Jack felt horrible. He couldn't stand to see any of his friends, he felt
that he had let them down. He cleverly avoided them for as long as
possible. Karen seemed to be the only one really worried about him. She
kept calling him, over and over.
"Jackie, I know you're home. Honey, come on, pick-up. All right, I'm not going to beg." She sighed. "I'm going to the OB's. Will's dragging me there. Come save me, Jackie. I miss you, Poodle." She had resorted to telling him everything on the message machine. She hated it, but maybe Jack would respond. There was that little bit of hope that kept her calling him.
Jack sat in the dark on his couch, listening to the message. He was still a bit mad at her for ruining whatever had been his friendship with Grace. It was Karen's fault because she had told him to tell her. He had known that he shouldn't have.
Karen's shoulders sagged as she sat the phone back on the receiver. Will stood in the doorway, waiting for her. "Ready, sweetie?" He gave her a sad face, knowing that she was upset about Jack not talking to her.
"Yeah." She sighed, getting up from the couch that was in her room. Will walked to her and took her in his arms, holding her to him. She went stiff, not wanting to hug him back, but knowing his intentions were good. He finally pulled away and led her down the stairs and out into the limo.
Karen went back to work after the OB's. She didn't feel like confronting Grace because she knew Grace was equally upset about Jack, but she was surprised to find Grace in a better mood than she had been the day before.
"I've done some thinking, Kare. I realized that my feelings for Jack were all wrong. You know I was coming off a divorce and everything was so weird, I just latched on to the first person I saw. Do you know what this means? It means I can go tell Jack that I really didn't have those feelings for him!" Grace was grinning now as she finished. Karen, who was sitting at her desk, nodded. "I have to go tell him! Can you watch the place? I'm not expecting anyone, but just in case." She grabbed her purse and went out the door before Karen could comment.
Karen was glad. She was hopeful that Jack would come and visit her, maybe, or call her at least.
Then the phone rang. Karen automatically picked it up. "Hello, Grace Adler Design's." She said not having to process those words.
"Hi, is Grace there?" A man's deep voice came flooding over the line.
"Jackie, I know you're home. Honey, come on, pick-up. All right, I'm not going to beg." She sighed. "I'm going to the OB's. Will's dragging me there. Come save me, Jackie. I miss you, Poodle." She had resorted to telling him everything on the message machine. She hated it, but maybe Jack would respond. There was that little bit of hope that kept her calling him.
Jack sat in the dark on his couch, listening to the message. He was still a bit mad at her for ruining whatever had been his friendship with Grace. It was Karen's fault because she had told him to tell her. He had known that he shouldn't have.
Karen's shoulders sagged as she sat the phone back on the receiver. Will stood in the doorway, waiting for her. "Ready, sweetie?" He gave her a sad face, knowing that she was upset about Jack not talking to her.
"Yeah." She sighed, getting up from the couch that was in her room. Will walked to her and took her in his arms, holding her to him. She went stiff, not wanting to hug him back, but knowing his intentions were good. He finally pulled away and led her down the stairs and out into the limo.
Karen went back to work after the OB's. She didn't feel like confronting Grace because she knew Grace was equally upset about Jack, but she was surprised to find Grace in a better mood than she had been the day before.
"I've done some thinking, Kare. I realized that my feelings for Jack were all wrong. You know I was coming off a divorce and everything was so weird, I just latched on to the first person I saw. Do you know what this means? It means I can go tell Jack that I really didn't have those feelings for him!" Grace was grinning now as she finished. Karen, who was sitting at her desk, nodded. "I have to go tell him! Can you watch the place? I'm not expecting anyone, but just in case." She grabbed her purse and went out the door before Karen could comment.
Karen was glad. She was hopeful that Jack would come and visit her, maybe, or call her at least.
Then the phone rang. Karen automatically picked it up. "Hello, Grace Adler Design's." She said not having to process those words.
"Hi, is Grace there?" A man's deep voice came flooding over the line.