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I give her a wink and walk out the door, a much happier camper than when I entered it

• • •

In court that afternoon, Kennedy’s distracted Off her ga laid in the workplace Maybe it’s the fact that I took custody of her panties--and finger thehout the session, just for my own perverse pleasure Whatever the reason--she has a bad day

And she holds me responsible for it

I know this when she shows up at ht in unannounced Harrisonat lass to my butler, and with the practiced tone of a woman as raised in a house full of servants, tells hi you for the rest of the night"

Then she turns those blazing eyes on esture with o, I’ll follow"

She leads us to my bedrooainst the wall And tears ives me all the motivation I’ll ever need to best her in court every day ’Cause if this is how she handles it? There is no stronger incentive than that

• • •

A few days later, at lunch with Jake, Stanton, and Sofia, I fill them in on Kennedy

The three of them stare at me Blankly

Then Jake shakes his head a little, like he’s trying to clear his thoughts "Letthe prosecutor on your case?"

I s a --so out"

Like yesterday--at Kennedy’s house, we curled up on her couch and watched a movie She picked it out: Mad Max: Fury Road And if I didn’t know she was a fuck-awesome woman before, after that choice I was completely sure of it We cuddled and made out--she let me touch her boobs--which was hot But that was it

"Sohly satisfying angry-screhen Kennedy told me about those developht soainst the prosecutor on the case Kennedy Moriotti put out feelers--a lucrative payment--to any lowlife scum who’ll take her out This is pretty cooing forward The agents don’t have any concrete evidence of a plan, but they’ve assigned her a federal marshal security detail just the same Just in case

"And sometimes we make sweet, sweet love"

Stanton clarifies, "And it doesn’t affect how you’re trying the case?"

"Nope We go at each other hard all day in court, then we go at it harder all night in bed And nothing about it isn’t awesome"