Chapter One
After Court
Elle walked out of the courthouse to be met by another entourage of reporters. They shouted questions at her and shoved microphones in her face. She responded with the grace and poise that was characteristic of her. Then she turned to Brooke and said, "See, now you have a safe reputation. I kept your secret, sis. By the way, do you need a ride home?"
"No," responded Brooke, "I can take Chutney's car home. Then I'll fire Enrique."
"Good idea," giggled Elle, "the creep deserves it. See you later."
"You too."
And they parted. Then, holding Bruiser gingerly to her side, Elle walked down the massive stone steps to see Emit waiting for her.
"You were marvelous," he said.
Elle blushed as she replied a quiet thank you, with shyness unlike her.
Then, he bent over and kissed her that perfect kiss you see at the end of a Disney movie. When he stood up straight again, he gave her a look that nearly made her melt into a puddle of pink.
"Would you like to go to dinner tonight?" he asked.
"Of course! What time?"
"I'll pick you up at seven."
"OK," said Elle as he walked off into the crowd.
She then ran to find Vivian. The two had made up before court and were good friends again.
"Oh my god Viv, we HAVE to go shopping!!!" Elle squealed.
"I know, I saw!" replied Vivian. "Where will we go?"
"Somewhere classy, but not to formal. By the way, you broke up with Werner right?"
"No duh, why do you even ask?"
"I just wanted to make sure since he just proposed to me."
"The jerk! He definitely doesn't deserve any girl, not even me before I got to know you."
"You weren't that bad, but any way, meet me in my dorm room in three hours. Then we can go to the mall to celebrate the victory!!!"
~
"The pink or the green?" asked Elle.
"The pink looks cuter and the green is sexier," answered Vivian.
"I just don't know which one. Ma'am, at the counter, which one do you like better?"
The sales lady walked over and while pretending to look closely at the dresses, checked the prices. Seeing that they were the same price, she shrugged her shoulders and said, "They both flatter you equally, darlin'."
Elle stared back at the mirror for a moment and finally said, "Green, last time I choose pink for a date I was dumped before the entrée even arrived."
Both girls giggled and headed for the cash register.
"I hope the same doesn't happen to you tonight," said a voice from behind.
Elle and Vivian whirled around to see Emit standing behind them.
"What are you doing here," teased Elle. "Now I need to find a new dress."
"I didn't see it," he replied.
"Well you at least know something about it," said Vivian.
"What do I know?" said Emit.
"The color!" Elle answered.
"I won't remember anything you wear," he joked. "Only lack there of."
"Are you buying the dress or not?" snapped the sales lady. "There are other customers in line."
"Here," said Elle. "He doesn't care about how I look."
"Come on," called Emit, "let's start this date early with a trip to the coffee shop across the street. I'm starving."
~
At the restaurant, Elle and Emit were given a small table in the back of the room.
"It's the best I could get on such a short notice," explained Emit.
"I don't care," said Elle. "As long as I sit with you."
They sat down and ordered. The waitress walked off and Elle said, "Thank you for believing in me."
"You always tell me to have faith in people," he replied.
"I was so scared that I would get Brooke locked away. If Chutney hadn't slipped up, I would have been dead meat. I wouldn't have known what to do."
"Let's not talk legal. I want to learn more about you. Why did you come law school?"
"I followed my old boy friend, Werner, and then when he didn't take me back, I felt like I needed to show people that I could do this. Now I have that law is my passion. How did you get involved in law?"
"My dad was a shop owner and made a lot of money. He said I either had to take the family business or find something that made more money. I thought about being a doctor, but when I busted my chin in gym class, I nearly fainted at the sight of my own blood. Then I decided on law and went for it. I loved watching trials and arguing. What would be better?"
Elle giggled and replied, "I guess we both got into this without expecting it, and found it to be our passion."
Dinner passed by with the two of them swapping life stories and joking about lawyers. When they left the restaurant, Elle said, "I never really expected to be a lawyer, it just happened."
~
Once in her dorm room, Elle called Margo.
"Oh my god, he took me out!"
"Werner and you are going out again??!!!" asked Margo
"No, silly, Werner is a jerk, I'm dating Emit," said Elle.
"But, what will happen when you quit law school to come home?"
"I'm not leaving law school. I'm a normal person here, they treat me like one of them now. I feel so accepted."
"Why???!!! We accepted you here! Werner loves you now!"
"No he doesn't, he just wants a successful wife to help him in his election. I don't want to marry a jerk like that. I'm happy here."
"What about us? We miss you! What about the wedding?"
"Of course I'll be at the wedding. I love you all, but I want to do something serious with my life."
"Fine, but you have to come to the wedding, and explain to everyone why you're not coming home like their expecting."
"Don't do this, Margo…Margo…are you there?"
Margo had hung up. Elle fell asleep crying.
After Court
Elle walked out of the courthouse to be met by another entourage of reporters. They shouted questions at her and shoved microphones in her face. She responded with the grace and poise that was characteristic of her. Then she turned to Brooke and said, "See, now you have a safe reputation. I kept your secret, sis. By the way, do you need a ride home?"
"No," responded Brooke, "I can take Chutney's car home. Then I'll fire Enrique."
"Good idea," giggled Elle, "the creep deserves it. See you later."
"You too."
And they parted. Then, holding Bruiser gingerly to her side, Elle walked down the massive stone steps to see Emit waiting for her.
"You were marvelous," he said.
Elle blushed as she replied a quiet thank you, with shyness unlike her.
Then, he bent over and kissed her that perfect kiss you see at the end of a Disney movie. When he stood up straight again, he gave her a look that nearly made her melt into a puddle of pink.
"Would you like to go to dinner tonight?" he asked.
"Of course! What time?"
"I'll pick you up at seven."
"OK," said Elle as he walked off into the crowd.
She then ran to find Vivian. The two had made up before court and were good friends again.
"Oh my god Viv, we HAVE to go shopping!!!" Elle squealed.
"I know, I saw!" replied Vivian. "Where will we go?"
"Somewhere classy, but not to formal. By the way, you broke up with Werner right?"
"No duh, why do you even ask?"
"I just wanted to make sure since he just proposed to me."
"The jerk! He definitely doesn't deserve any girl, not even me before I got to know you."
"You weren't that bad, but any way, meet me in my dorm room in three hours. Then we can go to the mall to celebrate the victory!!!"
~
"The pink or the green?" asked Elle.
"The pink looks cuter and the green is sexier," answered Vivian.
"I just don't know which one. Ma'am, at the counter, which one do you like better?"
The sales lady walked over and while pretending to look closely at the dresses, checked the prices. Seeing that they were the same price, she shrugged her shoulders and said, "They both flatter you equally, darlin'."
Elle stared back at the mirror for a moment and finally said, "Green, last time I choose pink for a date I was dumped before the entrée even arrived."
Both girls giggled and headed for the cash register.
"I hope the same doesn't happen to you tonight," said a voice from behind.
Elle and Vivian whirled around to see Emit standing behind them.
"What are you doing here," teased Elle. "Now I need to find a new dress."
"I didn't see it," he replied.
"Well you at least know something about it," said Vivian.
"What do I know?" said Emit.
"The color!" Elle answered.
"I won't remember anything you wear," he joked. "Only lack there of."
"Are you buying the dress or not?" snapped the sales lady. "There are other customers in line."
"Here," said Elle. "He doesn't care about how I look."
"Come on," called Emit, "let's start this date early with a trip to the coffee shop across the street. I'm starving."
~
At the restaurant, Elle and Emit were given a small table in the back of the room.
"It's the best I could get on such a short notice," explained Emit.
"I don't care," said Elle. "As long as I sit with you."
They sat down and ordered. The waitress walked off and Elle said, "Thank you for believing in me."
"You always tell me to have faith in people," he replied.
"I was so scared that I would get Brooke locked away. If Chutney hadn't slipped up, I would have been dead meat. I wouldn't have known what to do."
"Let's not talk legal. I want to learn more about you. Why did you come law school?"
"I followed my old boy friend, Werner, and then when he didn't take me back, I felt like I needed to show people that I could do this. Now I have that law is my passion. How did you get involved in law?"
"My dad was a shop owner and made a lot of money. He said I either had to take the family business or find something that made more money. I thought about being a doctor, but when I busted my chin in gym class, I nearly fainted at the sight of my own blood. Then I decided on law and went for it. I loved watching trials and arguing. What would be better?"
Elle giggled and replied, "I guess we both got into this without expecting it, and found it to be our passion."
Dinner passed by with the two of them swapping life stories and joking about lawyers. When they left the restaurant, Elle said, "I never really expected to be a lawyer, it just happened."
~
Once in her dorm room, Elle called Margo.
"Oh my god, he took me out!"
"Werner and you are going out again??!!!" asked Margo
"No, silly, Werner is a jerk, I'm dating Emit," said Elle.
"But, what will happen when you quit law school to come home?"
"I'm not leaving law school. I'm a normal person here, they treat me like one of them now. I feel so accepted."
"Why???!!! We accepted you here! Werner loves you now!"
"No he doesn't, he just wants a successful wife to help him in his election. I don't want to marry a jerk like that. I'm happy here."
"What about us? We miss you! What about the wedding?"
"Of course I'll be at the wedding. I love you all, but I want to do something serious with my life."
"Fine, but you have to come to the wedding, and explain to everyone why you're not coming home like their expecting."
"Don't do this, Margo…Margo…are you there?"
Margo had hung up. Elle fell asleep crying.
