by Joel Goldman
“Right. Bad for business,” she said, forcing a laugh.
“See you around, Counselor.”
She lingered in the courtroom after he left doing what she always did when a case was over: gaze at the judge’s bench, the jury box, the counsel tables, and the gallery, soaking in the somber majesty of her surroundings. Only this time, it was different. This time she saw it as a stage on which there was more than one way to make certain justice was done.
Claire was right in one sense. She had done everything wrong. But she was right to have done it and she would use her second chance to do it again if she had to, even with Rossi watching and waiting for her to slip up. Only next time she’d do it Judge West’s way, in the courtroom, not with a gun.
Judge West opened the door from his chambers. They stood for a moment, reaching their own verdicts about each other.
“You’re welcome in my courtroom anytime, Counselor.”
“I look forward to it,” Alex said.
Bonnie had left as soon as the hearing concluded to bring her car around to the courthouse. She was standing outside her car waiting for Alex, who took her time going down the steps, enjoying how Bonnie’s grin grew longer and wider with every step she took. When they were within arm’s reach, Bonnie grabbed her and snatched her close, avoiding Alex’s broken nose, kissing her until Alex pulled back, breathless, her bruised and swollen lips throbbing. It was a good start.
“Save a little something for later,” she told Bonnie, smiling.
“Hey, it’s not every day that your girlfriend kills someone to protect you.”
“True love, babe. Let’s go home.”
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