LOVERS: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Summary: Jack has always had a thing for Will, but are the feelings mutual? Meanwhile, Grace bumps into an old flame
Disclaimer: I do NOT own anything to do with Will Grace
Chapter details: Chapter 10, THE END
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PLAZA HOTEL (Saturday – 19 days later)
Will and Karen were sitting in her luxury room overlooking a beautiful and sunny Central Park. Karen was in her dressing gown and painting her nails. Will was sitting on the bed tapping his foot, a dazed expression on his face.
"Honey, the bride is supposed to be nervous, not the unimportant guests".
"Sorry Karen…" Will replied, snapping out of his trance. "…it's just I'm thinking of… if I tell you something, do you promise to keep it to yourself?".
"Of course".
"Really?" Will asked sceptically.
"Oh Will" Karen replied frustratingly.
"Ok… I'm thinking of asking Jack to move in with me".
Karen put her nail polish down and joined Will on the bed.
"Honey, I think it's a great idea. You know I don't go in for all that sappy gay stuff, but you and Jack really are made for each other. I can't imagine the two of you not being a couple anymore".
Karen was smiling. Will was taken aback, Karen gives the impression of being an emotionless cow, but it made these occasional admissions of her feelings all the more special and worthwhile.
"Thanks Karen… for everything" Will said, his voice breaking slightly.
Karen pulled Will into a hug. Just then, Jack entered the room and smirked at the display of affection in front of him.
"Christ Karen, you've turned him straight" Jack shouted in mock concern.
Will and Karen broke away from their hug, laughing. Karen returned to her nail polish duties, whilst Jack took a seat next to his boyfriend. Will reached out and held one of Jacks hands in his own.
"You look gorgeous" Will told Jack, a mischievous look present in his eyes.
"Will, we can't do that now" Jack whispered.
"Spoil sport".
"So, when are Grace and Leo getting here?"
"Any time now…" Will replied. "…Jack… do you fancy going for a quick walk?".
"Ok" Jack said, cautiously.
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CENTRAL PARKWill and Jack walked into the park and strolled around the lake in total silence. They stopped on the bridge and looked back towards the hotel. Will cleared his throat and turned Jack to face him.
"You know I love you, don't you?".
"Yeah" Jack replied shyly.
"And you know this is it for me? You are the one Jack, I don't want anyone else".
"I feel the same Will. What is all this about? You're beginning to worry me" Jack said, putting a hand on Wills arm.
"I was thinking, seeing as you practically spend every minute at my apartment and Grace will be going back to Brooklyn… I want you to move in Jack. Officially".
Jacks eyes widened and he was momentarily lost for words.
"But you've always said that you would never live with me again so long as you lived".
"I know. But that was when you were still my annoying best friend".
Will and Jack laughed and Jack pulled Will into a hug.
"So is that a yes?" Will whispered into Jacks ear.
"Yes".
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PLAZA HOTELThere was a knock at the door. Karen walked to the door, opened it and her jaw dropped.
"Grace… what?… Nathan?" Karen said, giving Grace an odd look.
"It's a long story…" Grace told Karen, beaming. "…are you excited?".
"Oh yeah, I've got butterflies".
Karen, Grace and Nathan retreated into Karen's room. Grace and Nathan sat on the bed whilst Karen sat on her dressing table stool.
"So, what's going on Grace?"
Grace turned to look at Nathan and they both smiled at each other.
"Well… Nathan and I bumped into each other at the airport and…".
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"… something clicked. On the plane from London to Cambodia, all I could think about was Nathan. Leo was so engrossed with his work, I only saw him for a matter of minutes each day. But I didn't mind. I wasn't bothered about seeing my own husband and that was really wrong. I was thinking about Nathan all the time. So Leo and I sat down and we talked for hours about our marriage, the way we got together… Nathan, the artificial insemination, doctors without borders… I do love Leo and I always have, but we both realised we weren't in love with each other and that wasn't enough to carry on. Leo was being pressured to marry by his parents and he'd just come out of his relationship with Diane. He had planned then to move to Europe to be nearer Africa and have a base close to the doctors without borders clinics there… and me… Nathan and I split up after I'd set out to marry him and when I had doubts about having a baby with you, Leo came along. He was the perfect excuse. I was scared that going ahead with the baby thing would mean giving up on true love and getting married".
"Oh sweetie" Will said, pulling Grace into a hug.
The two of them sat in silence for a few minutes. Grace had been worrying for days about telling Will. Only ten minutes ago Karen had said "Oh honey, great story, but I really don't care". In a way it had made her feel better. A typical Karen response.
"Maybe it was a good thing… Leo I mean" Will said.
Grace pulled away from Will looking puzzled.
"Well, being happily married usually means you don't develop greater feelings for anybody else. But one encounter with Nathan and you do experience greater feelings. Therefore Nathan must be the one. If you were single your mind may not have picked up on it… anyway, how did you and Nathan get it together?".
"Well when I got the plane to London, I called Nathan on the number he gave me. He met me at the airport, we had coffee and the rest, as they say, is history".
"Hey, can we come in yet?" Jack shouted through the door.
Will got up and opened the door. Jack and Karen bounced in and Nathan stood in front of Will.
"Willard, good to see you. I hear your bonking Jack now".
Will began laughing and Nathan followed suit.
"Welcome back Nathan".
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Karen found Jack sulking in her walk in wardrobe.
"Poodle, what's up?" she asked, sitting beside him on the small sofa.
"Nothing" Jack replied, attempting a smile.
"Hey, come on. You're talking to me remember".
"Will asked me to move in with him".
"Honey that's great… isn't it?".
"Yeah it is… but from the build up to him asking me… I thought he was going to propose… stupid me huh?".
"Jackie, you know Will's opinions on gay marriage. He would probably never ask you. Moving in is his idea of commitment. You should be happy. He usually needs forcing to allow someone to move in with him".
Jack laughed. Karen was right. Moving in with Will was the best he was going to get. He should feel privileged.
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"Wow, you've asked Jack to move in?" Grace asked Will as her and Nathan came to join Will and Jack standing outside the wedding room, awaiting Karens arrival.
"He sure has" Jack said.
"It seems kind of silly having him live across the hall" Will told Grace.
"Oh my God, this is brilliant" Grace announced.
"Thanks" Will said proudly.
"No, no, no. I mean, if Jack is moving in with you, then Nathan and I could take the apartment".
"That is brilliant..." Will agreed. "...It would be so great having you so close. I was kind of dreading you running off to Brooklyn again".
As Will finished, Karen came into view.
"Wow" Grace said.
"You look beautiful" Jack said.
"Thanks Jackie... so this is it".
"Well, not quite..." Will said. "...um, if I could just say something".
Will took Jacks hands and led him a few feet away from the gang.
"Jack, I love you so much. I never thought I could love someone so deeply. You mean everything to me and I want to be with you... always and forever".
Will took a deep breath and kissed Jack passionately on the lips. He pulled away and noticed Jacks eyes welling up. He knew Jack felt the exact same way. They were soul mates.
"Earlier I asked you to move in with me and you said yes. I have another question to ask you".
Will bent down, took a hand from Jacks and reached into his pocket, pulling out a beautiful planinum ring Jack had coosed over in a magazine last week. Jack gasped upon seeing the ring and began to shake.
"Jack, will you marry me?"
Jack pulled Will up and kissed him urgently.
"Oh God, yes" he said, pulling away.
Will placed the ring on Jacks finger and looked up into his fiances eyes.
"I love you Will".
"I love you Jack".
Grace, Karen and a reluctant Nathan rushed over to congraulate and hug them. Several minutes ticked by, with Wil and Jack unable to stop smiling at each other.
"So Will and Jack are engaged and Karen is about to get hitched..." Nathan turned to look at Grace. "...should I be worried?"
"Marriage isn't my thing..." Grace replied, kissing a chuckling Nathan on the cheek.
Grace and Nathan walked into the wedding room. Will kissed Jack sweetly on the lips. He turned to Karen, gave her a quick hug and hurried in after Grace and Nathan.
"Are you ready?" Jack asked a nervous looking Karen.
"Ready" Karen replied.
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I hope you liked the tenth chapter!
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