Three years it has been.
Three years it has been... Edgeworth thought as he looked at the picture of him and a familiar spiky-haired defense attorney, a picture which he always kept hidden deep within the key-locked drawer of his bureau. Three years it has been, on that very same day, that the same defense attorney stepped up to him after a heated battle in court, said three infamous words, and kissed him. Although Edgeworth knows that almost all of his subordinates already know about their relationship after he and Phoenix walked out of court hand in hand, he still keeps the picture locked up in his desk drawer as if it was a secret.
It had been three years of fights, and make-ups after fights. Three years of going out for dinner in five-star restaurants and in Phoenix's case, fastfood chains. Three years of enduring Phoenix's occasional comments on his wardrobe. Three years of warm kisses, watching Steel Samurai re-runs on Tuesday nights, and three years of stolen kisses in public.
Three years of sleeping together, but in the literal sense, because the only thing he and Phoenix hadn't done all those three years was sex. Edgeworth, who was used to being alone all his life, was rather afraid of getting very intimate, and as much as he let Phoenix get close to him, he never had sex with him. Edgeworth made it a point that if they truly loved each other, they wouldn't need sex. Phoenix was a tad bit disappointed at first, but determined to prove his love for Edgeworth, he eventually agreed to take things slowly. They had a whole lifetime to spend, after all.
Three years, Edgeworth realized, was a long time, and he knew that three years was enough.
After putting the picture back in the drawer, he dialed Phoenix's number.
"Hello, this is Wright and Co. Law Offices. Phoenix Wright speaking."
"Wright."
Phoenix didn't sound too enthusiastic. "Oh hey, Miles. What's up?"
"Are you closing at the office? I just have to finish some work. I'll drive by your office to pick you up once I"m done, but don't worry, it won't take that long."
"Oh...okay."
"Something the matter, Wright?"
"N-no, nothing at all. I have to go now. I guess I'll see you tonight."
Edgeworth heard a click as Phoenix hung up the phone.
Edgeworth noticed that Phoenix had been acting very strangely recently. Was Phoenix hiding something, or was he losing interest in him?
But before he could think about it any further, his thoughts dispersed as his secretary came knocking on the office door.