Here is my first attempt at writing 'The Good Wife' which I absolutely love! I hope that you will enjoy the story, this is just an introduction/starting point for where I want to go so stay with me! I have made reference to some real story lines and characters but I DO NOT OWN THE GOOD WIFE. Please comment to let me know what you think and whether it is worth developing as I hope to. Enjoy!

Chapter One: Things were going so well...

'How on earth are you going to cope without me for a whole day Mrs McVeigh?' Kurt teased his wife as he lovingly wrapped his arms around her after zipping up her dress.

'Oh I'm sure I'll manage Mr McVeigh,' she paused, tilting her head so that it rested on his shoulder 'because I'll be coming right back home to you at the end of it.' She smiled as he turned her around to face him and kissed her.

'Seriously though,' Kurt added as Diane moved to the dressing table to put on her signature broche, 'we should have had a proper honeymoon, a week away or –'

Diane interrupted him; 'Kurt we've discussed this, I need to get back to work,' she moved closer to him, 'besides, you'd be bored after five minutes of sunbathing!'

'I'm pretty sure I'd fine something to do' he whispered seductively in her ear causing her to laugh.

'Now now, it's time for us to get back to reality Mr, I'll see you this evening.' With that and one last kiss she headed to Lockhart Gardner.

_oOo_

'Zach, Grace, come on you need to get to school!' Alicia tried once again to hurry her children up. She was herself running late for an early meeting at work and was becoming agitated by their slowness.

Grace had been ready for ten minutes but had been spending the time staring at her computer screen debating over whether to close the webpage or hit 'Purchase'. After the recent positive attention she's been receiving online, and consequently from many of the boys at her school, she had been looking into some weight loss pills that she'd heard about. Grace figured that with a little help from these pills she could look even prettier, however, she couldn't ignore the nagging voice inside of her telling her that it was wrong.

'I'm not going to ask you again, both of you we are leaving now!' Alicia insisted.

Feeling the pressure of her mother's persistence and worried that she would barge into her room at any minute, Grace decided to ignore her conscience and buy the pills. Hitting the 'Purchase' button and closing the page, she was just saved from being caught as Zach entered her room.

'Come on,' he urged, in too much of a rush to notice the flash of guilt on Grace's face at having been so nearly caught, 'let's go!'

Grabbing her bag and joining her family, Grace left for school unable to suppress a feeling of excitement at the thought of becoming even more attractive and gaining even more attention.

_oOo_

'It goes without saying that this case will need our full attention. Chumhum are our biggest client and this win for them is going to benefit us too.' Will spoke to the full conference room.

'Yes, their being sued for keyword advertising and the fact that they have previously been accused of editing their search results works against –' Diane paused as Alicia entered the room.

'So sorry I'm late.' She apologised to Diane who smiled in acceptance before continuing with what she was saying. Alicia didn't catch much of what was said though, as her eyes met Will's they shared a much more knowing smile which sent them both into their own happy memories.

'Will is leading this case…'

The mention of his name dragged Will back into the present. 'Yes, so if there are any problems – no scrap that, we can't have any problems! Let's just win this case.' His usual charm spread through the room bringing the meeting to a positive but definitive end.

As staff members dispersed from the conference room, Will and Diane held back in order to speak in private.

'Will I'm so sorry I can't be more involved in this case, it's just that we've been holding off from interviewing for a new intern for far too long.'

'Honestly Diane, it's fine! The business side is just as important at the legal side; we both know that. I was thinking that I should probably appoint a second chair though, what do you think?'

'Get Alicia to do it, Will. She's worked on some other Chumhum cases and well, she's good.' Diane smiled; having been a mentor to Alicia, she was proud that she could state confidently how good a lawyer the other woman had become. Before either of them could say anymore an assistant informed Diane that the interviewee's had begun to arrive. With a supportive tap on the arm Diane left the room with the assistant leaving Will with pleasant thoughts about getting to spend so much time with Alicia without it looking suspicious.

_oOo_

Alicia gestured for Will to come into her office as he lingered slightly outside. She finished typing and closed her laptop before turning towards him.

'Hey, how are you?' she asked politely.

'Good, I'm good, and you?'

'Yes, so, um, was there something you needed or…?' As of late their conversations, however casual, always seemed to become awkward and Alicia hoped that there would be a work motive behind his visit so that their minds could be taken off of their attraction towards one another.

'Diane and I were discussing the Chumhum case and we both thought that you would make a great second chair.'

Alicia couldn't help but smile, Will and Diane usually took the big cases together, so to be asked to second chair was an honor. 'Definitely! I'd love to.' She beamed.

'That's great, well most of the files are in my office so when you're ready we can start planning our argument.'

'Fine, just give me ten minutes and I'll be there.'

Will turned to leave but hovered near the door. After a few moments of even more awkward silence he turned back; 'Alicia…'

There was a look in his eye, which told Alicia that this conversation was no longer about the case. Mum, pick up the phone! Mum, pick up the phone!

The ever present ringtone shot through the tension between the two people like a bullet and it took Alicia a moment to break away from Will's piercing stare.

'I..' she stumbled not quite knowing what to say, 'I have to get this.'

Will attempted a smile to reassure her that it was fine but he found it difficult to hide his disappointment that the moment between them had been ruined.

'Grace, what's wrong?' Alicia answered a little harshly; she too was disappointed that she would never know what Will had intended to say to her in that moment.

'Nothing, nothing is wrong I just wanted to ask if Maddie could come over and study tonight.'

'God Grace I thought it was going to be something important.'

'Don't use God's name like that mum, it's wrong.'

'Excuse me?'

'And sorry if my life isn't important enough for you but I thought it would be considerate to ask –'

Alicia zoned out from the phone call and began to think about what Will may have wanted to say.

'So can she come over?' Still there was no reply, 'Mum!'

'Uh, what? Yes, fine Grace just don't call me at work unless it's important OK.'

Grace didn't even bother saying goodbye before hanging up on her mother. All she ever tried to do was the right thing; she worked hard at school, never stayed out too late and even asked permission for things. Yet still, her mum was never interested like she used to be, not now that she had her job to love more.

_oOo_

Diane sighed exaggeratedly. Five interviews she had gone through, five pretty young women with good grades, great references and the same optimistic answers to the same standard questions. This was one of those tedious jobs that she had been putting off for as long as possible because as nice as all the applicants seemed, she just didn't get that gut feeling that they could become great. Flicking to the next application she registered the name Rachel McCall. The surname got Diane thinking about her own new name. Mrs Diane McVeigh; she liked it. She knew that she couldn't change the company name and that as a lawyer she would still be Ms Lockhart, nevertheless, in her heart she was Mrs McVeigh and she liked that a lot.

'Ms Lockhart?'

The voice startled her slightly. Rachel had been told to go in by Diane's assistant but the woman had been in some sort of daze and Rachel wasn't too sure how to approach her.

'Oh! I'm so sorry, I was daydreaming, I apologise, please, sit down.' Regaining her composure, Diane couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed that she had been thinking about her husband like a schoolgirl. Kurt would laugh hysterically if he knew.

'Thank you so much Rachel, we'll be in touch within the week.'

'No, thank you Ms Lockhart, it was an honor to meet you.' Rachel smiled warmly as she left Diane's office, she didn't want to jinx anything but she had a feeling that the interview had gone really well.

Diane smiled too. Finally, she had found someone who was interesting, ambitious and intelligent. Of course, Diane knew that procedure would have to be followed and that all candidates would have to be taken into equal consideration, but her instincts were telling her that Rachel McCall would be her first choice.

_oOo_

Sat at their dinner table, Diane and Kurt sipped their wine and beer respectively having finished a meal together.

'So, you didn't miss me too much then' Kurt resumed his teasing from that morning.

'You know, I may have missed you just a little,' Diane smiled as she thought back to her daydreaming early in the day 'but then I got distracted.'

'Oh really!' Kurt responded, allowing for Diane to expand on whatever she was clearly so eager to share with him.

'Yes, I interviewed quite a few candidates to become our new intern and this one girl just shone. Honestly, I think she has so much potential. Rachel McCall her name was and she just – oh dear, are you alright?' Diane stopped talking and jumped up to see to Kurt who was practically chocking on his drink.

'I'm…' he coughed a few times, 'fine, just…' he managed to clear his throat, 'just drank a little too quickly there.'

'And there was me thinking that my days events had been too much of an excitement for you.' Diane felt comfortable joking now that she knew Kurt was fine.

'Hmm.' Kurt simply murmured a response; he was too distracted to even think. He had been sure that he would never hear that name again, so sure.

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