I just needed some happiness for Willicia after 5x15. So I present a total AU story about a young Will and Alicia. In this story, Will is 23 and Alicia is 21. She's still a Cavanaugh because she is not married. This is just an intro that I wrote in 10 minutes but the rest is actually a story, I promise.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Good Wife or the characters (if I did Will WOULD NOT BE GONE!)
Fate was meant to give hope to romantics. It meant you would find your soul mate no matter how the world would be. Your could meet your soul mate in a class if that was what the world intended, and in any other world you would still find them because you were meant to be and fate wanted you two together.
Maybe it was because she got hired one summer morning that she met him. Or maybe she would have met him even if she took the job on the other side of the street. There was no saying that they might not have even run into each other at the Starbucks a few blocks away. Alicia Cavanaugh had no idea what fate had in store for her. Neither did Will Gardner. They didn't even go to the same school, or hang out with a similar group of people. Will was enjoying his youth, had gone to prep school throughout grade school, and generally liked taking charge of what went around him. Alicia worked her way through school and only accepted her parents help if necessary, and cared deeply about what the future would bring, but the future was the one thing they had in common.
They didn't know what could happen.
The only difference was how they handled that thought. Will didn't lose sleep at night, but several miles away Alicia would lie awake to wonder where she was going.
She worked odd jobs until an ad came on the newspaper that her parents would read every morning. It was for a part-time job at a high-end catering business. When she researched it further, she found it was a company with five-star reviews and happy customers.
They didn't want a cook (Alicia gave a silent thank you for that) but an assistant. One who was organized, well-spoken, honest, and punctual.
One who would be working directly with the owner, Paul Gardner.
He looked like a nice man from the photos. A big smile on a face with a pointy nose, brown hair, and a beard. The group photo showed a few other staff members.
Alicia had no previous experience with catering, unless helping her mom cook for her father's work dinner party counted. It was still worth a try though.
She spent that night after dinner writing her cover sheet and looking over her resume to make sure there were absolutely no mistakes. She sent in a copy of everything through their site where they had a huge "Now Hiring" post. She went to bed straight after and stayed awake, wondering if she would get a call back.
Two days later, she got the call.