"I heard Jim and the boys load up in the car and drive off. In an hour they would be asleep at my mother's house, ready to go fishing in the morning. ...y mom's house was small and the boys would be in the camper still parked in my mother's driveway. God it was hot. I decided to just take off all my clothes, especially those stained panties, throw the covers down, and enjoy some airflow from the overhead fan. I was just too exhausted to even take the shower I so desperately wanted and needed. I. Before long he called me into the room to show me his completed work. I praised his work and thanked him for a job well done. That's when he gave me that look.... and said, "You can thank me better than that." There was a split second of silence as I processed what he meant.I knew exactly what he meant but I played dumb and said, "Thank You... Very Much."He moved closer to me... not saying a word... just staring into my eyes. My heart began to race, no it was pounding...I bit my bottom lip, as. “To refuse would seem almost treasonous.”“Indeed, perhaps a public sacrifice would be a good way to catch out traitors.”We all drifted off to sleep and awoke to the morning sun streaming through the window. I roused myself and ordered the baths readied for the emperor and his companions. While they were bathing I readied the emperor’s clothes. He returned from the bath and I helped him put on his toga.“No need for shoes today,” he informed me as I took hold of his sandals. “A deity prefers bare. With Sarah’s next payment on her last year of college coming due along with their apartment rent Jason and Sarah didn’t know what they were going to do. One day while looking for more work in the paper Jason had come across an add, “Need money fast!”It had Jason’s curiosity up as he wrote down the number. He thought if he could somehow get a short term loan that maybe work will pick back up shortly.A few days later Jason called the number. An older gentlemen named Jim answered the phone as.