He muttered, “Do not let him get to you.”“Hello, Judge Jack,” Chom shouted.“Hi, Judge Jack,” Pip shouted.The judge made his way over to hi... chair and sat down. He was reaching for his gavel when the bailiff shouted, “You may take a seat. This court is now in session.”Turning to the bailiff, Judge Jack said, “You are just supposed to tell them to take a seat. The whole bit about the court being is session is my line. I start the session and I end the session. I control everything in between. Got. He closed his eyes and buried his face in her hair, inhaling the scent of her intoxicating perfume.Reina wasn’t the only one overcome with emotion. Chad turned her face to look at his. As their eyes locked onto each other, he felt the words from his heart fall out of his mouth and said, “I love you, Reina.”Reina couldn’t speak for a moment. What if he didn’t mean that he loved her, but just loved what they had done together? She was worried that he was confusing love with lust.“Reina, please. ’ Sharon told me when I got home from my shift at work. ‘What did he want?’ I asked. That was a surprise, we hadn’t seen him for about a month. ‘He wanted to know if you changed your mind, he says he has a script all done.’ ‘I don’t want to film Billy having sex.’ I said. ‘That’s not it, he still wants us to be the stars.’ She fucking giggled when she said that. ‘I suppose you want to, since you liked letting guys feel you up back in school.’ I put that in there out of sheer meanness, still. She hadn't been, though, and here she was. She tried to see the positive side of things. At least this was something new and interesting in her otherwise humdrum life that seemed vaguely unfulfilled.Waldo Cunningham straightened his tie, unconsciously and stood, more or less in the center of the room, next to the long table they'd sit around while they deliberated. At forty-five, Waldo felt like he was in the prime of his life. He was an accountant, by trade, an active member of his church and.