Plot: Jack and Karen are lying in bed. Karen has just told Jack that she is going to divorce Stan because their marriage isn't fun anymore. Karen also told Jack that her biological clock is ticking. She wants to have a child. And being a good friend Jack is standing behind his friend's decision.
Disclaimer: "Will & Grace", the show, and the characters belong to NBC and the cast and crew. I'm not sure who "The Next Best Thing" belongs to, but it sure isn't me. Please don't sue!

Part 2
by Chrissie

Jack pulled Karen closer to him on the bed so that his arm was draped over Karen's side. As soon as Jack got comfortable in this position, Karen turned over again to face him. They both laughed and then hugged each other tightly.

"Hey Jack, I want you to know something," said Karen.

"What's that, sweetheart?" responded Jack.

"You're my best friend...You have always been there to pick up the bottles that make up my life...Vodka...Gin...You know what I mean. I love you!" declared Karen.

"Thanks, sweetheart," said Jack.

Then Karen pulled Jack towards her and when they were nose to nose, Karen kissed him. Jack was happy that she had kissed him so he kissed her back. They kissed for what seemed like hours. Then Jack broke the kiss and sat up, abruptly in bed. He had a look of panic on his face. Karen noticed this and sat up next to him.

"Jackie, are you okay?" asked Karen.

"I'm not sure, Kare, all my life I always thought that I was gay. But when we were kissing, just then, I didn't feel gay. I can't explain it?" Jack paused.

"I know what you're saying," Karen jumped in, "You didn't like the kiss."

"No, no, that's not it," Jack reassured her. "The kiss was perfect...Everything that I dreamed of," said Jack.

"You dream about kissing me?" asked Karen.

"I dream of spending every waking moment with you, not just the kiss. That's why I smiled when you told me that Stan's history! He's no good for you," Jack blurted out.

"He's not?" questioned Karen. "Then who is?"

Jack felt his courage building so he got out of bed and triumphantly screamed, "I am!"

After Karen heard this, she got out of bed, went to get the mini radio from the closet, plugged it in, and turned it to the first slow song that she heard. She glided across the room to where Jack was standing and said in a sexy voice, "Dance with me."

Jack held her close to him and Karen could hear his heart beating. Jack could smell Karen's perfume. She smelt so good. Jack told himself that he, at that very moment, was the luckiest man in the world. He was so overcome by his emotions that he started to cry.

Karen could feel him taking deeper breaths than before so she looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You would think that something is wrong...Actually everything is perfect," said Jack.

"So why the water works?" asked Karen.

"Because the "big, strong man" has made a decision. It involves both of us. And I hope that you let me do this. You've done so much for me...I finally know how to say thanks," replied Jack.

"Oh, yeah, how are you going to do that?" asked Karen.

"By giving you what you want," stated Jack.

Karen was confused because she asked, "What do I want?"

"A child, DUH!" exclaimed Jack. As he said this he could see Karen's face light up with excitement.

"You...you are going to give me a child?" asked Karen, "I can't let you do that. You're gay."

"I'm in love...with you! This baby won't just be yours, but ours, if you allow me to be a part of your life. Will you?" asked Jack.

Karen hugged him tightly. Before she kissed him, she whispered, "I love you, too!"

With that kiss Karen guided Jack to the bed and they both got on it. Jack helped Karen get out of her evening dress. Then Karen was just in her lingerie. Karen helped Jack out of his cow-covered pajamas. Then Jack was just in his boxers.

"I hope that you are not afraid. I will not hurt you," said Karen.

"I trust you," confirmed Jack.

Then Karen pulled Jack on top of her and within a minute of apprehension, they were making love. Jack was scared for half of a second, but then he started to enjoy making love to Karen. It really was everything that he dreamed of.

A couple of days later, all four people of the group were in Grace's office. Grace knew that something was different because in last couple of days Karen had been unusually early to work. This marked the first time in the eighteen months that Karen has worked for Grace. Grace had asked Karen about it when she walked into the office. The only answered that Grace got was that everything was perfect.

Before Grace could go further into it, Will and Jack walked in. Jack made his entrance by prancing into the office like a fairy.

"Good morning, one and all. Isn't it a beautiful day outside?" asked Jack.

"It would be...if it weren't raining out, Tinkerbell," Will shot back.

"Oh, did someone get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning...and every other morning?" crackled Karen who gave Jack a high five. When Jack's back was turned he winked at Karen and blew her a kiss. He was interrupted when Will said to Grace, "Want to get something to eat?"

"Yeah, I'll treat," said Grace. "Oh, Karen, you can take an extra hour off for lunch."

Karen was preoccupied with fixing Jack's collar, so she said, "Yeah, whatever!"

Will and Grace exchanged Twilight Zone expressions. There was definitely something going on between those two, and they would find out what.

As soon as the door closed, Karen stepped out from behind her desk and stood straight up in front of Jack and said, "So how is my "big, strong man" today?"

"He's perfect and in love with a beautiful lady," answered Jack.

"Oh, yeah, who?" Karen playfully asked.

"You, silly," said Jack.

"I have something to tell you, Jackie. I haven't had my period yet and I was supposed to get it the day after we made love, so I took a pregnancy test and it turns out that I am pregnant," said Karen.

"You're pregnant...Wow...That's fantastic! We're going to be parents," beamed Jack.

"I was hoping that you would be happy. I missed you the last two nights. You gave me my wish...a baby and you. Come here," said Karen.

As soon as Jack got to her they started to kiss passionately. They didn't hear the door and Will and Grace walk in. As soon as they stopped kissing they were frightened to find the other two watching them.

Will and Grace said, in unison, "Oh my God!"

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