It was the next morning

Will was still at home Grace had left early, so will was eating breakfast alone when Jack came in

'Hay will' he said joining will at the table

'Hay, you just missed breakfast'

'That's ok' jack replied

'Are you ok?' will asked sensing his tone

'I need to tell you something'

'Go on then'

'Well I need you to promise that you won't be all….you'

'What do you mean?'

'Will I need you to not get all judgemental or angry'

'Jack what is it?' Will asked getting concerned

'I need you to promise me that what Im about to say, you realise this doesn't affect you'

'Ok Jack I promise'

'Will I'm in love'

'In love, Jack you sure your in love usually means a two week relationship if that'

'No Will this time I am in love, I'm feeling things I've never felt before'

'Wow Jack, how long have you known this person?'

'I don't know about six years'

'Jack who…….wait a minute Jack please don't tell me who I think it is' will said Jack just looked at him 'Jack your gay, how can you love a woman'

'Will I don't know, my heart says I love her, but my head is telling me I'm gay'

'Jack you're the gayest person I have ever met, you turn me into a proper gay man'

'Yea and just remember fat wasn't on the cards'

'Jack you're not in love with her, she just means a lot to you'

'No Will she means more then a lot she means the world to me'

'That doesn't mean your in love with her, you love her but not in love'

'I am I'm in love with Karen'

'Look Jack how do you know its love?'

'I just do'

'Ok tell me how you feel when you see her'

'My stomach does flips, my heart beats faster, I just want to go up to her to hold her, kiss her, Will I even want to have sex with her'

'Oh my god Jack…..you are in love with her' will said looking completely shocked

'I know' Jack said looking ashamed and embarrassed 'what do I do?'

'I don't know Jack I really don't, if you can to me about another man I would tell you to go and tell him'

'Will your not mad are you?'

'I'm shocked and a little disappointed' will said looking at jack who looked upset 'but I'm not mad'

'So what do I do?'

'How much in love are you with her'

I'll move heaven and earth to be with her'

'Wow so more then just a crush'

'Yea, I have a crush on her I mean she is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, come on will even you have to admit she is attractive'

'Yea she is but that's it'

'What am I going to do, I can't tell her'

'Why not'

'Because she won't feel the same way, then everything will change between us and I would have lost her forever'

'Maybe it won't be like that, she does love you Jack, and she worships you, she loves you so much Jack more than anyone else in the world more than the person who invented Barney's'

'Will I'm not settling on a maybe' Jack said 'I've got to go, the theatre wants me, the only gay thing left in my life right now'

Later on that day

Will had told Grace everything about Jack in love with Karen

'So do you think it is real love?' Grace asked sitting on the sofa next to will

'I do, I really do I've never seen him like that over anyone'

'Wow I can't believe it'

'But are you surprised'?' will asked

'What do you mean?'

'Well them two are like a couple already everything but the sex, and Jack even told me he wanted to have sex with her'

'Oh will too much information' Grace said looking disused

'Well it's true'

'I hope Karen loves him back then it can be like a romantic move'

Really you hope she does?'

'Yea don't you'

'Not really'

'Why'

'Jack's gay there is nothing else to it, I can't see how one minute he is and the next he is willing to change his whole identity for a woman'

'Will he has found love, you can't help who you fall in love with can you'

'I know I just don't see how it would work, he taught me to be gay and now he is going off with a woman I just can't accept it'

'Hay did you ever see that maybe this has nothing to do with you, Jack and Karen are our best friends, so if they want to be together then we have to support them and maybe even help them ok this has nothing to do with us about weather Jack falls for a woman or man

So just accept it cause no matter if you do or don't they are still going to love each other' Grace said will knew she was right but he was still against it

'So what you are just going to tell him to tell her, what if she doesn't love him that way then his heart will be broken, they will lose each other then we are left with two best friends who aren't best friends them self'

'No we need to see if she feels the same way, if she does then he can tell her, if she don't then he will know that he will have to get over her'

'And how are we going to do that?'

'Set them up on a blind date with each other'

'That will not work Grace get your head out if the clouds'

'Oh will stop be so negative about this, this isn't about Jack in love with a woman at all is it'

'Yes it is' will said quickly

'No its not, what is it will'

'Its because Jack is in love with Karen'

'No its not will I can see now why this is upsetting you it's nothing to do with Karen at all'

'FINE JACK IS MY BACKUP OK' will shouted getting up from the couch

'WHAT' Grace said following

'Jack is my backup'

'How do you mean?' Grace asked

'Years ago one night we were both moaning about been single so we made a pact that if we are single by the time we were 50 we would hook up but Jack made it very clear no sex which I agreed'

'So what about me why weren't I your back up'

'Because unlike Jack I want to be with a man'

'Well you call me it enough times'

'Grace don't take it personally please'

'Sorry, but will that's a pact you must of known that if one of you finds love then the pact is broken'

'I know I just thought that if was ever going to get broken I would be the one to break it'

'Oh will' Grace said hugging him 'all about you again, look your going to have to accept that Jack is in love and if you cant accept that then you are going to be lonely'

'Yea guess you right, I am happy for them' will said Grace looked at him 'seriously I am and maybe a little jealous but I'll get over it' he said hugging Grace again

'Love you' Grace said

'I love you too Grace'