I almost fainted when I saw Bob." She slapped the back of my hand. "And how did you run into him, anyway?"I told her the story of Mr. Laker and his pa...ers. "It's just as well," I said. "If I hadn't gone to the office, we'd have been in the middle of you know what when Mrs. Latimer started yelling for you over the PA system. That would have ruined the mood." Mrs. Latimer's announcements were a school legend. Her voice would start out in a nervous quaver, and then she'd over compensate and speak. You’re carrying my child. You shouldn’t be staying awake all night playing. You need to rest.’ ************ In the following days, Selena couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Liam. No mother hen had ever fussed over her chicks as much as Liam did over her. Everything she did came under his scrutiny, and the simplest chores were deemed too strenuous for her. He scolded her for lifting the iron cook pots over the fire. She wasn’t supposed to stretch and reach to get things out of the wagon. Every. Indeed, the title of "Assassin's bane" that many fellow Jedi give you when you visit the temple is justified. You have proven much to the Jedi council, having thwarted no less than 15 attempts on the senator's life, whether direct or otherwise.As Padme celebrates her 26th year, you can't help but notice that her beauty fails to diminish, both in body and looks. Her long brown locks of hair seem to gain an extra shine whenever you look at her, her browns never losing their warmth. Her lips look. The chairs in the circle were all filled with men of varying description. There were a couple of new faces, young men with baffled, lost looks on their faces as if they were trying to figure out how they got there or puzzle out the meaning of some complex problem. They hunched over their coffee like junkies, sipping frequently as their eyes darted around the room with something akin to panic. Five older, middle-aged men had resigned looks on faces lined with frown wrinkles, their eyes jaded to.