Karen waited impatiently as the elevator trundled up to Jacks apartment; she had tried his Mobil and house number without success but still thought she'd check to see if he was in. As the door opened an angry looking Will greeted her. He just starred at her and got into the elevator she was exiting from, without even a hello.

"What is your problem Wilma" Karen shrieked as the doors closed. "Gays and their drama" she muttered to herself. Straightening out her suit she knocked on Jacks door. There was no answer.

"Jackie, if you're in their answer the door, Grace told me everything, I'm here for you honey."

"God I sound like a hallmark commercial" she said aloud to herself

Still nobody came to the door.

"Poodle, please open the door."

Mr Zamir pocked his head out of his apartment down the hall and walked up behind Karen, "lady he's gone out." Karen jumped a mile at this unexpected voice.

"Get away from me you flat renting freak, if that polyester jumper gets any closer to me I'll not be responsible for my actions."

"Listen, I'm just telling you he went out. The gym I think, he's always at the gym." With that he walked off.

Karen pulled a key from her purse and unlocked Jacks apartment door. He was out, Karen eyed the little apartment with a smile, it was all so cute, so jack, she put her bag down and attempted to set up a little surprise for Jack when he got in, searching through his cupboards she found some popcorn, potato chips and ingredients to make a dip, she picked up her cell phone and dialled the most important number in her address book.

"Hi there Rosario, get your el mexidor behind over to Jack's I need you to make some party snacks, and on your way pick up some video's and bring my Martine with you, oh and Ro-ro? Step on it, you lazy, stealing, should really ship you back to where you come from man-woman! Kisses" with that she hung up and waited for Rosario to arrive hoping she could beat Jack here.

An hour later Rosie turned up, with everything Karen asked for.

"Lady, you will be the death of me, why can't you prepare the snacks, you drunken fool, all you have to do is open the packet." Rosario muttered as she opened the bag in front of Karen.

Karen just smiled "With these nails, no… now step on it honey I want you out of here before Jack gets home, move" Karen got comfortable on the sofa, whilst Rosario started on the dip.

Else where Jack was sat in the local boy bar, many handsome men had approached him but he just wasn't interested, he wasn't even drinking alcohol not wanting to do anything stupid or rash just to prove a point to Will, or himself. He wandered out of the bar and headed to the next one, stopping as he past a newly opened wine bar, this wasn't a gay bar, but Jack wandered in, he wasn't looking for any company so a bar was a bar.

Back at Jacks flat Rosario had left Karen waiting for Jack, it was now getting late and Karen started to worry, this was not like Jack, she hoped he wasn't out trying to prove a point to himself or Will, then she panicked, what if he was, what if he was out trying to get himself a woman, a pang of jealousy hit Karen as this thought flew through her head. Jack was gay, she was fine about him meeting other men, but other women were something else. She suddenly became confused at her own feelings; Jack was her friend nothing more. Although she couldn't shake the feeling that if Jack told her he was dating a woman she would flip, she knew she couldn't handle that. What did all this mean? Confused, tired, and upset Karen laid down on Jack sofa trying his Mobil one last time, when it went straight to answer phone again she muttered "Jack your scaring me now, ring me please doesn't matter what time." And hung up and slowly drifted off into a worried sleep.

Jack was now on his way home he had been approached by a few women and felt nothing, tired and confused he turned his phone on for the first time that day, he looked at the history and smiled when he saw Karen's name over and over. Grace had left him a message too but he over looked that as he listened to the last message Karen had left. Just hearing her voice made him smile, a feeling of warmth engulfed him as he listened to her concerned messages. As he entered his apartment block he decided he'd ring her when he got in, all the troubles of the day had seemed to disappear on hearing her loud, high pitched voice, even the "Listen Bitch, ring me for god sake, stop acting like a queen and ring me, kisses." message just made him smile. He opened the door to his flat relieved not to have bumped into Will and jumped when he noticed the little form curled up on the sofa. The television was on which gave him some light, he noticed all the party snacks, she had obviously gotten Rosario in to prepare, saw all the films scattered around the floor, Grease, dirty Dancing, Casablanca, breakfast at Tiffany's, their films as they liked to call them. He felt guilty at all the trouble she had gone to. He looked over at her sleeping form, her hair hung loose around her face. She looked so peaceful, so beautiful he added to his thought process, he bent over her and slowly whispered her name, trying not to frighten her. She murmured as she gradually woke up, her eyes opened and instantly met with Jacks. "Where have you been?" she asked in a slow husky tone induced by sleep.

Jack shivered at this new low tone and smiled. "Thinking," he whispered, "sorry I didn't call you, and sorry you went to all this trouble."

Karen started to sit up "don't worry honey, are you ok poodle?"

"Yeh, at this exact moment I'm fine."

Karen beamed at him and grabbed his hand "come on its late lets get some sleep, can I borrow one of your shirts Jackie." She stopped just as they reached his bedroom door "unless you want me to go" she asked.

Jack grabbed her hand "come on, get yourself in there." Smiling she skipped into his bedroom and started to remove her clothes. This was normal for them; they always share a changing room in Barney's or took a shower. But today it was different, Jack watched as Karen removed her clothes feeling a surge in his stomach every time another layer would come off, once she was down to her underwear she asked for the shirt, turning she saw the look Jack was giving her. "What?" she questioned.

Fumbling over his words he muttered "nothing" and threw the shirt at her. Just as Karen started to remove her bra Jack made a dashed for the bathroom, looking at himself in the mirror he shouted silently at himself "What's wrong with you, it's Karen, just Karen."

Karen interrupted his thoughts as she shouted at him to hurry. "I've got work in the morning" she laughed sarcastically. Smiling he re-entered the bedroom and began undressing. This time it was Karen doing the watching and feeling her temperature rise as he removed his shirt revealing a well formed body complete with muscles in all the right place. "What is wrong with you?" she chastised herself silently as she suppressed a gasp when she watched jack in just his boxes, get into the bed.

"Night Karebear." Jack whispered as he turned the light out, "We'll talk in the morning" he added, glad the light was off as he felt himself blush as Karen snuggled into his side leaning her head on his bear chest, her hair tickling his skin, He prayed his body wouldn't betray him.

"Night poodle" Karen replied shivering as she felt Jacks arm on her back, pulling her closer.

"This is crazy," they both thought to themselves silently before drifting off to sleep.