Posted by Kim on 10/20/2001, 5:11 pm "I'll be a little busy for the next 2 nights," Mac remarked as he continued to hold Dara in his arms as they cuddled on the couch. "I need to spend some time with Maxie and Georgie, especially starting tomorrow. Scott Baldwin and I are meeting with Felicia and her lawyer tomorrow, and I'll probably try to spend the next evening or two talking to the girls to explain things to them." "I understand Mac. I'll be busy continuing to work on the Moreno trial in the evenings myself, but maybe we can get together for an hour or so during lunch this week." Mac grinned," I hoping for more than an hour or two this week but we'll start there." Trying to express her thoughts in a nonchalant tone of voice, Dara asked, "If you can't come by tomorrow night, will you give me a call and let me know how the meeting with Felicia and her lawyer goes?" "Of course I will," Mac said, a bit surprised by her request. Turning Dara so that she was now facing him, he reassuringly stated, "Hey, don't worry. Felicia is not happy about this breakup but she's not blameless in this and I'm not going to let her drag out the divorce." Biting her bottom lip, Dara responded, "I know Mac. But she said that she's not going to let you go and I don't think that you know what she's going to do." Puzzled, Mac asked, "She said? What do you mean 'she said'? Did Felicia contact you?" Nodding, Dara told Mac of her bitter encounter with Felicia in his office on Monday. Remembering how he sensed that something was troubling Dara that afternoon, Mac felt himself becoming angry. Felicia had no right to accuse Dara of interfering with their marriage and he planned to straighten her out on this issue tomorrow. Stroking her back with his hand and capturing her mouth in a passionate kiss, Mac broke the kiss briefly to vow, "Don't worry, sweetheart. I love you and I plan to make it so that when we go back to your church in the near future, you're going to feel comfortable introducing me as something other than your friend." His green eyes twinkled teasingly as he placed emphasis on the word friend. Dara laughed when she realized Mac had noted her wording when introducing him earlier. She loved the way that he could understand what she was feeling without her explicitly telling him. Leaning in to kiss him she said," I know. I trust you, Mac."
After having a very late brunch at Dara's apartment, the couple decided to view a premium-pay video using the cable T.V. service. They spent the remainder of the afternoon curled on the couch watching "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Both of them loved the movie. Dara especially liked how strong women were the primary characters in the movie. Mac was thrilled by the martial arts special effects. Both Mac and Dara believed that the movie and the actors would be nominated for many academy awards in February.
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