I could still remember the fear on her face, the tears that flowed freely even as her voice remained steady and strong. She told her mom she could dri...e herself, that she would meet her and her little brother at the hospital. But she couldn’t stop shaking. I’d taken over, driven, stayed with her, and been the support she desperately needed. We’ve been best friends ever since. I blink, refocusing on Em’s words as the memory fades to grey. ‘. . . mom’s really close with the folks who run the. When we got to my office, she sat on my desk next to the blotter, her legs swinging, as I pulled out the food. She'd made me my favorite sandwich: ham salad and provolone on rye with a touch of mustard. Her sandals dropped to the floor and her toes wiggled with excitement. My eyes traveled up her leg, logging every freckle for the first time, and they stopped when the reached the line of her shorts. "How was your afternoon with the k**s?" I asked to get her talking while I ate."Justin and. ‘The court calls State verse Jackson,’ The man called out, still leaning against the wall and completely unphased by the Judge’s display of temper. Jenny and Jackson took their feet, me following a couple of seconds later when I realized the prosecution was also at their feet. ‘Dammit’ I thought to myself, ‘you know how a court is run, you’ve seen it dozens of times before,’ ‘Will Stroller for the prosecution your honour,’ A tall reedy man with slicked back brown hair in a pinstriped black suit. Ginny had not thought about it much, and she would have been quite surprised to find out (which she didn’t) about all the gossip after Janine reported back that Ginny had not only bought a double bed to share with her boyfriend, but a waterbed! On Thursday, Ginny was waiting in the park as David left work and walked through it, and she took the chance of smiling at him and complimenting him on his tie. He was startled but pleased, and in her first good look at him close up when he was wearing.