Chapter Two
"And you think it's the best strategy?" his question surprises her, even though she knows he has every right to question her tactics or offer his opinion, they are equal partners, but it is her case after all, he is only supposed to be a bystander.
"Yes," she replies lifting her head to look into his eyes, "They have found the gun and even though his fingerprints are not on it, it is registered under his name. We have no other choice, but to point out who else had access to the gun, to suggest possible other suspects to the jury and we can try to build on his character, but that's always risky."
"Yeah, everyone has a dead body buried somewhere," he says obviously joking, but she looks at him significantly to remind him of the fact that in this case, a dead body was indeed buried, so probably he should refrain from using it as a joke.
"Anyway, do you have any suggestions?" she asks curiously, because it's obvious that he wants to offer his opinion, he just tries to be respectful with her, which she appreciates.
"Don't put him on the stand, even if he seems like a good guy, the ASA will rip him to shreds in no time."
Diane can't suppress her laughter, hearing him talk about Peter this way.
"You concluded this from having met him once?" she asks before she realises that her laughter and question can easily be misunderstood, if he thinks she referred to the client, "I mean Peter Florrick. How do you know he's the ripping kind? Is it that obvious?"
"I'd say yes, but I was talking about ASAs in general."
"Of course," she says still smiling a little. If Will knew her better, he would already suspect that something was going on between her and Peter, she is not doing her best hiding this fact from him, she should be more careful.
"Do you keep some alcohol around here?" he suddenly changes the subject and Diane is actually relieved to hear his unrelated question. She glances at her watch, it's 9 pm and they are still in her office, sitting on her couch, surrounded by the files of the case, both of them should be long at home already.
"We do, but don't you have someone to go home to?" she asks without realising it is the first time she hits this level of a conversation with him.
"I don't. You?" he returns the question and she hesitates for a while before answering him, but it was her who asked first, it is only fair if she gives him an answer as well.
"Me neither."
"The life of a lawyer," he states and she sees a hint of a smile in the corner of his lips. It looks like he enjoys her company, for whatever reason and she has to admit to herself that she feels the same way about him. Jonas definitely made the right choice about Will, he is smart, funny and obviously devoted to work.
She intentionally left out handsome from the list. Apart from the fact that he is definitely much younger and her law firm partner, she already has sort of a relationship that is complicated enough to even start considering another with anyone, however sweet is his smile.