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Chapter 24.

The evening went by fast as they sat on the floor in front of the fire, just talking and being alive. The snow had started to fall outside and it gave the atmosphere a nicer setting.

Suddenly it was well past midnight and Grace and Jack started yawning a little.

"Why don't we all go to bed?" Will said when he noticed.

"Yeah, your rooms are down the hall" Karen said and pointed.

Grace and Jack went to their rooms to get some sleep, before getting up early the next morning for the rest of the Christmas gifts.

Karen got up off the floor and went and sat down on a stool, looking out the window on the falling snow. If she had had a husband or boyfriend, it would've been a perfect romantic setting. She got sad, remembering that Stan wasn't alive anymore to share this with her, on the other hand he wasn't so much for romance and neither had she been.

Will saw her mood change slightly, and he guessed her thoughts. She thought about Stan and wished that he was there. He walked up to her, stood himself between her legs and wrapped his arms around her.

She started crying and wrapped her arms around Will. He soothingly rubbed her back.

"Karen, shhh, it's OK" he tried to comfort her. "I know he's not here, but I'm here, Jack's here, Grace is here. You are not alone."

"Oh, honey, I know and I love all three of you, but I wish that Stan was alive right now. You guys does not qualify for any of the demands I have" she said sobbing.
"Karen, there's something I want to talk to you about" Will said pulling back slightly and tilted her head gently backwards so he could look into her eyes.

Her hazel eyes were glistening with the tears that were slowly running down her cheeks, ruining her thin layer of mascara she had put on for the occasion, otherwise she had almost given up on make-up now and only wore it for the right occasions.

"What?" she asked.

"I don't know if you've felt it but sometimes, when we're alone in a room, I feel ... something" he said hesitantly.

She was just looking at him.

"There's some kind of electricity in the air" he continued. "I think I've started to ..." he stopped talking, hesitant to say it. He just got it at this very moment.
"What?" she asked.

"I think I've started to ... fall for you" he said stunned at his realization. He was in love with Karen Walker, imagine that.

"What?" she blurted out, not meaning it to sound so harsh.

"Forgive me, I shouldn't have said anything, I take it back" he said and pulled back, running a hand through his hair.

"I'm sorry Will, I didn't mean it like that. I just can't believe what you said. You're gay for God's sake" she said.

"Yeah, but for you I would change. I mean I don't go to actionmovies just for the action you know, I'm still as gay as they come, but the only woman I can imagine changing for is you. Not Grace, not Diana, not anyone. Just you" he said.

Before she could say anything he gently kissed her lips before pulling back, waiting for her reaction. It came and it was exactly what he had hoped for. She smiled and he smiled back before leaning back down to kiss her again, this time deeper. He let his left hand run up her back, back of the neck and up to her hair, letting it out of it's pin. He let his fingers entangle in her brown, silky hair while kissing her deeply.
She was amazed that it actually was Will kissing her. She'd been longing for this for quite some time now. He had become a dear part of her life, ever since it happened and his support and comfort was the only thing that made her able to cope with it all.

A noise made them break the magic and they looked each other into the eyes and together they turned their heads softly towards the door. There Jack stood with open mouth.

"What are you two doing?" he asked.

"Um, kissing" Will said and held Karen tightly in his embrace.

"Duh, I know what kissing is Will, but why are you two doing it" Jack asked.

"We wanted to, we're in love" Karen said and leaned her head against Will's chest.

"Will, you're gay" Jack said starting to grow angry.

"Calm down Jack, of course I'm gay, but if I were to change for a woman, it would be for this one right here, and I'm prepared to do that" Will said.

Jack was speechless. He had suspected that things were stirring in this pot between those two for a while now, but he had refused to come to terms with it. It was Karen and Will for goodness sake. Will's gay and Karen, well she's Karen.

"Then why are you kissing her, if you're gay?" Jack asked.

"As she said, we're in love, and like I said if I were to change for a woman it would be her" Will said.

Jack just stood there, staring at them. Will held his arms around Karen in a tight embrace, letting a hand once in a while go up and down her back.

They both looked so happy and, he must admit to himself that they looked adorable together.

"Then, if you're truly and really happy together then I'm happy for you" Jack said and walked up to them, giving each of them a hug of approval.

"Thank you Jack" Will said.

"Yeah, thank you poodle" Karen said and kissed his cheek before giving him a big hug.

"Will if you hurt her in any way, I will come after you" Jack threatened him, pointing a finger at him.

First Will laughed, but then he saw how serious Jack was. He meant business.

"I promise Jack, I will never do anything to hurt her" Will said seriously.

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A/N I could stop the story right here, should I? Not completely satisfied with the chapter though, as to many other chapters but...is it me or am I right? Should I be satisfied?
Anyways, R&R people, reviews feed my muse, I think she's back, but she's very weak...