She was quiet until the waitress came back. I figured she was going to order something cheap and remain pouty, but surprised me by ordering shrimp scampi. I guess she was hungry. Or wanting to punish me a bit by ordering a $50 pasta dish. I topped her by ordering one with lobster, which at least caught her attention. The waitress walked away, leaving us alone again.

"Da...Ben...are you rich? I'm sorry, but you said we have to talk and stuff..."

I smiled. "It's a good question, Ashley. I'm not...ish. Between life insurance and my lawsuit against the...person, who killed my wife, I'm doing ok. I retired from work, and...