Thank you for the kind reviews and interest in the story! I will hopefully be adding a new chapter every week at least until it's finished, but if things get busy it might take a little longer, especially if it's not done by the start of the fall semester. I'm still unsure how long it will end up being. So just stay tuned!

Also, I promise to try to get Jack in here somewhere… I love Jack, I'm just really not good at writing him for some reason so I tend to leave him out. He'll at least make an appearance at some point. My apologies to the Jack fans!

Change of Plans
Chapter 2 - A Bad First Night

Will and Grace were now both angry at each other, and stuck to packing in separate rooms. Vince had gotten back and was thoroughly confused, as he didn't know why the two weren't talking and Will refused to tell him. Grace was nearly done. This was mostly due to the fact that, as she had mentioned to Will earlier, most of the stuff in the apartment was his. Plus, Rosario was doing most of the work, and she was much more quick and efficient than the pregnant Grace. The only problem was the bed, and Grace was standing there staring at it as Rosario was hauling boxes to the limo.

"You know, Will asked me before if we could store that at our place for you until you get your own apartment. We still can." Grace turned around to see Vince in the doorway. "Could you really? I just don't know what to do with it… But I'll need it later." Vince nodded. "Of course. Don't even worry about taking it apart. We'll do that. I'll tell Will later, as he doesn't seem to want to discuss you right now." Grace smiled and gave Vince a hug as she walked back into the main room. "Thanks."

Karen watched as Grace exited her room. "Are you done in there? Rosie's already got all your stuff down in the limo and I want to get going. I've been sitting here bored off my ass for a few hours now! The things I do for you people!" Grace nodded. "Yeah, I think it's time for me to leave this apartment for good…" She looked around a bit sadly as Karen got up and put her coat back on. "I'll miss it, but not enough to stay."

Karen was, against her will, very worried about Grace. She hadn't smiled once since they'd arrived at the manse, in fact she'd barely even moved. What worried Karen the most, however, was that at the mention of food Grace had claimed not to be hungry. It was right then that Karen knew something was seriously wrong. Lately with the baby Grace had been eating for about four, so Karen decided it was time for some intervention.

Grace was sitting in about the same spot she had been since she'd arrived, on the small sofa in her room. It was now nearly 11 o'clock at night, and she was staring at the floor when Karen walked in already dressed for bed, though her mind seemed to be elsewhere. Karen sighed and went to sit next to her, Grace's depressed mood bringing her down too, plus she was tired. But she knew she couldn't leave Grace like that until morning. "Honey, what's wrong? I know there's something, so don't you say nothing. You can talk to me."

To Karen's surprise, there was no argument from Grace. "I just… I don't know what to do." She looked up to meet Karen's eyes. "I'm having a baby, Karen! I'm having a baby, and Will, the one person who I thought would never leave me on my own at a time like this, is leaving me! I know he deserves to be happy, and to be with the man he loves… But he promised! He told me he'd raise this baby with me, and now I have to do it all alone. And I have to find an apartment and finish buying all the things I'll need for the baby. And when the baby comes, I won't be able to work! Where am I going to get money? What am I going to do? I feel so lost. I can't do this by myself! I just can't."

It wasn't long before Grace's face was buried in Karen's shoulder, who was rubbing her back as she cried. "Grace, honey, you can do this. You're a strong girl, and you're welcome to stay here as long as you need to, even after the baby comes." Karen wasn't really one for emotional talk, but Grace knew that she meant every word. She propped herself to meet the other woman's eyes again, tears still welling in her own and staining her cheeks. "Oh no, Karen. I won't stay here. I'm not going to bother you with a baby in the house. I know you don't like children." Karen allowed Grace's misconception to slide as she pulled her back into a hug. "You're going to stay here as long as you need to. I won't have you just moving anywhere just so I don't have to deal with a baby here. It's not like this place isn't big enough that I couldn't go to the other side if I was bothered. Now, I think you need some sleep. Come on, get up and into bed."

Karen got up with her arms still around Grace, hoisting her up as well. There was again no argument as she lead her over to the bed and sat her down on it. Grace's only movement was to wipe her eyes, otherwise she stayed exactly how Karen had put her. "Now, to find where Rosie put away your night clothes…" Karen muttered as she went through the drawers, trying to find some clothes at least somewhat suitable to wear as pajamas. "Ah, here we go," she finally said, pulling out a cotton maternity nightshirt, finding it easy to keep any remarks about the quality of the clothing to herself.

She stood Grace back up, and was allowed to fully undress her from the day's outfit and pull the nightshirt over her head. "There you go, honey," she said, taking Grace's hand and patting it. "Now you get some sleep. I'll have Rosie bring you a nice big breakfast in the morning, and I expect you to eat it. You should at least eat for two like you always used to." She smiled and moved to leave, but to her surprise Grace gripped her hand. "Would you… stay? With me? Just for tonight, I promise. I just… It's dumb. I'm just afraid you'll go away now, too."

Karen said nothing, only nodded and lead Grace over to the bed. One Grace was under the covers, she had to forcefully take her hand from Grace's grip to get up and turn off the overhead light. When she slid back in, Grace wasted no time grabbing the hand back and snuggling up next to Karen, who was a bit scared. She knew she should have run out of compassion a long time ago, and didn't know why she cared so much whether Grace got another place before the baby came or not. But she was tired, so she sighed and decided to think about it more in the morning. She turned her head to give Grace a quick peck on the lips before settling in and closing her eyes. "I'm not going anywhere, honey. I promise."