", I said.He didn't answer, but pulled a small photograph out of his wallet and handed it to me. The photo was rubbed in places but one could still se...e the two women in the picture. Arnie pointed to one of them. The girl looked to be in her early twenties and of western European decent. She had almost shoulder length blonde hair that fanned out above her shoulders but didn't touch them. Her face was broad, and her eyes wide-set and dark. Her eyebrows were high and sparse on a smooth, oriental. ? I was attracted to her thefirst time we met.? She?s intelligent, abit stubborn, opinionated, independent, controlling, and was used to having herway.? She?sa hard worker but takes everything too serious.?But these are the things that attracted me to her, I thought tomyself.? She isn?t glamorous, but she isattractive. The typical ideal of the girl-next-door.? She?s five foot four inches tall and it lookslike she?s maintaining her idea weight of one hundred fifteen pounds.? I suppose she still. He is not a person you want as your enemy."The young attorney got red face and sputtered out a few syllables before regaining composure."Well," he said haughtily, "my client was refused by several attorneys in this matter before she came to me. I can understand why. I see the good-ole boy network has expanded to include women. I will be asking any sitting judge in this county to recuse himself or herself from this matter."Judge Markle's eyes became slits but I spoke before she could unleash her. I noticed that he was very deferential to her, maybe even a little flirtatious as he guided her forward, his hand on her elbow; he seemed very smitten by this beautiful woman, as the other woman trailed behind, a slightly annoyed look on her face. It quickly became obvious – to me at least, and allowing for wishful thinking – that the second woman was his wife, and that she was none too happy about the attention he was giving to the object of my sudden fantasies. I felt a wave of relief,.