" Vicky said. "Now, ladies, if you excuse me, I have to get back to helping my partner. You all take care."The knowing glances at the table spoke more... volumes then Phil or Juan were ever to know.Tuesday AfternoonIt had been a rough morning for Charlene. The US District Attorney had been polite but coldly hostile in their questioning of Charlene about the particulars of the Findley case, and the absence of her deputy prosecutor. While not directly saying that Charlene was shielding Colleen from. ‘Why do you say that?’ ‘Because I suspect that he puts you down because he knows how attractive you are which makes him insecure and in turn you crave attention to make up for how he makes you feel’. She looked at me shocked. ‘What do you mean, I crave attention?’ she asked me sharply. ‘You know exactly what I mean’. For a minute she stayed quiet. ‘So?’. ‘What?’ she asked sulkily. ‘I’m not criticising you. You love attention, men wanting you, wanting to fuck you, willing to do almost anything. One day in chat, a guy wrote me and made me a deal. He said, he'll give me 1000 swiss francs if he can fuck my ass. I was accepting the deal immediately and we also met pretty quickly. We talked about a location and time to meet, and I told him I'll wear a blue skirt. I also showed him a picture of me and he was already very excited to meet me.I wouldn't say that I'm a whore, but if a guy offers me money and I don't even have to say anything, then why shouldn't I do it?For safety, I took some. Besides, I'm going stir crazy just laying around the house!" "Well, I wasn't expecting you, but let's see what we can do to get you back on board then." The two walked across the hall to Steve's office. "Jim this is Steve Williams...the guy whose place you have been working in. Steve, this is Jim Thompson. He is a temp while you were out, but he has done a great job filling in for you. Jim, Steve here is ready to come back to work so I want you to bring him up to speed on what you're working on.