Page 22 of Cause of Action

God, she was sexy as hell and didn’t know what she was talking about. I would play along with her “no sex” rule for now. But in time, she’d be in my bed, where I’d explore that beautiful body of hers again and bury my cock deep inside her.

Ollie pulled up to the building. Climbing out, I extended my hand. She graciously accepted as I helped her out of the SUV. Letting go of her hand, we entered the building.

“This entire building is The Hamilton Group?” she asked.

“Yes, it is. What do you think?”

“It’s nice.”

We took the elevator to the sixth floor. When the doors opened, Parker stood there smiling.

“Morgan, it’s good to see you again. Welcome to our firm.”

“Thank you, Parker.” I smiled. “It’s nice to see you too.”

“I have court. I’ll see you two later.” He patted Roman’s back.

Walking down the long hallway, Roman stopped at thedesk, where an older woman with sun-kissed skin and dark curly hair sat.

“Olivia, this is Morgan Ashley. Morgan, this is Olivia, my legal secretary.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Morgan.” She extended her hand.

“It’s nice to meet you too, Olivia.”

“I have your temporary office set up in conference room two. Please, have a seat.” I gestured. “These are the case files for Theodore Williamson, a twenty-eight-year-old man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her unborn baby three years ago by strangulation. She cheated on him, got pregnant, and when he found out, he murdered her, supposedly.”

She picked up one of the files from the table and opened it.

“Wait a second. He’s serving twenty-five to life?” she asked. “Is this a pro-bono case?”

“It is.”

“I would never have guessed this firm would take on such cases,” she said.

“We take a few cases a year to fulfill our social responsibility. Besides, it boosts the reputation of the firm.”

“And the reputation of the attorney?” Her brow arched.

“Of course.” A smirk crossed my lips.

“You flew me all the way out here to help you with a case you’re not even getting paid for? Why?”

“Because I never lose.” I tucked my hand into my pants pocket. “And I don’t have the time to devote to this case. I’m a very busy man.”

“But you have a building full of associates who can handle this case for you. Unless you already think there’s no way you can prove this guy didn’t do it.”

“I’m confident that if anyone can find something to cause reasonable doubt, it’s you.”

The conference room door opened, and Olivia stuck her head inside.

“Roman, your client is waiting for you in your office.”

“Thanks, Olivia. Tell him I’ll be right there. I have to get to my meeting,” I said, staring at Morgan. “If you need anything, Olivia will get it for you.”

“Okay,” she said. “I better get to looking over these files.”

I walked over to the door, placed my hand on the handle, turned, and looked at her. “Have dinner with me tonight.”

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