The denial continued and my hands shook as I typed a joking, "Sure, of course you are."What followed was a succession of quick emails in which I chall...nged the validity of his claim. He responded by describing in great detail his 'cover story' and the new road construction on the parkway that caused the delay in his checking into what is the most luxurious hotel in the city. Located right here, downtown, only five blocks from my office.While much of it could have been a twisted joke he was. A man falls in love with a face, a pair of eyes, the sound of a voice, and his affection is developed from this trifling beginning until it takes complete possession of him. This love is usually made up of two components: a sex instinct, and feelings of sympathy and interest which hark back to primal times. And this love, in its true sense, should stand for an affection purified from egoism.When, among the lower animal forms we find individuals without a determined sex, egoism develops free. We finished our coffee and went downstairs. It took a few minutes to get back into our routine, but it felt great to exercise again. When we finished in the mini gym, we went out to the pool. The four of us stripped, jumped into the water, and swam laps.While resting after our swim, Kelly looked at me and started grinning. She moved closer and put her mouth to my ear.“Do you think we should welcome our new residents?” Kelly whispered. I nodded. “Follow my lead, okay?”I smiled and nodded. She. She shook her head. “No, I still have a year to go after this semester.”“Maybe I should explain,” Janice said quickly. “She is a college junior, and she graduated from high school at age sixteen.”“That’s really good, Kaitlin,” I said with a smile. “What are you studying?”“I’m working on a civil engineering degree. I’m so far behind this semester, that I may have to retake the classes, though.”“Don’t give up on your degree program, that’s a pretty good career to have. People will always need to.