He then takes her by the hand and still naked they go outside on his balcony for a smoke break, I grab a beer and wait inside giving them time alone.O...er 10 minutes pass so I go out to see what’s taking them so long and as I step out I see Jim standing along the railing with both hands down grabbing Amy tight by her hair as she on her knees and for the whole city to see he fucks my girlfriends face.Now I got to admit even though Jim was thrashing away at Amy’s mouth like cheap whore it was one. That’s an order, soldier.”“Yes s… er, Malik.”“Sleep well, Rex,” Malik said, closing the door behind him.“Night.”Now alone with his thoughts, Rex paced around the small bunkroom, contemplating all that had happened in the last several days. Faking his death with Ahsoka, helping her avoid detection during her escape, these things were all within the realm of expectation. But leaving Mandalore in an escape pod and immediately being found by two Jedi? And not being stabbed on sight? Beyond anything. ” I expanded. “He confessed to me that he’s been in love with Carol since college, he just wouldn’t pursue it because she was my girl at the time.” “He got married about the same time I did, but she left him about 10 years ago.” “It was a really nasty divorce, she broke his heart when she ran off.” “I didn’t think he’d ever let someone get close to him again.” “They stayed up all night Wednesday and he read poetry to her and they discussed his extensive library.” I added. “I’ve always known. We were alone in the world.The house felt empty, dead, lifeless. Without the sparkle of Mom's personality or the bigger-than-life bluster of Dad's presence, the house seemed frail, dark, and lonely. Alexis moved mindlessly, searching through cupboards and the fridge for the makings of a dinner despite our lack of appetite, almost as if it was a duty of the living to cook and feed.I drank. Three scotches. Dad's fifteen year old Scotch. Memories haunted me. The future had evaporated in a flash of.