Attorney Charles Barnett thought it was all over for him and his heart. In the three years since his partner died, he hasn't felt so much as a spark of attraction to another man. That suddenly changes when Charles is assigned a new case and meets his new client.<br><br>Recent widower Philip d'Autremont has been traveling in all the same circles as Charles, but somehow they've never managed to meet. Now that they have, both men find themselves falling hard and fast.<br><br>But there's more than one hurdle to Charles and Philip beginning a love affair, much less maintaining it: Philip is on trial for murder, a politically ambitious and homophobic district attorney is determined to convict him, and Charles is responsible for Philip's defense.

Trial

As soon as we were alone in the car, Charles said, “You sure do have a way with old ladies.”


“She did seem pleased with the idea, didn't she?”


“Pleased hardly describes it. I haven't seen her so excited about anything in years.”


“Good. It'll not only be an interesting project but probably a goldmine of ideas for future projects.”


“Who will you get to transcribe the tapes?”


“There are secretarial services who do that, why?”


“Rosemary does some of that sort of thing on the side.”


We arrived back at the townhouse and went straight up to bed, but not straight to sleep, other more pressing needs having arisen before we could nap. Later, we went downstairs, where we spent the rest of the day reading and listening to music. Around seven, we went for a run through the park, and after we'd showered, I made a salad for dinner. We were in bed by ten and asleep before eleven.


Chapter 88