Author Note

This is my first ever Good Wife fan fiction. I' am fairly knew to The Good Wife, I only watched my first episode on the 2nd of January 2015. Before I start this I should explain a few things. Firstly I am not American, my knowledge of American Politics and Law is not nearly as good as other authors on here. I will try to research, but being from a different country I don't except it to be as good as Americans. Secondly, I suffer from dyslexia and my spelling and grammar are nowhere as good as I would like them to be. I guess writing fan-fiction helps me with that. This story is AU and a couple of little things will need to be changed, the first that Alicia's apartment is a 4 bed and not 3.

Anyway, on with the story.

A young girl was sitting on her bed, her Grandma had just bought her a diary, something she hoped would help the young girl deal with the turmoil in her life at the moment.

"My name is Lucy, I have just had to move to a new house, well, it's not really a house, it's an apartment. My Daddy had sex with a prostitute, I don't even know what that is, but it made my Mummy and my Brother and Sister sad. I have asked them what it is, but they just say they don't want to talk about it. I'm 8 years old I wish they would stop treating me like a baby. Daddy got into more trouble something about bribery and now he is in jail. That makes me sad too.

I have a big sister, she is 13 and called Grace and a big brother called Zach. Zach is cool and lets me play on his computer sometimes, but Grace is mean to me sometimes. Zach says it's because I stole her place as baby of the family, but I don't know. I don't know what else you're meant to write in a diary, and Grandma is calling me for dinner. I hope Mummy gets home tonight before I go to bed"

Lucy put her diary on to the bed and headed out of her room to the dining room.

"Did you finish your homework?" Jackie asked her Grandchildren. She was glad she had them to spend time with, her friends, had all since been busy with other things since Peter went to prison. Her high class friends only wanted to talk to her to find out gossip, and Jackie didn't want to admit it, instead she got as close to her Grandchildren as possible.

"Yes" they all replied.

"Grandma, can we go out on my bike after dinner" Lucy asked, just before Peter was imprisoned he had bought Lucy her first Mountain Bike, unfortunately he never got to take her out on it yet.

"I'm sorry, but not tonight" Jackie replied causing the young girls face to fall.

"Will Mummy be home soon?" she asked again

"Mum has to work late again" Zach replied, again the young child's face fell.

Later that night Alicia had just finished her brief which she had sent to Diane for the case she was working on. She glanced at her watch looking at the time, deflated when she realised it was another night she wouldn't get to tuck Lucy into bed and read her a story; she knew Zach and Grace would still be awake but not Lucy. She closed her laptop and gathered her things, to head out of the office. She pressed for the elevator, and when the doors opened Diane was standing.

"Is that you off home?" Diane asked. Alicia was worried that she would look down on her for leaving before Cary, but it was 10pm she had to get home for the kids.

"Guilty" Alicia laughed, she was going to mention going home for the kids, but thought better of it.

"Well have a nice night" Diane said as they head off to their own cars.

Alicia opened the door to apartment 903 and was surprised to see her youngest daughter was on the sofa and crying with Zach and Grace at either side.

"Mummy" Lucy shouted as she ran over to her Mother. Alicia held her for a few moments before picking her up.

"So what are all these tears for?" Alicia asked

"I miss Daddy, I want to see him"

"I know you miss him, we all do, but he doesn't want you to be sad or you to have to see him in prison"

"But I heard Zach and Grace say he would be there for 8 years. That's too long, can't you get him home"

"I'm sorry baby; it's not my decision, if it was I would have him home here with us"

"Even after what he did?" Grace asked

"Grace, he is still your Dad and I still love him"

"Then why haven't you gone to see him Alicia" Jackie said

"Because, I just need some time, now talking about time, it's late, so let's get you all off to bed"

"Mummy, can I sleep with you please" Lucy asked. Alicia nodded and tucked Lucy into her bed before going to say goodnight to Zach and Grace.

But she spent the night thinking, she really did have to go and see Peter.

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