Jack stood in his apartment, dressed in his nicest pants and cutest top,
not sure if he was making the right decision. Maybe it was best left as a
friendship. He was a gay man! He liked men, and as sad as Grace would be he
would just have to tell her. Maybe Will could go off and impregnate his
best friend, but not Jack. Jack was a man's man. He loved men.
After reassuring himself that this was the right thing, and Grace had told him that they were going to take things slow and see what happened, Jack ventured out and across the hall. He tapped lightly at the door and waited until he heard rushed footsteps. The door swung open and Grace, beautiful as always, or so Jack thought, stood in a beautiful knee length dress and her make-up was flawless. Jack grinned as did she.
"Hey, Jackie." She smiled.
"Hey, Gracie, are you ready?" He asked holding out his arm.
"Of course." She took it and they walked casually to the elevator.
Once at the restaurant they were seated and had drinks in hand. They sat comfortably, talking about nonsense things and discussing Karen and Will and what not. It was all very happy and everything was going great. Well, so Grace thought. After the wonderful meal they ordered desert and had fallen silent for the moment.
Jack didn't want to ruin the evening by telling Grace he wasn't really into her, but he had to say something, and just then was the opportune moment. He looked up from his desert just as Grace did and they both opened their mouths to say something, but then stopped.
"You first," Jack urged, not wanting to tell her just yet, well not before she told him something.
"Okay, well, Jack this evening has been lovely and I really hope there will be more like it." She shrugged at her suggestion.
Jack's stomach dropped. Why hadn't he told her before? Her last statement made him feel horrible.
"Jack," She tried pulling him from his sudden thought filled face.
"What, oh sorry." He snapped out of his thoughtful state.
"What were you going to say?" She asked eagerly, leaning forward.
"Well, Grace," He paused to study her. She was glowing, absolutely glowing! He couldn't ruin it. But he had to.
"What, Jackie?" She asked.
"I can't." He looked down.
"Can't what?" She frowned.
"Gracie, I told you before, I'm still a gay man. It was nice while it lasted, but I don't think I can like do this." He slumped down and turned his head so he could see Grace's reaction.
Her eyes got big and she jumped up. "What! Jack I thought we had something!" Grace stopped, noticing the people around her and sat back down. "I don't want to make a scene, but I'm leaving, Jack McFarland." She felt her face burning as she got up and walked as gracefully as she could out the door before tears came.
Jack, not knowing what to do, sat, staring at the others around him, who were in turn staring at him. He didn't move.
Jack hadn't even bothered to come after her, Grace was hurt. She quickly hailed a cab and gave them directions to the one place she knew she'd get some reassurance and love.
After reassuring himself that this was the right thing, and Grace had told him that they were going to take things slow and see what happened, Jack ventured out and across the hall. He tapped lightly at the door and waited until he heard rushed footsteps. The door swung open and Grace, beautiful as always, or so Jack thought, stood in a beautiful knee length dress and her make-up was flawless. Jack grinned as did she.
"Hey, Jackie." She smiled.
"Hey, Gracie, are you ready?" He asked holding out his arm.
"Of course." She took it and they walked casually to the elevator.
Once at the restaurant they were seated and had drinks in hand. They sat comfortably, talking about nonsense things and discussing Karen and Will and what not. It was all very happy and everything was going great. Well, so Grace thought. After the wonderful meal they ordered desert and had fallen silent for the moment.
Jack didn't want to ruin the evening by telling Grace he wasn't really into her, but he had to say something, and just then was the opportune moment. He looked up from his desert just as Grace did and they both opened their mouths to say something, but then stopped.
"You first," Jack urged, not wanting to tell her just yet, well not before she told him something.
"Okay, well, Jack this evening has been lovely and I really hope there will be more like it." She shrugged at her suggestion.
Jack's stomach dropped. Why hadn't he told her before? Her last statement made him feel horrible.
"Jack," She tried pulling him from his sudden thought filled face.
"What, oh sorry." He snapped out of his thoughtful state.
"What were you going to say?" She asked eagerly, leaning forward.
"Well, Grace," He paused to study her. She was glowing, absolutely glowing! He couldn't ruin it. But he had to.
"What, Jackie?" She asked.
"I can't." He looked down.
"Can't what?" She frowned.
"Gracie, I told you before, I'm still a gay man. It was nice while it lasted, but I don't think I can like do this." He slumped down and turned his head so he could see Grace's reaction.
Her eyes got big and she jumped up. "What! Jack I thought we had something!" Grace stopped, noticing the people around her and sat back down. "I don't want to make a scene, but I'm leaving, Jack McFarland." She felt her face burning as she got up and walked as gracefully as she could out the door before tears came.
Jack, not knowing what to do, sat, staring at the others around him, who were in turn staring at him. He didn't move.
Jack hadn't even bothered to come after her, Grace was hurt. She quickly hailed a cab and gave them directions to the one place she knew she'd get some reassurance and love.