Charlene sat in the back of the court on a hard wooden bench watching the lawyers as the judge pass his judgment down. "Ten day jail sentence suspend. Fifty-dollar fine. That's it court augured. You don't have to go home but you can's stay here!" She watched as the lawyers walk back to their desk. Daniel looks even better now then he did way back when. She wanted to leave not even let her presents be known, but she had business to take care of. A lifetime has passed sense the last time she talked to Daniel. Knowing he goes by Dan, but he'll always be Daniel to her sweet, kind hearted Daniel not "Dan the man." She watched as he pack his brief case with case files while he talked to his coworkers. "So, any plans for the night, Christine?" "No, Dan and no Dan." Dropping her tone down with the second "No, Dan." He stop sat on the wooden desk arms crossed, "You didn't know what I was going to ask?" Christine closed her brief case looked at the ADA with annoyance, "What?" "Want to have dinner with me then share a cab back to my place?" replies Dan with a smirk and a wink. "No, Dan." Charlene watches as the judge interrupts the two layers, "Dan leave Christine alone. Hey lets all go out and get something to eat? And not share a cab with Dan back to his apartment." Dan let out a puff of air.
Charlene stood in the back of the court trying to convince herself just to talk. "Just talk say hello Charlene," gently trying to build her confidence up. "This is not for you. Remember why your really here." Charlene hears her high heels tapping on the floor as she walked up to the partition. "Hello, Daniel." The ADA turns his head stands up head cock to the side. His eyes looking over her short stature seeing how her long chestnut brown hair hung down in large curls, how the black dress hugged her curves the way the black high heels made her cream white calves appear longer leaner sexier. Searching her blue green eyes for clues she was really there in front of him and he was not dreaming again. His face loses color as he utters, "Charlene?" His eyes rolls into the back of his head as he falls to the ground she gasps, "Daniel!"
Way back when…
"Charlene, you came," says a relieved, hopeful Dan as he reaches out for her pulling her closer kissing the top of her head. Holding her against him filled him with a peace of mind. Standing under an old oak tree that grew between their parent's properties, they stood there holding each other. "I've missed you," moving a strand of chestnut brown hair placing it behind her ear, "I have this blanket for us to sit on." He point to a blanket on the ground, "I've even brought another on to cover up with. It's a little chill out here." It was usually cold in Louisiana that night, but that was not going to stop the two being together. They sat there holding each other talking and laughing about what had been happening since the last time they saw each other. Everyone knew they only had eyes for each other except their own parents which was find with them. It made it easier to sneak out to see one another.
Together they watched the full moon and the stars in the night sky and enjoying the closeness they sharing at this moment. His arms holding her tight feeling the weight of his head on hers she never felt this way about anyone before. She knew she was in love him, but they never said it. She knew he loved her with the little attention to details like knowing which flowers was her favorite and leaving them on her window seal. "Daniel?" "Hmm." "I love you." He lifted his head off of hers reposition himself to look into her blue green eyes and with a smile replies, "I love you too." He kisses her forehead then places a long finger under her chin lifting it gently, "I've loved you for a very long time Charlene Thibodaux. I've never felt this way about anyone before." His hand moves to her cheek pulling her closer to him as his lips cover hers. Feeling his tongue begging for entrance she opens her month to accommodate. Her mind was foggy with lust as Daniel position himself on top of her kissing her with a passion she never felt before. Slowly he moves his mouth to her creamy smooth neck kissing it she feels him moving his right hand softly over her stomach feeling the coolness of the night air gently kissing the warm skin. Feeling his strong hand hold onto her skin as his hungry mouth found her mouth again. Moving her hands into his dark brown hair feeling his hand moving up gently touching under her breast. He felt the weight of her breast on the back of his hand feeling her soft skin made him weak as he moan while moving his hips. Feeling his growing love she knew she should stop him, but feeling his hands, his lips and hearing him moan she couldn't resist him anymore. "Charlene," hearing her name she realizes he stopped. Slowly she opens her heavy eyes looking into his brown lustful ones, "I want to make love to you Charlene. I want to be inside you, love. I want to hear you moan my name and feel your nails on my back." Lowering his head down into her shoulder kissing the skin that showed whispering, "I have protection. Please don't think I've planned this. I just wanted to be prepared, in case you felt the same way." "I've never." "You'll be my first also. You are my first in everything crush, love, but hopeful my last to make love to."
Present day…
"Thanks, Bull for bring Dan in my office." The tall bailiff stops at the door leading out the office and ask, "What happen? He messed with a married woman and the husband came for vengeance?" Smiled the bailiff. "No, Bull." "Oookay." The judge closed the door to his office as Dan laid on the green leather couch as the judge walked pass Christine and Roz to Charlene. "Hi. I'm judge Stone. You are?" "Charlene Thiboduax Breaux. I'm sorry Judge Stone. I didn't know I would cause so much trouble." She bit her lower lip with wide eyes searching for life in Daniel as he laid there. Seeing his chest rise and fall, "Judge maybe I should leave. I'm sorry I came by. I just had to Daniel something, but I…I…" "Well, it must have been important for you to come from Louisiana to talk to him. Why not call him instead?" She could see the concern on the judge's face, but she didn't want him to know her secret without telling Daniel first. "I was here with some family. I'm helping them move to New York. I thought I would stop and visit him while I was here. Maybe ask him to show them around." "I have a question," asked a peeved Roz. "Why did he faint when he seen you? It was like you were the ghost of his sleazy past." Charlene looks at the bailiff with hurtfulness in her eyes, "I don't know," with a voice so low that it was barely heard by the others in the judge's office.
Hearing a groan from the couch everyone's accusing eyes turn from Charlene to Dan. Moving to the sitting position Dan rubs the back of his head as the judge, Christine and Roz moves to his side. The judge spoke first. "How are you feeling, Dan?" "Oh, like I passed out and hit my head on the floor." Roz stood from the armrest, "So, like a normal Friday night?" Dan scoffed, "Christine, I have a boo boo will you hold me?" "Dan! No! Here," She slaps the ice pack on the back of his head, "an ice pack for you boo boo." Dan wince as the ice pack smacks him in of the head. "Dan, Do you know this woman?" The judge points to Charlene. With a confused look on his face Dan answers the judge the question, "Charlene Thibodaux, but Charlene Thibodaux died about eighteen years ago."