“They’re my best friends and often my adversaries.My sisters work for my mom’s rival firm, Kate Remington Family Law.Sometimes we’re on opposite sides of the same case.”
“That must be interesting.”
“It can be, but we try very hard to leave work at the office.It’s important to us to stay close.”
“You’re all lawyers?”
“All but one.Carson, who’s number two behind me, is our lead investigator.He chose not to go to law school, but after years of telling us he could easily pass the bar exam, he’s taking it in July to shut us up.”
“Is that even doable without law school?”
“I mean… It can be done, but not easily.I think he’s in for a rude awakening.That exam is a bitch.Number nine, Roman, is due to graduate from law school in May, so he’s not technically a lawyer yet, but he’s on his way.”
She sipped from her glass.“It’s cool that you guys are close.That’s rare these days.”
“We went through a lot together as kids.It bonded us for life.”
“Oh.”Shesowanted to ask what happened from his point of view, but it was none of her business, so she didn’t ask..
“Custody battle between the lawyer parents,” he said, filling in the blanks for her.“Went on for almost a decade.It was a nightmare.”
“Yikes.I’m sorry.That must’ve been rough.”
“It was.”
“And yet, you guys became divorce lawyers.”
“I know.It’s funny, right?But when your last name is Remington, you’d be a fool to practice any other kind of law in LA, thanks to the aforementioned sixty-year legacy.”
“But is it hard for you?After what happened when you were a kid?”
“It can be.At times.Like when I see parents doing to their kids what was done to my siblings and me.I want to tell them that some wounds never heal…”
“I’m sorry that happened to you.”
He put the burritos in a fancy toaster oven/air fryer combo thing that she was immediately obsessed with.The things she could cook in that!“We got through it.”
“What’re your siblings like?”
“Hmm, well, let’s see.Carson is number two, and he’s always been super inquisitive and resourceful, two skills that serve him well in his work as our chief investigator.He fought a ferocious heroin addiction for seven years until he finally got clean, and now he helps other addicts.”
“I’m so glad he beat it.”
“You and me both.It was a nightmare.Then there’s Griffin, who wanted to surf professionally until he ended up underneath a monster wave in Portugal and almost lost his nerve for any kind of surfing.”
“Oh my God.That must’ve been terrifying.”
“He still can’t talk about it without shaking.It took two years for him to get back in the water, but he eventually rediscovered his love for it even if his professional aspirations were over after that.Next is Jordan, a certified bad ass.She’s into Krav Maga, and I honestly think she could kick my ass.”
She laughed at the face he made as he said that.“Have you ever tested her?”
“I wouldn’t dare.I’m scared of her.We all are.”
“That’s funny.”
“Kaidan comes after her, and she’s known for being really funny.Any time I need a laugh, I call her.She never disappoints me.Then comes Ethan, and he’s the quietest of all of us.He always says he should’ve been an only child but ended up in the wrong line.”
“I’d say so.”
