Suddenly Mary asked “What about Stacy?” To get an idea of Stacy, when I say that Mary and I were nerds, we were nerds that looked kinda normal, b...t Stacy was a full on, stereotypical nerd. She was short, had red, curly hair that went to her shoulders, glasses, a somewhat mousy face, and pale skin that was almost milk white. Basically, she looked a little like a shorter, ginger version of Tina Fey. The other major difference was that while Mary and I liked Star Wars a little more than the. ’ ‘And thumbs,’ Mali said. The rest of the massage turned into a chat, mostly among the women, about massage and how they got into it. Philip made a vague reference to ‘a friend’ and her work as a prostitute and how it had certain similarities to massage, ‘Just taken to its logical conclusion.’ At first they didn’t say anything until Mali said, ‘Some good Thai friends do that kind of massage when they younger.’ Liz said she had no objections, ‘In fact I could tell you tales about a girl so. That was that then, there was no turning back now. Not that I wanted to, he introduced himself as Paul and he was nice and if he was only fifty percent of 'The Guys' then I was ready and waiting for the other fifty percent. Some pleasantries followed and I was offered a drink but I still hadn't met the other half......... I asked Paul where his friend was and he said that he was in the new playroom and that he was waiting for us now, but before I was shown to the playroom I had to read and do. ” I pulled a face at her.Col nodded. “We both have to be careful not to give our secrets away.”We walked the rest of the way in silence, pondering the strange reality we both lived in and their dangers.When we arrived at Col’s house, Mutti Frida sensed our mood and asked what was wrong. I took the letter out of my bag and handed it to her.Mutti Frida gave me a sympathetic look. “Willi, we knew this was coming. It’s not the end of the world.”I sighed. “I know, but...” My voice petered out in.