This did mean two things: one, it was time to gear up for trial; two, Sami was proving to be a man of his word, a completely neutral fact Baz did not care about beyond the need for self-preservation.
But since this wasn’t a trap… Baz opened the chat with Sami, bumped underneath his group chat with Eevee and Joel where Eevee was busy convincing him to come by for lunch to try Joel’s latest sandwich creation.
Your boss sucks.
He bit his lip as he regarded the message, his first time initiating contact, before he hit send.
The reply was almost immediate.
theres that razor sharp wit i so adore
you catch on quick
Funny.How do you put up with him?
with several layers of protection
…what kind of protection?
OMG NO
EW
neVER
how dare you put that image in my head after ive been so nice to you!!
This is you being nice??
eh yes?
youll find the vatican is considering me for sainthood as we speak
Baz chuckled.Such a dork.But one with just enough sense to stay away from Ian, which counted for something.
There was no world in which Baz would have believed Ian was anything other than aggressively heterosexual, but just the thought they might have shared sexual partners had the hairs on his arms standing to attention.
Or maybe he just didn’t like the thought of sharing Sami.
His phone buzzed again.Good lord, Sami was on a roll today—Eevee.Never mind.
So?Are you gonna come?
Baz sighed.He needed to get started with the trial prep—which meant he’d be so swamped in paperwork, he wouldn’t have time to see her for a while.The guilt from not making enough time for her was gnawing at him like a hungry hamster Baz didn’t care to feed any further.He could squeeze in one lunch before he disappeared into the pits of the legal world.
Here was hoping she wouldn’t spring any more Jack-related surprises on him.
On my way.
But not before stopping by Aya’s office to let her know about the latest developments too.
“Guess we’re going to court,” was her mumbled reaction.She was not appropriately thrilled at the prospect of wiping the floor with Ian.
The biggest challenge would be spending all that time in a room with Sami without getting distracted by the way he’d lust over Baz’s expertise.
“I’m going to file the motion for class certification this afternoon.Can you set up a date with Vanessa Martinez to prep her?”
“Sure thing.Boss.”
