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“Do you think children should be charged as adults when they commit crimes?” I asked.
“We’re allowed to talk aboutthe lawduring my romance test?”
“I promise it’s not a test.” I laughed. “Answer the question.”
“It depends on the crime,” he said. “And the age, of course.”
“Aggravated theft, eighteen.”
“Eighteen isn’t a child, Elizabeth.”
“What if they committed the crime the day before they turned eighteen?”
“I’d try to argue for a reduced sentence and some type of education program.”
“And if you couldn’t get that?”
“I would remind myself that the system isn’t fair,” he said. “It would fall apart if it was.”
I leaned against him as we finished the trail.
When we returned to the firm, he tucked me under a blanket on his couch and watched me fall asleep.
Damien was highlightinga document on his desk when I opened my eyes.The daylight was long gone, and the city lights were dancing behind him.
“Did you have a good nap?” he asked.
“Yeah.” I sat up. “Did you get one?”
“I worked on our upcoming deposition,” he said. “Are you ready for me to drive you home?”
I glanced at the three empty liquor glasses and silently calculated how long he’d been awake today.
Nineteen hours.
“Since someone blocked me in, can I drive your car and bring it back tomorrow?”
“Come again?” He looked at me like I was crazy.
“I figured.” I sat up. “You don’t have to drive me. I’ll get an Uber.”
“Please tell me you’re not being serious.”
“It’s not a big deal,” I said. “It’s better than getting a cab at this hour.”
“You can drive my car.” He picked up his keys and stood up. “I’ll have an intern bring me back.”
CITE (V.)
TO MAKE REFERENCE TO A DECISION IN ANOTHER CASE TO MAKE A LEGAL POINT IN ARGUMENT
DAMIEN
Elizabeth pulled my Audi in front of a red light and looked over at me.
You are so damn beautiful.
“Focus on the road,” I said. “I’d like to go the rest of my life without being in another wreck with you.”
