I thought I'd seen you before.

The Reunion (3)

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Saturday, 16th May
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Your and Nick's apartment, the next day.
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I wake up, my head pounding.
What happened last night? The last I remember is Nick calling the fire department.
I flop out of my bed, groaning.
"Is somebody awake?" I hear a familiar voice that sounds like it's coming from the kitchen.
"What time is it."
"5:43 AM."
"WHAT?!"
Why is it so early? Why am I awake?
I walk into the kitchen expecting to see Nick.
"Miles? Why are you here at 5:43 AM?"
"Uh,"
"Why are you here?"
"(name), your clothes,"
I look down, completely forgetting that I slept in an oversized shirt.
"Oh!" I pull the shirt down to my knees.  I'm pretty short, so nothing was showing. "That doesn't matter too much. Why are you here?"
"Because I slept over in the spare room, remember? My house keys are missing."
All of a sudden, my memory comes back. "Right! I forgot. Why are you awake?"
"I got into the habit of waking up early more recently. How about you?"
Why am I awake? "Good question." I replied. "Uh, I'm gonna get changed."
"Okay, do you like fried eggs?" Miles picked up a pan from the cupboard.
"Sure, but shouldn't I do that? You're a guest, right?"
"I just figured because you need to get changed."
"Okay, sure I guess if you don't mind."
Miles looks into my eyes, searching again. It makes me blush, again.
"Thanks." I mumble.
I run into my bedroom to get dressed, hearing an alarm coming from Nick's room, followed by a groan.
"Morning, Nick." It must be 6:00 AM.
My hands rattle through skirts and
trousers, searching for something to wear. I reappear outside wearing a spotty blouse and skirt, I don't have work today.
Another groan comes from Nick's room. I push the door open slightly. "You okay, Nick?"
"AAAH!"
"AHH!!"
Before me was Nick, stark naked. I close the door quickly.
"What were you thinking, idiot!" Nick hissed at me.
"I- don't know." I looked down sadly.
"Is everything okay?" Miles walks into the hallway, clearly confused over what just happened.
"I guess? I just accidentally walked in on Nick."
"Uh, try knocking next time. It's embarrassing, idiot." Nick hissed again from behind the door.
I laughed.
Miles was tense. "So, uh, mistake then, right?"
"Yeah."
I tried to copy his technique of searching the eyes. He looks tense. Maybe he didn't like that I walked in on Nick? Maybe he was jealous. I hope he's not too uncomfortable, I've done it before.
I snap back into reality to realise I have literally been staring at Miles.
I'm blushing.
He's blushing.
This is eye contact.
Oh My God.
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Kitchen Dining Table.
6:30
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"Thanks for making breakfast, Miles." Nick says.
"Oh, it was nothing."
"What should we do about that fire then? I'd like to know who caused it."
I groaned.
"Can't we just let it be? Any time ANYTHING happens you always want to turn it into a crime scene.
Ignoring this, Nick grabs his phone. "I'll look up the news for it."
"Hmm." Miles suddenly perks up. "Do you think they have a suspect for the fire?"
I roll my eyes. This is what it's like living with court people.
"Yup. They think a woman called
Natalie Amberson."
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NOTE FROM AUTHOR: This character is completely made up! ^•^
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"I feel like I might know that name." Miles said.
"Amberson? That's a weird name." I say my inner thoughts, accidentally.
Nick throws me a side glare. "She might be my defendant."
I think deeply.
"Our defendant."
"Huh?" You're not an assistant?"
"I know, but I've been to multiple law schools, besides, I work in court and I used to work in Jury." I beam at Nick. "What about it, Nick? You don't have an assistant at the moment, I could just fill in for Maya."
Nick pauses, thinking.
"Sure, I guess."
"It's funny though, I always thought if I wanted a job in the active part of court it would be prosecutioning."
Miles perks up. "Really?"
I smile at Miles. "Really! It's kind of interesting."
I take their plates and start doing the dishes.
"Okay, so let's go visit Natalie later." Nick says.
"I think I'm going to look for my house keys." Miles says.
"Sounds like a plan."
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10:00 AM
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Detention Center
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Before me is an officer leading me and Nick to visit Natalie Amberson. I really hope this is a good idea.
"Alright, good luck." The officer said under her breath.
I gulped. That wasn't very reassuring.
Nick scratched the back of his head nervously.
I gently open the door.
"Uh, hello?" Nick calls out.
I notice a small woman with blue hair with her head against the wall.
"Miss?"
A frail woman turns to face us and sits down. She wasn't in the best state.
"Who are you?" She said, quietly.
"I'm Defence attorney Phoenix Wright, and this is my assistant."
Her eyes light up. "The Phoenix Wright? You solved the DL-6 case, you mean?"
Nick can't help but look a little proud. "Yes."
"Oh thank god! I hate it here! I didn't start that fire! I only know what happened, please help me, I beg of you!
It's not my fault that fire killed the chef! I didn't start it!" She pleaded.
"I'll help you out, so long as you tell us anything you know. Be truthful with us, okay?"
"Alright, thank you, sir."
"So, can you tell us anything you know?"
I lean my head on my hand. I probably should have gotten more sleep.
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10:42
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"Okay miss, we'll be looking for evidence, the trial is in 2 days, correct?"
"Yup. Thank you, Phoenix, Thank you Mrs Assistant."
"Uh, you're welcome?" I say. I've never been called 'Mrs Assistant' before.
We step outside.
"That was great! I trust her, and she's given me some pretty good leads."
A phone begins to vibrate.
"Hello?" I say into my phone. it was an unknown number so I wasn't going to answer with my name.
"Uh, (name)?"
"Oh, hey Miles, what's up?" I add Miles as a contact.
"Oh uh, I was just wondering if uh,"
"Hm?"
"If you wanted to go on a d- I mean a catch up since yesterday's didn't go so well and I wasn't expecting to see you but I did so I thought we should talk more." You could almost tell he was blushing through the phone.
"Sure."
"Oh, great! I'll pick you up from your apartment at 3, then."
"Okay. See you then."
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Hey guys! The story has been getting more popular so I decided to make it more interesting. I know a few of you were probably wanting more moments with Miles, so that's the next chapter. I hope you like it so far!