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Alicia sat there stunned for a little. Peter did indeed promise to get Will back, but she did not think he would come after her. It had been a whole week, what took him so long to do anything if he was going to do anything at all.
Maybe she was just overacting. Maybe he just wanted to talk, or a pre scheduled event. This may have nothing to do with Will at all. She hoped.
"Mrs. Florrick? Are you ok?"Courtney calls from the the end of the phone, concern dripping from her voice. Alicia snapped out of it. If she wanted to know why he was here, she mind as well just see the guy in.
"Oh, yes. Can you please see him in."She croaked, trying to sound more sure of herself than she really was.
"Ok Ma'am."Courtney said, not all sure if she should send him in, but doing it anyway.
Alicia tried to prepare herself for his arrival. Not knowing the full reasoning of this visit, she wasn't sure if she should seem like she has work (which she does) or to seem available. She choose to seem swamped.
"Hey honey."Peter said as he knocked on the open door, walking in without her saying so. Alicia looked up from all of the papers, showing her 'I'm tired and am not in the mood for your BS today' look. Hoping he would get the hint.
"I thought you being the boss of the company would mean that you wouldn't have have to work so much and be covered in paper work."Peter said in the most concerned voice she had ever heard. Her face loosened, she had never seen him so genuinely worried about her. Well maybe when she was having the kids, but other than that, no.
"Being the boss means that you have more paper work than before, just less cases."Alicia gave him a small smile as she gestured him to sit down. Maybe he is just here to talk, or it's a trap.
Will sat back in his office chair and started to think of the day he just had. No matter what happens between them, Will always wanted her. She was his drug. So even though he had just spent a couple of hours with her, he couldn't help but just go talk to her some more. Will got up from his seat and started out towards Alicia's office, but was stopped in his tracks a few feet from his door.
Across the office he could clearly see the eye of his affection. But when he looked closer, he could also see her husband, seated across from her. And they were laughing, as if they liked each other. As if they were friends.
Will was so confused, but he was smart enough not to approach them directly. He was sure that would end up making things way worse for them. So he would wait and see what was so funny. And boy did he wait.
After twenty minutes of just sitting staring out of the window, Peter was still sitting there. So Will went over some files that needed his authorization amongst other menial things that he had docket for the day. After that, he found that they were still sitting and talking.
"Surely they have finished of things to talk about."He said to himself as he started throwing his favorite baseball in the air. He was becoming irritated and restless, and people were starting to notice. His assistant refused to come near him and everyone that walked by his office did swiftly. Everyone knew that when he through his baseball, he was thinking and he should not be disturbed. The only that was brave enough to say anything to him was engaged in a serious conversation with her husband.
Finally his stress was able to leave him as he saw Peter flea from the scene of the crime. BUt not before stopping by Will's office to say hi. As soon as Peter was in an elevator out of here, Will raced to Alicia's office.
He found her with a less than pleased face and her head in a stack of files. Will knocked on the door, trying to to disturb her much.
"Forget something?"Alicia looked up with a smile. She quickly changed expressions, awkwardly. She went from happy to sad to happy again, to not worry Will with anything.
"No, did you?"Will asked as he stepped into the office and closed the door. Alicia raised her eyebrow at him. She wondered what gave him the nerve to close her door and come in like that.
"No, I thought you were Peter. I'm sorry."Alicia shot back as she pushed away from her desk, giving herself a better view of him.
"Were you going to tell me that Peter came by?" Will stood completely still against the door. He needed a good escape plan.
"Did you even give me a chance? The man left two seconds ago. And to answer your question, yes. I was going to ask you to dinner at my house after I finish the work that I now see me taking home."Alicia sighed as she rolled over to her desk. She did not see herself getting anything done at the office today.
"I'm sorry, what did you two talk about. He was here for an awful long time."Will strolled over to the seat previously held by Peter. Alicia continued to pack up her stuff as she talked to Will.
"A bunch of things."Alicia said surreptitiously. Will leaned closer as he watched her finish packing.
"What do you mean by a 'bunch'?"Alicia smiled at his inquiries. Jealousy is always cute on him.
"William Paul Gardner. Are you jealous of my husband?"Alicia threw a sly cheshire grin at him. This was getting fun. Will got up out of his seat and walked towards the door.
"Well of course I'm jealous. He can have you whenever he wants you. I can't."He walked back over to her as she got up with her bag.
"He can not have me whenever he wants. I am not some doll that he can play with when ever he feels fit. I belong to no one. Well maybe to my kids and myself, but definitely not a man." She walked over to Will and got as close as she could while being appropriate.
"But to settle your male ego. We talked about how it feels to be your own boss and how crappy it is. We also took the time to discuss the mischief our kids has gotten into so far. Also I talked to him about telling the kids about us. And he said as long as I was serious. I have no idea what happened or maybe your encounter with him changed him. But he seems different, as if he really cares about me and my well being. If I was still in love with him, you might have a contender on your hands. Who knows, you just might." Alicia started to walk out of the door when Will stopped her.
"I'm sorry, I just got paranoid. This isn't the first time that he has stolen you from me when we were together. But I do not trust him, he is up to something. Just be careful."
"You're telling me to be careful? I lived with this man for almost twenty years, I think I know him and what to look out for. Look I'll talk to you tomorrow. I'm going to go have drinks with Finn after I finish this paperwork. Or maybe Kalinda, or both. I don't know, anyway I'll see you tomorrow ok?"Alicia smiled before leaving a stunned Will in her office.
He knew that they knew each other well, but that was what he was worried about. Peter knew Alicia well enough to know what buttons to push in order to get her back.
It's been a whole week and Peter has been up at the office four out of the seven days. This was not making Will very happy. He wasn't a possessive guy, but he was a jealous guy, and he knew Peter. He knew what his game was. Peter would charm Alicia and make her think that he had changed again, then he would take her back, just like he said he would. After he took her back. he would fuck up again and lose her all over again. While he did not mind winning her back again, he did not want to hurt her. He knew Peter's plan would break her again, make the Alicia he knows and loves deteriorate to this being. To something he would not recognize, and neither would she.
Will had to get her away from him, he had to help her, and not save her. He knew that she could save herself, she just needs a little help.
"They are so cute together."The other associates at the other end of the conference table woke Will from his train of thought.
Will had been in a meeting to talk about another Bishop case. They were strategizing on ways of keeping him out of jail, again. Alicia stayed away from him because it would look bad for Peter, so Will got it.
Will sat up in his chair as he listened to the younger associates talk.
"He seems so sweet when he is with her."A tall brunette girl he remembered her name was Tracy or Tonya. The other one, a shorter blonde headed boy, was named Kevin. The two looked over the conference room into Alicia's office. They watched as Peter sat across from her, closer to her desk than one would normally sit. They were smiling and laughing. He still had no idea how he could still make her laugh, that was his job.
"Yeah but I hear that he is still corrupt. And he cheated on her for years. You can never trust a cheater."Kevin said as he went back to the files in his hand. Will smirked at the kid's remarks. He was right after all.
"Yeah, she seems not to mind very much. Besides, if they love each other, let it be."Will wasn't so pleased with Tonya, but he did have to admire her words.
"Well how do you know if she loves him? This could all be for show."Tonya glared at Kevin, she did not seem so pleased with Kevin's words.
"If it was for publicity, they would have done it while there was press around. Besides, he came here four days this week, publicity or not, only someone that loves someone else would spend four days out of their busy schedule to see someone else. Especially if that person is Governor and if their job is on the other side of the city. He loves her, That is real smiles and laughter in there."
"And if you two did as much research on them as you did for our client, he would not be in trouble right now."Diane came to Will's rescue just before he blew up. But it did get them focused. Almost as soon as she opened her mouth, they went back to working hard on the case.
"My office."Diane ordered before walking to her office. Will followed quickly, not before taking a peek at Alicia before leaving.
"Will you need to focus. They should have been hard at work, not gossiping. And if you weren't too tied up in Alicia and Peter, you would have been too."Diane said as Will slid into her office. He sighed as the lecture began again.
"Don't you do that to me. Look everytime you two break up or fight, you get into this phase. You blank out and your work goes out of the window. You get so wrapped up in her and you forget that have to go to. Then after a while things get better, but not after a lot of mistakes occur. So I am asking you to take a break."Will rolled his eyes and sat down on her couch. He hated Diane's lectures, mostly because she was almost always right.
"Will I am not your mother, you are not a baby. I am not caring for you again, I am asking as a business partner so you don't screw up our firm, to take break from this, from her."Will sat up and started to stare her down.
"Are you telling me to take a vacation?"
"Not necessarily."
Peter had finally left Alicia's office. It was the fourth time this week. The conversations were good and interesting, but her workload was getting crazy. She was getting nothing done at work and forced to do most of it a home. And because of that, she barely sees Will. All of the late nights finishing work make her too tired to do and extraneous activities. Peter was wearing her out, and they weren't even having sex. It was worse than sex, it's exhausting.
Alicia leaned back and closed her eyes, hoping to catch a few minutes of sleep before running off to court. As soon as she shut her eyes, she was woken abruptly by the soft voice of her friend.
"I hope you know what you are doing."Kalinda said as she sat in the chair across from her.
"If by 'doing' you mean sleeping, then yes, I know what I am doing. Or at least trying to do. Can I help you?"Alicia shrugged and sat up in her chair, the thoughts of sleep leaving her quickly.
"You will hurt him if you keep this up."Kalinda, cryptic as always revealed nothing in her posture, but Alicia saw everything.
"I will not hurt Will."Alicia said, getting defensive.
"You will if you keep this Peter thing up. Will loves you, don't ruin this again."Alicia was pissed now. Not only did she cross a line, she thought that she would ever hurt Will on purpose.
"Kalinda I did not ask Peter to come here everyday. Every time he comes, I tell him I am busy and that I have a pile of work to complete. Then he cracks a joke about work and we start talking anyway. He always says that he has something that he really needs to tell me, and never gets to the point. I try telling him I things to do, but you try kicking the Governor out of your office, with witnesses. He knows that I won't cause a scene, so he plays with me. I really don't have much of an option here Kalinda. You tell me a way of kicking my husband out of my office without causing a scene."Alicia sat back, feeling fulfilled with her rant. Kalinda got up and walked towards the door, she turned before leaving.
"You own parts of this company. If someone doesn't like the way that you talk to your husband, fire them. They have no business in your love affairs. Don't feel trapped by their ignorant morals. Do what you want to do Alicia, it's your life."Kalinda left Alicia to think about what she said.
She was right, this was her firm too, she did not have to be worried about some lousy employs. If she didn't want Peter in her office, she didn't have to have him there. But Peter was starting to improve and become a better person, and make really good jokes. And if they want this whole 'married for the public' they would have to seem like a married couple.
What ever she chose to do, she should do it soon. All of those late nights were starting to eat at her.
Alicia checked her watch and cursed. Her epiphany would have to wait until after court.
So do you think that Alicia will go back with Peter? What did Diane propose to Will? How did you guys like it? Please review, my writer's block is just itching to come back.