A/N I don't have time to respond to all of you who reviewed, I am really sorry. I have so much school work and I just can't. It has taken me a long time just to finish this chapter, I'm sorry!

Chapter 8

Love: A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness.

For in a wink the false love turns to hate.

--Tennyson.

Will crossed the hall and pushed Jack's door open; he was surprised that Jack hadn't locked it. Will hoped that he could fix things with Jack, he didn't want his friend to hurt and he knew that it would be best to talk to him about everything. Will didn't know what to say to Jack, he didn't even know if going to talk to him would help, he just wanted to be near him.

Will walked into Jack's apartment and looked for Jack. He didn't know where he would be, but Will figured he would be in the bedroom. He walked to Jack's bedroom and saw a lump in Jack's bed. He smiled dourly and pulled the blanket back to see Jack staring up into space with tears rolling down his cheeks. Will felt tears prickling behind his own eyes because of the sad look on Jack's face. He touched Jack's face and caused Jack to look at him.

"Go away, Will," Jack muttered. "I don't want to talk to you right now, I have nothing to say."

Will shook his head and lay down next to Jack in the bed. He felt Jack flinch, but he ignored it. He needed to tell Jack what had happened, even though it seemed so trivial to him. "No, Jack, you're going to hear me out whether you would like to or not."

Jack sighed and rolled over in the bed. He buried his face into Will's chest and cried.

"Sweetie, it's alright," Will consoled him.

"No, it isn't," Jack sputtered through his tears. "You're cheating on me!"

Will closed his eyes and shook his head. "No, I'm not. Listen to me!" He gently took Jack's hand in his own. "Listen, all that happened was that Vince came over and asked for another chance. I didn't want that, I told him to go. He wanted to talk, so I let him in. Bad move, I know that now. Well, he wanted to talk and when I finally told him to go, he gave me a kiss, or tried to anyways. I moved away, but his lips still brushed my cheek. That is what you saw."

Jack was silent for a while until he just nodded his head and snuggled up next to Will. "I believe you, I did before too, I just...I dunno, I don't feel safe right now and I wanted to dump my anger on you."

"Don't worry," Will told him gently. He kissed Jack's cheek and pulled him close. "I'm here for you to talk to; do so."

Jack smiled sadly and shook his head. "No, I just want to take a nap right now. Don't go!" he said quickly because he felt Will moving.

"I wasn't going to." Will laughed. "I was trying to make you more comfortable."

Jack blushed and moved close to Will. "Stay there, it's the perfect position."

"Alright." Will ran his fingers through Jack's hair before they both drifted off into a light sleep.

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Grace muttered angrily to herself in the taxi. They were close to the apartment she shared with Will, and she was annoyed because he wasn't answering any of his phones. Not his cell phone, not his house phone; it was driving her insane! Karen had been driving her insane as well. Karen had been so nice to her when they were in Vermont, but she had turned back into her old, brassy self when they got back to the city. She had been bugging Grace about Leo and had been more insensitive than was normal for her.

"She probably felt she had to make up for how nice she had been in Vermont," Grace muttered to herself.

"Maybe," the cab driver answered.

"Excuse me; I was having a private conversation!" Grace snapped.

"Oh...I thought you were talking to me," the cab drive replied.

"No!" Grace looked out the window. "Oh, there's where you should let me out. That's the apartment building."

"Alright," the driver replied and pulled over.

Grace paid the cab driver and went into the building. She was looking forward to getting home and just talking to Will about everything that had happened. If Jack was around, she would suggest that he go visit with Karen and leech off of her. If that didn't work, she would start talking about her 'lady parts' so that Jack would leave.

Grace got into the elevator and pushed the button; she sighed happily when the doors closed. She was ready to get home. As fun as Vermont had been, she was ready to sleep in her own bed and hear the bustling of the city.

The elevator doors opened and Grace walked to the apartment and let herself in. She frowned when she didn't see Will. "Where is he?" she asked herself. "Will! Will, are you home?" Grace called. Getting no answer, she sighed and flopped onto the couch. She decided that she would just watch TV until Will got back.

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Will woke up and touched Jack's hair. It was good that Jack wasn't mad at him, he decided, he loved his boyfriend very much. He felt Jack stir and stopped playing with his hair. If Jack really needed the rest, he wasn't going to wake him up.

"No, that felt nice, don't stop," he mumbled to Will. Jack propped himself up on his elbows. "Do you have to work tomorrow?"

Will nodded. "Yeah, I do. I can't take the time off because there's a hearing tomorrow for one of my lesser clients."

Jack sighed. "Alright."

"What about you? Are you working?" Will asked.

"No, I quit," Jack replied.

"What?" Will asked, incredulous. "When did you do that?"

"Yesterday. I called and told them I quit, they didn't seem too surprised since I kept taking days off. I don't want to be there anymore. I prefer being an actor, like I've said before." Jack looked into Will's eyes. "Don't be mad."

Will grinned. "I'm not mad, I'm just surprised. How are you feeling?"

"About what?" Jack asked.

"Everything," Will replied.

"Alright, I guess. I mean, like you said, this won't heal overnight, but it will in time. I'm feeling better, though," Jack told him.

"That's good." Will pushed himself out of Jack's bed.

Jack frowned. "Where are you going? Don't leave me here."

"Let's go to my apartment," Will said.

Jack got out of his bed and gave Will a weird look. "Why? We're fine here."

"I know, but I swear I heard my name being called about twenty minutes ago. I'll be back in a minute if you want to stay here." He kissed Jack swiftly on the mouth.

"No, I'll go with you. You're going crazy if you're hearing voices." Jack rolled his eyes but followed Will out of the apartment.

Will smiled at Jack. "Just humor me."

Jack sighed and opened the door to Will's apartment. "See, nothing's here." He motioned towards Grace, whom he hadn't noticed.

Will, however, noticed Grace and smiled. "Hey, sweetie!"

Grace's head shot up and she beamed at Will and ran to him. "Thank God you're home."

Will hugged Grace. "What happened?"

"Karen's started to be weird," Grace replied.

"Started?" Will asked.

Grace chuckled and let go of Will. "Hi, Jack." She turned her attention back to Will. "Where were you?"

"We were at Jack's," Will replied. "Did you just get home?"

"No, I've been here about twenty minutes or so. I was watching my soaps." She looked back at the TV. "It's back on!" She darted over to the couch and sat down.

"I'm going to go visit with Karen," Jack told Will, sensing that Grace and Will would need some time to talk about things.

"Are you sure?" Will asked.

"Yeah, I'll be back later and we'll watch a movie. I'm going to rent one on the way back." Jack paused.

"Do you need money?" Will asked, grinning.

"It would help," Jack replied.

Will chuckled and handed Jack two twentys. "Here."

"Thanks, Will," Jack gave him a kiss on the lips before leaving.

Will turned to look at Grace who was still engrossed in her show and rolled his eyes.