02. Brilliant

He sat in the back of the courtroom and watched with pride as she held the crowd completely at her mercy. She was a wonderful woman and an even more incredible lawyer. It didn't matter if she was working for the defense or the state...she was brilliant either way. When the judge called for a recess, he watched as she pulled her glasses off her face and went to sit at the courtroom table...no doubt second guessing the brilliance of her cross examination.

"Has anyone ever told you how sexy your mind is," he stated, as he leaned over the table? Her eyes immediately sparkled with that familiar joy she always got when he admitted that he was proud of her. "Just you," she said, matter-of-factly.

"Maybe that's because I'm the only one who can see the wheels turning in your head every time you work your courtroom magic. I have to admit that it turns me on."

"Everything turns you on cowboy. You're a man."

He laughed slightly as he hooked his fingers through hers and pulled her to her feet. She wrapped her arms around his neck and looked into his eyes.

"You make me incredibly happy just being here. It can be nerve wracking tackling some of these cases...but you...you just look at me with that twinkle in your eyes and I know that you believe in me..."

"Always Red..."

"Even if I lose..."

"Not possible," he said.

"Even if I lose," she repeated.

"Honey, you know that regardless of what happens in this courtroom, you'll still be coming home with me. The fact that I can sit here and watch you work your magic has nothing to do with the outcome. I'm proud of you Red. I want to stand up in this courtroom and announce to the world that that's my woman and she's incredible..."

"Oh please don't," she joked, as she brushed her lips lightly against his. "I love knowing that you have my back...but this is my job and I'm not always going to win...even if the suspects are as guilty as we know they are."

"I know how hard that is for you to accept...so how about I just sit there and be bedazzled by you...and when this day is over, you can follow me home and I'll make you forget every little detail of your stressful day?"

"Does that include a full body massage?"

"Count on it."

"Then you've got yourself a deal."

He smiled as he leaned in and gave her one more long, lingering kiss. "I love you Red. You can do this."

"I love you too cowboy. Thank you for believing in me."

He didn't need to say anything else...the unspoken way he watched her said all she needed to know. She might not win all her cases but she had won the lottery when it came to her husband.