The Morning After 2

Pairing: Jane Bingum/Jay Parker

Show: Drop Dead Diva

Author can be contact here: nirakia@gmial.com

Summary: Kim figures out Jane and Parker slept together. A sequel to The Morning After.

(Just borrowing the characters for a little while)

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“Oh, you have got to be kidding me!”

Parker guiltily turned back towards Kim.

“Since when do you find Jane Bingum attractive?!” It looked like the blonde wanted to choke on the curvy brunette’s name.

Putting on his usual player attitude, he tried to brush it off: “You’ve always said I go for anything in a skirt. Who am I to prove you wrong now?”

Kim’s eyebrows couldn’t move any higher or it would fall off her forehead..

“But JANE BINGUM?!” she enunciated the other lawyer’s name with poisonous care.

A flash of irritation crossed his face before he could stop himself. The whole office knew Grayson Kent was pining after Jane so what made it so strange that he now found her attractive as well?

Okay, he had to admit he had judged her just as shallowly as Kim and most other people did at first. But he now couldn’t find her anything but utterly gorgeous. Utterly and addictively gorgeous. So the fact that she now refused to speak to him about anything other than work since that night in his office was driving him crazy!

Flinging her arms in the air, Kim by now exasperated by the lost puppy dog look in Parker’s eyes bit out “I give up!” and stalked away.

“Kim?” Jane looked up from where she’d been writing notes on her case. “Can I help you with something?”

The blonde just stood in the door - inspecting - her and it was starting to make her feel nervous. She pushed back her chair and stood up.

“Well, I think I’m going to call it a night. Was there a reason you dropped by …?”

Clearing her throat, Kim finally snapped out of it.

“Yes, actually, there was. Do you feel like grabbing a drink before heading home? I would like to discuss the Megahn Taylor case with you. Pick that formidable brain of yours about something that’s been bothering me.”

Kim watched the surprise flash in Jane’s rather expressive brown eyes. She’d never noticed them before. Pretty.

“O-kay,” Jane answered hesitantly, grabbing her handbag and tote. “Sure.”

Kim just gaped at Jane. “How do you do that?”

Jane shrugged. “Honestly? I don’t know. It’s a gift I guess.”

She’d just remembered some obscure case that gave Kim a legal argument for hers.

Behind them some brave soul was trying his hand at the karaoke station and bombing with flair.

They both winced.

Remembering the firm’s last party, Kim tried making conversation. “So, I've wanted to tell you, you have a lovely singing voice.”

Jane winced imperceptibly, remembering that night and downed the last of her Pomtini.

“Thank you.”

The gears in Kim’s head started turning and Jane eyes narrowed in suspicion.

“What?”

Feigning ignorance the blonde tried brushing it off as just making conversation.

Lifting a manicured finger in Kim’s direction, Jane continued. “You’ve never tried to be friends with me before, or go out for a drinks. No, no. Something’s up.”

“It happened at the party, didn’t it?”

Jane turned sharply towards Kim.“What happened at the party?”

Almost crowing now, the blonde continued. “You slept with Parker!”

A pained little groan escaped Jane’s lips. Kim's smile grew wider. “Bartender! I’m going to need another Pomtini please.”

Trying to compose herself for the inquisition, she took a deep breath and a sip of her new drink.

“That was a mistake. One I don’t intend repeating again. Ever.”

This truly surprised Kim. Most women fell for Parker hook line and sinker while he strung them along. But in this case the roles seemed to have been reversed. Jane didn’t want him, and he was smitten. Nothing this woman sitting next to her did ever made sense to Kim.

“Bingum! Kaswell!” boomed Parker from behind Jane, who spilled her drink in fright. She brought her hand to her forehead wearing a pained expression. Kim had to swallow the sympathetic snicker.

The fuming brunette tried to wiggle her shoulder out from under Parker’s determined hand, but he was having none of that.

"Dance with me, Jane?" He said it as if it was a question, but it was a command. Taking her hand, he pulled her towards the dance floor.

Kim sat in wide eyed wonder at the temerity of Jay Parker. "You've been avoiding me," Parker murmured as he started guiding her on the dance floor. He was choosing to ignore those beautiful brown eyes staring daggers at him. It just felt too good to be touching her again, breathing in the heady scent of her perfume.

"Parker, this cannot .... " Jane started but he chose that moment to spin her around and pull her into him.

Her breath left in huff as their chests collided. Parker thought the outraged woman looked adorable.

She tried again. "Look! Jay, this is not going to wo...." and he just twirled her again.

Exasperated Jane looked around and noticed that somehow they had ended up close to the restaurant's exit. Great, an escape.

Leaning in, she slowly kissed him on the cheek. Parker was so distracted that he loosened his grip and she used the opportunity slip out out of his octopus grip.

Glancing over at the bar, she waved a sardonic goodbye to Kim, who could be seen bursting out in laughter when Parker slipped his arm into hers and started walking her out. She doubled over when Jane mouthed H-E-L-P as they disappeared through the exit.

"Come on, Parker, let go of my arm," Jane tried to reason as they entered the parking lot. "My mother raised a gentleman. Just walking you to your car, Bingum, relax." She eyed him warily, but couldn't see his expression in night light.

As they reached her car she turned to face him with a bright smile of relief. "Well, thanks for walking me to my car. Have a good .. oomf!"

How?! How did she find herself pressed against her car, with Parker pressed against her, kissing her into next year?. She started beating on his chest to make him stop.

"No. No." she pointed a warning finger at him while she tried to catch her breath. When she felt able to hold a rational conversation she continued. "Parker, what is going on here? Why are you pursuing this. Pursuing me?"

At her soft inquiry, Jay felt the urgent need inside him subside. He held Jane loosely in his arms and thought about his answer.

Giving a sad smile Jane continued. "Surely you can't see a future for this, for ... us? We are not in the same league, we don't move in the same circles. I mean, can you really see us dating, introducing me to your friends?"

He wanted to reassure her, to say yes, he saw a future for this.. whatever this was. That's when he knew he was in over his head. "I... Jane..." he dragged his hand through his hair. "I don't know. Okay? I don't know. All I know is that I can't seem to stay away from you. Or to stop thinking about you. Or," and his voice lowered to a sensual buzz, "to stop wanting you."

He leaned in to give her a slow sensual kiss and smiled against her lips. He could feel her heart racing. She wasn't unaffected, no matter how much she was protesting.

"See you at the office tomorrow, " he whispered and then turned and strolled away.

A bemused Jane watched him go, her smile growing wider despite her best efforts to curtail it. Damn that man.

On to The Morning After 3