Later that evening Jack was surprised to find Karen in his apartment again. "Looks like I'm going to have to change the locks" he joked on entering.

"Hey honey, I thought we'd have our movie night tonight seeing as you stood me up yesterday." She pouted playfully causing Jacks stomach to lurch. "I've had Rosario make fresh snacks, the films are ready to go and I'm going to change into your shirt again seeing as it got such a roaring reception from all in the room this morning." She smiled brightly at him as she went to change. "Come on honey, let's get comfortable and act like lazy poor people." She skipped off into his room singing softly.

Jack grabbed a drink and removed his jacket flopping down on the sofa.

"What film do you want to watch first Kare?"

"You pick honey, I don't mind."

Jack slotted in Ghost, and got comfy waiting for Karen. She emerged a few minuets later dressed in his shirt again, hair down, clutching to her Martine glass. "Oh Ghost, good choice poodle." She lay down on top of him resting her chin on his chest. She looked up at him and asked "comfy Jackie?"

"Perfect" was all he could reply through a ragged breath.

They quietly watched the film, laughing at the same scenes; both fell silent through the famous pottery wheel scene, not wanting to look each other in the eye. As the final credits began rolling Karen made move to get off Jack but he pulled her back down. "Jackie, I'm going to put the next film in."

"Wait we need to talk first."

Karen looked up into his eyes immediately understanding that this was something serious. "Go on then poodle, you know you can tell me anything." She raised her head so she was facing him, showing that he had her full attention.

"Kare, I've been feeling a bit strange lately and I think I've worked out why." He paused looking into her eyes, his breath caught in his throat and he abruptly stood up. He walked over to the door and faced it trying to compose his thoughts. Karen followed, and stood in front of him.

"Jackie what's wrong, please tell me." She looked tenderly at him as he raised his face to look at her.

"Kare, I don't know how to say it."

"What?"

"This," he said kissing her tenderly on the lips; it was a soft and sensual kiss which said everything he was feeling at that moment. After a few seconds he pulled away waiting for a reaction. Karen just stood there in shock. For the first time since he had known her he couldn't tell what she was thinking. The seconds felt like hours as the two friends stood there looking at each other in silence.

"Kare" Jack attempted but was silenced by Karen's finger on his lips. She walked forward and kissed him softly on the lips, testing how she really felt. Her whole body shivered at this tiny amount of contact. She deepened the kiss allowing him entry to her mouth. The kiss quickly becoming more passionate as hands started to roam. Karen's eyes darted open, pulling away from Jack. "Jackie, is this really what you want? Cause this is too much for me if you change your mind tomorrow." Her voice held emotion as she waited for his answer.

"God yes" he replied pushing her body up against the door. "I want you." He mouthed into her neck as she moaned in pleasure. She gripped onto his back pulling him as close as she could loving the feel of his weight pressed up against her body. She wrapped her legs around his waist causing him to groan as she grinded her lower half into his. He still attacked her neck and started to move lower to her chest, which was teasing him beneath the shirt. "Jackie" she muttered breathlessly, causing him to stop abruptly looking directly up at her. "Lets go into the bedroom, I need you now" she whispered. He looked her right in the eyes and smiled loving the effect he had had on her. "I love you." He said sincerely. Her face broke into a huge grin, "I love you to Jack."

He put his hand at the back of her neck and pulled her lips down to meet his own. They kissed passionately as he began carrying her into his bedroom, closing the door behind him.

The following morning Jack woke to find a sleeping Karen wrapped in his arms he smiled down at her, the smiled turned into a grin as he recalled what had happened that night.

"What you looking so pleased about honey?" Karen muttered as she slowly woke up.

"Guess?" he teased watching her sit up next to him. For a few seconds she looked confused as to where she was and what had happened, then a smiled broke out on her face as she remembered the antics of the previous evening. "Why Jackie." She said in a suggestive tone, moving across so she was lying on top of him. "That was quite a performance, I must say."

"Why thank you, I aim to please."

"Well you sure did honey." She kissed him deeply and moved her hands down his body only to be stopped just before they reach their destination.

"Karen are you trying to kill me, I need rest, I need food, I need…" he paused as he looked into her eyes. "Forget it." He laughed pushing her onto her back and kissing her deeply. The two-made love for another couple of hours before Karen's Mobil ringing interrupted them.

"Miss Karen, where are you? You haven't rang for your usual change of clothes or mixed sour."

"Rosario, I've told you before not to ring me, you're the help I'm the boss I ring you." Karen snapped into the phone. Jacked giggled as he moved up behind Karen and started to kiss her neck.. "I love it when you shout at the help." He whispered into her ear causing her to shiver. She tried to hit him away which only made jack laugh and try harder as he move his hands down her body. He heard Karen gasp into the phone and smiled into her neck.

"Rosario, I've got to go, bring some clothes around to jacks." Karen attempted to hang up but Rosario was still asking questions.

"Miss Karen why are you at Mr Jacks, that's two nights in a row?"

Karen was trying to control her breathing as Jack moved down her body, teasing her.

"I have a letter for you, I thinks it's from the kids."

Karen didn't answer as she bit her lip trying to prevent any moans.

"Miss Karen, miss Karen."

Karen could feel her body building up, grabbing the phone she whispered breathlessly "Rosie…I've.got…to go." She hung up, threw the phone and cried out loudly as she climaxed, her body shaking, her breathing ragged. Jack moved his head back up to hers laughing. She looked at him evilly, "You're going to pay for that McFarland."

He just laughed, kissed her playfully and jumped out of bed. "You know you love it" he joked whilst heading into the bathroom. She rolled back onto her back and looked up at the ceiling. Smiling as she replayed how this all happened, she felt so happy, so content laying there in his bed, it all felt so right as if this was always meant to be. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the shower going. "Hey" she exclaimed jumping out of bed "wait for me." she shouted running in to the bathroom.

Half an hour later Jack was dressed and ready making some breakfast, Karen was wrapped in his night robe waiting for Rosario to arrive with her clothes. "Sure you don't want any breakfast Kare, I worked up quite an appetite last night and this morning, you must be hungry."

Karen shock her head in reply, "I don't eat breakfast honey." She looked down at the floor; Jack started to worry thinking she looked upset.

He walked across from the kitchen and kneeled down in front of her.

"You ok Karebear?" he asked concerned.

Karen smiled; she loved it when he called her that. "I'm fine honey, just thinking, feeling a lot of emotions at the moment, I'm not use to it and for once I don't want a drink to make them go away." She looked up at him hoping he would understand that it was because she was so happy. He did as he leaned in and kissed her, she returned the kiss fully exploring his mouth with her tongue. Neither heard the knock at the door, nor did they hear the door opening, only when they heard a gasp did they break apart and look in the direction of the noise.

"What the hell are you doing here, haven't you heard of knocking."? Karen snapped

"I did knock you drunken whore, what do you expect me to do stand in the hallway in the hope you'll sense my presence, listen lady I've got better things to do than walk across town to hand deliver your things just because you decided not to come home again last night, and now I see why." Rosario eyed Jack suspiciously. "How long has this been going on?" she questioned.

"Hey listen senorita, we don't have to answer to you, look your wearing a maid uniform so quit fishing for gossip, and don't pretend like you walked here you came in the limo, which I might add is not public transport so next time haul your Salvadorian ass here on the bus or the subway like of poor, common and infirm people."

Rosario looked form Karen to Jack then walked right up to Jack and looked him direct in the face.

"If you hurt, upset, cheat, or do anything to cause Miss Karen pain I'll hunt you down."

Jack looked scared "Rosie its me." He pleaded.

"I mean it bozo." She warned. Karen walked towards the two of them.

"Oh Jackie don't you just love our Ro-ro?"

"No one hurts my baby." Rosario muttered as the two women hugged.

"Now get out of here honey, go clean something." Karen said as she pushed Rosario out the door.

"Here are your things miss Karen, and you.." she pointed her finger at Jack over Karen's shoulder. "I'm watching you." With that she was gone.

"She's scary Kare." Jack whined as Karen walked up and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Then you best be good to me." She muttered back as she kissed him. She quickly moved away and grabbed her clothes. "I'm going to get ready and pop into work."

"But Karen its only 10.30."

She popped her head out the bedroom " I know, it'll give Grace the scare of her life." Jack smiled, everything felt perfect, although he still had to tell Will.

Once Karen had gone off to work Jack picked his phone up and called Will, he got the answer phone, which caught him off guard.

"Oh answer phone, oh…. hey Will its me, we really need to talk and I think it's best if we do this in person. I'm in from lunch on wards so if you want to pop by during your break, I'm here, if not I'll try catch you later, ok bye." He hung up and grimaced at how lame the message must sound. "Oh well" he thought aloud. "The balls in your caught now Will…. balls." He giggled covering his mouth. He grabbed his gym bag and headed out the door, not that he had much energy but his body didn't build itself.

"Morning honey." Karen announced breezing into the office.

"Geeze Karen, it is morning." Grace replied looking at her watch, shocked that her friend was here so early. Granted it was 11.15, which was late for most people, but for Karen this was extremely odd and quite frightening.

"Oh Gracie, I thought I'd surprise you, and hear I am." She shouted giving herself a fanfare and jazz hands. Grace just smiled and headed for the coffee machine.

"You want your usual morning beverage Kare, vodka neat?"

"No honey I'm fine."

Grace dropped her coffee mug at this revelation, Karen always had vodka the second she walked into the office.

"Grace, be careful, spilling coffee on that shirt won't help it believe me." She waved her finger at Grace. "We've been through this you don't wear pastels. Although your hair looks good today honey."

Grace dropped her mug again; Karen never complimented her, especially about her hair. Giving up on the coffee she walked back to her desk and gathered together some sketches, which needed faxing to her client.

"Honey would you like me to fax them for you." Karen asked sweetly.

Grace threw the papers to the floor. "Now you're freaking me out." She pointed at Karen who looked around in shock. "You turn up early, you compliment my hair, you ask to help with work and you turn down alcohol." Grace walked up closer to Karen and sniffed "Oh my god you haven't had any alcohol at all this morning I'm call 911." She shrieked running for the phone, Karen stopped her and sat her down.

"Honey I'm fine, you're my friend I just wanted to help you do your work, so I said you're hair looked nice, I've said that to you before." She paused fingering a piece of the red hair, "Perhaps not, but there's a first and last time for everything." She pattered Grace on the head and walked back to her desk. It all of a sudden dawned on Grace what was wrong with her friend.

"Oh my god you had sex," she pointed accusingly. Karen froze half way to her desk, her back to Grace. "What you talking about honey." She replied in confidence hoping to throw her friend off the track.

"Oh my god you had sex more than once." Grace continued her assault as Karen grabbed the desk for support.

"Of course I haven't honey." She muttered not even convincing herself. She rounded her desk and was just about to sit when Grace's eyes bulged; she stood up and shouted "With Jack."

Karen fell to the floor knowing she couldn't get out of this one. Grace flew across and was looking down at her wanting answers.

"Ok Grace you win, so I had sex, so I had a lot of sex and so it what with Jack, and your problem is."

"Oh my god, Karen this is huge, Jack? Jack! Had sex with a woman? I didn't think he'd have it in him, did he even know what went where."

"Grace" Karen chastised sounding annoyed.

"Sorry, but Jack!"

"Ok can you stop shouting that, He said he'd spoken to you about it so why so surprised?"

"I never thought he'd go through with it, wow this is crazy."

"But isn't it great." Karen laughed.

"Ah that's so sweet you look so happy, I'm jealous, now come on give me details." Grace got excited and pulled up a chair next to her friend.

"There isn't much to say, we were watching films, he told me he had something to say, he kissed me I kissed him back, he said he loved me."

"Whoa!" Grace interrupted "He said he loved you?"

"Yes, and said I loved him and then ta da, you can guess the rest."

"No Karen that's the good stuff, I want the details, what was he like, how many time did you do it? Come on share with me."

Karen thought for a few minuets "this doesn't leave this room got it, and especially not to Wilma, Jack's planning on telling him later."

Grace nodded her agreement and Karen began telling her friend from start to finish what had happened.