Author's note:
Before you read this chapter I have to warn you first that I pretend Cary didn't leave the firm in my fic. I hope you don't mind, I liked him, and I think Diane liked him too.
And I really had a hard time writing the D/K scene, so please don't hate me if it's too bad. I didn't know it'd be so hard to write scenes like this.
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Chapter Two
"I'd love to help you myself…" said Diane, but Katherine shook her head.
"No, I don't want to hear about it. You are the boss, I'd be perfectly pleased with someone less powerful. Besides I'm sure you're too busy for cases like this."
"But it's your case…"
"And that's why I can tell you to give it to someone else. What about that young cute blond guy?"
"Cary?" asked Diane and looked at her curiously.
"I want a good-looking man on my side, is that a crime?"
"Of course not, I'm sure he'll be more than happy to help."
"Great, then tell him to call me to discuss the details."
"He'll call you tomorrow…or I will."
"Diane?"
"What?...Fine, he will call you."
"And now I leave you with your papers," said Katherine looking at the files on Diane's desk. "Sure you are not free for dinner?"
"You still have some leftovers?" asked Diane smiling.
"Forget it," she answered laughing.
"Besides, I have plans for tonight," added Diane with a smile.
"Plans?" asked Katherine with a significant smile.
"Yes," said she a bit blushing, and she was sure her friend understood her without words.
She didn't actually have plans, but she was still kind of hoping she'd hear from Kurt that day. She knew she sounded pathetic, even to herself, but she missed him, and she could do nothing about hiding this feeling from herself. It was hard enough hiding it from others, but Katherine was a friend.
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Soon after Katherine left Diane called her secretary to tell Cary to come into her office.
"What can I help you with?" asked Cary right after he entered the door.
"Katherine Mayfair is a friend of mine…" started Diane.
"The one who catered the toxic wedding?" asked Cary, who was always well-informed about news, this was the thing Diane liked about him the most.
"Yes. Looks like she has a problem with her procurers."
"They won't pay her?"
"Exactly, and she wants to sue, and since she is a friend…"
"I'm on it," answered Cary quickly.
"Thank you, I appreciate that," said she smiling. "If you need any help just let me know. Here is her number," she handed Katherine's number to him on a piece of paper.
Cary took the paper and walked out of the office, then Will came in.
"A new assignment?" asked he curiously.
"A friend of mine needs a lawyer. How is the case going?"
"Alicia and I will meet Kurt tomorrow at ten."
Diane looked him in the eye, and tried not to show any sign of emotion.
"Good luck," she answered and buried her head into her papers.
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She was interrupted by the sound of her grumbling stomach some hours later, and realized she hadn't eaten anything the whole day. She looked out through the inside window, and the office seemed really silent. She realized it was late, so she started packing when she heard steps on the floor.
"Who is it?" she asked quite loudly. Nobody answered, but she still heard the steps nearing her office. She was standing behind her table looking at the door, her cell-phone in her hand, when Kurt appeared in front of her in the doorway.
"It's me," said he looking at her.
"You scared me," she answered, but she was already smiling.
"I didn't want to scare you, I wanted to surprise you," he said taking out a bouquet of red roses from behind his back.
"You succeeded," she answered, still smiling. She walked to him, looking him in the eye.
"I brought roses," he said smiling.
"You want to appease me with these?" she asked taking the flowers. "Because you're gonna need a lot more than a…" she couldn't finish the sentence, because Kurt suddenly kissed her, and Diane couldn't pretend to be angry any more.
All of a sudden they were interrupted by a weird sound.
"What was it?" asked Kurt and looked at Diane.
"My stomach," said Diane blushing.
"Then I guess I don't even have to ask if you'd join me for a dinner tonight," he said smiling.
"Don't tease me cowboy," she said laughing. "What if I already have plans?"
"Plans like, starving in your office?"
"No. Plans like going out with a date, who actually called me to say he's in town and wants to meet me for dinner," she changed to a serious tone.
"I take it you are angry with me for not calling," he said seriously.
"I'd have every reason to."
"I know, but I really planned this whole surprise," he said, folding his arms around her waist.
"You did?" she asked looking him in the eye, starting to smile again.
"I even asked Will to call me when you're alone in the office."
"You two stop conspiring behind my back," she said seriously.
"So you don't like the surprise?" he asked looking at the bouquet.
"I didn't say that, but Will should have nothing to do with it," she said angrily.
"Are you angry with him?"
"No, I'm angry with you."
"I'm sorry, I can't follow," he said smiling.
"He knew it sooner that you're in town, sooner than me. Not to mention the phone call you seem to have forgotten in the last days."
"You missed me?" he said holding her closer.
"How dare you?" she asked and tried to escape from his arms, but he held her tight.
"Would you let me try to make up for it?"
"With a dinner?" she said, and they both started laughing as her stomach started grumbling again.
"I'll try," he said seriously.
"Then there better be some hell of a wine for that dinner," said Diane smiling.
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The next morning Diane was late from work, Will's been looking for her several times during the morning, but she only appeared around nine. When Will saw her arrive he went into her office.
"Good morning, looks like someone slept over this morning," he said smiling.
"Stop that," said Diane seriously.
"Did your cowboy show up last night?"
"You two better stop conspiring behind my back," she said seriously, in the exact same tone she did last night.
"So he did?"
"It's non of your business."
"I can ask him myself, you know. I'm meeting him in an hour."
"Don't you dare!"
"I don't need to," he grinned, "the look on your face is enough."
Then he left leaving an unamused Diane.
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An hour later Diane looked for Cary, and his secretary told her he has a meeting with Mrs. Mayfair. Diane couldn't resist to step into his office to ask about the case and greet Katherine.
"How's the case going?"
"I'm reading the contract right now," said Cary, while Diane greeted Katherine.
"Can I have a look at it?" asked Diane and reached out her hand.
"Of course," Cary answered and gave her the piece of paper.
Soon after she started reading she suddenly looked up to Katherine and asked:
"You want to tell me you were catering the wedding of the daughter of Amanda Jones?"