Authors apology: Sorry, Entschuldigung,désolé, lo siento, 不好意思! I didn't have a lot of time to write anything except for some business reports in the last view months… and when I did have time I didn't have any inspiration… So this chapter is not that good, but I need to start writing again. I'll make it up to you next chapter! Thanks for all the reviews and story updates and my bf for beta-ing (I almost had to force him)! All mistakes are mine.

Disclaimer: They're mine, they're mine, they're mine! I'm delusional, sleep deprived and high on bad Chinese instant coffee. Don't mind me. (Just, send me normal good western coffee :D)

Chapter 4

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Will was sitting in his office, it was ten to seven. In a few minutes Alicia would walk in with one off her big smiles and ask him if he was ready to go. It had been a busy day and he didn't have a lot of time to think about the things that had happened this morning. But now, while he was waiting for Alicia to come up to his office, thoughts flooded his mind.

She never got the second message, she didn't know he loved her, and she hadn't rejected him like he thought she had. And now she was there, alone, thinking that he had moved on. He chuckled. Great! If he didn't know better he would have thought someone had it in for him, that life had it in for him.

He was rich, successful, determent but when it came to his personal life he didn't have a clue. What would have happened if she had got the message that day? Would she have left Peter right on the spot and come running in to his arms? Would they date? Flirt? Have mind blowing sex in his office during lunch? He laughed. Like that would ever happen. Mind blowing sex with Alicia. Definitely. Mind blowing sex with Alicia in his office during lunch time…She probably won't go for that. But hey, a man could dream, right?

They could have been lovers right now.

Or would she have stayed with him, like she stood beside him that day at the press conference and politely decline his declaration of love and go on as being one of his best friends? Well, they would never find out now, would they?

This time she had left Peter, not because he had said anything but because she had wanted to leave. Was she still in love with him? Had she ever been in love with him? He wasn't used to this.

"Hey, handsome" She was standing behind him. He hadn't even seen her come in. Her hands were on his biceps, sliding up, starting to massage his shoulders. "Care to tell me why your assistant called me with the message: "Mr. Gardner would like to postpone your meeting for tonight." He knew she was wearing her mocking face. In his mind he could see how she moved her head trying to imitate his assistant.

"I have to work tonight." He heard her sigh. "I'm sorry, it's just a really important case." No response. "I'm going to make it up to you." Great day, now he was lying, to his girlfriend. "I promise."

"You don't know what you're missing!"She squeezed his shoulders and moved to stand in front of his desk. He grinned. The short black cocktail dress she was wearing hugged her figure in all the right places. She took a step back.

"Like it?"

He looked at her, his eyes started to follow the curves of her buttocks half way down her thighs where the dress ended and her white naked skin started.

"Miss Linnata, are you seducing me?" He could see a grin starting to form on her face.

"Well yes Mr. Gardner, I am." She sent him a steamy look before continuing. "Is it working?"

I'm sorry, was all he could say. He closed his eyes, and leaned back in his chair. Life definitely had it in for him. She was so sexy, her voice, the way she moved, the dress that she was wearing.

"Fine, suit yourself. I'm going to have dinner, and after that I'm going home, strip out off this dress and take a long hot bath." Her voice was low and seductive as she stressed the last part of the sentence.

"I'm really sorry" She walked to stand beside him. "You better be!" She gave him a quick kiss. "I'll take this as my down payment for tomorrow night." With that she leaned down to kiss him again."

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Alicia was sitting in her office, it was five past seven. She was supposed to go up to Will's office, but she couldn't. She finished all the work on the Donner case about an hour ago and tomorrow they could sign the settlement papers. She checked her laptop, six past seven. She should go up there.

This whole situation was…, it was…, what was it exactly? This morning everything seemed so logical, rational, but now. She had left her husband, in a note, at four in the morning. After that she accepted the invitation of her boss, who happened to be her best friend with whom she was in love, to stay at his place, while his girlfriend would be temporarily forgotten.

A few minutes after Will left this morning the implications of what she had agreed to entered her mind. She would stay at his house, in his bed, under his sheets, with him very close by. She wanted that ever since she started to work at the firm, maybe even before that and although she knew there were feelings and sparks in the past he was with Tammy now, and he liked her. She even liked her. So therefore this was a bad idea, a really bad idea.

Her phone buzzed for the umpteenth time. She checked it, Peter had called 28 times since this morning and she had yet to answer one of them. The phone kept buzzing and she fought the urge to throw it against the wall.

What was she doing? What about Grace and Zach? They hadn't called her yet so Peter probably told them what she told him to tell them. Ten past seven. They where great kids but they where hurt when they found out what Peter had done. What their father had done. She was going to hurt them all over again, by leaving Peter. Maybe she should go back home, talk to him, have an honest conversation. The last view months she hadn't been really open and talkative towards him.

"Hey! It's a quarter past seven! I thought I made my self clear when I said I expected you in my office at seven. What are you still doing here?"

"Will, I was just thinking…" she paused not sure on how to continue.

Will noticed her hesitation "You where just thinking how much you like my lasagna. Get your coat and your bag, were going. I need to pick some stuff up before I can make that lasagna and I don't want you starving before we watched every second of lord of the rings together. "

She smiled, he always knew what to say. "All of them? Tonight? Aren't you overdoing it just a little? Plus I don't really think that's my genre. Why don't we go for some classics like "Casablanca", "Gone with the wind" or…"

"Now you're talking! lets go!"

Maybe this is a good thing; maybe I should be on my own for a while. She grabbed her bag and coat and followed Will to the garage. She was on her way to her own car when Will called her. "Leave it here, we can take mine."

"But won't they notice? What about.." Crap, tomorrow morning, what if someone saw them come in together. What if someone saw her go in his apartment and not come out until tomorrow morning. She was still a public figure; she didn't get as much attention as she got last year but still. She hadn't even thought about this. She had been so absorbed with her other problems that she forgot about this one.

"Will, what if someone sees us?"

"What do you…? " Than it dawned on him. He could see the fear in Alicia's eyes and instantly knew what the problem was. "Alicia, that already happened once and nothing bad came from it, remember the picture, the hotel?"

"Except for the fact that I was interrogated for a week by the whole staff, plus we weren't at your place. We had a reasonable explanation for being there."

"We have a reasonable explanation now, you need a friend and I am one. Can't have my best lawyer living on the street."

She frowned. "Other people won't think so."

His face became serious, the mock grin disappearing. "So what do you want to do?"

She wanted nothing more that to go with him, eat lasagna and watch movies all night, just forget about everything and have fun, but the stakes where to high. It would damage Peters campaign if this came out. Not to mention what her kids would think about her sleeping with her boss, she already had that conversation with Grace once. I'm not sleeping with my boss, I'm just staying at his place, my friends place.

"Alicia." The words brought her back to reality.

"You know what, just in case, here are my keys. Take your care and drive to my place, I will buy the things I need and see you there in 30 minutes." He stepped closer and handed her his key. He put his hands reassuring on her shoulders.

"Don't worry Alicia, I know it might not feel like it right now, but it's going to be alright."

Her left hand moved to cover his, she squeezed and he released her shoulder. Their hands slid down in union and so they stood for a few seconds. Watching each other, holding hands.

"Thanks, you're a good friend"

"See you in half an hour." He released her hand and walked to his car.

They were standing together, close together, holding hands, staring at each other. The look on the Will's face was soft almost loving and for a moment he was convinced Will would close the gap between them and kiss Alicia. Will was going to kiss his wife. But it didn't happen, he just said something and walked away. Peter saw the look in Alicia's eyes as she followed Will's movements before turning around, walking the short distance to her car. He wanted to run to the car, get in next to her and beg her to come back. But he didn't. Eli was right, she needed time, and time was the only thing he could give her right now.

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a/n: I know it's short but, Yeeeah I finished this chapter, finally! And it's not as bad as I thought it would be. As a reward I'm going to watch all the episodes (3!) I missed the last view weeks.. I'll update this Sunday, promise! Reviews are nice.