Love Doesn't Ask for Permission
Ben laughed like the world wasn't heavy, I couldn't believe I fell for her after a coffee chat, I have no plan on wasting time before I make her mine, but first I know her Uncle isn't a soft meat to chew,
I became closer to her that I feels like she also feel comfortable around me, I know little bit about her background and I know it won't be easy to warm up her heart,
Today Ben asked me out for a dinner date, I swear I needed that the most, ever since I started hanging out with him I feel a part of me bringing back emotions that have been dead and buried,
He teased me for working too much. I teased him for chasing ghosts. We argued about justice, about truth, about whether people deserved second chances.
At end, he held me like I wasn't sharp.
I let him.
Dinner Isn't Neutral
Dinner with Ari Lock felt like an interrogation disguised as flirting.
She asked about my cases. I asked about her wins. We both avoided the word corruption like it might explode between us.
"You don't look like a lawyer," I said.
She smiled. "And you don't look like someone who believes in justice."
Touché.
I liked her already no I think am inlove with this woman and
that terrified me.
Ben is a kind of man Who Watch Closely
He watched closely. Not like clients. Not like judges.
Like someone who wanted to understand instead of conquer.
I found myself laughing—actually laughing—when he told me about a suspect who confessed because Ben offered him bad doughnuts I thought it sounds crazy and dumb but couldn't stop laughing, and I like this fact that someone could actually make me laugh genuinely, other than my Uncle,
"You weaponized disappointment," I said.
He grinned. "Works every time." especially on dumb ass who are afraid of jail and who are used to freedom and enjoyment,
Mmmm I see well then maybe being a detective is more easy than being a lawyer cause hell I only get hard client and hard to break cases,
But you break then right? Yeah I did, I mean I always do I felt my voice coming out as a whisper, if I don't win the world will crash me like the did to my parents but I never said it aloud, I felt my eyes getting wet with tear and I quickly push then back gather my emotions and free myself from his hold,
Thank you for the dinner I will take my leave now,
I'm leaving too,I know you drive here but please do me the honour of opening the car door for you, your highness.
I smiled, okay come on now let's go, he settled the bills and we left,
Right before I could get in my car I felt his hand on me and before I could say a word.