Page 30 of Cause and Effect

Julian

I grabbed the half-empty bottle of wine, a new bottle, and our glasses and took them to the patio. I couldn’t wait to see her in her bikini and knew I had to be careful because my cock would misbehave.

I jumped into the pool and turned around when I heard the sliding door open. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw her standing there in her ocean blue bikini that enveloped her delicious and sexy body. You’d never know she had three kids.

“Nice bikini.” I grinned as she stepped into the pool.

“Oh my gosh. It’s so warm.”

“It’s heated.”

She grabbed her glass and watched as I did a couple of laps.

“Laurel?” I heard Parker’s voice.

Glancing over, I saw Parker on his patio.

“Hi, Parker.” She waved.

“What is going on here?” He walked over with his hands tucked tightly in his pants pockets.

“We’re going over Georgina’s case,” I said, shooting him a look to return to his house.

“In the pool?” His brow arched.

“Who cares where we discuss it. Don’t you have closing arguments to prepare for tomorrow?” I asked him.

“Yeah. I do.” His eye narrowed at me. “Enjoy the rest of your evening, Laurel.”

“You too, Parker.” She smiled.

I swam to the edge of the pool and grabbed my wine.

“I have a meeting tomorrow morning with a new client,” Laurel said.

“Oh yeah?”

“Parker gave it to me. Apparently, the clients wanted a female lawyer because of the nature of the case.”

“What’s the case?”

“They are in the middle of adopting a baby that was abandoned at a fire station, and now the birth mother wants the baby back.”

“How long has it been since the mother abandoned the child?” I asked.

“Almost a year.”

“Shit. That’s going to be tough because California always sides with the birth mother.”

“Not this time.” She smiled.

“I love your confidence.” I winked.

We finished off our wine.

“It sure is a beautiful night,” she said, looking up at the stars.

“It is. So is the view.” A smirk crossed my lips.

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