A/N: Sorry for the delay, been a CRAZY couple of weeks. Thanks so much for the reviews!

I struggled with whose point of view to tell this part of the story from. I think I found a decent compromise….hope you enjoy! This part of the story is from Will's point of view.

Chapter 4: Face to Face

It was almost 9pm and once again Will was at work late and broke off the one dinner date that he set up over the past few nibt. He was nice enough to send the assistants home at a decent hour tonight but didn't contemplate that he would be having issues with the copier of all things. He was walking in his office flipping through all pages to make sure everything was there and didn't notice that someone was sitting on the corner of his couch.

He set the packet down at the end of the desk and began thinking about how between work and flings, he hadn't had the opportunity to date anyone serious. However, Tammy was back in town and he wanted to see her. She was always a good match for him and he felt guilty about the way their relationship ended because of…

"Hey"

The voice was so small but familiar and Will jerked around to make sure he wasn't imagining things. It was Alicia. She was actually in his office and had a look on her face that he hadn't seen in years.

"W-what are you doing here?" he asked completely confused and in a voice that was almost as small as hers.

"Why did you lie to me?"

"WHAT?"

"Why. Did. You. Lie. To. Me?" Alicia said in a stronger voice while standing up with intensity in her eyes.

Will didn't answer. They both just stood glaring at each other trying to figure out what the other person was feeling by the look in their eyes. But suddenly Will was angry. How dare she ask him about something he lied about after she betrayed him and tried to steal all of his clients?

"I'm going to ask you one last time. What are you talking about?" he said moving closer to her.

"The voicemail. I asked you what you said on the voicemail and you said that it was that you thought I made the right decision choosing Peter."

"So."

"So that's not what you said."

Will was in shock and didn't know what to do or say next. That lie seemed like a lifetime ago and he had almost forgotten he ever told it.

"Who told you that's not what I said?"

"So you are admitting it?" Alicia said moving in closer to him.

Will was so taken aback by everything that he didn't even notice how close they had gotten to one another.

"Alicia, I think you are hardly in the position to talk about anyone lying here."

"Oh don't try to turn this around. Answer the question." With that response, she awakened the Will she had been experiencing for the past 3 months.

"I don't owe you anything. You betrayed me remember? You are the one who went behind my back poaching clients, teaming up with Cary, downloading files from the server, trying to destroy me. YOU DID THAT. Whatever I may have said back then doesn't mean a damn thing anymore. Clearly."

Will saw her face drop at that statement and he immediately felt bad for saying it. So he decided to give her a chance. If she was willing to tell the truth so was he.

"Ok Alicia. You want the truth. Why don't you start?"

"What?"

"Why did you leave the firm?"

"So we are back to this again. God Will. I left. I told you why. I have wanted to start my own firm since we were back in Georgetown." Alicia said clearly frustrated and walking toward his desk. He thought it was to break the closeness between them but wasn't sure. He could tell she had no idea where he was going with this question so he decided to make it quite clear.

"Let me try this again." He walked over to his desk and sat on the edge right in front of her. They were closer now than they were standing up and he could sense her unease with his proximity. He looked her straight in the eyes and asked the question that had been haunting him every night since he had her escorted of the building.

"Why did you leave the firm Alicia? Why did you leave..me?" He knew at that point she understood what he was asking this time. He could see the confusion and wide range of emotions going through her face and sensed she was about to lie.

"I—"

"No Alicia. Before you start your lie, because I sense that's where this is going. We are being 100% truthful. Tell me why you left. Tell me your truth and I will tell you mine."

Alicia stood for what seemed like an eternity trying to form an answer and nothing came out.

"I-I can't Will"

"Yes you can. Just tell me", he said softly as he reached out and touched her arm as a way to try and comfort her."

She was quiet again and then he noticed a tear streaming down her face, which she quickly wiped away.

"Ok. The truth", she said while sighing and then took a deep breath.

"I love you Will. I left because I love you."

Although Will had heard the same reasoning from Kalinda just 24 hours ago, it was completely different and overwhelming hearing it from Alicia. She looked so vulnerable and he was so stunned that he kept quiet. He kept stroking her arm back and forth and eventually took her hand. He hoped the silence would convince her to keep going. He wanted to know more. And it worked.

"I just. I just didn't know what to do. I knew that I had to stand by Peter but I just. I love you so much and no matter how hard I try, I just couldn't shake it. I couldn't shake you. I felt like the only way to make my marriage work was to put some distance between us", Alicia confessed as she sniffled and more tears fell. Will was paralyzed thinking that one sudden move outside of his steady stroke of her hand would stop her from talking.

"I saw you with Laura and I knew I needed to let you move on and that we should move on but it just…it just didn't work. I want to be a good wife and a good mother but I just… Gah I don't know I just can't let you go. I don't know how to let you go."

Will knew what he had to do. It was time to tell the truth. He stood up and held both of Alicia's hands, looked her in the eye and after 3 years he told her the truth.

"Alicia. When I called you back I said I'm not dropping this. I love you. I think I loved you ever since Georgetown. So let's make a plan. I'll meet you anytime, anywhere but if none of this makes sense to you. Ignore it."

They stood in silence for a moment and then Alicia reached out to stroke Will's face. She leaned in slowly for a kiss. They kissed softly and both took a deep breath. Will couldn't help but feel how right it felt to have her lips on his and how familiar it was. Nothing had changed but then again everything had changed. He could feel his pulse quickening and Alicia was deepening the kiss. He pulled back before it went too far.

"Alicia, wait."

"What's wrong?"

"Before we take this too far, we need to lay everything out on the table."

Will walked over to her bag, pulled out her blackberry and put it on silent. He did the same thing to his phone. The building was quiet, there would be no interruptions, no bad timing. It was time to get everything between them out in the open and say everything that needed to be said.

Hope you enjoyed. Next chapter will pick up the conversation from Alicia's point of view.