Jack Newman was known for one thing: Winning. For years, there was no one with the legal prowess or resourcefulness to beat him in court, or anywhere else for that matter.
That is, until a young Sarah Parker stood across from him during a trademark dispute case. This small-town Midwestern lawyer from nowhere intrigued the King of the Big Apple. Offering her a spot in his form, she quickly earned her way to Partner.
"Sarah," Jack called across the bullpen from his office. "Grab the Steadman Briefs and prepare for a long night."
"Yes, sir." She said, collecting the papers she had been working on, moving them from her office into his. She organized the documents on the table and continued working.
Jack had picked up his phone and asked, "The usual?"
Only half paying attention, half still focused on the briefs, she replied, "Uh huh, yeah, that's fine."
Jack ordered the food and sat down across from Sarah, picking up another folder from the box she had brought in.
The food finally arrived around 7pm. They took off their jackets, rolled up their sleeves, and moved to the couch to eat, as the last associate left the office and the bullpen lights shut off.
"Finally." Sarah said, pulling the pin from her hair. She shook her head as her hair fell from the high bun she had it in. She kicked off her high heels as she lightly tousled her hair before she returned to the food.
With food still in his mouth, Jack slammed a document down on the coffee table in front of them.
Sarah wiped her mouth and hands before picking it up and reading it. "Is this-?"
"Look at the date." Jack said, swallowing hard and wiping his mouth. "Final nail in Hoffman's coffin."
"This is irrefutable proof that Steadman began developing his product a whole three months prior to Hoffman." Sarah explained.
Jack nodded, "We've got 'em."
He walked over behind his desk and pulled out two whiskey glasses, clinking a couple pieces of ice in each glass, he poured in an expensive, aged Scotch.
Handing a glass to Sarah, he sat down next to her, close enough that their thighs pressed lightly against each other. The each took a sip of their glass and relaxed into the couch.
A few more sips and Sarah leaned over, resting her head against Jack's shoulder. He moved his hand onto her thigh, his fingers grazing the soft skin between her legs.
"Is this really happening?" Sarah thought to herself.