Back to Court, and a Run-in

Gemma shot you another little smirk as the four of you walked back down the street to the courthouse. Even with the extra-curricular activities in the restroom at the restaurant, you were still easily going to be on time from the afternoon start of the trial. Sabrina had ended up getting more engaged in the conversation with Eric about Lucy than any of you had expected - she, as an outside perspective, could do a lot more guesswork than you or Gemma. She was walking a few paces ahead alongside him now, coaching him on how he needed to have a sit-down, heart-to-heart conversation with her if he wanted to actually try to make it work with her.

The alternative was to just ride the crazy train until the end of the summer.

That left you and Gemma to walk hand in hand, however, and was still a little giggly from getting you to eat her out in a public restroom. You hadn’t fucked - that wouldn’t have been fast enough - but all three of you had gotten off in the space of fifteen minutes. Sabrina had also sent the ‘private’ picture of her sucking your cock to the Daddy’s Dick lady as a reward for sending nudes.

“I still think it’s a dangerous game,” you said under your breath to Gemma.

“It is,” she agreed. “But Sabrina is right, that woman is doing a lot of free work managing a fan account. It’s borderline on our boundaries though.”

“I hadn’t even thought of that,” you said with a grimace.

“I’ll talk to her,” Gemma said, squeezing your hand. “Remind her that actual flirting with strangers, even anonymously, isn’t what we agreed to. Professional flirting should stay professional.”

That made you snort and shake your head with a little smile. “We are so weird.”

Gemma grinned and rolled her eyes. “Maybe, but it’s mostly you two.”

You arrived at the courthouse with plenty of time to spare and headed back through security and into the big atrium area. There was no way you wanted to head back into the stuffy courtroom yet, so you found a bench and the four of you chatted about nothing for a bit before you noticed Sabrina frown, looking across the big open space.

“What is it?” you asked.

“I think that’s Alita,” she said, then started walking across the room.

Frowning, you glanced at Gemma and then followed after Sabrina when she nodded.

You didn’t recognize the name, but you did recognize the woman that Sabrina approached. She was Latina, around thirty, and was currently dressed up for court and looked good but her stress was clearly high. Alita was Sabrina’s neighbour, whom you’d only met once and Sabrina had teased about getting to film with the two of you - it had been before the decision that you were dating, and not just ‘best friends with **** benefits,’ and it hadn’t come up again.

“Alita? What are you doing here?” Sabrina asked as you approached her.

“What?” Alita said, and then her eyes softened a little as she recognized Sabrina. “Oh, hey. Um, I have court today.”

“Are you OK?” Sabrina asked, stepping up and hugging the woman lightly. They were of a similar size and build, with Alita sporting only a slightly larger bust and her hair dyed with blonde streaks and cut just past her jawline. “You look stressed as hell, girl.”

“That’s because I am,” Alita said with a frown. Then she noticed you. “Oh, hey. John, right?”

“Hi, Alita,” you said. “We met once.”

“Oh, I know,” she said with a smirk, accepting your offer to shake hands. “I’m reminded frequently. I appreciate that you two at least try to keep it down sometimes.”

That got you blushing a little, but Sabrina kept the conversation on point as she took Alita’s hands in her own. “What’s going on?” she asked. “You’re not in trouble, are you?”

“It’s not criminal stuff,” Alita shook her head.

“Is it your boyfriend?” Sabrina asked.

“Ex-boyfriend,” Alita clarified. “Now. I broke up with him a few weeks ago - I got tired of his shit. Somehow he was still a demanding asshole even from prison. But now he’s trying to sue me and says I owe him a shit load of money that I don’t have. It’s all bullshit, but the legal fees alone are going to eat through my little bit of savings even if he doesn’t have a fucking leg to stand on.”

“Oh, girl, I’m so sorry,” Sabrina said and pulled her in for another hug.

“That really sucks,” you sighed, patting Alita on the shoulder as they hugged. “You do have a lawyer, right?”

“I do,” she nodded. “It’s my cousin's friend, so he’s at least trustworthy even if it’s going to cost me. The whole thing is just a real mindfuck though.”

Sabrina and Alita traded a few more platitudes, and you both tried to encourage Alita that things would be OK, before she needed to go find her lawyer and you needed to head back up to Court Six. You filled in Gemma quietly on the walk up to the second floor, and Gemma went and grabbed Sabrina’s hand and squeezed it, comforting your girlfriend. It was hard, knowing someone was going through something and not being able to offer any direct help - life wasn’t like a TV show though. The three of you couldn’t just pick up her case and represent her for free. You weren’t even law students yet.

As you settled into your seats in the courtroom, you only considered bringing it to Garrison for a split second. After everything he was already handling for the four of you, and with the fact that he was a corporate lawyer and not a family lawyer, there was no way you could ask him for help on behalf of a woman you barely knew.

Sabrina, sitting between you and Gemma, took your hand and smiled a little at your glance. She knew you were trying to think of something, and she appreciated it.

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