Author's Note: This story contains Duncney, Scourtney, Doey, Zoke and Gwencan, everything finding its way at the end.
It was past six, I was about to leave the office, this was one of those days were I had so little clients, I didn't have to waste my time talking to them an extra hour, it's something that made me proud, since I am still the best lawyer in whole Canada. No surprise for anyone, since I was a teen I have always knew what I wanted to do with my life, I had a plan for success and that even help me to write a book… Was this my destiny or what? Funny thing since I don't actually believe in destiny.
I was just getting everything ready for leaving when suddenly my secretary called me thru the phone. She knew that I didn't like last minute visits, I only stay an extra hour if the person was here before 5:00 pm, which was frequent enough for her to learn that simple rule, then again I wasn't in the mood to have an argument with her, I just wanted to tell her to leave it for tomorrow, maybe it was the best for both of us. I pick the phone just with the touch of a button.
"Sorry to bother you when you are about to leave Mr. Adams, but we have an unexpected visitor" she said in a nervous tone.
"I think you will have to tell that person that this aren't the hours for a visit" I told her not believing I had to explain this to her.
"That person is insisting that he is your friend" she said in a really low tone "I think is one of those crazy activist artist" she says in a much lower tone "should I call someone?" It was then were it got me and I just was in a silence that I could not help by how amaze I was "Sir, what should I do?" My silence lasted less than 5 seconds and I finally snapped.
"Let's make an exception with this person" I could notice a silence coming from her this time, and before she ask me something I was sure to add "He is my friend after all" that was enough for her not make more questions.
When he came and entered my office everything just changed, the office was always so formal and sober and he just made a contrast with everything, even with me. I just thought in incorporating and go give him a brotherly hug, but I just have to calm myself and be more professional, so as a good lawyer I just limit myself to shake his hand, and surprisingly that hand shake almost felted like it was that brotherly hug that I wanted.
"Court, how's been going?" he sounded formal, guess I put him on that mood, maybe I wasn't doing it right, but had to keep my image anyways.
I just look at him for some seconds, he changed a little, when we were teens and had our "Dramatic" adventures, he always was so thin, I was sure he had the weight of a 14 year old girl, but he didn't look bad, on the contrary, it matched his Goth style and strange black and blue hair, now he still looked good but had little but visible extra pounds that its normal in a young adult age, and also his pale skin looked like it was glowing now that he had black hair, a little long and messy for my taste, but it suited him well.
"Long time no see, Glen" I still was holding his hand when I said that, when I let him go I thought I just couldn't look at him, not sure why, it was confusing to see him "So what am I good for?" couldn't help to ask, I needed to know.
"You know that answer" He almost laugh saying this, what was great cause it made me feel more comfortable in the situation, I think I almost laugh myself.
"Should have guess… but this aren't the hours for a business talk" I turned my back to him almost automatically and give my eyes to the view that I had in my office thanks to enormous glass windows. I couldn't help it, I didn't want him to leave actually, but that didn't mean that I was in a cloud.
"I didn't came for you to treat me as a client" with those words he got my attention, that's when I felt his attitude change, and also his voice stop being all formal "I was hoping to ask you what I'm about to ask you… as a friend" I turn back to him.
"So you still considered me your friend?" I couldn't help it but ask, and it wasn't my intention for that to sound so bad like it did, I guess that is the normal way I talk, and people that pass a lot of time around me understands.
"Well I don't know about that…" He said not looking me in the face, at least now I know I'm not the only one feeling awkward "But I'm willing to try again"
"So let me guess, you're willing to try being my friend in change of my free services?" that made me go firm on him.
"I never said it was going to be free" He went firm on me too.
"Sorry, I don't understand" I felt him take a deep breath and calming a little.
"I just can't see you like a lawyer Court, I know you couldn't see me as a client either, I really know things like this unite friends, and I can see that happening to us in this process, maybe everything will be better like before"
"You think that we could be like we were before?" I said those words and by my tone he understand what I was trying to ask, he knew I wasn't being sarcastic or insulting, he knew I was surprise but not in a bad way. "So how is Zony and your other friends?" he was silent.
"Now that is something I don't want to talk about" that shocked me, that was something that even though I could had wished it happened back in the day, it wasn't the same now.
"Did you guys fought and got mad at each other?" after my cold words I know he was a little pissed, it wasn't mature move coming from me. "I didn't…"
"Its okay" he said before I could even finish.
We have our story, I have my flaws, he got he's own, and we made lots a mistakes being dumb teens, but after all those years I still cared for him, I saw him as a true friend, we were really close in college and it was great, and it's kind of sad knowing that other people were responsible for the ending of our friendship. The situation was a little… weird, but I truly felted like I needed to help him, and I really wanted to be friends again, it was something I couldn't help really, I guess I missed him more then I wish.
"We can try… and see the case" When I said that he just looked at me in surprise, I was surprise myself "But if we're are going to talk like friends I don't want it to be here, this is where I speak business only"
"So where do you speak friendship, Oh! Mr. Adams?" I laughed this time with him.
"There is a park near here" I said while I ended up picking my suitcase off my deck "So while we are on the way why don't you tell me what is the case about?" with my last words I was almost in the door when I looked back to him and saw he was a little worried "What's wrong?"
"Well…" he was as nervous as my secretary but then I felt like he man-up and went straight to the point "The case I wish you to help me with… It's about Donna, I want you to help Donna, Court"
