Hey guys, I am back and ready to roll. So as usual I am going to explain where this crazy idea and this story started. So I had three ideas for a new story. This was just one of the three ideas that I thought of(maybe I will write the other two, but that would be after this one). But anyway, I was thinking about what would happen if Peter didn't make bail and did not get out of prison until after season 1. And then I was thinking about the dinner they were supposed to have after their kiss, since Peter is still in jail, what would happen? So this one is surrounded around the lack a Peter's meddling. But don't you get too happy about him not being in the picture, he will come back, and with a vengeance(spoiler alert). But anyway, I hope everyone likes it. Please R&R.


Alicia stood at the mirror in her front hallway, she was fidgeting with her choice of attire. Alicia had a beautiful knee length ruby red dress on. It wasn't very sexy, it was long sleeved and the top had cut off at the top, just above her bosom, showing very little cleavage. It wasn't anything fancy, just something that she hadn't worn in quite a long time. The last time she remembered wearing this dress was at one of her anniversaries with Peter.

Alicia stopped messing with her dressed and huffed. She started towards her room with the thought of changing her dress in mind.

"I can't go to dinner thinking about my anniversary with Peter."Alicia said to herself as she flopped down on her bed next to the other outfits that she decided wasn't right. Either they were too sexy, which worried her that she might give the impression that she was throwing herself at him. Or they were too business like, making him think that she thought of this as any other business meeting. She threw her head back on the bed and start to stare at the wall, wondering if he was having the same problem. Just as she was about to give up and fake a lie to get out of this stupid predicament that she found herself in, she heard her phone ring from the kitchen. At first she wasn't going to answer it, but she decided it was best to answer it, worried that it could be the kids calling from their friends house. As soon as she got to her phone, the caller hung up. Sighed when she saw that the caller was Will and when she saw what time it was. She swore under her breath, grabbed her coat and purse and walked out of her apartment, locking it as she left.

Once Alicia walked out of her apartment, she was met with the cool Chicago air, fighting with her coat to keep it closed. She hailed for a taxi and gave him the address. She checked the time on her phone while she rode through the streets of Chicago. She texted Zach and Grace, something she had to get used to since they hate when she calls them.

She soon arrived at the restaurant and paid the cabby. Once she got in, she gave up her coat and was directed to her table. She spotted him immediately as she was shown to the dining area. He looked so out of place, almost nervous, it was cute on him. She saw him occasionally look up and around to see if she was there and then to his phone. After watching him for a few seconds, she ceased his pain and walked over to their table, with labored breaths the whole walk over.

"Will."She breathed once she got to the table. A wide smile came across his lips, and what looked like an escaped breath from what Alicia saw. Alicia took a seat as soon as he got up, leaving smile awkward smiles on both of their faces. Will sat back down and offered her a breadstick.

"Alicia I had wine here for you, but it got warm so I asked for them to take it back. I'll call a waiter over and get you some wine and something to eat." Will stuck to his word and called a waiter over. The two of them ordered and went back to awkward silence.

"Will"

"Alicia" They said at the same time, falling into calming had no idea why she seemed so weird and nervous now. It was just dinner to talk about them and the kiss. They have talked about many more intimate things before, what's changed now. Hell she used to tell him about her cramps, he even bought her tampons a couple of times. But talking about one simple kiss seemed like pulling teeth. They weren't teenagers, they should be able to talk about this certain thing easily.

"You first."Alicia said after the laughter died down. The agreed and Will started.

"Well I was going to ask you if there was much traffic, you know, that caused your delay."Will said, rubbing his very moist hands on his pants. He was never this nervous when talking to woman, even when he was younger. But why has Alicia always seemed to make everything he does lately extremely harder than needed be? I mean just saying her name makes his heart beat faster than normal. And it was Alicia, his best friend in Georgetown, still bestfriend now. What makes him so...so lovestruck? Alicia started to blush at his question, she meant to make an excuse as to why it took her over half an hour to get there.

"Um no, I was at home trying to figure out what to wear."Alicia said as she started to fiddle with her dress again, unable to lie to him. Her honesty somehow calmed him. Maybe it was the fact that she was just as nervous as he was that caused him to get some courage. Or maybe it was the scotch that the waitress brought over with Alicia's wine.

"Alicia why did you kiss me back?"Alicia was so shocked by his odd outburst that she almost spit her wine out. Instead she swallowed her drink and wiped away the little drips that escaped.

"What? You kissed me first." Alicia said defending her actions.

"Yes but was that a pity kiss because of me losing the case, or..."Will let his words trail off suggestively, hoping that she would fill in the rest.

"It wasn't pity, I will tell you that. I have never done anything out of pity for you. But that kiss, I don't know what came over me. I just saw you and then your eyes and your lips. And then I just wanted to feel that heat again and..."Alicia stopped herself, even though she already saw that she had said too much. She took a deep breath and drank some more of her wine. And before Will could respond, their food arrived. The couple ate their food in relative silence.

Will was dumbfounded, he had no idea what to say. He was almost certain that Alicia just told him that she kissed him because she really wanted to, and now he had no idea what to say to her. But as he picked through his food, he found the question he wanted to ask her.

"Why did you stop? Was it because of Peter, or because of me?"Alicia stopped eating and placed her fork down. This was the question that she was dreading, and to be honest, it was a question that she too often thought about herself. Because she really didn't know. I was like everything hit her at once. The kids, her job, Peter. Peter was the big thing, not really about hurting him, but more or so becoming him. Could she stoop so low as to sleep with someone else while he wasn't around like he did? Or would it be just revenge sex, could she really do that to Will. Could she really use him like Peter used his whores? Alicia was brought from her thoughts when Will placed his hand on top of hers.

"Alicia are you ok?"Will asked when she finally looked back at him.

"Will this was a mistake. I have to go right now."And before he could say anything, Alicia bolted from her chair to the main entrance. Will quickly waved a waitress over and paid for their dinner and ran out after her.

He found her outside trying and failing to hail a taxi.

"Alicia!"He yelled as he jogged to her side, waving her purse in his hand.

"Alicia why did you run out of there so quickly? You forgot your purse Alicia, what's wrong with you?"

"Thank you Will but I can't stay in there any longer, I need to get home."Alicia answered truthfully. She could not sit in that restaurant any longer and look at him amongst the happy couples. She knew that she shouldn't have came. She should have just went on as though nothing happened, it would definitely hurt less.

"Alicia come on."Will said as he started to pull her down the street.

"Will where are we going?"Alicia asked as she followed him down the street.

"I knew I shouldn't have asked to go to that place. We always talked more comfortably when it was just the two of us. I'm taking you somewhere we can talk freely."Will said as they continued their journey. Alicia thought about pulling away and just going home, but she knew that they should talk. If they kept their feelings bottled up for much longer, they would burst like they did after their kiss.

They continued longer for a few minutes until they stopped at Will's apartment. Alicia continued in silence until they got into the elevator of his apartment building when he finally let go of her. They were still close to each other but for some reason, she felt as though they were so far apart.

They reached Will's apartment easily and Will unlocked the door and walked in first, turning on lights and holding the door open for her. Will shrugged his jacket off and walked over to his kitchen. He opened his fridge and grabbed two beers and opened it. He walked over to his couch and sat down, motioning for her to sit next to him. Alicia took her coat off and placed it on one of his chairs and sat down next to him, grabbing a beer from the table. Oddly, Alicia felt more relaxed in his apartment surrounded by his things and him. He usually had that effect on her, but at the restaurant, it just felt all wrong.

"I should have done this at first, but I thought it to be too intimate for us, I didn't want to pressure you. But we have been together for a long time, and we were best friends, this is obviously more comfortable for the two of us."Will stated as he took a long sip of his beer. Alicia did the same, hoping to get some liquid courage.

"Now, why did you stop?"Will asked as he twisted his body to face Alicia more. Alicia stared down her bottle as though it held the answers to the universe, even though she knew that the answers where already inside of her. She took a deep breath and finished her drink in one gulp.

"It wasn't you."She let out as the beer ran through her system. She looked to Will and saw that she had his full attention.

"It wasn't entirely you or Peter, it was everything. All I knew was that I should not start something that I knew I could not finish, especially while I'm still married."Alicia let out a breath she didn't know that she was holding in. Will again was shocked by her answer and was at a lost for words.

"So you wanted to start something, with me?"Will got out have a long silence. Alicia got up and started to pace his living room.

"Will I don't know. All I know is that it did feel good being in your arms. But I have a family, and you are my boss. I was lucky to get this job as is, which I am sure was mostly your doing. If it comes out that I am screwing my boss, no one will hire me, and if they do, they will expect so much more than what my job entails. Will I need this job and I love my kids."Alicia started as tears started to fall from her eyes. Will got up and pulled Alicia into his arms, he hated to see her cry. He remembered when he almost fought a whole football team because her boyfriend cheated on her. Okay maybe not the whole football team, but he was definitely going to beat her ex's ass and his friends.

"Alicia you are not going to get fired, so you don't have to worry about getting another job. And you don't have to worry about your kids, they are going to be just fine."Alicia stopped crying and looked up at him, she had no idea how he always knew what to say.

"Do you want to be with me?"

"Will I am married, I have two teenagers, I..."Will put his finger to her mouth to silence her.

"Do you want to be with me? Do not think about the consequences right now, just think about us. It's a simple yes or no question."Alicia stood their in his embrace for a while. Of course she wanted to be with him, everything slowed down and felt right every time they were together, even when everything was going wrong. But it wasn't that easy. There were so many other things to think about, so many other people to worry about.

"Yes but Will.."And before she could protest, Will engulfed her lips with his. At first she wanted to protest, but as his tongue begged to enter, she gave in. Will took her defeat and pulled her closer for a deeper passionate kiss. Alicia wrapped her arms around his neck and he grabbed her ass, pulling them even closer. Will picked her up as she linked her legs behind his back. Will started to walk towards his room as he started to run kisses down her jaw and neck eventually to her chest, occasionally looking up to make sure that they weren't bumping into anything.

Finally Will got them to his bedroom and he threw Alicia down on his bed, thinking about what was under that skin tight dress that she looked so delicious in. To be honest, she could look beautiful in anything she wore, especially when she would just wear his oversized T-shirts when she spent the night due to studying. He was about to shower her with kisses when she sat up.

"Will we really shouldn't."Will shook his head and placed a hand on either side of her and moved his face inches from hers.

"Alicia, I do not want to hear that word for the next few hours ok?"Alicia shook her head yes as a big smile came across Will's face.

"I don't want to hear the words Shouldn't...can't...Peter...Zach...Grace...or stop...unless it has a don't in front of it."Will said inbetween kisses on her neck and lips. The last few words he said low with a dark seductive tone. Alicia again nodded, this time with a huge smile plastered across her face.

"Good, now where shall we begin?" Alicia wrapped her arms around his neck and fell back on the bed, bringing him down with her. As asked, Alicia did not say any of those words. At first she was hesitant because they really shouldn't be having sex with so much unsaid. But the more his tongue licked and flicked on her skin, the more she wondered why she didn't do this sooner. The only name she said that night was Will's and God's. And for the first time in a long time, she felt good, and free. Now what was going to happen tomorrow would really test how good and free she truly was.


Ooo I wonder what will happen in the morning. What do you guys think, also should I continue? I'm a little hesitant on this one, I don't know why.

So PSA, I don't know about other authors, but I love this little part here. It's like those NEXT TIME ON... Kind of thing. Like I hint to you what happens next and at the same time I get to talk to you guys about the story. Oooo no it's like the after comments on the show where you and your watching companion talks about what you like and didn't like. Like I ll be like, "yeah she was a bit OC but it made it better right". Or "Yes I know that he is taking control in the situation later once they get to his house, but by that time he is thinking that he is getting no where in there relationship letting her take the reigns. And all through the show he gives her the option of dominating the relationship but she ends up ruining it so maybe they can make it with him taking some control."And then you guys are like either agreeing or not, but like not immedately. Like I'm texting you and you are texting really late. Anyway, all I am saying is that I love you guys' reviews and talking to you guys, even if it is hours later. S go ahead, don't be shy, type in that box and press review. That goes for all the stories you read. Be kind, review.