Sometimes it surprised Will which memories chose to flood his mind, whether the moment was appropriate or not. For example, he'd been walking through the courthouse the day before and noticed a woman wearing open-toed shoes. Before he could blink, a picture of Alicia with her bare feet up on his coffee table while they worked late one night burst into his brain. He couldn't see a woman on the bleachers when he played basketball without being reminded of how enthusiastic and relaxed Alicia had always been at his baseball games.

And of course, the kiss he knew he shouldn't have initiated, that she had passionately returned, seemed to be on auto-play, popping up almost hourly. He felt like a fool, letting her get to him this way, but Alicia had always wielded some strange power over him.

He was reluctant to put a name on how he felt about Alicia, but he was sure it was special. He refused to acknowledge that he might be in love with her, since he'd never used those words about one of his relationships, but deep down, some part of him knew. He fantasized about where the physical sparks between them could lead, but he also thought about waking up beside her in the mornings, bringing her coffee, laughing together over some foolish late night TV show.

He hated Peter, not because he'd been the one to win Alicia in the first place, but because he'd been the one to hurt her so badly. It still baffled him why she stayed; the Alicia he had so adored many years ago would never have done that – she would have tossed Peter out on his ear as soon as she'd learned the truth. But Alicia had changed; she was more hesitant, less sure of herself when making decisions, and right or wrong, Will blamed that on Peter Florrick as well.

Most of all, though, he was disgusted with himself. He had screwed up at Georgetown, thinking she'd always be there. He'd thought he'd have his fun playing the field, and when the time came to grow up, she would be the one he'd be with forever. He failed to consider that she might want commitment before that, and Peter had swooped in while Will's back was turned, taking away the only person who meant anything to him. Now he had a second chance – he wouldn't fail again.