"I need to tell Karen." Will was practically lying on his chair. Wes was
sitting up, his hands folded in his lap, looking down at the floor. He
looked up at Will's comment.
"Why? You have nothing to worry about." Wes shot back, kind of envious that Will had nothing to worry about.
"Well, doesn't she deserve to know about you?" Will sat up and took Wes's hand in his.
"Do you think she'll be as understanding?" Wes asked, looking into Will's eyes.
"Of course." Will nodded, leaning in to kiss Wes. Wes was surprised, most people wanted nothing to do with an AIDS infected person, but Will was great, he seemed fearless.
Grace wasn't talking to Karen any more. She was so mad. That little confrontation had caused her some major pain. She couldn't stand Mark sometimes, but he could be so sweet when they were home alone. And the way he made love to her was phenomenal.
Or was it just the love making. She could go without him hitting her all the time, and calling her names. She was glad Will hadn't noticed. He seemed preoccupied in his own world. Something was up, she hoped he'd tell her.
The phone rang, bringing Grace out of her thoughts and she looked over to her assistant who sat, skimming through a magazine. Karen ignored the phone, pretending not to hear it.
"God, Karen." Grace retorted under her breath as she reached for the phone. "Grace Adler Design's." Grace claimed a light air and waited for a reply.
"Oh, Grace. I thought Karen would pick up." Will said soberly.
"Yeah, well Karen's kind of in her own world right now." Grace sneered. Then she sighed. "I'm sorry, Will."
"It's okay. I haven't talked to you forever." Will commented.
"I know." Grace grinned.
"So how's it going with your new beau, Mark?" Will asked.
"Good." Was all she could get out. She didn't want to hint at their problems.
"Well, I have some news. I think I'm going to come over in a bit." Will said as plainly as he could.
"Alright then." Grace smiled. "I'll see you in a bit."
They hung up just as Jack barged in the door. "Kare, Kare, Kare!" Jack cried going over and grabbing the magazine from her hands.
"What, Jackie?" Karen smiled, glad he was there.
"I just met the cutest man ever! And he's a doctor. Can you believe it Kare? Mrs. Dr. Jack Kingsley. What do you think Kare?" Jack looked down at Karen's distant wondering eyes.
"Wonderful, honey." Karen smiled at him, wrapping her arms around his waist and burying her head in his shirt. She was glad to have some human contact. Jack ran his hands through her hair, noting her distracted air.
"Kare, do you want to go somewhere?" Jack asked, knowing she wanted to get out.
"Yeah." She looked up into Jack's eyes, and he saw in her eyes lust.
"Wait, Jack." Grace spoke for the first time. "Will's coming over and he has some news. I think he wants us all here."
"Oh." Jack sat down on Karen's desk, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. What was up with her? He wondered.
Will arrived soon after with Wes. They came in, both really nervous. "Oh, Jack, I didn't know you were going to be here." Will said after introducing and what not.
"Yeah, I came by to see Karen." Jack shrugged, still holding Karen to him. Karen played with the end of Jack's jacket, waiting for the big news.
Grace secretly hoped Will had found true love and they would go off and get married. But what came next shocked her.
"Well, everyone, Wes found out a few days ago that he has AIDS." Grace gasped, and Karen and Jack exchanged glances. "I went to get tested and I tested negative, so don't worry about me." Will had grabbed Wes's hand and they stood there together. Will could feel the tears welling in his eyes as realization hit in. Wes was going to die. Karen got up and went to Will. She wrapped her arms around him and whispered in his ear.
"You could have told me. I would've been there for you, just like you were there for me." She then slowly rested her head against Will's shoulder and he cried on her shoulder. They stood there holding one another and rocking back and fourth. Jack, although not knowing Wes very well, approached him and reached out. Wes came and hugged Jack. Grace then got a turn to hold Will, as Karen held Wes. Karen wished she'd gotten to know him better, and heck there was still time. She wasn't going to let him slip away like Stan had. "Wes, you're coming to see the baby next week." She told him as they parted.
"Alright." Tears were falling down his face.
"Oh, I forgot about that. We get to see the baby!" Will said as he and Grace parted, but he kept his arm around her back.
"Why? You have nothing to worry about." Wes shot back, kind of envious that Will had nothing to worry about.
"Well, doesn't she deserve to know about you?" Will sat up and took Wes's hand in his.
"Do you think she'll be as understanding?" Wes asked, looking into Will's eyes.
"Of course." Will nodded, leaning in to kiss Wes. Wes was surprised, most people wanted nothing to do with an AIDS infected person, but Will was great, he seemed fearless.
Grace wasn't talking to Karen any more. She was so mad. That little confrontation had caused her some major pain. She couldn't stand Mark sometimes, but he could be so sweet when they were home alone. And the way he made love to her was phenomenal.
Or was it just the love making. She could go without him hitting her all the time, and calling her names. She was glad Will hadn't noticed. He seemed preoccupied in his own world. Something was up, she hoped he'd tell her.
The phone rang, bringing Grace out of her thoughts and she looked over to her assistant who sat, skimming through a magazine. Karen ignored the phone, pretending not to hear it.
"God, Karen." Grace retorted under her breath as she reached for the phone. "Grace Adler Design's." Grace claimed a light air and waited for a reply.
"Oh, Grace. I thought Karen would pick up." Will said soberly.
"Yeah, well Karen's kind of in her own world right now." Grace sneered. Then she sighed. "I'm sorry, Will."
"It's okay. I haven't talked to you forever." Will commented.
"I know." Grace grinned.
"So how's it going with your new beau, Mark?" Will asked.
"Good." Was all she could get out. She didn't want to hint at their problems.
"Well, I have some news. I think I'm going to come over in a bit." Will said as plainly as he could.
"Alright then." Grace smiled. "I'll see you in a bit."
They hung up just as Jack barged in the door. "Kare, Kare, Kare!" Jack cried going over and grabbing the magazine from her hands.
"What, Jackie?" Karen smiled, glad he was there.
"I just met the cutest man ever! And he's a doctor. Can you believe it Kare? Mrs. Dr. Jack Kingsley. What do you think Kare?" Jack looked down at Karen's distant wondering eyes.
"Wonderful, honey." Karen smiled at him, wrapping her arms around his waist and burying her head in his shirt. She was glad to have some human contact. Jack ran his hands through her hair, noting her distracted air.
"Kare, do you want to go somewhere?" Jack asked, knowing she wanted to get out.
"Yeah." She looked up into Jack's eyes, and he saw in her eyes lust.
"Wait, Jack." Grace spoke for the first time. "Will's coming over and he has some news. I think he wants us all here."
"Oh." Jack sat down on Karen's desk, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. What was up with her? He wondered.
Will arrived soon after with Wes. They came in, both really nervous. "Oh, Jack, I didn't know you were going to be here." Will said after introducing and what not.
"Yeah, I came by to see Karen." Jack shrugged, still holding Karen to him. Karen played with the end of Jack's jacket, waiting for the big news.
Grace secretly hoped Will had found true love and they would go off and get married. But what came next shocked her.
"Well, everyone, Wes found out a few days ago that he has AIDS." Grace gasped, and Karen and Jack exchanged glances. "I went to get tested and I tested negative, so don't worry about me." Will had grabbed Wes's hand and they stood there together. Will could feel the tears welling in his eyes as realization hit in. Wes was going to die. Karen got up and went to Will. She wrapped her arms around him and whispered in his ear.
"You could have told me. I would've been there for you, just like you were there for me." She then slowly rested her head against Will's shoulder and he cried on her shoulder. They stood there holding one another and rocking back and fourth. Jack, although not knowing Wes very well, approached him and reached out. Wes came and hugged Jack. Grace then got a turn to hold Will, as Karen held Wes. Karen wished she'd gotten to know him better, and heck there was still time. She wasn't going to let him slip away like Stan had. "Wes, you're coming to see the baby next week." She told him as they parted.
"Alright." Tears were falling down his face.
"Oh, I forgot about that. We get to see the baby!" Will said as he and Grace parted, but he kept his arm around her back.