Karen rolled over in bed and saw red hair sprawled out on the pillow
beside her. She smiled at the memory of last night. She hoped Grace didn't
regret it because she sure didn't.
Just then the usual nauseous feeling returned and Karen quickly scrambled out of bed. She headed straight for the bathroom.
Grace felt the bed shake and slowly opened her eyes. She saw Karen run to the bathroom and suddenly every thing that had happened the night before came rushing back to her mind. She felt her heartbeat quicken when she thought of Karen. Realizing Karen was in need of someone, Grace sat up and sleepily went to the bathroom. She peeked in and saw Karen shivering in the corner.
"Oh, Kare." Grace had never seen Karen so helpless before. It was weird. Quickly Grace raced back into the bedroom and got a blanket. She brought it back to Karen and wrapped it around her. Grace slid down the wall so that she was sitting next to Karen. She brought Karen to her and laid her head in her lap. She stroked her hair, pulling it out of her sweaty face.
Karen hated the pain. She couldn't stand it sometimes. All for one lousy baby. Wait, she needed to be positive towards the baby.
Oh, if Will wasn't always there for her, or Grace in this case, she'd probably have already taken a whole bottle of painkillers and washed it down with a martini.
Grace sat, running her hand through Karen's brunette hair. She discovered that Karen had fallen back to sleep on her lap, and to tired to move her, Grace stayed sitting where she was.
After about an hour Karen was up again. She turned on her back and looked up at Grace. Grace smiled down at her and she smiled back.
"Feeling better?" Grace asked the weak and sleepy Karen.
"Yeah," Karen nodded her head. Slowly she rolled off of Grace's lap and got up. Grace stood up and brushed back a strand of hair that kept falling in her face. "I'm going to take a shower," Karen felt light headed for a moment and lost her balance. Grace caught her and steadied her.
"Maybe you should take a bath." Grace insisted. She helped Karen over to her vanity where she sat down. Then Grace went over and started the bath. "Is Will coming over today?" Grace asked as she tested the water running from the faucet.
"I think so." Karen was studying her face in the mirror.
"Do you think we should tell him?" Grace asked after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah." Karen turned to face Grace. She watched as she added bubbles and turned off the water. Then Grace got up and went back to Karen, helping her up and out of her nightgown. Karen protested, saying she could handle it on her own, but Grace insisted that she help. Karen got into the tub on her own and settled down into the warm water, letting the bubbles flow over her body.
Grace sat down next to the tub so that she was facing Karen.
"I'll tell him, Grace." Karen said, knowing that was what was bothering her.
"No, I think I should." Grace once again felt obligated.
"Fine. Whatever you want, honey." Karen didn't feel like arguing with Grace. She let her hands slide down to her stomach where they rested. She thought about the baby. She wondered if it would be okay. Suddenly she got scared and needed reassurance that she would be fine. "Grace, do you think the baby will be okay? Do you think I'll make a good mother?"
The questions came from no where and took Grace by surprise. "Well, Karen, of course it will be, and you'll do fine." Grace looked at Karen's worried expression. "Trust me Karen. Any mother in New York would love to be you. You have really good friends," Grace inched her way towards Karen, "and a wonderful house, and plenty of help. God Karen I wish I were your daughter." Grace reached Karen's lips and they kissed.
"I guess you're right, honey." Karen said feeling confident once again. Karen reached up and pulled Grace's head closer to her so she could kiss her again.
The door to the bathroom came open surprising both women. They parted and watched as Will came in.
"Wow, did I miss something?" He asked looking from a blushing Grace to a smiling Karen who was sitting in the bathtub.
"Well, honey, kind of." Karen reached out for Will, who came to her and they hugged and kissed.
Will sat down next to Grace and looked at her for an explanation.
"Will, Karen and I...well we... we...last night...um..." Grace babbled on, not really getting to the point. Karen rolled her eyes and interupted her.
"Will, we had sex." She blurted out.
Will looked from one to the other with a surprised look on his face.
"You and Grace?" He asked pointing at Grace.
"Yeah." Karen nodded her head, while Grace bit her lip.
"Right, well maybe next time I should get Jack to stay over." Will laughed.
"So you're not mad?" Grace asked.
"Oh, Gracie, a little confused, but not mad." Will took Grace in his arms.
Just then the usual nauseous feeling returned and Karen quickly scrambled out of bed. She headed straight for the bathroom.
Grace felt the bed shake and slowly opened her eyes. She saw Karen run to the bathroom and suddenly every thing that had happened the night before came rushing back to her mind. She felt her heartbeat quicken when she thought of Karen. Realizing Karen was in need of someone, Grace sat up and sleepily went to the bathroom. She peeked in and saw Karen shivering in the corner.
"Oh, Kare." Grace had never seen Karen so helpless before. It was weird. Quickly Grace raced back into the bedroom and got a blanket. She brought it back to Karen and wrapped it around her. Grace slid down the wall so that she was sitting next to Karen. She brought Karen to her and laid her head in her lap. She stroked her hair, pulling it out of her sweaty face.
Karen hated the pain. She couldn't stand it sometimes. All for one lousy baby. Wait, she needed to be positive towards the baby.
Oh, if Will wasn't always there for her, or Grace in this case, she'd probably have already taken a whole bottle of painkillers and washed it down with a martini.
Grace sat, running her hand through Karen's brunette hair. She discovered that Karen had fallen back to sleep on her lap, and to tired to move her, Grace stayed sitting where she was.
After about an hour Karen was up again. She turned on her back and looked up at Grace. Grace smiled down at her and she smiled back.
"Feeling better?" Grace asked the weak and sleepy Karen.
"Yeah," Karen nodded her head. Slowly she rolled off of Grace's lap and got up. Grace stood up and brushed back a strand of hair that kept falling in her face. "I'm going to take a shower," Karen felt light headed for a moment and lost her balance. Grace caught her and steadied her.
"Maybe you should take a bath." Grace insisted. She helped Karen over to her vanity where she sat down. Then Grace went over and started the bath. "Is Will coming over today?" Grace asked as she tested the water running from the faucet.
"I think so." Karen was studying her face in the mirror.
"Do you think we should tell him?" Grace asked after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah." Karen turned to face Grace. She watched as she added bubbles and turned off the water. Then Grace got up and went back to Karen, helping her up and out of her nightgown. Karen protested, saying she could handle it on her own, but Grace insisted that she help. Karen got into the tub on her own and settled down into the warm water, letting the bubbles flow over her body.
Grace sat down next to the tub so that she was facing Karen.
"I'll tell him, Grace." Karen said, knowing that was what was bothering her.
"No, I think I should." Grace once again felt obligated.
"Fine. Whatever you want, honey." Karen didn't feel like arguing with Grace. She let her hands slide down to her stomach where they rested. She thought about the baby. She wondered if it would be okay. Suddenly she got scared and needed reassurance that she would be fine. "Grace, do you think the baby will be okay? Do you think I'll make a good mother?"
The questions came from no where and took Grace by surprise. "Well, Karen, of course it will be, and you'll do fine." Grace looked at Karen's worried expression. "Trust me Karen. Any mother in New York would love to be you. You have really good friends," Grace inched her way towards Karen, "and a wonderful house, and plenty of help. God Karen I wish I were your daughter." Grace reached Karen's lips and they kissed.
"I guess you're right, honey." Karen said feeling confident once again. Karen reached up and pulled Grace's head closer to her so she could kiss her again.
The door to the bathroom came open surprising both women. They parted and watched as Will came in.
"Wow, did I miss something?" He asked looking from a blushing Grace to a smiling Karen who was sitting in the bathtub.
"Well, honey, kind of." Karen reached out for Will, who came to her and they hugged and kissed.
Will sat down next to Grace and looked at her for an explanation.
"Will, Karen and I...well we... we...last night...um..." Grace babbled on, not really getting to the point. Karen rolled her eyes and interupted her.
"Will, we had sex." She blurted out.
Will looked from one to the other with a surprised look on his face.
"You and Grace?" He asked pointing at Grace.
"Yeah." Karen nodded her head, while Grace bit her lip.
"Right, well maybe next time I should get Jack to stay over." Will laughed.
"So you're not mad?" Grace asked.
"Oh, Gracie, a little confused, but not mad." Will took Grace in his arms.