He had a plan and he felt certain that Rick would want to get on board with it.Twenty minutes later, Anna reluctantly came out of her changing room we...ring a bathrobe to hide her nearly naked body from view. For these final shots, she decided to go with her trademark braided hair that she always wear while on the tennis courts. The first thing that caught her attention was that almost everybody was gone."Where is everybody?" She called out. "Did you cancel the rest of the shoot?" No, I didn't. As before, I felt a presence as I passed through the enormous pooled cavern prickling at my senses, a vague sense of dread leaving its mark upon my psyche until I had left the dark waters far beyond. Only when I entered the anti-chamber did I feel at ease once more. I spent a day, perhaps less, perhaps more, searching the confined space. Other than the portal through which he had passed, the only feature of note was a rectangular depression. I made a note of it, thoughtful that I might make. As the date of the trial neared I began spending more and more time at my father's office. I was glad that my father had picked Bob Petter to handle the case. Bob was very competent.On the morning of the trial I, Bob Petter and my father met at the courthouse. Sarah was kept in a room off of the courtroom. They were sitting at the table when the judge walked in the room.Everyone stood and then sat after the judge did.The judge read the brief summary of the case on his desk and then looked. “His house. Stephanie said he was a good guy and she was totally right.”“I take it back,” Peggy laughed. “I want him!”“No,” Jenna smiled. “I get him. It’s my dare!”“Shit!” Peggy laughed. “Maybe a rain check?”“We’ll see,” I said.I got up and took Jenna’s hand and led her to the bedroom that Melody pointed to. I shut and locked the door behind us and Jenna was quickly in my arms. We kissed softly and she molded her body to mine, hugging me tightly. I felt her hands moving lightly over my back..