They’ll tell you.’ ‘Well, legal wants to know why you didn’t report him. For your sake, I really hope that you didn’t know.’ I wondered if...that was a threat or just another bluff as we were joined by one of the corporate lawyers who was not introduced. I wasn’t sure if I should be afraid or honored and decided I didn’t care one way or the other. I knew that no one knew that I knew Jeff had been gay. He would never have told anyone that I knew and I hadn’t told anyone, not even my wife. Of all. Being in my current position was not going to give me much opportunity to cover up let alone get away. I was completely cornered. The top deck where I was sitting has no exit and the only way off the deck was down the stair where Shannon was standing or into the kitchen which that door I could not open. I attempted to react like I didn’t see her and she would just go away and I could get back to lounging and sleeping or something that would not be as humiliating as this.It was about 5 seconds. Are you still there?" God but she talked a lot. "I'm still here. My name's Don and I've been lonely too long. Every since the ex left, I've pretty much kept to myself. I have to admit that being friends sounds a lot less scary than being housemates." I still don't know why I opened up so instantly and completely. Maybe because she sounded like a fighter with a good heart. Maybe saying they'd been through hell had something to do with it. Or maybe it was just the result of my. Cindi gasped in shock and put her hand over her mouth in surprise. She looked at me with a slight look of nervousness in her eyes; uncertainty that I just might not be kidding. Cindi hated to be embarrassed in public. Just the threat of something like that was more effective that anything else."Daddy! You wouldn't dare... would you? I would hate you forever and never talk to you again if you did that!" She would be justified, too. "You wouldn't really do that, would you?" She whispered, almost.