Author's Note: I just thought I'd ask. Do you like the chapters as they are, relatively small? Or would you rather a put a couple of them together to make big ones? It doesn't make much difference to me. It just means the updates might be longer but the chapters will have more stuff in them. It's up to you guys!

Chapter 10

"Will! What are you doing? Where am I? If this you've taken me to some place in the projects, I swear…!"

"Shh! We're almost there!"

"Honey, I can't see!"

Will smiled to himself. Karen was very panicky when she wasn't in complete control of the situation. "We're almost there." He whispered in her ear as he guided her from the limo with his hands firmly covering her eyes.

"Good, because I'm freezing my perfect ass off out here!"

"Well, I won't disagree with that." He said, smiling. "Ok…open."

Karen, at first, daren't open her eyes once Will had released her but curiosity got the better of her and she slowly opened them.

"Oh..." was all she could find to say. Once again, Will had rendered her speechless; a feat not achieved by many. Will had remembered the little plot of land he and Grace owned and had tried (and failed miserably) to turn it into a garden. The perfect place, he thought, for a secret romantic getaway. Luckily the 'garden' was just around the corner to a 24-hour store so Will had bought literally hundreds of tea-light candles and placed them all around on the grass. He had also bought 2 bottles of white wine and left them in the snow to chill, along with 2 glasses.

"Ok, before you say anything, yes I know it's the middle of November and I'm expecting you to sit outside and I know that you're wearing you're new Chanel's and the snow will ruin the heels, and yes I know…" But before Will could continue, Karen pulled his head down to hers and kissed him slowly but passionately.

"I love it." She whispered when they broke apart, their foreheads still touching.

"Really? Cos I wanted it to be really special but it was a completely spur of the moment thing and…."

"Will, I honestly love it. Now, shut up and kiss me."

"You have no new messages."

Grace hung up the phone once more after checking, yet again, if Will had called her. She looked at the clock on the VCR; 11.08. He said he'd be home by 11 she thought. Where is he?

Grace leapt up from the sofa and went across the hall to Jack's apartment.

"Jack!" she called, but nobody was there. He was obviously out on a date. For the third time that day. And with a different guy, no doubt Grace thought to herself as she walked back into her apartment. Great, I'm stuck here all alone whilst everybody's out having fun. God, life sucks! She grabbed the blanket from the sofa and wrapped it around her as she walked into her bedroom. Well screw them!

Like the perfect gentleman he was, Will had taken his coat off and given it to Karen to sit on. They had sat chatting for what seemed like hours when Will suddenly stopped Karen in the middle of her sentence and knelt up.

"Honey, what are you…?"

"Karen. It's probably the wine that's giving me the confidence boost to say this but who cares, I'm going to say it anyway."

"Will…" she whispered, knowing what he was going to say but she couldn't bring herself to stop him this time. She wanted to hear it.

Will grabbed Karen's hands and held them in his, looking deep into her eyes as he spoke. "Karen Walker…the last week has been the most unexpected but the most wonderful week of my entire life. If someone had told me a couple of weeks ago that I would be sat here with you right now, feeling the way I do about you, I would have called them crazy. But now it seems crazy to me that I ever felt any other way. I want to be with you, Karen. I know that it's impossible right now, and I know that because of that, you don't want me to say this but I just can't…I can't help how I feel about you and I want you to know how much I feel for you."

Will let go of one of Karen's hands and gently wiped the tears that were slowly falling down her face. "God you're so cold, maybe outside was a bad idea. We should go back…"

"No." Karen said, even though her teeth were chattering. "I don't care about the cold." She smiled the beautiful, warm smile that Will loved and he knew she wanted him to go on.

"Ok, but I'll try and make this quick. Karen…I love you. I love you with all my heart. And I know we can't be together like we want to right now but someday, I don't know when, but someday we will. I promise you." Will himself started to fight back tears as he watched Karen absorb what he had said. "God, I'm being so dramatic!" he said, laughing at himself.

"No, no you're not." Karen said softly. "It was perfect. You're perfect. Will, I love you too. I love you so much." She leant forward and pulled him into another passionate kiss. Even when their lips had broken apart, Karen wouldn't let Will go. She clung onto him desperately as if he would disappear if she let go. They stayed like that for a few minutes before Karen spoke tentatively "This was beautiful, Will, and I'll never forget it as long as I live but…"

"You're cold, right?"

She giggled. "Freezing!"

"Me too."

Will stood up and brushed the snow from his trousers before picking Karen up and his coat. "I think Driver's parked round the corner so I'll walk you to the limo then I'll have to go." Will had only just noticed the time. 11.38. He had completely forgotten all about Grace…again. He had to get home and soon. They walked up the road and round the corner to the limo where Will opened the door for Karen but before she stopped before she got in.

"Will, I can't put into words what tonight has meant to me. I know that tomorrow will change everything and who knows what will happen in the future but I'll never forget tonight. I love you."

"I love you too, Kare."

He pulled her into a final kiss before she got in the limo and drove away. Will watched the sleek black car disappear into the next street and hailed for a cab to take him home.

However, Will was not the only person watching the limo drive away. Across the street, as he had been just about to enter an apartment building, someone had seen the two of them say goodbye and could not believe his eyes. He grabbed his cell phone quickly out of his pocket and dialled a number.

"Grace? It's Jack…"