Subj: DS:Ally 2
Date: 3/19/02 1:34:31 PM Central Standard Time
From: Aesgaard

Sara and Lizzie stepped off the elevator and stood overwhelmed by the size of the Boston law firm. There was so many people working and moving and a whole other level they could see as temps carried files up to offices on an upper floor. They stopped where they were.

"This is Cage and Fish ?" Sara mumbled.

"A lot bigger than Frank Garner and Tony Peterson." Lizzie flirted with Billy Thomas as he drifted past. He just sort of grinned amusingly and went on about his business. "How are we going to find this Ally McBeal ?"

"If I know my brother," Sara began. "She's going to be built like a Swedish stewardess with breasts out to here." She held her hands up to an imaginary bosom larger than her own. She looked up as someone came up to them.

"Hello," the attractive blonde started. "I'm Elaine Vassal, welcome to Cage and Fish, how can I help you ?"

"Sara Collins." William's sister started. "My cousin, Lizzie Loomis. My brother is William Collins ?"

"You're William's little sister !!" Elaine perked up excitedly. "According to his descriptions, I sort of pictured you as some sort of geeky little kid in glasses !"

Lizzie cracked up laughing. She broke out uncontrollably, whirled on one foot and braced herself off the wall. Sara dropped her jaw in embarrassment.

"William's been here alright !!" Lizzie exclaimed enjoying herself.

"I'd like to meet Ally." Sara forced out.

"I'll see if I can get her." Elaine turned on her heel. Sara exhaled as she slightly blushed and then mumbled to herself.

"Not even here and he's embarrassing me."

"Ally ?" Elaine poked her head into an office.

"Elaine," the petite lawyer barely looked up. "I am really busy. I need to finish this before William's birthday tomorrow."

"William's sister is here."

"His sister ?!" Ally looked up with alarm. "Great. First, his mother threatens my life, and now I bet she's here to beat me up. I just bet his father keeps girls imprisoned in the basement." Ally sighed as she buried her face in her hands. "Send her in."

Sara left Lizzie to strike up a romance with Richard Fish. The two were almost kindred spirits. She smirked a second at meeting her brother's first and only girlfriend since Paula Anderson, and then stopped in surprise. Ally did not look anything like what she expected ! "You're Ally ?!!"

"Last time I checked." Ally beamed adorably as she gestured for her boyfriend's sister to sit down. "You're just as attractive as he described."

"William said I was attractive ?!!" Sara was getting surprised left and right.

"Oh, yeah." Ally lightly bobbed her head. "He speaks very highly of everyone, except maybe your mother......."

"I think I really under-estimated my brother." Sara pulled her long hair past her ears. "As you may or may not know, William's birthday is tomorrow.........."

"I know, he's coming down."

"No, he's not." Sara continued. "You see, William hates parties. He's tried to avoid his birthday like the plague for as long as I can remember. Our mom is not letting him out of sight."

"I know," Ally smiled. "I've met your mother. I'm going to cut those apron strings if I have to use a chainsaw to them !"

"I'd like to take you back to Collinsport with me."

"Collinsport." Ally's eyes widened. "Wow, that's great, but except for tomorrow, I couldn't possibly be there. My week is booked....."

"Ally," Elaine walked in with the schedule book. "John can handle court for today, Billy can do your closing, I rescheduled your O.B., Renee can switch appointments with you and booked your train ticket. You leave in one hour. Richard said you can have the week off."

"Thank you, Elaine." Ally looked up in amazed disbelief.

"So, you're coming ?" Sara asked.

"Heh," Ally was overwhelmed. "Well, um, why not ? It might be fun visiting his world for a change."

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