Chapter 11:

In Will & Gra…in Will & Karen's living room.

Karen awoke suddenly from her deep slumber on the couch in the living room. Raising her head suddenly, she glances hurriedly around the room for Will. When she discovers that he isn't there, she rests her head again on the soft down pillow. As she softly shuts her eyes again, she starts to remember the events of the day. Then she remembers…pregnant? Karen Walker? Karen glance down at her Gucci dress as her perfectly manicured hands reach down slowly and rest on her stomach. As her hands run themselves over her gut, she feels a tiny little lump where the baby is very slowly beginning to make its appearance. Her eyes fill with maternal tears as she falls back to sleep.

Leo's apartment

While her former friend woke up on her old living room couch, Grace's eyes opened in a slightly familiar bed. She sat up with a start and grabbed the comforters. Slowly realization creeps into her head. Oh my gosh. She had slept with Leo again. She buried her head in her hands as she instantly regretted the three double vodka cappuccinos she had consumed that night at the coffee shop with her ex-husband. Overcome with misery, Grace lifted herself off the bed and started cautiously into the kitchen, not wanting to face Leo. But as Grace stepped onto the cool tile floor, Leo was no where to be found. In a slight panic, Grace ran into all rooms of the apartment calling for Leo. She again came into the kitchen to catch her breath when she noticed the slip of paper handwritten on the table.

Grace,

I'm sorry I wasn't here when you woke up. This morning I got a call from my boss. He asked me to be on a direct plane to Siberia by eight o'clock. I had to go. This was a big chance for me. So by the time you read this, I will probably be on a plane. I'm so sorry. I will try to contact you when I get back into town. I arrive back in town on December 25th. I cant wait. Love you.

Leo.

December 25th! That was in nine months away! As her eyes fill with tears, she grabs her stuff from a nearby chair and stalks out of the apartment. Will was right about Leo all along. But she couldn't tell Will that.

Jack & Grace's Apartment

Jack is snoozing on his worn couch with a reading lamp on and a book in his hands. Normally we would think, "Has he hidden the latest issue of Men's Health Weekly inside the covers". But no; this is a book on law. As Jack would say, "Kumquat?" Yes on law. Jack had spent the whole night until 4 am reading law books. And why may we ask? To win back Karen of course. Jack's hope was to find something legally that entitled Karen to any compensation from the backstabbing-bowl-full-of-jelly-billionaire-Stanley Walker. When it all seemed hopeless, Jack's weary crystal blue eyes had fallen upon the answer to his prayers. Jack had marked the page with a grin bigger than Karen's pill cabinet and fallen into a deep sleep, still holding the book.

The next day as Jack awoke, he realized what he had found. With that knowledge, he jumped out of his bed, bunny slippers and all and ran across the hall to Will & Karen's apartment. As he burst through the door Will was making pancakes as Karen sat with her feet up on a pillow on the couch. In Karen's hand was coffee. Jack always loved a sip of Karen's Bailey's and Coffee mix. In excitement, Jack bounced across the room and took a sip. As the mixture settled on his tongue, his face crinkled and he spit out the…PLAIN COFFEE!

"Karen! That is plain coffee you are drinking! What…who…why…when…how?" spluttered Jack.

Karen moved her legs off the couch and patted the seat next to her as Will took his leave to the balcony. "Poodle, come sit here. There is something I need to tell you." Suspiciously Jack eyed the lady who definitely was not Karen. Finally, the gossip in him got the best of him and he seated himself beside Karen. Karen grabbed his hand in a surprisingly warm gesture that shocked Jack. "Poodle, I'm pregnant."