he knew she hadn't been. She explained what had happened and why. It was all understandable, they decided. Will was just going to have to keep his eye on Karen.
"I'm not a child." Karen laughed, feeling better now.
"I beg to differ." Will gave her a lawyer like look. Suddenly his cell phone went off. He got it out of his pocket and looked at the number. "Oh, look it's Wes. I told him to call me on my cell, you see he called when I was at work, and I knew I'd be at your house tonight so I told him to call me on my cell later." Will said quickly before answering. "Hey, Wes." Karen looked confused by what Will had just said. Who was Wes?
"Hey, Will. Why'd I have to call you on your cell?" He asked.
"Well, because there was something I wanted to tell you, but not at my office. Although, I'm glad I gave you my work number. If you hadn't of called I would have been bored out of my mind." Will heard Wes laugh.
"Well, good. Now what do you need to tell me?" Wes asked. Karen was beginning to catch on. This was Will's lover.
"You see that woman I slept with, yeah well she's pregnant with my child." Will said, not sure what to expect as a reaction.
"Really? Did you plan this?" Wes asked, unfazed by what he heard.
"Yeah." Will admitted.
"I always wanted a child." Wes said sadly. "Well, congrats!" He added cheerfully. "Does this mean you're going to be too pre-occupied to have me in your life?" He asked.
Will looked at Karen who saw his surprised look. She gave him the thumbs-up sign. "No, in fact, why don't we meet tomorrow, maybe. We could have lunch." Will said.
"Sure. Hey, could you bring along the woman? I'd like to meet her." Wes asked.
"Why not. It could be fun." Will smiled, glad at how well Wes took it. They said goodbye after planning when and where then he hung up and faced Karen. "Wes, wants you to come have lunch with us tomorrow." Will grinned.
"Really?" Karen smiled. She reached out and Will came to her for a hug. "I'm so proud of you." She whispered into his ear before sticking her tongue in causing Will to jump up.
"Hey, that tickles." He rubbed at his ear. "Do it again." He lowered his head to her, and she did it again.