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weekend getaway?”
    “That’s
a great idea. And let’s ask Marissa if we can take Gabe.”
    “I’ll
give her a call and hopefully I’ll catch her in a good mood.”
    Marissa
and Matt’s parenting relationship has changed somewhat in the
last several months. Matt did indeed talk to Marissa and told her
that he forgave her, and he even apologized for the times he was an
asshole. While Matt did that more for himself rather than his
ex-wife, it seemed to provide a balming effect on Marissa. She’s
become slightly easier to deal with, although it’s a little hit
or miss with her. She and Matt have had some serious discussions that
they had to work together to provide a stable environment for Gabe.
Since then, she’s been a little more relaxed with Matt, and on
an occasion or two, Marissa even managed to actually smile rather
than sneer at me.
    Matt
walks all the way into my office and sits down on the edge of my
desk. I try not to be distracted by the rock-hard thigh that is
bulging through the material of his pants, which causes my gaze to
run up the length of his leg to the bulge that is now becoming more
prominent in the crotch area.
    Flicking
my gaze up to his, I see his eyes are dark and heavy. I swallow hard
and try not to look back down again.
    Matt
chuckles and leans forward to kiss me. “You know you can’t
look at me like that and not make me hard. It’s a hazard of
having you in the same building as me during the day.”
    I
kiss him back and make it hot. Because I want him to know that it
doesn’t take much for him to get my motor running either.
    Pulling
away, Matt reaches into his pocket and takes out an envelope. Handing
it to me, he says, “Actually… I thought we’d
celebrate this.”
    I
take the envelope. It’s white linen with the Connover and Crown
logo on the front. As I open it, I sneak a peek at Matt. He’s
smiling at me with love and warmth. It makes me go all gooey inside.
    Reaching
in, I pull a piece of paper out of the envelope. It’s a check.
It’s made out to Carson and Dawson, and my eyes bug out. It’s
for an amount that has an insane amount of zeroes behind it. My legal
fee for the Jackson case.
    You
see, approximately eight months ago when Matt proclaimed he loved me,
I had a decision to make. Matt wanted me to continue to work for him,
but Cal and I wanted to open our own firm. We ended up compromising.
Carson and Dawson was formed so the employer-employee issue between
Matt and me was gone. But we subleased space in Matt’s office,
and Matt hired Carson and Dawson to do contract work on some of his
cases. This provided immediate income to Cal and me, and provided
Matt the ability see me throughout the day, although I put a halt on
his insistence that we could have discreet office sex. I was
terrified we were going to get caught. Plus, I was with Matt every
night, so it’s not like we were suffering.
    The
most awesome thing that has happened in my legal career is that, with
Matt’s presence on the Jackson case and his guidance and expertise, we managed to settle it for mega
bucks. We were able to fund an amazing annuity for our clients after
paying off all of their expenses, and they would never have to
struggle with bills or healthcare again.
    So
yeah, my legal fee that Matt just handed me will ensure that my new
law firm of Carson and Dawson will actually be in the black during
its first year of operation. Most of it is going into savings though,
so that we can rely on it during leaner months. I’m not falling
into the same pitfall that Lorraine dropped into while trying to run
a business.
    I
look at the check one more time, and then set it on my desk. Standing
up, I walk into Matt’s embrace. He has to shift his legs so I
can step in between them, our arms coming up to mutually wrap around
the other. He pulls me in close, and I can feel his erection pressed
up against me and, as is usual the case, my brain goes a little
wonky.
    Giving
myself a mental shake, I lean in