Did you ever have a complete dream, one with a fixed beginning and clear ending like a half hour TV show? I did, for the first time I can remember, last night. And this one wasn't disturbing or fantastical, it was real-like, close to actual reality and a sweet love dream.
I was supposed to start a trial with a junior lawyer, Suzy, who was late (as usual). I was in front of this asshole judge, a judge who I know in real-life and a real-life asshole. I was in chambers with the judge and his judicial assistant. He used the N-word once casually, I was struck dumb. He used it a second time. "Judge, respectfully, that is completely inappropriate for a judge," I said. "Oh, so you're one of those politically correct..." "Democrat! Here!", and I raised my arms proudly and smiled knowing that it would get to him. He looked at me out of the corner of his eye with hatred and disgust. Suzy rushed in shortly thereafter and all of us went into the courtroom.
Suzy argued some pre-trial motion I had done the case research on. She did well and the judge didn't interrupt her, seemingly listening attentively.
"That was a very good presentation Miss ----," I don't remember her last name in the dream.
"He trained me," Suzy replied, her almond Cuban eyes sparkling, her Dentyne-white teeth flashing in a smile.
The judge narrowed his eyes with malice. "It is so nice to see a cur-vy woman," Suzy was a little chubby, "dressed so as to show off her boobs." His J.A. tittered.
Suzy was raised right, always respectful, even to indignities. I wasn't and wasn't and smoldered but bit my lip.
The judge had been pressing us hard to trial but now inquired of Suzy's schedule.
"Well, I'm second up for trial in front of Judge ----," she replied.
"Second up?!," I thought ruefully. "I didn't train you to come up with a better answer than that?" "And I have this and this and this", she rattled off a few other inconsequentials. If I had said any such things this asshole judge would have barked "Too bad! (Democrat)". Coming from Suzy it worked and the judge postponed the trial to another date. Suzy and I walked out of the courtroom into the sunshine together back to our cars.
“Ever since I first saw you I have been in love with you.”
“I…,” stammering, blabbering. “Why didn’t you tell me?!”, I finally said stupidly, as if a properly-raised, beautiful, young Cuban woman could be expected to come on to a guy to be so bold. I was almost sobbing I was so touched.
“Benjamin, you always had so many women.”
We stopped and I grabbed her gently by the shoulders, “Suzy, I would MARRY you.”
We stood facing each other, arms around each other's waists, bent slightly backward beaming at each other.
If it had been a half hour TV show it would have ended with a song playing and a red heart growing bigger on the screen.
