Hey! sorry this installment took so long...the next one will come a lot quicker, because I have it fresh in my mind!

Sorry this chapter is a little long, but i was trying to cram all the stuff i wanted to into this chaper...

oh well...hope you enjoy it!

Song: 'On My Own.' - The Used.

See all those people on the ground
Wasting time
I try to hold it all inside
But just for tonight

"Oh, wow, look who finally decided to discipline us with his presence!" Karen exclaimed, as Will shut the door to his apartment.

Will looked at his three friends at his dinner table, anticipating his arrival, and groaned. Did I…forget?

"It doesn't matter Karen, the dinner I prepared to share with my best friends before I leave tomorrow isn't important enough to Will for him to arrive on time." Grace mumbled, pushing peas around her plate with her fork.

"I was…at work!" Will replied, loosening his tie so that it hung slackly around his partially unbuttoned shirt. He strutted to the table and sunk down into his designated seat. As he reached for his glass of wine, Grace snatched it away from his grasp and placed it in front of her.

"I called your office and they said you weren't there!"

Will was astonished. "I tell them to say that to all of my stalkers."

Will tried to re-reach for his wine glass, but Grace quickly claimed it again before he could even touch it.

"Since when did we decide to go anti – wine? We never discussed that!"

"Call me crazy, but I think that she is anti – you." Karen said, smiling.

As an awkward silence fell upon the room, only the amplified sounds of forks clinking against plates and the rare slurp of a drink. Jack picked up his napkin, screwed it up and spontaneously threw it at Will.

"Ow…what was that for?"

"Who is she Will? And is she prettier than me?"

"Hmm let me think, last time I checked, I recalled that being none of your business."

"Ah – ha! So there is someone!"

"No. C'mon, it's me! Is…is there ever anyone?" Will stammered nervously. Visiting Michael. Buy it and leave me alone!

Jack leaned back in his chair, attempting to appear intelligent. Both he and Grace studied Will's face, as Karen studied her drink. After a few seconds, Jack finally turned to Grace. "He does raise a good point."

"Good. So…uh how was everyone's day?" Will asked after a brief silence, attempting to break it.

"I'm leaving tomorrow! You are my best friend! How can you not care!" Grace suddenly yelled, standing up and facing Will. She shoved her hand on her hip and tapped her foot.

"God… when you stand like that…you are the spitting image of my second grade teacher telling me off for refusing to play dodge ball…I preferred hopscotch personally.

Jack cringed as his mind reconstructed memories. "I was always the target for dodge ball. I didn't even have to be in the game, and they would throw their balls at me."

"And look where you are today, still collecting as many balls as you can get." Will smirked.

Jack grinned. Grace hit Will's shoulder, causing him to wince.

"Answer my question dammit! How can you not care?"

Will began to feel the pulse of frustration seep into his body as he stood up to face her.

"How can you assume that I don't! God…I'm pissed off because you didn't tell me sooner! You know the way that this…this… whatever it is we have has worked since the beginning of time!"

Grace raised her voice a little. "At least I told you! You could at least be happy for me! You could have at least been a real best friend and helped me organize everything!"

She swiped the hair that had fallen into her eyes away from her face, stormed into the kitchen, opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water. Will grabbed his wine glass off the table and stalked over to his fireplace…although seeming immature…he didn't really want to be near her.

Karen sipped her martini, and Jack slowly spooned some mashed potato into his mouth. He chewed it gradually, before he screwed up his nose and spat the mouthful into Karen's napkin.

"I have just had a taste of pure evil, and let me tell you, I really don't wanna try it again…. for a long time..."

Grace ignored the cooking insult. "What is going on with you, Will? You are never here and you wake up so late…Why?" She pleaded.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Will questioned softly.

"Because I knew that you would guilt me into not going…I would feel sorry for you, and then I would think that I was a horrible person for going and then I wouldn't go. But I need this…I need to be away from here, Will."

Will glared at her icily. "Don't let me hold you back."

Jack and Karen shifted in their seats, and leaned forward.

"Ooh I love drama!" Jack exclaimed excitedly

"Especially when it's between a flippy homo and his butchy wife, with only boringness and over-plucked eyebrows in common."

Jack shook his head. "It's just so sad, Kare!"

Will was fed up with the argument, his head spun partially due to the speed at which he had consumed his glass of wine, and partially from the fact that he could barely even remember why they were arguing. He angrily shoved his now empty glass on top of the fireplace, causing his three companions to gasp at the shock of the possibility of Will leaving a glass ring anywhere in his house.

"You want to know why I wake up so late?" Will sighed. He caught Jack's pale blue eyes with his own and silently dared Jack to break the eye contact. Jack's face dropped, fearful of what his Ex - love was going to say next.

Will collected his jacket from the coat rack. "I wake up so late because I have nothing to look forward to in my day. I want the days to go shorter, and the less amount of time I spend here, the less time I have to spend thinking about myself. Have a great trip Gracie, catch you in five to seven months."

Karen, Jack and Grace watched in frozen awe as their rock, their support and…friend exited his apartment.

Jack felt as if he was about to gag his heart up, but it lodged itself in his throat. Grace flopped down into the closest chair and Karen rested her face into her palm.

"What a sook. Dangle some food wrapped in cashmere in front of his face and he will come running back." Jack mumbled quietly.

Where did he go? And who the hell is he with?

The top of the world
Sitting here wishing
The things I've become
That something is missing
Maybe I...
But what do I know?

"Ok, see you soon, Richard!"

The air was cool, but a slight wind swept the street catching the pieces of paper and litter and cradling them away. Will flipped his cell phone shut and shoved it into his pocket, along with his hands.

Step 2 of the Healing Process: The Re – Meeting. CHECK.

And now it seems that I have found
Nothing at all
I want to hear your voice out loud
Slow it down

Chaos. Rapidity. Hugs. Tears. Stress. Anxiety. Affection. Devotion. Disorder. Love.

The airport was filled to the brim with people, all traveling in various directions, with only one thing in common: hurry. Jack and Karen lingered at the departure gates with Grace as the loud speaker boomed, demanding that the plane was to begin boarding in ten minutes. Will was nowhere in sight…in fact, he hadn't even returned home since dramatically storming out the previous night.

"Don't worry about him. He is a jerk and he will get over his hissy as soon as he realizes that he is getting to old to throw hissy's." Jack reassured her. He stroked her back for comfort.

"Something is wrong with him and I can't quite figure it out." Grace responded, detached.

"Hey, since when were dogs allowed in the airport?" Karen inquired, spotting one of the sniffing dogs from a distance.

"They sniff for drugs Kare, geez don't you watch airport shows?" Jack answered rolling his eyes. "Everyone knows that they hire the less attractive security guards to control the sniffer dogs so they have a chance of picking up too. Dog lovers are very open minded people."

"Drugs? Oh geez honey!" Karen squealed, clutching her handbag close to her heart.

Jack turned to Grace."Do you wanna know what the problem with Will is? It's…"

"Leo!" Grace suddenly piped up.

"Ok…I was gonna go for his hair, but whatever you say Grace."

Jack felt a light tap on his shoulder, and as he spun around to assess his avenger, his eyes widened. "Since when was Grace Psychic?"

Karen shrugged.

Leo passed Jack and gave Grace a kiss on the cheek and hugged her tightly.

"How are you?"

"What are you doing here Leo?" she replied in amazement.

"Dani is going to California to see her parents. Her plane left about twenty minutes ago…and I was finding my way out of this place, and…"

"And I'm going in ten minutes…my plane is gonna start boarding and I wanna get there early so I can suss out which air hostess is a pushover, so I can complain and get my way."

Leo was stunned. "Where are you going?"

"England."

"Wow."

"I know."

"Funny how plain people survive on very little language" Karen commented.

"Sorry to be rude, Leo…but I really have to start boarding now."

"Is Will in the bathroom or something?"

"No…he's not here."

"There's my fourth shock of the day!" Leo exclaimed. "First there was finding you here, then there's the fact that you are leaving, then there is the fact that your air supply isn't here to see you off and now there's the fact that I just realized I stood on gum!"

Grace shrugged, silently making deals with God, begging him not to let her cry. Her eyes had been burning since she left the apartment.

She hugged Jack and Karen tightly, biting down on her lip to fight the tears that kept violently threatening to escape.

"I'm gonna miss you guys." She whispered as she turned around and began to walk away.

"Grace!"

She pivoted with the speed of a cheetah and her eyes instantly lit up. Thank you, God! I owe you!

"Where the hell were you!" She yelled as Will roughly pulled her into a firm but comforting embrace. She allowed her tears to break free.

"I'm sorry." Was all he could respond with as he kissed her forehead. Grace began to choke and cough.

"Shh, it's alright, no need to cry." Will said loosening his hug.

"Oh God! You're wearing enough cologne to create a nuclear bomb. That stuff could wipe out a country!" Grace spluttered.

"The bottle broke." He replied sheepishly.

"I am so scared Will…I had this dream last night that my plane crashed on a spooky island and I was stuck there with a bunch of people I didn't know…but it was lucky that one of the guys was a hot doctor."

"That's what happens when you fall asleep while watching 'Lost'. Now get going!"

She nodded and pecked Will on the lips lightly. She grinned as she picked up her hand luggage and began to walk away. Before she exited through the gate, she turned around and gave her friends the hugest wave she could muster.

Jack slipped his hand into Will's.

"Nice of you to show up, Truman."

"I'm gonna miss her." Will responded quietly, still facing the gate as if Grace were standing there.

Karen snuck under Will's free arm.

"I couldn't figure out that top she was wearing…it was like she found a sack and sewed on a waist band."

Leo hovered behind the trio, unsure of whether to leave them alone or to speak. Karen motioned with her head for him to join.

Without it all
I'm choking on nothing
It's clear in my head
And I'm screaming for something
Knowing nothing is better than knowing at all

"Coffee?"

Jack nodded. " Dammit Will. You read my mind. Stop it."

Karen nodded.

"You wanna join us, Leo?" Will offered.

Leo pondered the invite for a second before accepting. Why the hell not?

"I'm just going to the bathroom, I'll be back in a minute." Will announced, excusing himself from the table.

"Ooh are you reapplying?" Jack asked.

"Reapplying my comfort." Will answered.

"Ew."

"That was a little gross, wasn't it?" Will questioned.

Jack, Leo and Karen all nodded as their friend darted off.

"Lets play a game, shall we?" Jack grinned excitedly.

"As long as it doesn't involve stripping, baby oil or ABBA." Leo answered.

"No, my game isn't that fun. I'm out of baby oil…I just wanna play 'Lets Snoop Into Will's Life Because He Was Stupid Enough To Leave His Cell Phone On The Table'."

Karen clapped her hands. "Oh I get such a kick out if invading people's privacy!"

Jack picked up the phone and began to scroll down the recent call list.

"Hmm…Grace…work…the apartment…Some number I don't know…Michael…Grace Adler designs…Me…wait a second…MICHAEL?" He screeched.

"Who's Michael?" A confused Leo inquired.

"Shh, Leo, now is not the time for your flirting." Jack said as he placed the phone back on the table in the same position he had found it. "Who the hell does Michael think he is? Hanson? He can't just make a comeback out of nowhere!"

Jack battled to hide his surprise as Will casually strolled back in from the bathroom.

Don't let him know you snooped. Not in the mood for angry Will this time of the morning.

"Have fun, Wilma?" Karen asked, grinning.

"As much fun as any man can have waiting in line for people to finish. Hey Jack, you look as if Cher just got a bad haircut…what's wrong?"

You, Will.

"Coffee was a little hot." He replied, through the widest grin he could possibly muster.

Apologies for not putting in the Karen stuff that i said i would in the previous chapter, but it will be in the next one!

And to my lovely reviewers, what would i do without you?

GracieAdler: I'm glad that you found the michael and Will relationship believable! Thank you so much for sticking with this story love xx

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Next Chapter: Will and Jack spend the day running errands together. Jack is still suspicious of Will's behaviour and decides to investigate. Karen seeks Will's advice about her daughter, leaving Will to swap love advice with Josie. Jack becomes a little frustrated...sexually.