Page 57 of Dirty Judge

I did it for myself.

Well, I still appreciate it. Thank you very much.

He didn’t text back, “You’re welcome,” and in the morning when I picked him up, he didn’t look my way at all.

ARM’S LENGTH (ADJ.):

THE DESCRIPTION OF AN AGREEMENT MADE BY TWO PARTIES FREELY AND INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, AND WITHOUT SOME SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP.

LIAM

Subject: Law Clerk Case Load

Mara,

You can give the junior law clerks the rest of this week off.

Send me the list of work that’s left over.

—Judge Ashton

Subject: Re: Law Clerk Case Load

Oh! What an awesome surprise!

They’ve been working super hard.

I’ll have that list up to you shortly.

By “junior law clerks” you’re including Miss Spencer as well, right? She definitely deserves some time off.

—M.

Subject: Re: Re: Law Clerk Case Load

No.

She’s going to handle the work that’s left over.

—Judge Ashton

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Law Clerk Case Load

What? Why?

—M.

Because I just spent seven figures on her new wardrobe, and I need to put her back in her place…

ACKNOWLEDGE (V.):

GENERALLY TO ADMIT SOMETHING, WHETHER BAD, GOOD OR INDIFFERENT.

OLIVIA

Iknew there was a cost to this asshole’s “generosity”…

DURESS (N.):