A/N: Here is the new chapter. I hope that everyone enjoys it. Remember if you want the other side of the story read Marriage of Convenience. It is Tommy and Kimberly's side.
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Trini woke up the next morning and smiled. Jason's arms were wrapped around her body. She was tucked in close to him. Normally she hated when guys held her too close but this was perfect. There was nowhere else she wanted to be. Glancing at the bedside clock, she saw it was still early. It was Sunday and normally on Sundays she reviewed her files to get ready for Monday. Since she skipped last week and it didn't seem to matter, she thought about skipping the reviewing again.
All she thought about the past few years was school then work. She never really stepped out and did something just for her. Dating Jason was opening her eyes to what she was missing in life.
"Are you really thinking this early in the morning?" He asked as he pressed his body closer to her. "Because if you are then I did not do my job correctly." He said into her hair as she laughed.
"I was just thinking about skipping my normal Sunday routine and spend the day with you." She shared as she rolled over to face him.
"Oh were you now?" He asked running his fingers through her hair.
"Yes." She said as she ran her hands over his abs. "I mean if you're up for a day full of me and this bed." She stated. It was a bold statement but she didn't care. This was about her and him and it was time to be bold.
"I'm up for whatever you are, honey." He whispered as he pulled her closed and began to slowly kiss her. They didn't leave the bed until late afternoon but Trini wasn't upset. In fact she would have preferred to stay in the bed longer but hunger for food drove them out of the bedroom and into the kitchen.
"I can't believe you cook." She said as she watched him stir three different pots. The food smelled great and she had to smile when her stomach growled.
"Well I live alone so it was either take-out all the time or learn how to cook." He said looking over at her. "I thought it better to cook."
"I agree and you look sexy doing it." She teased.
"We need food." He reminded her.
"I know and it's the only reason I'm not jumping you right now." She said with a smile.
"You know you keep teasing me, I will forget about this food and just take you back to the bedroom." He growled without looking over at her.
"Promises, promises." She said. "But I do demand food."
"Don't worry, I'm working on it." He stated. "So do you think Tommy and Kimberly actually did anything last night?" He asked as she sighed.
"Nope." She replied. "It would shock me if they even stay tonight."
"Oh they'll stay if only to put on a good show for the press and their parents." He said as he added some spices.
"I guess you're right." She muttered. "I just wish they would take this year and really explore their relationship."
"What do you mean?" He asked looking over at her.
"I mean, I want them to actually have sex and see if there is something there." She replied. "I see the way they are around each other. I know there is some underlying feelings."
"I agree there is something special between them." He said. "I just always think it's the fact that they have been friends for so long."
"It's more than friendship though."
"What if they do that? What if they explore those feelings and find out it is just friendship?" He asked.
"I would be okay with it." She said. "I just want them to try."
"If they do try, I think the world will stop." He teased as she laughed.
"Whatever, is my food done yet?" She asked leaning over the counter.
"You are starting to sound like Rocky." He said looking over at her. "It's not a compliment."
"Of course it's not a compliment." She stated. "If you hadn't kept me in bed this morning, I wouldn't be demanding food. This is really your fault."
"You got me there." He winked. "Your food is almost ready, princess."
"It better be or you will just be alone for the rest of the day." She commented with a smile.
Jason laughed as he grabbed some plates. "Don't worry, we are eating." He said looking over his shoulder at her. Five minutes later, he set her plate of food in front of her before grabbing a bottle of water for both of them.
"Oh this is good." She moaned as she chewed her food.
"I'm hurt you didn't think I could cook." He said before taking a bite.
"I think I'm going to keep you as long as you cook like this for me all the time." She said taking another bite.
"I'll be okay with that." He said as she smiled.
They finished their meal in silence as Trini really thought about what she said. She never teased anyone about being with them longer than a few weeks or even a few months. This was new for her but she wasn't running.
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Monday morning rolled around and Jason dropped Trini off at her apartment early so she could get ready for work. His kissed her cheek before she got out of the car. It didn't take her too long to shower and get dressed. She was out the door less than thirty minutes later. Since she didn't do any work over the weekend, she wanted to read over her notes again and prepare for the day.
Kim would also be back and she wanted to be in the office to see Kimberly before anyone else. She knew she would get her answer just by looking at Kim. She didn't think Kim and Tommy had done anything but she wanted to know for sure.
Stepping into the building, she rode the elevator up to the firm. Once the doors opened she made her way to her office. It looked like she was the first one here which was fine with her. It meant she wouldn't have anyone disturbing her while she got caught up.
"Oh I thought you were here." Flynn said as he opened her door.
"Hi, just I was just catching up on some work." She said looking up at him.
"How was the wedding this weekend?" He asked.
"It was great, I'm sorry you couldn't be there." She stated as he nodded.
"Me too." He commented. "I wanted to let you know I'm bringing in a junior attorney for your murder case." He stated.
"What? Why?" She asked. "Kimberly and I have it covered."
"I know that and I'm not worried about you two. I want him to get some experience with my top two. This case will get him courtroom experience on a high profile case." He explained as she nodded. "When Kimberly gets in, I want the two of you in the conference room around 9 to meet him."
"No problem, we will be there." She said as he nodded and left her office. Sighing she opened her file.
Thirty minutes later she finished reading her notes and made her way to Kimberly's office. She would wait for Kimberly here. She took Kimberly's seat behind her desk as the door knob turned, perfect timing.
"I was wondering where you were." Kim said as she set her bag down on her desk before getting a look at her best friend. Trini looked her over and knew nothing had changed between her and Tommy.
"I've been here for a while." Trini mentioned as Kim cocked her head to the side.
"You slept with Jason." She stated causing Trini to pause.
"What?" Trini asked wondering how on Earth Kimberly could have figured that out. She had made sure that there was anything that could possibly tie back to Jason. It wasn't like she was hiding the fact she had slept with Jason but she at least wanted to say it to Kimberly, not have her guess.
"You slept with him this weekend." Kim said again with a smile.
"How do you even know that?" Trini asked standing up to face Kimberly.
"I see there's no denial in that." Kim muttered with a smile.
"No I'm not denying that I slept with Jason. I just want to know how you knew." She said rounding Kimberly's desk.
"I'm your best friend; I can see it on you." Kim said as she sat down behind her desk.
"I look no different than I did Saturday at your wedding." Trini stated crossing her arms across her chest. She knew there weren't any hickeys or whisker burns on her face or neck. She had checked that first thing but she wasn't swearing that there wasn't some somewhere else though.
Kim laughed. "No, there is nothing physically different, I can just sense it." She said looking up at Trini. "Don't worry; I'm sure that no one else will know." She mentioned.
"I hope not." Trini muttered. She and Jason wanted to keep their relationship to themselves for the moment and not have everyone butting in. It didn't include Kimberly or Tommy but she was still upset she didn't get to actually tell Kimberly her news.
"I approve by the way." Kim remarked in case Trini didn't know. "Jason is a great guy. It's the reason that I wanted to set you two up."
"Yea he is a great guy." Trini mentioned thinking back to the weekend.
"Be careful with his heart though." Kim warned. "He loves deeply when he does love someone."
"I'm not intending to break his heart, Kimberly. We just started going out." Trini stated wondering if she should be offended that Kimberly was warning her. She wasn't a bad person.
"I know but I see that he already cares for you. The last time he was like this was when he was dating Emily. They dated for 2 years and she really did a number on his heart." Kim explained looking back at Trini. She didn't know he had dated someone for two years. It put some pressure on her. He apparently really loved this Emily.
"Kimberly, I will be gentle with Jason. Although why I have to be gentle is beyond me. I am the girl in this situation." Trini mentioned pushing thoughts of Emily out of her mind. They had broken up and she was with Jason now. Emily didn't matter.
"Yea I know but I also know that you keep that heart of yours locked tight." She said as Trini nodded. She couldn't deny that fact but she would work on that.
"That's true." Trini confirmed. "Anyway boss man is bringing in another lawyer on our case. He wants us to bring the new guy up to speed." She explained.
"So he thinks we need help on the case?" Kim asked. Trini saw the hint of anger. It was the same with her but she trusted Flynn. He wouldn't bring in someone else unless he knew the guy would be an asset.
"Yes and no, it's a junior attorney so we are still top two so don't worry about that. The big guy just wants us to help this kid along." Trini said as Kim nodded.
"When do we meet him?" She asked as Trini watched Kim look through her files.
"In an hour, so don't be late." Trini stated before leaving Kim's office. She walked back to her office to go over witness statements once more. This case had to be airtight and she would make sure it was.
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"Well you're alive, so apparently Kimberly didn't kill you to get to all your money." Jason said stepping into Tommy's office. He could see nothing different about his best friend and knew Tommy and Kimberly had not tried anything on their mini-moon. Trini would be upset.
"Why would she want to kill me for money? Her family has plenty of money, if she ever needed it." Tommy said looking up at Jason.
"A girl can never have too much money." Jason remarked thinking about Emily. "So how was the mini-moon?" He asked handing Tommy a file folder.
"Good except that the bed was too small for me." He replied as he opened the file that Jason had handed him.
"I told you that you needed to go to a hotel that the beds would be bigger." Jason said folding his arms across his chest. He suddenly had an image of Tommy's legs hanging over the footboard.
"I know, I know." Tommy muttered. "Are these numbers correct?" He asked.
"Yea they are I checked them several times." Jason replied switching topics to update Tommy.
"Good, this means that we are ready to move into that market." He said as Jason nodded. "I will have to look into setting up an office there but that shouldn't be a problem."
"You'll need to go within the next three months." Jason informed him. "You have to strike while the iron is hot." This was the perfect move for the business. It would also cement Tommy's place in the company.
"I know; I just want to make doubly sure that the company is ready for this move." He stated standing up. "Thanks, Jason."
"No problem; let me know if you need anything else." He said before leaving Tommy alone. He quickly made his way back to his office.
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Trini looked at her watch and saw it was nearly time to meet the newest member of their team. Standing up, she smoothed her blouse down and made her way to the conference room.
"Trini, right on time." Flynn stated as she smiled.
"Kimberly should be here in a minute." She stated as he nodded. Trini looked at the younger man in the room. He was probably close to Kimberly and her age but he still looked young. Kimberly walked into the conference room then.
"Kimberly, it's good to see you. Congratulations on the wedding." Flynn, her boss and the lead attorney at the firm stated as she smiled.
"Thank you." Kim responded.
"Since everyone is here now, I would like to introduce Connor McKnight to you two." Flynn stated as he motioned to Connor to step forward. "Connor, this is Trini Kwan and Kimberly Hart or wait Kimberly Oliver." He said motioning to Trini and Kimberly.
"Well I'm still working on how I want my last name so Kimberly is fine." She said with a smile and shook out his hand. Trini had to smile. She knew that changing her name was messing with Kimberly's mind.
"Congratulations on your wedding, I'm sorry that I missed it." Connor said shaking her hand.
"Oh no problem." She said as Trini stepped forward.
"She means that too." Trini said shaking his hand. "It's nice to meet you."
"You too, I promise I will be up to speed on the case in no time." Connor promised releasing Trini's hand.
"Don't worry; you have plenty of time to get up to speed." Kim stated. "We are working on the witness list so you can join in this afternoon."
"Okay what time?" He asked.
"Two should be fine." Trini replied admiring his willingness to get to work. "We normally meet in Kim's office since she has the better view." She said with a smile.
"Trini just doesn't like me touching stuff in her office." Kim said with a smile.
"See Connor, you will fit in great with these two ladies." Flynn said slapping him on the back. "If you need anything just let me know." He said before leaving the room.
"I do have one question for you, Connor." Kim stated as soon as Flynn left the room.
"Okay, should I be worried?" He asked looking at Trini.
"No." Kim replied. "How do you feel about defending someone who you don't know if they are guilty or not?" She asked looking at him.
"Uh, I want to say that it doesn't matter but I know it does." He said slowly. "I would defend them with the best of my ability though." He promised.
"Okay." Kim said simply.
"Wait, that's all?" He asked as she nodded. "Are you trying to tell me that our client is guilty?" He asked.
"We don't know that for sure. She claims that she is innocent." Trini stated looking at him.
"But you don't believe her?" He asked.
"I don't but Kim does." She replied as he nodded. "What do you think?" She asked.
"I would say that she is innocent." He responded.
"Well you're going to fit in on this team." Trini stated before leaving the room. Connor had impressed her with his answers. He didn't seem to waver when questioned. It was a good trait for a lawyer to have.
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"So how was your day?" Jason asked as soon as he opened his door to let Trini in.
"Good even though Kimberly and Tommy didn't do anything on their mini-moon." She said as she walked inside. He noticed she had a bag in her hand.
"What's that?" He asked closing the door.
"I thought it would be a good idea to have some clothes over here for the morning so I don't have to get up extra early." She answered.
Jason smiled as he stepped closer to her. "I don't remember inviting you to stay over." He whispered as he ran his hand up her arm to the back of her head.
"Did I need an invitation?" She asked dropping her bag and wrapping her arms around his waist.
"No." He replied before capturing her lips with his. The need to breathe pulled them apart minutes later. "Well our food is getting cold and I want to feed you before we do anything else tonight." He said grabbing her hand and leading her into the kitchen.
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"So when is your wife moving into your house?" Jason asked the next day at work. He and Trini had discussed it last night.
"She's moving in this weekend but I can't help." Tommy groaned. "I have a lot to do here."
"Don't sweat it, I can help." Jason stated sitting down in front of Tommy. "I know it will be hard to explain her in her own room to her family."
"Yea it would be." Tommy said rubbing his face. "Thanks, Jason."
"Hey, it's what we do." He said.
"I owe you one for this." Tommy said leaning back in his chair.
Jason laughed. "Yea you do and I will be thinking about what I want. It won't be cheap."
"I don't expect it to." Tommy said with a smile. "I'm sure Trini will help you."
"Since Kim is her best friend, I'm sure she will be there. I don't know if she will be helping."
"She will help." Tommy said. "Kim won't allow you to do all the work."
"I hope not because I'm scared of her closet."
"I would be too." Tommy said. "Kim loves shopping. I don't even want to know how many clothes and shoes she has."
"Oh I didn't really think about moving all of that." He moaned. "What have I signed up for?"
"You can't back out now." Tommy warned.
"I'm not." He muttered. "Anyway I'm going to leave you alone so that I don't volunteer for anything else." He said as Tommy laughed.
"You better." Tommy voiced as Jason left his office.
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"Kim, I not sure that it's legal for one person to own this many clothes." Jason said as he handed Trini another stack of shirts.
"Oh it's very much legal, remember I'm the lawyer." She said as Trini laughed. She wondered if Jason would be scarred from seeing all of Kim's clothes. It was rather daunting if you were not expecting it.
"You don't own this many do you?" Jason asked looking over at Trini. She was running hangers through the shirts before handing them to Kim for her to hang up.
"That's for me to know." Trini commented with a smile. She didn't have as many clothes as Kimberly but she had more than most people.
"Why did I even answer the phone today?" He muttered under his breath. He didn't want Trini to know he had volunteered before she called him this morning to ask for his help. "Where is Tommy? Shouldn't your husband be here helping you?" He asked looking around the room. He knew Tommy got his work done and had told him he would be able to help.
Kim hung up the shirt in her hand before turning around to face Jason and Trini. "He had a phone call to take. It was something important so I told him to go that the two of you would help me." She replied as Trini nodded. She was okay with helping Kimberly. It was nothing new to her.
"No he took one look at your clothes and wanted to escape." He remarked as Kim and Trini laughed. Jason was possibly right about Tommy running at the sight of Kim's clothes.
It didn't take much longer before all of Kim's clothes were hung up.
"Where did you sleep this past week?" Trini suddenly asked. "There wasn't a bed in here before we bought yours in."
"I slept in Tommy's bed." Kim replied with a shrug. "Thankfully he has a king so plenty of room for both of us."
"I can't believe you shared a bed with him for a week and didn't tell me." She stated looking over at Kimberly.
"It was just a bed, Trini. I didn't want to sleep on the floor or the couch." Kim voiced.
"She's right, it's just a bed." Jason said. Trini eyed him before smoothing the bed covers. Everything was in place and it looked like Kim had lived here for a long time instead of just moving in.
"Okay well everything is done, thank you guys." Kim said.
"No problem." Trini said. "I'm still mad at you for not telling me about this past week."
"Hey you didn't tell me you were staying at Jason's either." Kim pointed out as Jason coughed and tried to clear his throat.
"How did you even know?" He croaked out.
"Trini does not normally wear cologne." Kim replied as Jason groaned.
Trini just smiled as she watched Jason work through what Kim had just shared. "Oh fine, we're even then." Trini said.
"I guess so." Kim said hugging Trini. "Now get Jason out of here so he can breathe normally again."
"Done." Trini said as she grabbed Jason's hand and led him outside.
"Well we did a good job of hiding our relationship." He muttered as he pulled out of Tommy's driveway.
Trini laughed. "Don't sweat it. Kim won't tell anyone except for Tommy. I'm okay with people knowing." She shared.
"Are you sure?" He asked. "I don't want to pressure you."
"You're not. If people ask, I will tell them I have a boyfriend." She stated.
"And I will tell them I have a sugar momma." He said as he punched him in the arm.
"Sugar momma? Since when did I say I would take care of you?" She asked. "No, our agreement is for you to take care of me."
"Ah but only to cook for you." He pointed out as he came to a stop at a red light.
"Whatever." She muttered. "I know what scares you, so you better take care of me."
"What scares me?" He asked making a right turn.
"Kim's clothes." She answered as he groaned.
"Please tell me you don't have that many clothes." He begged as she laughed. "Please, Trini."
"Not quite that many but I do have a lot." She said with a smile.
"I'm not going to survive you, am I?" He asked pulling into his driveway.
"The verdict is still out on that." She said as they got out of the car.
"Oh Trini." He moaned as he unlocked the door and led her inside.
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"Uh Jason, I need you to take me to work." Trini said walking back into her apartment that Monday morning. He had stayed with her last night since they stayed at his place last week.
"What's wrong with your car?" He asked walking toward her.
"Not sure but I know I put gas in it so don't ask me if I ran out." She stated as he nodded and made their way outside to look it over. "Do you know anything about cars?" She asked as she watched him pop the hood on her car.
"Some." He said while looking under the hood. "I don't see anything disconnected but I don't have time to really look." He said.
"It's fine, I can call the auto club while I'm at work." She stated.
"No its fine, I'll take a look at it this afternoon." He said shutting the hood. "Come one let's get you to work."
Twenty minutes later, Jason pulled up in front of Trini's office building. "Thanks, Jason."
"No problem, just send me a text when you're ready to leave. I'll pick you up." He said kissing her cheek.
"I will." She promised as she got out of his car and made her way inside.
"Were you riding with Jason Scott?" One of the women in the lobby asked. Trini had seen her around a few times but she didn't know her name.
"Uh yea." Trini replied. "He's my boyfriend."
"What does he see in you?" She asked as Trini looked at her.
"He must be trying to make someone jealous." A second woman stated with a glare. "I mean you are not the type of woman he normally dates."
"He is way out of your league. I don't even know why you are trying to snag him." Another woman stated as Trini saw red.
"I don't think it's either of your business." She growled. "I am dating him." She stated as she turned and walked away from them.
Once she made it to her office, she collapsed in her chair as she thought about the women's comments. She sighed and pushed those thoughts out of her head so she could get some work done. Two hours later, she decided to join Kimberly in her office.
"You are late." Kim pointed out with a smile as she stepped inside.
"No, I was here on time but I was in my office doing my job." Trini stated as she sat down across from Kimberly.
"Did you have a bad night?" Kim asked sensing that something was wrong with Trini. "I mean because you don't look so good."
"My night was fine, it was this morning that was bad." She replied. She knew Kimberly would know something was wrong with her. They were best friends. "My car wouldn't start, not sure why but Jason had to bring me to work." She informed Kimberly.
"I don't really see a problem with that other than your car not starting." Kim said. She knew that Trini didn't really care about her car so she didn't know why Trini was upset.
Trini sighed. "Yea but then again you were not there when people saw me get out of Jason's car. Several people stopped me and asked what I was doing with him." She stated. "Apparently Jason is out of my league to quote one woman."
"You are not out of Jason's league." Kim said getting a little angry. "I mean you are above any woman he has ever dated since they are all bimbos." She said.
"Maybe that's what the woman meant." Trini sighed. "I mean he is different than the men I've dated. I could be wrong; I mean you had to talk us into dating." Trini pointed out.
"Because I knew that you were perfect for each other, nothing else." Kim said. "Trini, listen to me, you and Jason are the only ones in your relationship. Don't listen to what some women tell you. They are just jealous that he is sleeping with you instead of them."
"I guess." She groaned. "Kimberly, I've never acted like this before. Jason makes me feel things that I don't understand sometimes."
Kim smiled as she stood up. "I think that's a good thing." She remarked.
"You know, I don't know why we are friends." Trini said with a laugh. "Oh this came for you. I saw it on the fax and thought I would save you the trouble." She said handing Kimberly a piece of paper.
"Tommy and I are going to a charity banquet for childhood cancer. I needed details on attire and Tommy didn't have them so he had Ashley fax me the details." Kim said as she looked down at the paper.
"Jason told me about that last week. I have to go shopping this week, I guess." Trini muttered wondering if she should even go now. She quickly pushed that thought away because she would not let a few women scare her away from Jason.
"We could go shopping together; the invite just says black tie." Kim said setting the paper aside.
"Well that works for me since I hate buying a dress by myself." She said standing up.
Kim shook her head. "Whatever, you like to shop as much as I do." She stated.
"Yea I do and it freaks Jason out. He doesn't think it's right for two women to own as many clothes as we do." Trini commented remembering his expression when he saw her closet.
"So you showed him your closet?" Kim asked with a smile.
"He sort of saw it last night. I think he wanted to stay at my place just to check it out." She stated trying to sound offhanded about it even though it was a big deal. She never let a guy stay over.
"I'm sure he did." Kim said. "Anyway I've made it through two of the witness files this weekend." She said.
"Okay I haven't even gone through them but I'll start that tonight." She stated. "Hopefully Connor got something done this weekend. I don't want to have to catch him up this close to the trial." Trini stated.
"I don't think that you will have too." Kim said. "I'm pretty sure that Connor will be up to speed before the case is even here. I looked up his file and saw that he had top marks in law school." She revealed.
"I would think so since he got a job here." Trini remarked not that impressed with his scores. She really wanted to know how he handled himself in the courtroom and the only way she would find that out was to have him sitting beside her throughout the case. He had won some hard cases but that only told her that he could win not how he won or what his thought process was.
"True but then again sometimes people slip through the cracks." Kim stated with a wink.
"I only made one B, Kimberly Anne!" She exclaimed. "Everything else was A's." She muttered. "Besides that B shouldn't count it was in a lower level class, not law school."
Kim laughed as she grabbed some of her files. "Yea, I know but I had to tease you. Anyway let's go to the conference room. I'm sure that Connor is already in there waiting for us." She said walking to the door.
"Fine but I won't forget that little remark." Trini grumbled as Kim nodded before following Trini down the hall to the smaller conference room. The bigger one was being used for another case at the moment but that was fine. Kim didn't really like the big one because it was a lot bigger and was a little overwhelming at times. Trini happened to be fine with the bigger one since it gave them more room to spread out. They didn't need the extra room but it helped with a case this size.
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Okay so what did everyone think? Please let me know. The next chapter should be out soon.