Holy Shit
Ali just enjoys being with Ashlyn and she spends the entire day with her on Sunday. What started as one night stand isn't a one night stand anymore. And when Ashlyn asks her on a date again 2 days later, Ali can't say no. She's swamped with work, her father is always on her back, reminding her of the Senator case and Ali is just about to loose it. Working with her father has never been a problem before but lately he became more insistent about her love life, work life or about her life in general and at 32 years old, Ali is over it. The only saving grace comes from Ashlyn and the text messages she sends her all day, and the cute calls she makes in the evening to wish her a goodnight. Ali hasn't felt this giddy in years and yet there's so much she doesn't know about the blond; Where she works, where she lives, if she's single (well Ali truly hopes she is) and so many more things.... But when they're together, Ali can't seem to find the time to ask. It's been 3 weeks now since the bar, and their first night together and Ashlyn coming over is now a very regular thing. Nobody knows, because they haven't really defined what they are to each other yet. So after a particularly hard day at work, when Ali receives a text from her mysterious blond offering her to cook dinner and watch an episode of law and order with ice cream to cheer her up, she can't even hide her smile.
"Sounds perfect after this shitty day, can't wait to see you!! x"
As she's about to exit the building, she bumps into someone.
"Oh sorry, I didn't see you!"
"No problem Miss. Have a nice evening"
Ali gets a very bad feeling of the man she just bumped into. Chills running up her back and everything. She turns around and see the man looking at her intensely. She texts Ashlyn telling her she's on her way and almost run to her car.
She feels really relieved when she enters her condo, and smells dinner and hear the blond singing in the kitchen. She's surprised how easy, normal and intimate this entire thing feels, and she knows she needs to have a conversation with Ashlyn before she gets attached and gets hurt.
"Hey you! what's up? it's almost ready, you can go upstairs and get into cozier clothes if you want, it'll be ready when you get back down." Ash says with a big smile
"Hummmmm... A girl could get used to this you know..." Ali answers and comes closer to peck the blond quickly. "Hi..." she smiles
Ali runs in the stairs and take a quick shower to freshen up, and just dress into grey sweats and a hoddie and makes her way downstairs to meet her gorgeous blond.
"You look beautiful" Ash says with a smile
"Charmer... I m not even wearing make up anymore and I m wearing sweats..." Ali answers playfully
"Still... You look beautiful to me..."
Ali blushes a little and decides that now is the moment to ask the question to Ashlyn.
"Ash... What are we? I mean, you're cooking dinner at my place when I come back from work, you're calling me beautiful when I m dressed in sweats.. This is not just sex anymore right?"
"It was never just sex Ali... I mean, if I remember well, you called me your girlfriend the first time I saw you before I even knew your name!!"
"ass!!! it was extreme measures!!! But really, I haven't dated anyone since Brent, and I actually never felt the need to.. but with you, it's different, I think I could get used to this, to you... I like spending time with you, I like waking up to you... I like knowing that you're already here waiting for me when I come home from a shitty day at work..." Ali rambles
"Well Miss Krieger,is that your way of asking me to be your girlfriend because you were much more direct the first time!!!!" Ash laughs
"Stop you idiot!! I m trying to be cute!!"
"Stop trying.. It's a yes... it's been a yes since the first night you dragged me into making Hannah jealous"
"You're the worst"
"Yes but I am your girlfriend..."
"That you are..."
The both of them enjoy a funny evening, laughing and taking bites of each other plates, sharing ice cream on the couch and going to bed together, before the madness starts again the following morning.
Ali is smiling when she enters the building the next day and it has a lot to do with the fact that she woke up in the blonde's arms this morning and cuddled into the warmth of her body before her alarm clock reminded her again that she had to leave.
She's smiling, and nothing can take this smile away. Sydney, her assistant and one of Ali's best friend meets her in the corridor with a coffee and can't help but notice the look of happiness Ali is sporting this morning.
"Ouuuuuh someone got laid last night!!!" Syd can't help but tease her friend
"Shushhhh!! you should speak louder you ass!!!" Ali says but doesn't correct her friend
"Well excuse me!!! who is he?? give me the deeets!!"
"Sydney!!! stop screaming!!!"
"Tell me and I swear i'll be quiet."
"Well SHE, is very nice. Her name is Ashlyn. Remember the woman I told you about on the night I met Heather at the bar and Brent and Hannah were there?"
"the one you called your girlfriend when you didn't know her?"
"Exactly. Well now I do know her and she is my girlfriend"
"ouhhhh well!! I need to see this hottie!! show me!
Ali shows the photo of Ashlyn she took this morning while the blond was peacefully sleeping in her bed.
"ohhhh look at these tattoos, papa kriegs is going to have a stroke!!!"
Ali burst out laughing knowing full well that Sydney is right and her father would probably choke on his morning coffee if he knew with who his daughter is sleeping with.
The two friends are still laughing when they get into Ali's office, but they soon stop when Ken Krieger enters the office requesting their presence for the morning meeting.
The meeting is long, very long if you ask Ali, she keeps getting text messages from Ash and all she wants to do is go home. She is daydreaming about the blond when her father asks her something and realizes she hasn't been listening at all.
"Alexandra, would you mind paying attention? Senator Harris is going to be here in one hour and I need you to be focused."
If there is one thing Ali hates, it's this. When her father treats her as a 4 years old. She clenches her jaw and feels Syd squeezing her hand.
"So as I was saying, Kamala Harris is running for VP, and she wants this divorce to be over before the elections. It should go smoothly as the two of them have been separated for a while. Nevertheless, her marriage was her ticket for the LGBTQ+ community, so nobody can know she cheated, and especially not with a man, and it's very important that you focus on making the Senator look flawless. Also, we're meeting with the Senator this morning, and we'll be meeting with her future ex wife at the end of the week. Do you have any questions?"
"yes, just one. Do we know who is representing her wife?" asks James, one of Ali's colleague.
"Some important firm downtown. But again, you have to ensure that everything goes smoothly. Our firm reputation is at stake here." Ken krieger added.
Everyone was about to leave the room, and Ali was making her exit, when Ken called her back.
She huffed because she wanted to call Ashlyn and wish her a nice day during the break and now her father is gonna complain about her lack of attention during the meeting.
"Ali, I don't know what's wrong with you, but you seem distracted. Since the beginning of this case, it seems like you've better things to do. Do you?"
"No, it's not that Dad. But I m a little tired, and I understand you're very stressed, but sometimes I just need some time to relax too."
"Well that's not how I see things, so you either put up the work, or you're off the case."
"Fine."
Ali had had enough, she stormed out of the office, took her coat and her bag and went home leaving behind her a Ken Krieger with his mouth completely opened.
She started realizing what she had done as she entered her mercedes.
She isn't 4 years old anymore. She is a very respected lawyer, and some firms have been asking her to join them for years but she was always loyal to her father. Maybe it's time to change.
"Fuck Ken Krieger, fuck "KK and associates, fuck the senator, FUCK EVERYONE" Ali screamed as she started her car.
It was still fairly early, so she decided to go back home and call the blond to see what she was up to. Ash was still at her place so she decided to stop on her way and grab breakfast for the both of them. At least, spending the day with Ashlyn would make it less crappy. The blonde was delighted to know that her very busy girlfriend was coming back and spending the day with her, but she also knew that something bad must have happened at work.
Ali entered the house with coffee and donuts and was met by a charming blond freshly showered who hugged her tight and all of a sudden everything was right again.
What she didn't see, was the man in the black BMW parked next to her house snapping photos of the two lovers on the doorstep before they enter the house...