Author's Note: I have NO idea how long this is going to end up…I've had fanfics be as long as 29 pages (on paper, not typed) and this one is currently on page 12, which isn't bad.

Chapter 7: Administrative Judges Can Go To Hell

            As Amy was walking into work the next morning, Donna suddenly ran up to her.

            "Judge Gray!" she said, sounding surprised. "I didn't expect to see you here."

            "Why wouldn't I be here?" Amy asked suspiciously.

            "Well, because of your suspension," Donna said, acting like it was obvious to Amy. "But I suppose you're here to let them have it, right?"

            "Oh, yeah. They're going to get it, all right." She walked into her office, where Bruce was yelling at someone on the phone.

            "It would've been nice for someone to inform us of this," he was saying. "Yeah, you can bet I'll take it up with him." He slammed the phone down angrily.

            "When did you find out?" Amy asked, causing him to turn around.

            "This morning when I got in," he sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I'm sorry about using your office…" He pointed to her phone.

            "No, it's fine," Amy assured him. "Believe me, I'm just as upset about this as you are."
            "So, what should we do?" Bruce wondered.

            "I think we should go in and demand an explanation," Amy said. "They aren't going to suspend us without hearing what's really going on."
            "Are you crazy?" Bruce responded. They glared at each other for a few seconds before both turning and looking at Donna, who was watching raptly.

            "You probably want me to leave," she said, and both Bruce and Amy slowly nodded their heads. "Ookay." She backed toward the door, running into a desk, then straightening it back out and quickly leaving.

            Amy and Bruce faced each other again. "So, you think we should just let them get away with suspending us just because this whole system is some stupid bureaucracy?" Amy asked angrily.

            "That's not what I said," Bruce sighed. "I just happen to think it would be better if we discussed this with the Administrative Judge separately. That way they won't suspect anything, and we'll have a better chance at getting our jobs back."

            "What if they see through our plan and it backfires?" Amy pondered nervously.

            "Then we'll just have to find different jobs," Bruce replied. Amy shot him a dirty look, and he continued. "Just be rational and try not to let your emotions show."

            "So I'm supposed to go in there and lie about whatever feelings I have for you?" Amy cried, not realizing her words until after she said them.

            "What feelings?" Bruce asked softly. He had noticed and he sure as hell wasn't going to let this opportunity go to waste. She turned away from him, embarrassed. "Amy, answer me. I want to know. I have to know."

            "I don't know," she admitted, turning back to him, with tears in her eyes. "This whole thing with us is so sudden, yet it's been a long time coming. I don't want to lose my job just to be with you." She looked down suddenly, closing her eyes.

            "Hey," Bruce said softly, lifting her chin to force her to look him in the eyes. "Neither one of us is going to lose our job. If I have to, I'll ask to be transferred to another judge."

            "I can't ask you to do that," Amy said.

            "I'm willing to do it," he insisted. "We may be unhappy at work, but at least we'd have a wonderful love life." He grinned at her, laughing.

            "You really think this is going to work?" Amy asked, smiling.

            "I'm positive it will. All we need to do is talk to that damn Administrative Judge, and we'll be all set."

            "I'll miss you," Amy said.

            "You won't have to miss me," Bruce corrected her. "You'll see me just as much as if I were working for you." He smiled at her. "What do you say?"

            "I say Administrative Judges can go to hell," Amy said. Bruce laughed and they made their way to the Administrative Judge's office.