Chapter 4: Tea and Total Lack of Sympathy

"So, can your lawyer take you to lunch?" Will asked before Karen could leave.

Karen looked at Will for a moment, like she was thinking. "I think that would be ok. I mean, you are moving up."

They walked out of Will's office, but were stopped by Ben. "Truman, where are you going? I don't pay you to leave."

"We were going to go out for lunch." He said indicating to Karen.

"Yeah, calm down lawyer man. I'm not paying you to tell me who to have lunch with." Karen said

Ben looked between the two. "Have fun" he knew he shouldn't get on Karen's bad side.

They walked out front. "Where do you want to go?" Karen asked

"I don't know, do you just want to go to a coffee shop? There's one a few blocks away."

"Do we have to walk?"

"It would make sense. Don't worry your shoes wont get ruined." Will looked down. "At least I hope not. Those are some fabulous shoes."

"I know. They don't come out until next season." Karen said pointing her toe. "Come on, let's go."

They walked to the coffee shop looking at all around them. Well, Karen was looking since she never walked down these streets. "You can't be serious." Will said. "You've never walked down here?"

"Why would I? There's nothing good around except marked down designer wear on people who have dreams and will never make them."

Will looked at her. "That was lovely. Has anyone ever told you that you have a way with words?"

"Ha ha"

"Seriously though, you can find some nice things here for cheap. There are a few antique shops that way. Some cute little cloths shops down that way. There's an amazing restaurant that way that makes fabulous burgers. Over there…"

"Will…Will…I shop at places that feed you meals that cost more than some of the clothes. Do you really think I'm gonna go somewhere else?" she looked at him like he was crazy.

"So you didn't see anything you liked when you went to Paramus with Grace?"

"Please, all that synthetic, it was horrible. You know…" Karen began as Will opened the door to the coffee shop. "You're gonna be making some big bucks now. You could move on up."

"That is a definite perk of the job."

They walked up to the counter and ordered some food.

"So"

"So"

"How's life?" Karen asked

"Are you really interested?"

"Not really, but I don't like the quiet."

"Can I get serious for a moment?" will asked

"If you must."

"The other night when I asked about your marriage…"

"Will" Karen said warningly

"I asked it just to get to the lawyer part, but how is it going? Honestly."

"You really do know how to ruin a mood." Karen said pushing her food aside. "Things are good. Stan and I fight, but in the end we make up and move on. That's the difference between the two of you. He knows how to move on." Karen said. "And he's straight." She said as an after thought.

"I just felt bad after that. And the things I said…"

"Will, stop apologizing. It's not like I don't know how to take a few harsh words. Besides, you said the truth."

"Karen…"

"You said the truth. You know, we aren't so different. The major difference is that when you say something mean, you apologize."

"Why won't you apologize?"

"What's the point? The words were still said." Will was about to protest, but nodded in agreement. "If you didn't like me in a small way, or I you, we wouldn't be here now. So just let it go."

"Between the booze and pills, you can be really smart. How does that work?" Will asked jokingly

"I'm a pro. I know how to talk to people."

"That you do."