Riley really hoped that Oliver Granger's sister didn't mind the fact that her new attorney was still dressed in a practise leotard, tutu, and had bare feet." Since she didn't make her living as an attorney and generally only took cases that appealed to her on a level other than monetary, she didn't have a formal office and usually saw clients in one of the empty storefronts in the Zen Gardens Building." Today, she'd set up shop in the former location of the Tranquility Bookstore, a space that had been empty for the better part of a year now." Maybe she should just take the plunge and open a law office and hire some associates and make a go of being in private practise again.

Well no it wouldn't be..all that bad would it' Paige might have to fuss at Dean to keep his eyes from Riley of course! Dean's arm was hugged on as he was dragged along until they were at the appointed place. Riley's attire was a bit of a surprise upon first sight and the first thing Paige found herself wondering was 'Wrong directions" Left turn where there should have been a right"' On that note she smiled a tad sheepishly. "Mrs. Lo?"

Dean was a little nervous about this whole meeting, not just because of what it was about but because he had been slightly acquainted with Riley when he'd been in Rhydin the first time around and had always gotten the impression that she either didn't like him or felt awkward around him. He knew why, but it didn't make him feel any less nervous. Still, she had a sterling reputation as a lawyer and he knew they could do no better than her.

Riley looked up from the counter behind which she was perched on a forgotten stool...and did a double-take." She gaped at Dean for a moment, her mouth hanging open down to her chest for the split second it took for her sense of smell to catch up with what she was seeing." Not Rhys." Rhys-doppelganger." Riley blushed deeply, shut her mouth, and ran an embarrassed hand over her hair, which had been severely restrained into a braid that hung down to the middle of her back." "Yes, that's me," she said and took a deep breath, calming down more now." "You must be Miss Lovelace." C'mon in." Please excuse me.?" She gave Dean a sheepish smile and slid off the stool, rounding the counter and headed for a small desk that was surrounded by three chairs.

He might be in love with Paige but he still had eyes in his head and couldn't help checking out their new lawyer. She was wearing a tutu after all and he just couldn't resist pointing it out. "Never saw a lawyer in a tutu before. It looks good on you." Same old Dean, just a younger mode. "Is that what all the lawyers are wearing this year?"

A sable brow arched at his comment and one corner of Riley's mouth twisted in a subtle smirk." It was truly frightening just how much this Dean had in common with her erstwhile lover." She sat down at the desk and shook her head." "I hope you get better control of your mouth if this goes to court."

Between Riley and Dean, Paige glanced. There was something going on there and she wasn't quite sure what. "Oh, he will behave I am almost ..sure. And please don't worry. Thank you for taking time out to see us." She moved to the chair pulled out, avoiding looking at the gawking Dean while she planted herself in that chair. Gawk away, she'll pretend not to notice.

He smirked a little at Paige's very polite response to Riley and reassurance that he'd behave. Once she was settled, he took a seat beside her and shut his mouth, turning to serious business. There was a time and a place, after all.

Riley looked back and forth between the young couple and then smiled." They were cute in a wholesome sort of way." Very likable, where as the...plaintiff...was the epitome of everything that was wrong with the rich." "So, how can I help you?"

Well if he knew what was good for him he would so behave! Settling back a bit, Paige pulled her purse to rest on her lap. "How much has Ollie told you?" It was best to find out what the woman knew so she could fill in from there. She felt so nervous. Fidgeting with the bandages of her broken hand, she glanced over to Dean.

Dean reached over to slide his hand in Paige's - the uninjured one - and give her a reassuring but gentle squeeze. "He broke her hand, for starters," Dean blurted out. "That's gotta be....what....assault and battery?"

"Not much, I'm afraid," Riley answered Paige" "Just that you're being sued by your father...?" She trailed off and blinked at Dean's outburst." "He who??" She dragged a pen and ubiquitous yellow legal pad over to her and began scribbling notes.

"Dean!" Paige's lips turned a frown that she quickly pressed down. Her eyes turned to Riley. "Yes. Oh!" She used the broken hand, since her other was preoccupied, to pull out the papers from her purse and pass those over to Riley. "My father." She offered to Riley in answer of Dean's outburst.

He snorted when Riley mentioned Paige being sued. It should be the other way around, in his opinion. And from the look on his face regarding Paige's father, it seemed there was no love lost there. He was her father only because they shared the same gene pool, as far as he was concerned.

"He threw a bottle at me, came at me looking like....look, sometimes you just know from the look in someone's eyes that they're not looking to give you a hug, so, I pulled a gun on him," Dean explained. "Just to keep him away. He took a swing at me and it went off, but the shot went wide. I grabbed the cat and hightailed it out of there and that was that. I wasn't gonna stick around to see what he'd do next. I had what I came for. I stole a cat." Big deal. It was her cat in the first place. I wanna see the son of a bitch pay for what he did to her. That's all I want. And since when did Law and Order come to Rhydin?"

A brow arched as she wrote this down, too, but she refrained from commenting for the moment." Then she looked up, back and forth between Paige and Dean, and then pursed her lips in thought." "Why don't you go wait out in the hall, Mr Winchester?"" She gave him a sweet smile and pointed to the door.

He scowled and grumbled under his breath like a kid who'd just be scolded and sent out into the hall by a teacher, got up and headed toward the door, thankfully not kicking his toe against the floor on his way out.

Paige's lips sealed and both brows arched high on her forehead. Oh dear. Slowly her lips relaxed and she smiled to Dean. Dean was being sent to the hall." She watched after him, attempting to bite back a giggle.

Riley shook her head and pinched the bridge of her nose before looking back up at Paige." "Okay." So, you and your father are estranged, is that correct?"

"Correct. I actually know very little about him and the Granger family. Meeting Ollie was completely by accident. Father wasn't a big part of my life. He came maybe once or twice during the year. Pop in, drop stuff off, and leave. From my understanding though, it was money to keep my mother silent of their affair and me being his child. At least that is what I gathered from his spouting off." She glanced to the door, watching it as if expecting Dean to return.

Riley nodded, writing this down." "And the house?" It was owned by your father?" Do you know if your mother paid rent for it?"

"I do not know. He said that it was his so maybe we were just living there by his good graces." Notice how her expression soured with using those particular words and her father in the same sentence" The words just tasted awful.

"Okay, well, even if he owned the house and she didn't pay him rent, he had absolutely no right to kick you out without proper notice, nor did he have the right to keep your things." If you approve, I'll go ahead and file suit in court, and demand that he return all of your belongings." Since you've vacated the premises and you're unsure of whether your mother paid rent, I'm afraid I can't do much to get you back in there.?" Riley paused for a moment and then ticked a look at the door and out into the hallway." "If he can behave and keep his mouth shut until I ask him something, he can come back in."

Dean paced the floor, grumbling to himself while Paige consulted with Riley. He wasn't angry with either of the women, but he was enraged about her father and if he had his way, he'd like nothing better than to beat the crap out of the guy, but he'd leave the matter in Riley's capable hands. For now.

"He's just upset about everything that has happened." Paige's eyes redirected back to Riley. "Mrs. Lo, I will be honest with you. That man took everything I had. Including my ability to play the violin. What money I had saved up to pay for the bills my mother left behind was in that house. From what Dean has told me, none of my belongings even exist in there." She smiled sadly. "I also don't know how I am going to pay you."

"Don't worry about that." Your bill's been covered." And we can get your things back, but it'll be a fight." Are you up for it?"

She peered at Riley at that. "Covered?" She gave a brief nod and rose from her seat. Moving the door she opened it enough to gesture Dean back inside. "I am, but I am not quite sure it is worth it. If he has sold them then how would we get them back" Also would it be worth it' I don't want to put you through any unnecessary hardships."

"Miss Lovelace, what this man - your father, your own flesh and blood - has done to you is negligent." Criminally negligent." And he did it to scores of women before he did it to you and your mother." He did it to your brother and your sister, too, and their mother." It's time someone stands up to him and tells him no more."

Well, Riley had Paige's attention. Sister" She had a sister" "He...He did it to Ollie?" Her jaw tightened and she waited at the door for Dean. "I wasn't aware of that. How can a man be so cruel?" Her purse was moved around just so she could cradle her hand.

He turned when he heard the door open and looked over at Paige, looking a little sheepish as he re-entered the room, like an errant child. No longer angry, just wanting justice served. He listened quietly to both of them as he returned to his place beside Paige, moving to stand beside her. And then he did the ultimate thing that men never did unless they were in love " he reached to relieve her of her purse. He could never understand why women carried the silly things anyway. Everything he needed he carried in his pockets or inside a jacket, including a sidearm.

Riley glanced back at the stack of paperwork on her desk and rifled through it until she came to the list of charges against Dean.? Then she nodded to the chairs across from her, indicating that she wanted them both to sit down again.

Paige couldn't help herself. A single giggle escaped her lips.

"Saints preserve me," Riley said under her breath." Then she flipped back through her notes and outlined their battle strategy." "First thing tomorrow morning, I'll phone the Watch to see if there's a warrant out for your arrest." If there is, we'll arrange for you to surrender yourself at the Watch House." You'll be there for at least a few hours until we can get you bonded out.?" Then she turned to Paige." "And while we're waiting for his bail, I'll file suit for the return of your belongings - or their approximate value, if Mr Granger has liquidated them." And, with your blessing, Miss Lovelace, I'll file counter charges of assault and battery against Mr Granger." I'll need your healer or your doctor's contact information for that."

Nail the son of a bitch's ass to a wall, Dean thought to himself, being a good boy and keeping his thoughts to himself like Riley suggested. The idea of spending any amount of time in a cell was unpleasant, but it wasn't the first time and wouldn't be the last, so long as things went according to plan. Any more than a few hours and he'd go stark raving mad. He didn't look too happy about the idea of turning himself in, but other than skipping town, could think of no good alternative. "I just wanted to get her things back."

"Please do what you can, Mrs. Lo," Paige said. "If you think it is worth it, you've all my blessings. Doctor Monceaux is the only doctor I've seen so far. But I will be going to a healer eventually." She smiled over to Dean. "You got Seraphita back."

Riley nodded and extended the pen and paper to Paige." "Just jot down how I can reach him?" Her?"

"Her." Paige nodded and reached out to take the pen, writing down the number for the doctor. "She was my mother's doctor before she passed." And to whom Paige owed a large amount of money. The pen was lowered and the paper pushed over to Riley.

"Don't feel badly, Mr Winchester." You could have been polite and respectful and completely non-confrontational and he still would have found something to sue over."

"Mrs. Lo, I am not in this for his money." She seemed to state it suddenly and without reason. "I am sure...I am sure that is what he is thinking and I don't want others to think that as well. What little I have was clothes I had tucked at the concert hall."

"No, I know you're not after his money." You're after justice." That's why I agreed to take this case, Miss Lovelace.?" She gave Paige a slightly sheepish smile." "That and the chance to stick it to Junior."

"Please. You are more then welcome to call me Paige." She smiled. "Payback huh." Only a tiny tease. "He is an awful sort, isn't he?"

"Yeah, the worst sort of man imaginable." But don't worry." I'll take care of you.?" She glanced at Dean." "You, too, Smiley."

He smiled a little. "Just make sure I don't spend more than a few hours in jail. I get claustrophobic."

"Don't know; it might do you some good." She teased Dean and looked away innocently. "Mrs. Lo' If I might ask..You said that my bill is covered. It's not Ollie's doing is it?"

"No, it wouldn't," he told her bluntly, not wanting to tell her he'd spent time in jail before.

"I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to say who your benefactor is." But if you need any money to cover rent on a new place, or doctor's bills, or just to buy groceries, let me know and I'll pass it on."

Paige was going to scold Ollie. He was the only one who knew! "I...Oh no that's okay. I mean my job at the Plaza helps pay for some things. And.." She blinked over to Dean. "Is there rent?"

He shook his head at Paige. "I own it." He didn't bother to explain about that further. "And I'm working on getting a job."

"What do you do?" Riley asked Dean, wondering if there was anyway she could help with that.

"Umm....To earn a living, you mean?" He assumed she didn't mean the hunting thing. He shrugged. "Auto mechanic, carpenter, jack of all trades....does playing poker count?"

"We're going to be opening a casino in November," Riley said.

He arched a brow. "A casino You're going to need dealers, right' And security guards" What about those guys who make sure no one is cheating?"

"Yep." Think Monte Carlo." Actually, we need some finish carpenters right now." You should go check things out and see if they could use you. We'll need all of that once the place is open." Kitchen help, bell boys, pool attendants." You name it, we'll need it."

Paige leaned into her chair as she watched Dean. He seemed a little excited. "Pool boy," she mumbled to herself.

He chuckled. "I dunno about pool boy, but I know a thing or two about gambling....and security."

"We'll be holding a big career fair in October," Riley said. "But until then, if you're interested in a construction gig, I'd suggest going to see what?s available."

"Maybe I'll do that. I appreciate the tip." It would feel good to get a hammer in his hand again instead of a gun.