Second chance in love

Second chance in love chapter 6

Vea POV

The whole opening statements and establishing of the prosecution's case took about four hours of the day. I wanted to go straight home so that I can spend time with Mitch.

I know I had a good case against Oliver Thompson, all the evidences were pointed against him, but as a personal habit of being a responsible lawyer I always do my own research besides the usual one presented by the firm. I mean yes they are paying me money, good money at that, for me to win a case but for me I would still want to have my dignity than just money. I have heard of so many lawyers who have sold their souls to the devil just to win a case, it sometimes even means putting an innocent person in jail.

Oliver Thompson, I saw him a few days before and I can say that for some reason I have this nagging feeling that the guy is innocent, he just doesn't seem like a person capable of murder but then again this is a crime of passion case. People are sometimes thrown into a situation that can twist them into people they'll never be in a million years.

As I was thinking everything about this case and how I can possibly be a good lawyer to my client while giving some settling feeling to this nagging voice, I was also fixing the documents that I readied during the hearing. These were the times I often wonder why I'd become a lawyer in the first place, I mean I over think too much about a certain thing and in this case it could be a good thing or a bad thing.
Basically I was too distracted with my work that I didn't hear Marcus walking behind me.

"That was a very good opening statement out there. Basically threw every hard work I put on mine, but then I knew who I was up against. I never really won any arguments or debate with you, you have that gift of making people see crap when you want them too or make them see treasure when you did. I miss my best friend V." said Marcus

"Hardly the best place to talk about that don't you think?" I asked. I picked up my bag and slid it to my shoulders and made my way out of the court house and to my car.

"Well I wanted to talk about it at Cinco's but you kinda bailed on me last second." He said in an irritated voice and then suddenly gripped my right arm, so I was now directly facing him. "V, we have so much to talk about, it's been four years and I still don't know what I did exactly for you to cut me completely off your life. I know I was incredibly stupid for not seeing what was right in front of me, but then you never really gave any give away to how you feel, trust me when I did I wanted to make it right. I went looking for you for as long as I can..." I didn't let him continue what he was going to say.

"Marcus, I don't think want to talk about this, much less outside the courthouse where people will see us. That might not be the best thing considering who we are to each other at the moment. I am defending the victim here while you are defending the person who supposedly killed my client. I don't think its proper for us to be talking about our past relationship or lack thereof in a place where they could easily question our morals and ethics towards this case. Do you understand me?" I said in a hushed tone where even I would be afraid to talk to me. But then this is Marcus I'm talking to so apparently I hold no power towards this situation all together. He looked at me and I can see that he was agreeing with me at the moment.

"Fine, but don't think your off the hook missy, we still need to talk about this. I miss my best friend and there is nothing I wouldn't do to get her back in my life. Hopefully with a more permanent position this time around." He said while looking me straight in the eye like he was promising me something, something I have to wait for to figure out. Then he walked away, I'm assuming to his own car on his own way.

Having a disagreement with Marcus has always been draining; I mean we were both hard headed people, who always want to win an argument. But then I guess that should be innate in us since we are both lawyers. We do both argue our cases for a living.