SECOND VERDICT
After eight years, Emma still used that coconut fragrance shampoo that Alex used to bury her face in when they—
Stop. Don't think about that.
"Let me help," Alex said, reaching for a document.
"I don't need your help."
The words stung. But Alex deserved them.
She gathered papers anyway, organizing them by case number automatically. The Bennett files mixed with discovery documents mixed with what looked like Emma's notes for the presentation. Emma's handwriting was still the same too—neat, precise, with those little flourishes on her capital letters.
Alex remembered that handwriting. Had saved notes Emma had written her in college. Still had them, actually, tucked in a box in her closet that
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