"Has the jury reached a verdict?"
Paula felt herself take a deep breath, and she reached for her attorney's hand on the table.
"We have, Your Honor. In the matter of Paula Johnson vs. Smith Industries, we find in favor of the plaintiff, Paula Johnson, and award damages in the amount of $7.5 million."
The air came rushing out of her in an exhilarated burst, and she felt like screaming at the top of her lungs, "I WON! " She remembered where, she was, however, and contained her enthusiasm. She turned instead to the man who made it all possible, her attorney.
"Mr. Phillipson, how can I ever, ever thank you for what you've done! You believed in me when no one else would, and now I've been proven right."
"Now, Paula, this isn't over yet. I'd almost bet that they're going to appeal. It may be months, even years, before you see any of that money."
"Oh, I don't care about the money. Those bastards were wrong to do what they did, they were wrong to fire me for it, and the jury just told them that! That's all I cared about."
"Good. Just keep that attitude. Still, it would be nice to see some of that money now, wouldn't it?"
"Oh my, yes. You know what my finances are like. But then, you know almost everything about me, don't you?
"I do know quite a bit, yes. We've been working on your case together for almost 2 years. You go on home and enjoy the moment. Let me talk to their attorney a bit, and I'll call you Monday."
She glanced up at him shyly. "I'd really like to do something to celebrate. Oh, please, won't you let me take you to dinner tonight?"
"Well...."
"Oh, please. It'll be my treat. It's the least I can do for all you've done for me."
"You know, you're right! We deserve to celebrate! How about I pick you up at your place around 8?"
"That sounds great!! See you then!"
He watched her leave the courtroom, watching the round globes of her ass sway beneath her dress as she walked. She had been a client for more than 2 years, and he often had trouble concentrating when he was around her. She was in her early thirties, and had a luscious, well-rounded figure. Some men might say she was heavy, but he was incredibly attracted to her. She had to have a 48DD chest, and he found it difficult not to stare. She must have caught him looking early on, because she proudly exposed her bosom in many of their meetings, wearing low-cut dresses or tight blouses with the top buttons undone. Her ass was just as nice, pleasantly full, and waiting to be grabbed, and maybe more. He idly wondered if she had more on her mind than dinner, but he had to be careful. He didn't want to make the first move, in case he was wrong about her interest. The state ethics board took a dim view of attorneys propositioning their clients. With a sigh he turned his mind back to his work, and went to talk to the opposition attorney.
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He drove up to her townhouse at five minutes til the appointed hour. He picked up the bouquet of roses he had brought for her, and walked up to the door. She answered his knock almost instantly, and invited him in. He thought his eyes would pop out of his head! She was wrapped in a kimono, and it was obvious from the glimpses he got that she wore nothing underneath. He noticed her hair was still damp, and assumed he had interrupted her preparations for the evening. He presented her with the flowers.
"Sorry I'm a little early."
"Oh, it's no problem at all," she said, sniffing the fragrant flowers.
She turned toward the interior of the house and he followed along behind, again enchanted by the view. She entered the kitchen, and pulled out a vase.
"I hope you don't mind, but I've started making dinner here. I thought if I were going to thank you, I ought to do it properly, with a home-cooked meal."
"You really don't have to do that."
"Oh, please, I want to. I'm really a very good cook. Oh, please, stay and let me make you dinner here."
"Paula, it really isn't necessary for you to do anything for me to thank me. I'm happy to have been able to help. And I've enjoyed working with you and getting to know you," he said as he smiled at her.
"I've enjoyed working with you, too," she said, blushing. "Can I get you something to drink? How about a glass of wine?"
"Wine would be fine."
He seated himself on a barstool at the kitchen counter where he could watch her as they talked. He offered several times to assist, but she insisted on doing everything herself. The knot in her kimono would work it's way loose, probably due to the incredible chest it was trying to contain, and he would get intriguing glimpses of the body he had dreamed about before she retightened the knot. The conversation was very pleasant, and they laughed like old friends. They sat and ate at the corner of the table, bumping knees occasionally, and continued to talk. She had lit candles on the table, and turned the lights down low. The food was wonderful, and the wine was a perfect compliment. They stacked the dishes in the sink to soak and took their wine glasses with them to the living room. She seated herself near him on the sofa, one leg curled beneath her, exposing a vast expanse of her thigh.
"You were so wonderful in court," she sighed.
"Thank you. But I'm just one of a number of good courtroom attorneys."
"Oh, no. You were more than good. I watched the way you handled witnesses. You cut right to the point, almost trapping them. I thought Vice-President Stevens was gonna have a stroke when you backed him into admitting he lied about why he fired me."
"That was pretty funny, I must admit. And very satisfying, too. I hated that bastard."
"You hated him. Think what I went through with him. It felt so good to watch you tear him down! That was payback for a lot of things. And, God, when I was on the stand and you were asking me questions, -- I couldn't help myself. I'd have told you anything you wanted to know. You were just so masterful!"
"Do you still feel that way?"
"What do you mean?"
"Will you still tell me anything I want to know?"
She started to blush, and fidget. "Well, . . . I guess so."
He rose from the sofa, keeping his eyes focused on hers, and walked behind the sofa so he could rest his hands on the back of it, treating it as he did his table in the courtroom.
"Then I'll remind you that you are still under oath, and there will be penalties for not telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Do you understand that?"
"I, um . . . well, yes."