Silent Witness
“She saw the chain around his waist. Though his hands were free, his ankles were still shackled. He didn't even try to get up.
''Are you all right?'' Josie sat down across from him.
''I've been better.'' Archer checked her out. ''You look good, Jo.'' ''So do you, babe.'' The endearment felt odd because it had been uttered out of habit, wrong after she had laid down the new ground rules separating their personal life from her professional one. It was wrong in this place so she left it beh...ind. She would not use it again until he was free. ''Are they treating you okay?'' He lifted one shoulder to show there had been moments but he was not going to share them with her. Maybe later, maybe if they were still together when this was all over, he would tell her.
''Okay,'' Josie breathed. She took out her notes. ''Let's get to work. I brought you a suit. You're going to need time to change and we're due in court at ten so we've got half an hour to talk.'' Josie checked her notes, explained the proceedings and her concerns even though Archer had attended a thousand preliminary hearings in his day.MoreLess
''Are you all right?'' Josie sat down across from him.
''I've been better.'' Archer checked her out. ''You look good, Jo.'' ''So do you, babe.'' The endearment felt odd because it had been uttered out of habit, wrong after she had laid down the new ground rules separating their personal life from her professional one. It was wrong in this place so she left it beh...ind. She would not use it again until he was free. ''Are they treating you okay?'' He lifted one shoulder to show there had been moments but he was not going to share them with her. Maybe later, maybe if they were still together when this was all over, he would tell her.
''Okay,'' Josie breathed. She took out her notes. ''Let's get to work. I brought you a suit. You're going to need time to change and we're due in court at ten so we've got half an hour to talk.'' Josie checked her notes, explained the proceedings and her concerns even though Archer had attended a thousand preliminary hearings in his day.MoreLess
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