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As if he actually gave a flying shit about pro bono cases. Last year when my freebie case was for a nursing-home resident, he’d told me the time I put in should be in proportion to how long the woman was going to last.
My jaw flexed. “Of course. I won’t skim. I’ll penetrate as deep as possible.”
From the corner of my eye, I saw Juliette’s eyes widen. She quickly looked away. If Dickson noticed, he didn’t show it. He looked between the three of us and nodded. “Good. Keep me updated.”
As soon as the door closed and he was out in the hallway, Juliette’s eyes bulged. “Are you nuts?”
I smirked. “Just doing what the boss wants.”
“You are such an idiot. Forget the dumb, deep-penetration remark. Luckily that seemed to fly right over his head. But he asked you if you settled the case—which you did—and yet you said you were working on it because you want to be the one to tell Autumn.”
“So?” I shrugged. “Why shouldn’t I get to tell my client the good news?”
“Autumn is not your client. The kid is. Besides, he asked you to keep him apprised of the status of the case. Don’t you think he’ll be a
She had a point, but I wasn’t about to let that bozo take credit for the strings I’d had to pull. I shook my head. “Stop worrying so much. It’ll work out.”
“You know what you need?”
I nodded. “I do. In fact, I’m the only person who knows what I need.”
Juliette ignored me. “You need a distraction.”
Being here in the office had felt like a distraction lately. “I’m fine.”
“I’m going to set you up with my friend. She’s a yoga instructor—bends like a pretzel and gorgeous.”
“I’m good, but thanks.”
Trent had been quiet, but he looked at me and shook his head. “Juliette’s right. It’s a little over a month until the partner vote. Dickson’s riding you about how that case is going for a reason. He’s obviously really into Autumn. I’m not saying you back off forever. But maybe put what you want on the back burner for a while. A month isn’t that long to wait.”
It had been less than a week since I saw Autumn, and it was already too long. I was sure my friends were overreacting. But it wouldn’t take long to realize maybe their perspective had some merit…