Legal Briefs (Lawyers in Love) by N.M. Silber Read Free Book Online

We’ll bring Cameron and arrange a trade.”
    “We’ll be there,” I answered and ended the call, looking up to see my friends smiling at me gleefully, just like Bruce last night.
    Gabrielle and I said our goodbyes to Jess and got our things together, heading for the lobby. She went over to chat with her former doorman, so I picked up a copy of the Metro, a free newspaper, and stood leaning against a wall. I started to read the coverage of a big mob trial that was about to begin. Apparently, the government had some important witness who could put the favored son of a famous South Philly crime family behind bars.
    My concentration was broken a couple of minutes later when I felt a hand at the small of my back. My jacket was thin, and so even over the top of it, it felt nice. I smelled Acqua di Gio and a warm, excited feeling filled me up inside.
    “Well, if it isn’t Lilah Alden, erotic novelist.”
    “So you liked my book, huh?” I asked without turning around.
    “I couldn’t put it down.”
    “I assume you can read with one hand then,” I joked.
    “You have a dirty mind, Ms. Adler. I like that in a woman.”
    “I’ll bet.” I laughed.
    “Reading about the Moretti trial, I see. They’re talking about doing some of the related cases in Common Pleas. I’m hoping they’ll assign me to one of them.”
    “Couldn’t that be dangerous?” I asked, trying not to sound like I cared as much as I did.
    He rested a hand on my hip and leaned in so close that I could feel him smile against my ear. “Why, Lilith, are you worried about me?” he asked in a quiet, sultry voice. I pulled in a deep breath and steadied my nerves. Then I folded my paper and spun around quickly, so that we were literally toe to toe. I looked up at him and gave him my best cocky smile.
    “If anything happens to you, I’ll have to start driving again. Let’s go, Phone Sex.”
    Cameron must have already gone upstairs, and Gabrielle and Braden were probably halfway to bed by that time. They were a very passionate couple, even for newlyweds. We stepped out into the November night and I pulled my thin coat around me more tightly. Adam must have noticed, because he put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me close to him. I looked up at him with surprise. “It’s cold and that jacket can’t be very warm,” he said in answer to my silent question.
    “Thanks,” I mumbled and snuggled up against him closer. It didn’t help all that much, but Lord, he smelled good.
    His car was only about another block away, and so we were out of the cold in minutes. We got in and he started the engine, letting it warm up for a minute. The Black Keyes started singing Lonely Boy , and he turned it down.
    “What’s that perfume you’re wearing?” he asked, looking over at me.
    “Coco Chanel. It’s one of the things I splurge on so that I can still feel like a girl.”
    “You’re a girl. Trust me.” He glanced at me again and his eyes dropped to my body for just a second before he looked away. “What else do you splurge on?” he asked, as he pulled out into traffic. I became hyper aware of how close he was in the enclosed space of the car. Now that he had put his arm around me, all I could think of was how much I wanted him wrapped around me again.
    “Not that much, some cute shoes, some pretty lingerie. Everything else goes to my books,” I answered, feeling distracted.
    “Can I read the rest of them?”
    “You actually want to?” I asked, surprised.
    “I like good smut,” he said with a smile. Feeling emboldened by the praise, I decided to take a chance.
    “If you meant it about giving me a ride, and you’re going to be at O’Malley’s on Friday, maybe I’ll take you up on it,” I said, casually. “I have to be there for the annual party for law librarians, and Jess and Gab asked me to hang out afterwards.”
    I was doing my best to seem completely nonchalant, but meanwhile, my stomach felt like a tight bundle of nerves, and if my