After Will and Wes left to go to another meeting, and Jack had to get back
to the hospital, Grace and Karen were once again left alone. Grace took a
deep breath and turned to watch as Karen picked up the magazine she'd
previously been reading and commenced to read it again. Grace couldn't stay
mad at Karen, who seemed to be changing from her hard-shelled self to a
more sensitive caring person. It was probably a combination of being
pregnant and not having her liquor. Whichever or whatever it was, Grace
liked it.
"Grace." Karen said without looking up from her magazine.
"What?" Grace asked alarmed.
"What are you thinking about, honey?" Karen flipped the page and looked up.
Just hearing Karen say those words sent a strange sensation down Grace. She hadn't realized how much she missed Karen.
"Oh, Karen." Grace got up; she felt the uncried tears coming. Karen sat her magazine down, but didn't get up.
"What is it?" Karen asked.
"I feel horrible about Wes, and...and..." How did you tell Karen she was right? Grace decided to just come out with it. "You're right about Mark." It was a whisper, but it had been said.
"Oh, honey." Karen got up and went to Grace, extending her hands. Grace took Karen's hands in hers and cried. Karen stepped closer, so their faces were very close. She saw exactly where the bruise was on Grace's eye and noticed how black it was from up close. She watched as tears fell from Grace's eyes, and realizing she could do something about that, she leaned in and kissed a wet cheek. Grace's eyes fluttered open and she looked at Karen's wide brown eyes. Karen smiled. She then kissed up Grace's jaw and to her swollen, bruised right eye. She gently kissed around it, trying to make Grace feel better. Finally, Karen kissed down and teased around Grace's mouth. Grace longed for Karen to just kiss her lips, which she finally did. The kiss was deepened when Grace demanded Karen to open her mouth so that her tongue could enter. Grace felt so comfortable with Karen, so at ease. She wanted to be closer to her. Grace pulled Karen's arm around her and placed them on her behind. Karen smiled through kisses and they switched so Karen's tongue explored Grace's mouth. Grace wrapped her arms around Karen's neck, and teased with her hair. It was down, so she easily ran her fingers through it. Grace moved so that she was kissing Karen's lower lip, and then she kissed down to her neck. Karen moaned as Grace kissed and sucked at the left side of Karen's neck. She then started kissing up the side of Karen's neck so that she was licking at Karen's earlobe. Karen cried out Grace's name, which drove Grace mad.
They couldn't do this here though, and what about Mark? Grace let her hands drop down to Karen's sides and returned her mouth back to Karen's. They kissed for awhile longer and then Grace pulled away. "Thank you." She whispered to Karen as they both stood, still holding on to one another and breathing rather hardly.
"No problem." Karen smiled. Grace looked to Karen's neck where she'd left a hickey.
"Grace." Karen said without looking up from her magazine.
"What?" Grace asked alarmed.
"What are you thinking about, honey?" Karen flipped the page and looked up.
Just hearing Karen say those words sent a strange sensation down Grace. She hadn't realized how much she missed Karen.
"Oh, Karen." Grace got up; she felt the uncried tears coming. Karen sat her magazine down, but didn't get up.
"What is it?" Karen asked.
"I feel horrible about Wes, and...and..." How did you tell Karen she was right? Grace decided to just come out with it. "You're right about Mark." It was a whisper, but it had been said.
"Oh, honey." Karen got up and went to Grace, extending her hands. Grace took Karen's hands in hers and cried. Karen stepped closer, so their faces were very close. She saw exactly where the bruise was on Grace's eye and noticed how black it was from up close. She watched as tears fell from Grace's eyes, and realizing she could do something about that, she leaned in and kissed a wet cheek. Grace's eyes fluttered open and she looked at Karen's wide brown eyes. Karen smiled. She then kissed up Grace's jaw and to her swollen, bruised right eye. She gently kissed around it, trying to make Grace feel better. Finally, Karen kissed down and teased around Grace's mouth. Grace longed for Karen to just kiss her lips, which she finally did. The kiss was deepened when Grace demanded Karen to open her mouth so that her tongue could enter. Grace felt so comfortable with Karen, so at ease. She wanted to be closer to her. Grace pulled Karen's arm around her and placed them on her behind. Karen smiled through kisses and they switched so Karen's tongue explored Grace's mouth. Grace wrapped her arms around Karen's neck, and teased with her hair. It was down, so she easily ran her fingers through it. Grace moved so that she was kissing Karen's lower lip, and then she kissed down to her neck. Karen moaned as Grace kissed and sucked at the left side of Karen's neck. She then started kissing up the side of Karen's neck so that she was licking at Karen's earlobe. Karen cried out Grace's name, which drove Grace mad.
They couldn't do this here though, and what about Mark? Grace let her hands drop down to Karen's sides and returned her mouth back to Karen's. They kissed for awhile longer and then Grace pulled away. "Thank you." She whispered to Karen as they both stood, still holding on to one another and breathing rather hardly.
"No problem." Karen smiled. Grace looked to Karen's neck where she'd left a hickey.