Chapter Five: Abby and Chapter Six: Laura Summary

Abby and Justin are also looking for sequins from a belly dancer, and Justin is convinced that the producers of the show put this challenge in just to see if the Christians can handle it. Justin navigates and gets them to the Hotel Barona and two acrobats are performing inside. Abby tries to keep her eyes on the stage floor, looking for errant sequins. She is afraid that the camera will pick up on the intensity of her desire. She turns to see Cassie, who then becomes part of the fantasy playing itself out in her mind.

Laura puts the three sequins into a plastic bag and curses when her finger finds the trilobite fossil. Behind her, the bird imitates her, making Cassie laugh. They hail a cab and ask to...