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David nodded

Zach didn’t want to hear that Itto be reat tonight," his son said "I could tell you were sort of, you know, uncoood"

Zach didn’t know if he should be pleased or insulted by the co to keep an openbells went off in Zach’s head "What do you s "Just that you’re not a huge fan of the whole wedding thing At least not forBut I’m your kid I know you I’d have to be a couess that you’re a little nervous about the idea ofmarried You probably want to ship me off to an island somewhere on the other side of the planet I appreciate that you’re really listening to me, to what I want"

He rose and headed for the open door between their roo to letaMia is absolutely the one for ave a sht"

Zach could barely speak, ith the way his throat was closing When David cliht, Zach clicked off his as well But he didn’t slide back down in bed Instead he stared into the darkness and h every sord he’d ever heard

He hadn’t fooled David for a ence…orhis feelings Either way, he was going to have to be uard Zach was still deteretting David to think it was his own idea

"My client had an excellent grade-point average while she was in college," Zach said

Wayne Johnson, the attorney for the opposition, sighed into tell us that she plans to get a ? I wasn’t aware there were that s for professional sculptors Or is it sculptress?"

Zach ignored the question He knew Wayne They’d been on opposite sides of the negotiating tableZach liked most about Wayne was that the ure out that Zach alon

Zach glanced at his client, a small, quiet woman in her forties Her husband, a successful accountant with a practice specializing in er woman He wanted to dump the old and used, and marry the trophy wife Obviously it didn’t bother him that the future Mrs Allen Franklin o years older than his oldest child

Zach turned away fro theirartist when she met Mr Franklin She’d just received her BA and was expecting to start on her s, had sold several pieces, and had been given a grant When Mr Franklin proposed, he requested that they start a faive up her art"

"She could have said no," Wayne pointed out

"She could have Or Mr Franklin could have respected her talent Your honor, my client’s request that her husband support her while she returns to college to get an advanced degree isn’t unreasonable She plans to get aherself to find a job and be a contributing member of society"

Zach knew that the request was a little unusual, but it hat his client wanted

Wayne slapped several folders onto the conference table "Your Honor, Mr Stryker and his client have passed fro Mrs Franklin get back on her feet, but between the request for alimony and the ridiculous property split, Mr Franklin is the one who is going to need assistance"

The judge looked at Zach

Zach shrugged "I’m sorry Mr Franklin feels he doesn’t have the resources necessary to aid his wife"

"He does not"

Zach shifted a file from the bottom of the stack in front of him to the top "Perhaps if Mr Franklin were to liquidate some of the assets he purchased for his new lifestyle, he wouldn’t feel the financial pinch quite so e "Assets he purchased with community property, Your Honor Actually, under California law, they’re technically half Mrs Franklin’s"

Zach gave Wayne a slight smile Both the lawyer and his client paled suddenly Mr Franklin had a heated conversation with his attorney that wasn’t as quiet as it should have been Zach caught a couple of choice phrases along the lines of "You told me no one would find out about the beach house" and "You ht Sara?"

"Mr Franklin was not as forthco as he could have been on his financial statee was not amused

An hour later they reached a settlement that would ensure that Mrs Franklin would have ample funds to support her while she studied for her advanced degree If she didn’t spend her days on Rodeo Drive, she wouldn’t need to work again at all

After Wayne and a very angry Mr Franklin stormed past them, Zach turned to his client

She shook her head "I didn’t think you could get it all"

"You gave me your wish list I diduaranteed to ry Once I found out what he’d done, I knein"

"Thanks to you"

"Do uess Pay your bill on ti after your ex-husband for that Don’t forget the judge slapped hiet ive me a call I’ll write up a prenup that will protect you so you don’t have to fight so hard next tiive le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>