Days had passed and it was my third time visiting Donna, only this time was for keeping my promise of visiting her not only for business, if you can call it that way. In my job my visits never took long, they were always straight to the cut, but with Donna I couldn't do the same, I mean, in my job I have learn many things, I have learn how to be neutral, how to be calm, how to lie, how to never create a bond, but with Donna, I can't do non of does things; she just knows me better than this, I really hate to admit it, but she has seen thru me since day one.

Last time I came to visit her besides telling her about the trial, I starting asking about her life; I learn about her family not supporting her anymore, not even her brothers, about her not going to college since she thought that wasn't for her and most of all I learned how she got to be a host of Mtv, which I was partially informed, but did not inquire much about it, guess I failed in that one, and judge her too soon, I mean, being a host is not like being a lawyer nor a doctor, but its big and really remind me of one thing that I had really clear when we were teens: She is the type of person that can accomplish anything she puts her mind on.


Now once again, I was like Alice looking thru the hour glass, expecting for Donna, which wasn't something that bothered me actually, not only for the familiar sensation that jail brought me, it had to do with our conversations, I found it, well… nice, I as said before, I felted bad about her, and knew she was sincere, I guess that in combination to her story DID cause something on me: empathy. She soon enough appears looking as happy to see me as always, at least as always. We pick up the phones.

"How's been your day?" I started first like it was some game of cards.

"As good as a jail day can be" she stated almost in a sassy way.

"Does your roommate treats you right?" that question was half sarcastic and have serious.

"Actually, she kind of does" she stars playing with her fingers, which looks kind of funny with the handcuffs. "What about you? Does your roommate treat you right?" I looked at her just trying to understand what she was asking to me "Take it as you wish"

"I don't share my home with anyone currently; I pay complete rent in my pent"

"Currently?" This started to get personal again; I look at her in disapproval "Don't get me wrong, I just want to know what you been doing"

"Why?" I almost sounded resigned.

"Because I want to know about your life" She almost made me blush. "It's hard to understand?" She laughs but it didn't mean she wasn't serious. "I mean, you asked me first about my life, and I told you, because I know you wanted to know"

She had her point, I wanted to know much about her, guess I wasn't expecting her, wanting to know anything, and guess that was the reason why I kept all my information for myself, but thinking straight, that was a part of me that still saw her as a client, that is something I had to keep, but also that also goes with the things that I can't do while talking to Donna since they don't work.

"Sorry, guess it wouldn't kill me to tell you about my 'secret' life" I joke around with a smile.

"Let me guess, your main life is being a lawyer?" Sassy statement.

"You have guessed right miss"

That visit a told her about my friendship with Glen, about going to Harvard and about my job, it was really natural after all. She looked at me like she never had listen to me before, in total calm and silence.

"It's great that you have this job and fabulous life, but there is something I wish to ask you" she rolls her eyes searching for the words and later looks at me in the eye "What about love life? why don't you talk a little about your life?" she touch the personal barrier again, I know she notice the uncomfortable look in my face "Don't worry, I already know about you guys just hitting it, it was easy to guess" I stared at her, what else could I do, since when her psychology was so good? "Prince I'm not asking any description, I just want… to you to tell me about her… her name, something" she mumbled a little at the end, she looked at her cuffs then "What I mean is… Are you happy?" She finally finished.

"My happiness doesn't depend on her" how is that for spitting words out, now she was looking me weird again."Sorry, I just… things are complicated, that is why I never talk about that aspect of my life"

"It's okay, there is always a part of our life that never goes how it should" she change her weird face for a simple pretty smile "good thing is, that can be worse, but also can be better"

"Really mature" I said to her almost immediately "You impress me every day"

"Your humbleness and way of treating people is what really is impressive" sigh, and then a weak smile "It's like a whole new angle for you"

"I'm guessing you will have preferred to see this angle back in the Drama days" I said resting my face in my hand. She stayed serious and silent for some seconds.

"No Curtis, I enjoy all your angles" After saying that she almost covered her mouth, which made it everything so weird, but… both of us ended up laughing, don't know if it was for the nerves.


The conversation was natural after that, even though what she said got us nervous, we were nervous, but, somehow, it a good way. After that and some days I took the case and defend it, it was a little complicated at first, but yeah, I had it in the bag, I do what I love and I love what I do. Evidence, witnesses and the circumstances helped her, since, there was no actual case against her, too bad, it ended being easy at the end.

We were now there, waiting for the verdict; Donna was sitting next to mine, she was a little nervous, a little, didn't know why since we already knew we were going to win, and it wasn't the first time she was in a trial, I have to go with that was the stress of the situation.

Then it happened, the big innocent was been said, she stood up and look at me, she really was a little in disbelieve, but them she look at me with a lighten up face a the biggest smile, I smile back in a 'missing accomplish" manner, and then she hugged me, wasn't the first the time that had happened to me, but definitely didn't expected her to do this; I hugged her bag while everybody was leaving, it was many years since the last time I've… touch her, and something just jumped in me, it was like I remembered, the way, her hair, her smell, similar but different and it was better .

"Oh, Curtis! I could kiss you" she said while holding tightly, and then in two seconds we felted someone hugging us from the back.

"Guys" It was Glen looking really happy "I'm so glad this is over" he said while my first reaction was letting go of Donna "Thanks a lot bro" he said to me, and I could feel like Donna was looking at me, trying to read my now again neutral expression.

"No problem" I told him and later hug him "It's what bros do"