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Jesus is big on forgiving, so that's a good assumption. And I'd say a lot of people do what I do. You do what I do. Maybe just not in exactly the same way.

Don't turn my kimchi into a dirty thing, Kate.

Yeah, but that's the thing. I know not many people do what I do. And it would be a shame if I didn't use what I have to help people, you know? What you have is unique, Matt. [She pauses, unsure if she should go there.] You gave up on it for a while and it was totally understandable. But... I can't deny that it's so good to have you back.

I'm two seconds away from ruining it for you.

I'm glad it means something to people. To you. That I'm back. I'm going to do my best to ensure you don't regret it. [Whether he's glad he's back... it's complicated.]

Please don't.

Matt, are you kidding? As if anyone would ever regret having you around, you dork.

It's on a silver platter!

Not even when I break out the lawyerisms?

Leave me and my kimchi alone, Kate.

Most of the time I love your lawyerisms. They almost feel like a challenge.

But aren't you gonna give me your kimchi? [She practically whined.] I'll take it all.

Foggy was worse about it than I was. God, he was like a walking legal encyclopedia. The paralegals adored him because he didn't have to run to them for minutia, he just knew it. I could bullshit and pull at heartstrings, but Foggy? He could bring down a legal hammer like no one else. ... guess that's why we worked well together. He gave me all the precedent, and I spun a convincing story out of it.

He was so smart, Kate. I graduated higher than him but that wasn't... I just can test better. He was a better lawyer than I ever could be.

I'm not giving all my kimchi to the 1%. I'll share equitably.

I think I know what you're talking about. [She'd mostly hanged with Matt, Foggy and Karen on afterhours. After Matt had introduced her to his friends at a time when she needed legal help. And after that? They hit it off nicely. Kate still regretted not having spent even more times with the trio, but she had always been happy to join them for drinks or even invite them over for dinner.

And she'd seen Foggy playfully arguing, putting that degree of his to good use on invisible oponents, drunks or even Lucky himself. Matt's best friend had always cracked her up.]

You two complemented each other so perfectly. Like the two sides of the same coin deal?

As if you couldn't make more!

Yeah. We were a good team.

It takes a long time to properly ferment kimchi!

You were pretty much the best of husbands.

Yeah, yeah. The refractory period of the kimchi... That's what you guys always say.

There are people in the world who bring out the best in us.

You might not even get calamari at this point.

You sure brought out the best in Foggy too, Matt.

What? Why? I - I could have go 'oh, Daddy, give me that kimchi' but I totally controlled myself and I still get punished?

That's a sweet thought for you to say.

It almost makes up for what you said next. Almost.

I am banning you from so many meals for forcing me to hear that. Trust has to be rebuilt. Brain bleach is needed.

What? No, no, you can't ban me like that. Not after you promised the Korean fried chicken!

Besides, I warned you that you left in on silver platter and then pretended it was not a big deal. You were twisting my arm here, Matthew!

You sullied my culinary arts, Kate. I'm going to need something to escape this dark state you've brought me and my talents into.

Don't artists do their best work when they're in a dark state?

Besides, I've already ordered a Thai feast, isn't that a good start? And not that I'm gonna kink shame your food, but does it really need to be so mouth-watery and provocative?

Admit it, you enjoy doing this to people.

Not this artist. I prefer cooking from a state of peace.

I'm not trying to shamefully provoke anything when I cook for Foggy's family or the church ladies!

You're a zen cook?

[Kate audibly gasped.] See? That's where you fucked up! Because Foggy's family I can get. But the church ladies? You love making their old panties feel alive again. Admit it!

I'm happiest when I'm zen in the kitchen.

Stop, stop it, first the kitchen is ruined and now you're ruining church for me, too.

What if you're feeling like celebrating then? What's your activity of choice?

Hey, I'm just stating facts here! Not my fault if you do things unconsciously. [She coughed.] Around horny old ladies.

I sometimes cook to celebrate, or go out to eat. A nice glass of wine or whiskey. Some good music. Nothing too big or crazy.

The more you keep going the longer it'll be before I can cook again for you.

Was it always like that? [She's not gonna ask if those are his 'old man activities'.]

I thought you said Jesus was very forgiving.

No, I was probably a little more wild in my college and early twenties days. I was broke then though and still tried not to be a hooligan, so even then it probably wasn't anything too scandalous.

Forgiveness can't wipe away those mental images you put in my head. You're gonna have to work to remove those.

Okay, you can't drop that bomb on me and not give me an example of your wild days, Matthew.

Fine, fine. Actions are bigger than words, huh? Okay, what's my penance then?

They honestly weren't even all that wild, Kate. Just loud parties, things like that. Not counting my other kind of training.

Good question. I'll have to think on it. Saying some prayers like they do in Confession won't really work for a non-Catholic.

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