. I’m wondering if money changed hands,” she all but growled.“Make sure you mention that to the Imperial auditors as I’m pretty sure the Empre...s will want to find out what happened to all the money as from what the broadcast said, she’s covering the costs until an investigation reports back to her.”“I will,” she nodded, then scowled as a rather large (and pungent Guardian plonked himself down next to her.“So this is the janitor you gave me up for,” he stated, an evil glint in his eyes.“I never. I climbed the few steps and settled down into the hot tub, the jets pulsing against my back and shoulder muscles, working the kinks out. Sitting down in the hot tub, I couldn’t see the lounger where Riley had been sitting, so you can imagine my surprise when she suddenly appeared at the edge of the tub. She smiled shyly and lowered herself into the water directly across from me, the water level just below her breasts.For the first time, I saw her without sunglasses hiding her eyes. They were. I notice this guy, big chest, HUGE arms a body builder type standing next to me and we begin to bullshit. He kinda looks like the cage fighter Urijah Faber and as we were chatting the words "ex boyfriend" slip out of my mouth and with that, thats all he needed. So he invited me back to his place for a few drinks and a few blocks later we enter his house. We made some Tequila sunrises and went up to his room and he started to massage my tense muscles and then all of the sudden quicker then you. I would have to watch myself; I could get myself into trouble here.We were seated at the table and we both ordered iced tea. We always ordered the same stuff. We had so much in common."Beth, I need to ask you something but I really have to know the truth. I promise after you answer we will never discuss the topic again. Did you mean it when you talked about taking your own life?"She looked at me with a tear in her eyes. "Don't worry, I won't cry. I've done that enough in the last three years..