Kellin's POV
Me, Tay and Vic walked up to a trailer park in the middle of the day. It was a cool Massachusetts day so we were all wearing coats. "Tay, are you ready?" I asked and she shook her head at me. "I don't know, Kellin. Alex scares the crap out of me." I nodded rubbing her back trying to be supportive, Vic just smiled at me. "And that's okay. Channel that fear and tell yourself that you are a strong, independent woman. You MUST be reunited with your dog." I told her and she stood up straighter acting more confident.
Vic nodded in agreement, "Anyone who bakes their dog a birthday cake deserves nothing less." He said smiling at her. Tay shows us the cake once more, "It IS shaped like a bone." She said proudly. "And that kind of devotion can't be ignored." I said admiring her work. "It's not easy to find dog-friendly chocolate substances." She said proudly. She walked up and knocked on the door of a trailer.
A guy with messy dirty blonde hair stepped out; he looked like he hadn't washed in a while and had ketchup all over his shirt. He stood with a beer in his hand, unamused at the situation. "Crap, not you again! Tay, get your fat ass offa my property!" He yelled but Tay stood strong. "I wanna see my dog, Alex. I gotta right! I bet you didn't even know it's his birthday today!" She said, starting to get upset.
Alex looked inside the door and sang, "It's your birthday, it's your birthday." He paused then turned back to Tay. "Well you can't see him, Jelly Gut." He reaches out and takes the cake from her. "Best decision I ever made? Throwin' you out." He said rubbing salt in the wound before slamming the door in her face. Tay begins to cry turning back to me and Vic. "Can you believe I lived with that for 10 years? That cheap-skate never even got me a ring!" She said.
Vic pulled me aside so we could talk privately. "Kellin, they lived together for 10 years-" In an instant, I knew where he was going with this. "Of Course! Vic, you're a genius!" I said hugging him as he laughed. I walked to Alex's door and boldly knocked on it. "Now what?" He said opening the door.
"Mr...Alex, we are Ms. Jardine's legal team." He instantly looked very worried. "Lawyers?" He asked his voice cracking in the process. I nodded and proceeded to speak, "I don't think you understand that the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts recognizes your 10- year relationship with Ms. Jardine as a Common Law marriage, which entitles her to equitable division of property." Alex gave me a thoroughly confused look but Tay and Vic knew where I was going with this. "Huh?" Alex asked.
"Translation:" I said looking over at Tay. "WE'RE TAKING THE DOG!" Me and Tay said at the same time. Tay goes into the trailer and grabs her dog Rufus who she litters with kisses. Alex looked annoyed. "Whatever." He said rolling his eyes and retreating back into his trailer. "Oh, Rufus, my angel!" I love you! Oh, Kellin, I missed this face! This is the nicest thing anybody's ever done for me, bar none." Tay said as she drove us back to Harvard.
When we got out of the car, I turned to Vic. "Wait-Was that law? Is this the point of law? I'm feeling kind of high." I said fanning myself as we walked towards the classrooms. "You okay?" Vic asked giving me a look. "This is why we all study and slog: To help the underdog! I so identify!" We made our way into the courtyard which was crowded more than usual.
Patrick silenced the crowd instantly with a couple of words. "Hey, guys! Preciado got a big murder trial defending exercise king Oliver Sykes and needs extra help. He's posting his internship today!" Everyone began to talk excitedly until Preciado entered the courtyard. "Ladies and gentleman, I need the best and the brightest. Congrats to the choice few. And as for the rest of you, welcome to the middle. Vic, I'm making you my co-counsel on the Sykes trial. Prove yourself here and the term "associate" isn't far off." Everyone began to clap excited for Vic and I hugged him.
"Yes sir!" He said while hugging me. "We start Monday, 9:00 a.m. sharp." He said pinning the internship list up on the bulletin board in the courtyard. He looked at Vic and said, "Make sure everyone dressed appropriately." He walked off after that comment and everyone crowded around the list. "Vic, that's so great! I'm so proud of you!" He pulled me in for another hug.
The hug was nice and we were lost in our little moment until I was drawn out by people reacting to the list. "YES! SCORE!" Lynn yelled doing some weird victory dance around campus. Tony sees the list and squeals. "Oh, Justin! We got Preciado's internship!" He said smiling proudly at Justin. "What?" He asked shocked. "It's just like we planned!" Tony said jumping up and down.
"Babe, this is just the beginning. It's perfect. Make this the happiest day of my life." Justin said before getting down on one knee in front of Tony. I'm pretty sure everyone in the courtyard was frozen in shock. Justin pulled out a ring. "Marry me?" Tony looked down at the ring and then straight at me. "Yes." He said and Justin slipped the band on his finger kissing him in the process.
Tony put his hand out to examine it right as they walked past me. All I felt was my heart shattering in my chest.
AN:
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Bye!
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