"And that's not always a good thing," Beth added. "She is younger thanwe are and we should keep her safe, being as she's so important." I don't know w...y we'd need to," Tara said. "Didn't we determine thatthe spirit thingy would protect her?" She was right, they had indeedcome to that conclusion a few months earlier during a particularlydangerous casting session."Well we don't know strong that is," Beth said."Still, she should have a choice," Sarah said."I think so," Ashley added. "I'd want one. That night at the Toro was even bigger than Friday night, as we had our biggest crowd ever. The Hombres seemed to get better as their audience grew larger. I was hustling around like a maniac, trying to keep the bars afloat and four poker tables running smoothly.About ten thirty, Feleena and her ever present three girlfriends from Rosa’s showed up. I surreptitiously watched them take a table near the band. Feleena looked as coolly beautiful as always, as she disdainfully surveyed the crowd. I. ." the judge began, raising his eyebrows, "Sandy Harris is probably the finest trial lawyer in the nation. I have never heard of her losing a case... any case. I have also heard of Celeste Trang's ... persistence. It's sort of a joke among judges, in fact."Looking up at the ceiling he added pensively, "Of course, I guess it's not nearly as funny to the people she's going after ... She just keeps coming in, week after week, having found that assets were transferred from one entity to another to. Iwas trailing my mother and Julie when I caught a glimpse of Megan. She wastalking to Rachel and Stacy, a couple girls that attended a differentschool so I didn't know them very well. Megan smiled warmly and waved aswe made eye contact through a gap in the throng of people. A new sense ofelation flooded over me and clouded my senses. I ran into the back of anolder man, apologized and caught up with my mother and sister. Megan, thegirl of my dreams, was paying attention to me. A new sense of.