To Love The Lawyer {Be My Princess Fanfiction}

Chapter 2

"Your honor, I motion to have this case dismissed, for the lack of any hard evidence against my client is just insulting." The lady lawyer squinted her eyes at the judge sitting before her scornfully, trying desperately to get her point across and be taken seriously.

Her name was Halle Mitchell: a short, pale, slender woman of twenty-three who towered over everyone at a whopping height of five-foot three-inches, who had the most gorgeous caramel-kissed, light brown hair that normally was swept over her left shoulder in a cascade of beautiful beach waves that blended with her bangs swept to the left side of her face. Her amber-brown eyes were considered to be the most fearsome, intimidating eyes a woman in any of the six kingdoms had ever been born with. She was well accessorized with a matching necklace and pair of earrings, and because of her fabulous style, her makeup was very well done, and her four inch black stilettos as her choice in shoes for the day were excellently decided to be worn with her outfit.

Today, this young woman, this lawyer, was dressed in a simple, deep purple, strapless, sweetheart-shaped dress that barely came down to her knees. Over top she had on a mature, black cardigan to cover her bare shoulders and to make her appear to be dressed more appropriately for the hearing she was currently at, and her gorgeous brown hair had been messily tucked up into a bun. Her fierce, sharp eyes were accented by a pair of thin, black-framed glasses that she had quickly thrown on this morning in a rush, not having the time to put in her contacts. Her vision wasn't that bad, but if she wanted to see sharper details of things twenty feet from her, she needed to wear her contacts.

"Your honor, if I may..." The opposing council rose from his chair, holding up a single finger as he addressed Judge Harlan. "You cannot dismiss this case so easily, given the evidence we have compiled against Ms. Mitchell's client." He sneered over at the lady lawyer, feeling bitter simply because she even dared to challenge his client's accusation against hers in attempt to get this case thrown out before it went to trial.

Judge Harlan impatiently rose his gavel to the two bickering lawyers. "Council, this is my office. Not the courthouse. If you two cannot stop bickering long enough to plead your case, I won't even bother to listen to another word," the older man adjusted his harsh glower from one lawyer to another.

"Your honor, any evidence the DA has against my client, Mr. Thomas, is purely circumstantial." Halle bowed her head slightly, respecting the judge's impatience.

"How is this circumstantial, Ms. Mitchell?" The judge squared his shoulders, not changing the even, serious look on his face for a single second.

Halle tried to resist the urge to allow the corners of her lips to stretch into a sinister grin at the sight of the judge's curiosity. "Sure, your honor, someone did, in fact, bash in Tammy Thomas' car with a baseball bat, but other than the discarded bat found at the scene, and an anonymous report of a man that looked similar to my client fleeing the scene from an unnamed eye witness, the DA has no hard evidence tying my client to the crime." The woman stood tall and proud and she fiercely began obliterating the DA's case against her client. "Yes, Tammy's soon-to-be-ex husband, my client Mr. Thomas, did, in fact, have the motive to smash up her car, given that Ms. Thomas has recently been seeing another man after she initiated the divorce, but my client has an alibi." Halle rose her chin up to meet the judge's face. "Mr. Thomas' boss can vouch for his whereabouts, and he assures that my client was golfing with him at the time of the crime."

The opposing council looked a little nervous at Ms. Mitchell's tough argument. "Your honor, Ms. Mitchell's client had the motive to destroy my client's car, not to mention the anonymous tip reporting a man similar to Mr. Thomas fleeing the scene." He placed a hand on his client's shoulder, directing the judge's attention to Tammy. "The damages to her vehicle cannot go unpaid."