Christine walks into the bathroom, still humiliated after what had happened in Harry's office, sees Roz washing her hands.
"Hi Christine."
She manages to say, "Hi Roz…"
Roz notices that Christine is acting, and even looking, different.
"Christine, what's wrong?"
It took Christine a minute to process Roz's question. Her mind was busy thinking of what had happened.
Wait, she's asking what happened... you can NOT tell her! You're humiliated enough. Play dumb.
Like that ever works...
"What? Oh… nothing…"
"Oh really?" Roz knows Christine too well by know to know that it's never nothing.
"Yes… really…"
"Then why is your face all red? And why is your lip stick all smeared? And why are you acting… different. You're definitely not yourself right now."
That's right Roz, pester me with questions... wait... oh no! my lipstick! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
Christine looks into the mirror and wipes her mouth. "Roz, with all due respect. I'd really rather not say."
Roz shrugs, "Alright then." She knows the guilt will get to her.
Christine just stands looking at Roz for a few seconds. Come on, she's your best friend you can tell her! No Christine! It's bad enough Mac knows, we don't need Roz knowing too… well… no! Be strong! You can do it! But she feels to guilty not telling her, despite all that self-talk she was try to get to work.
"Alright! We kissed!" By now she was embarrassed beyond belief.
Roz smiles, "You and who, kissed?" She asked even though she had a pretty good clue.
"Me and… me and… me and-"
Annoyed Roz cuts her off.
"Come on girl! Spit it out already!"
Christine tries to say who. "Me… and…-"
"Harry! You and Harry!"
Christine just getting even more embarrassed, if that was even possible at this point, "How did? You know? Who it was?"
"Well, I narrowed it down to him, and that flasher you defended earlier…"
Christine just looked down trying not to make eye contact with Roz.
"Oh… good point."
Roz smiling again, "So… how was he?"
Christine was getting more annoyed now. "Roz! It was just an innocent little kiss under the mistletoe in Harry's office…"
Roz was getting a little bit confused, she hadn't remembered seeing any mistletoe in Harry's chambers…
Mistletoe? What is she talking about? All I saw was…oh, of course.
"Are you talking about the holly in Harry's office?"
"It was mistletoe!"
Roz laughs, "Okay… if you say so…"
She keeps smiling, which Christine notices.
"I will have you know that we don't kiss on a regular basis."
"Okay, it's none of my business."
But at least they finally did…
Back to Mac and Harry in Harry's chambers.
"You and Christine… Boy, who woulda thought…" he says in a completely obvious sarcastic tone.
"Oh shut up Mac! And for your information… we do NOT make a habit of kissing after work!"
"Oh of course not Sir… just on occasion…"
"Mac! Do you really have to enjoy my humiliation?"
"Oh I'm sorry Sir… but you know, you and Christine-"
Harry stops Mac from finishing.
"Don't even say it."
He didn't want to hear it… he knew what he was going to say. He worked all these years trying to not think of him and Christine ever actually being together. He certainly didn't want to hear that they we're "cute" or "good" or "perfect" for each other. He was a judge, she was a lawyer.
They are good friends…
That's all they can be…
Right?