Disclaimer: I don't own will and grace, so stop asking, ok? It just makes me sad!
Okay, we left of with Karen and grace having got together after getting very drunk. They wake up next to each other and instantly remember what happened, and both admit it was an amazing experience.
Scene: Karen's Penthouse. Both women sat at a table in a kitchen, holding large cups of coffee, deep in conversation.
"All I'm saying honey, is, last night, It felt…..right." Karen said with a slight smile, remembering how she had kissed Grace oh so gently, and felt a tingle up her spine.
"But, I'm not gay!" Grace said, sort of trying to defend herself. What from, she wasn't quite sure. Was she scared of who she was? "It was alcohol fuelled, it never would have happened if we weren't so drunk!"
"But it did happen." Karen said softly, reaching over the table and touching Grace's hand softly. "Sometimes things happen for a reason Gracie. It's called fate." She looked in to Grace's eyes, hoping Grace was seeing what she was seeing. Karen had liked Grace for a while. She'd just never admitted it to herself. That's the reason she was so nasty sometimes, to deflect the fact that actually, she loved Grace…… a lot. All the snide comments were a ruse to keep herself from believing what her heart was telling her.
Grace, looking in to Karen's eyes was just trying to overcome her confusion. Why was she feeling like this? She was fighting it, but really, Grace had a soft spot for Karen. If anyone else was her assistant and did as little work as she did, she'd have fired their asses by now. But, it was Karen, she couldn't ever fire her. She liked her company too much. There was something there. And her she was, in front of Karen, denying it. Grace got up and paced a bit, trying to get her thoughts together.
Karen could see this experience had unsettled her. Maybe it was a mistake, she thought. It's made her unhappy. She hated to see Grace unhappy, so she said "Look, Honey, if this really isn't your thing, I understand. You were drunk. I was drunk. Shit happens. You wanna forget about it?" It's not what she really felt, but, well, maybe this was the easiest way to resolve this. She had a headache, she felt sick, and this conversation wasn't going anywhere.
"I think maybe it's best Kare" Grace said, sort of relieved that she could get out of this very complicated situation easily. "Thank you though, for a great night, despite complications."
"Yea well, I certainly know how to throw one hell of a girls night!" Karen said laughing, a bit nervously though, not actual laughter.
"Yes, yes you do. Okay, well, I had better go get changed and get home." Grace said, sad that this had ended this way, but relieved that she would very soon be away from all the tension.
Karen watched her walk out of the room, and then put her head on the table in dismay. She needed to talk to someone about this, and she knew just the person.
Scene: A small coffee place. Karen is sitting at a table on her own. She looks anxious. She takes her black Gucci bag from the floor, put it on her lap, opens it and pulls out a bottle of pills. Ahhh, relief she thought. A very dangerous way to escape what she actually felt inside. The pills and the booze detached her from herself. It made her feel like she was hovering over herself, watching her life like a soap opera, rather than actually living it. She popped the lid and sprinkled a couple of the chalky white pills on to her hand. Then, she took a tiny bottle of vodka out of her bag, twisted the top of, threw back her head, chucked in the pills and washed them down with the vodka. She gotten used to the tang of alcohol now. At first, she flinched when it hit her throat, the burning sensation trickling down her oesophagus , but now, she thought she had just killed the nerves there, for she didn't feel it anymore. Then, just as she was putting the bottle back in her bag, she spotted the person she was waiting for. He flounced in in his own special manner. Karen watched him as he neared her, and then when he was a couple of feet away said "Hey poodle."
"Who's your daddy?" Jack said playfully, already knowing the answer.
"You are" Karen said, happy to see his cute lil face. Jack was her only confidant.
Jack looked her up and down "Shoes?"
"Parada"
"Blouse?"
"Armani"
"Perfection" Jack trilled. Her dress sense was amazing. She knew how to flaunt her body to the max, without looking like a street hooker like some people did. "So, what was so important that I had to miss my morning cruise through the park for hotties?"
"Well" Karen said, knowing that what she was about to say would get a very eccentric reaction "last night, when Grace and I were at the penthouse, something happened."
"What? She dressed nicely for once?"
"Ha ha, no, of course not, it's Grace" she said laughing nervously "Errmm…., now, honey, I don't want you to make a big hoo ha about this, but…."
"Oh tell me already" Jack said impatiently "I have a facial booked with that place with all the cute guys"
"Well, me and Grace kinda…..well… you know. Did the deed."
Jack didn't say anything. His jaw just dropped, his expression of sheer shock amazement. "I knew she was a lesbian. The clothes said it all"
"Jack, please. I don't know what to do. She's freaked out, but, well, I sorta liked it."
His face fell in to even deeper shock. He started taking in ultra sonic mode….. Humans can't hear it, but all the dogs in the neighbourhood were sure to start barking. "You? And grace? Ha ha ha ha!"
"Don't laugh honey" Karen said pouting her lips. The one time she was serious with him and he laughed in her face.
"Sorry, it's just a lot to take in."
"Yea, it was for me to" She said, looking off in to the distance, feeling a bit distant and sad all of a sudden. What was she going to do? She needed to think straight. And to think straight she needed to be sober. So that was out of the question now. She quickly wrapped up her Brunch with Jack and headed off home to sober up and sort out her head. It was going to be a long old day, she could tell.
Okay, so, Grace and Karen aren't sure what to do about their encounter. All will be revealed about how this will work out in the next chapter. Please review. I like to read what people think, and if there are any ideas out there, throw them my way! The next chapter will hopefully be up soon!
