AN: Hi readers! Here's the second drabble of this series. Please note: This drabble is directly connected to "Definitely Not Plain." As I said, many of the pieces will interconnect and follow scenes we didn't get to see throughout the series. :) Enjoy! And as always, all publicly recognizable characters are the sole property of Lifetime; I only own the plot bunnies of these "outtakes."

What's Left Unsaid

The next evening as he and the other partners drink champagne and eat cake to celebrate Jane's victory for not just herself but the firm, he's still mesmerized, though he can't really tell if it's from her rebuttal yesterday or from the way she delivered her closing in court.

He'd insisted on going with her that morning (much to her poorly hidden chagrin). For the most part, he didn't accompany Jane to the courthouse unless they were working a case together. In fact, the only other time that he'd accompanied her was when she was just starting at the firm – after all, he had to look after his investment.

What he'd seen downright blew him away, and he was almost certain that had he not been seated, he would've had to explain to the entire courthouse how he managed to get knocked backward without any physical cause.

He spots her sipping champagne, looking lost in thought, in a quiet corner and he realizes that this is the first time in the last week that he's seen anything remotely resembling the "old" (pre-bullet) Jane.

"Bingum!" he says, striding over to her.

Her eyes fly up and lock on his face. "Parker."

There's a pregnant silence between them, and for one second, he wonders what the hell possessed him to walk over to her in the first place.

"Thank you," she says softly, so much so that he almost misses it.

"Thank you?" He feels an eyebrow narrow in confusion.

"Yes, thank you." She gives him a sweet smile, and it seems as though she's almost embarrassed to say the words. "Not just for this," she says, looking back toward the other partners that are buzzing about. "But for…everything."

Even though she doesn't say anything, he knows she's talking about the closing – he's known it since her rebuttal, since this morning when their eyes met in court. Though he's glad that he could 'help' in the most offhand of ways, he still feels a bitter aftertaste when he thinks of the actions that spurned that closing.

Jane takes a breath and looks away. "No," he murmurs, guiding her face back to his by slightly grasping her chin. "Thank you, Jane."

Her gasp is barely audible but it's there, and suddenly it feels like she's forgotten how to breathe.

"Uh…"

"Jane!" Terri's exclamation makes Jane's head snap to the right, and whatever spell they were under breaks, as if it'd never existed. When he looks with her, he sees the assistant holding up Jane's cell phone, which is ringing and Jane raises her hand in a hold it gesture.

Once again they turn to face each other, but like a mirror that's been shattered, it isn't the same. "Uh…I better…"

"Yeah, no problem, Bingum," he says.

When she scampers toward Terri and the phone, he turns his focus on the others at the celebration.

"Parker!"

Jane's stopped, her gadget still wailing a few feet from her. When he looks at her, another smile is playing on her lips and she takes a step in his direction hesitantly. Subconsciously he urges her forward but instead, she stays put.

"Anytime."

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