The File

                                    

                                          
It had been a few weeks since Andy Barber and I slept together and we hadn't seen each other since which was the way I needed it to be. I wasn't sure how he was feeling but I knew if I saw him again I wouldn't be able to be held responsible for my actions. I walked into court for the first time since being held in contempt of court and groaned seeing Andy sitting at the opposing counsel table.
"Barber." I said as I walked over to my table.
"Walsh." Andy said not even making any kind of eye contact with me. He then groaned and walked over to me at my table as I started getting some things out of my briefcase. "Did you have to wear those heels?" Andy whispered to me and I just looked at him.
"Excuse me?" I asked confused.
"Those heels, I didn't get a chance to tell you what I thought about them and what they do to me." Andy said.
"Would you prefer I go barefoot Barber?" I asked and he groaned. 
"Just please do us all favor and wear flats tomorrow if this case goes on longer than a day." Andy said and I sighed.
"I only catered to you one time Barber and that was when you asked me not to stop in your car. I don't cater to you anymore." I said and I heard Andy growl low in his throat.
"You are nothing but trouble and I would much rather go against your brother." Andy said.
"Well you're in luck. I'm just here until he gets here then I'm gone. Since getting put in jail with you my dad is keeping me in the office." I said and Andy sighed and hung his head. "Don't feel bad Barber, I had fun being locked in a cell with you." I said and winked at him. About that time I saw my dad walk in. Andy walked back to his table.
"Hey, I'm taking this case. Your brother got help up on another case." Johnathon said and I sighed.
"Or I knew enough about the case and could have done it myself." I said and Johnathon just shook his head.
"Not when I found out you would be against Barber. Go back to the office Blair." Johnathon as said and I grabbed my briefcase and went to leave the courtroom. I walked over to where Andy had retreated to his side when my dad walked in.
"I'm about to leave. If the heels bother you so much you might want to cover your ears or hum a little song so you don't hear." I whispered and he glared as me as I walked out of the courtroom. I could feel Andy's eyes on me the whole time I walked out of the courtroom and it made me sway my hips just a little more.
*****ANDY POV*****
"I'm about to leave. If the heels bother you so much you might want to cover your ears or hum a little song so you don't hear." Blair said to me once her father came in the courtroom and took over for her. I just glared at her since I couldn't do what I wanted to do which was take her right here on this table in front of everyone and make her scream my name. She walked out of the courtroom and I watched her leave and I knew she swayed the hips more than she needed to. Blair Walsh was going to be the death of me and make me forget about standards I had set for myself after the last time. Blair and I were a onetime thing, I loved it in the moment and it was a moment I wish I could relive again but I was married and I couldn't do that to Laurie, not right now, not with what we were trying to do. Which reminded me.
ANDY: Did you check this morning?
LAURIE: I did, I'm ovulating. I hope you will be home on time tonight. I got Jacob going over to a friends house and we will be alone all night. 😉
I smiled.
ANDY: You bet I will be. This will work Laurie, I promise.
LAURIE: I know it will Andy. I love you.
ANDY: I love you too.
I sighed putting my phone back in my pocket knowing I had to get any thought or fantasy I had with Blair out of my head to make my marriage work and to put less stress on Laurie so we could expand our family.
*****NORMAL POV*****
I was sitting in the office after I left court when Alexa came walking into my office with a folder.
"Hey, what's up?" I asked and he handed me the folder.
"This was just brought to us from public defender Ashton. The guy has been in prison for about 30 years. He was demanding a retrial since some new evidence had come into light. A lot of the information was redacted and blacked out.
"Can I ask how I'm supposed to look into this if I cant have the unredacted file?" I asked and Alexa sighed
"They wont redact the file until someone offers to take the case. I guess it was a huge case back about 30 years ago and they don't want it getting out that he is getting a retrial. I started reading the files.
"So new DNA and a new witness statement. Seems simple enough. I will talk to my dad and Kyle about it. Maybe it's something I can actually take." I said and she smiled and walked out. I sighed and read as much of a could of the file. A few hours later my dad came back to the office. I walked to his office and knocked.
"Hey, you okay?" Johnathon asked.
"Yeah...can I show you something?" I asked and he nodded. I walked in and set the file down on his desk and he started looking at it as I sat down.
"Blair, this is a shit file." Johnathon.
"I know...I did go to law school and learned what good and bad files were." I said and he smirked at me as I was smiling at him.
"So what is this?" 
"Something public defender Ashton brought to the office seeing if we would take the case. Wont give us all info unless we offer to take the case. I guess it was a big case years ago. Guy had been in prison for 30 years." I said and Johnathon sighed.
"We have a full slate right now Blair, I don't think your brother or I could handle it." Johnathon said and I groaned.
"Then let me take it on. I have nothing and I know why you don't want me in court but I promise I will behave better than I did with Barber." I said and Johnathon sighed. "Please...you have to give me another chance." I said and he sighed with a nod.
"Okay, fine. Call Ashton and tell him we will take the case and to send you everything." Johnathon said and I smiled getting up and taking the file from my dad.
"Thank you." I said and walked out of the office and walked up to Alexa.
"Can you call Ashton and let him know I'm taking this case and see when he wants to get me all the info?" I asked and she nodded and picked up the phone and dialed his number as I headed back to my office. As I was sitting there she walked in after a few minutes. She handed me a piece of paper.
"What is this?" I asked.
"A time and a place where to meet. He is going to introduce you to prisoner and let him know you are taking his case." Alexa said and I nodded seeing I would be going to the prison and a woman in an all-male prison was dangerous. This was going to be the case where I finally got to prove myself to my brother and father that I could be the lawyer I always said I was.