" Good. It's time for you to take care of that little business we were talking about last night. Since Leroy has to leave now, this seems like the per...ect time and place. While I can still feel him in me, if you know what I mean."Oh no! - thought Bruce. Not him."So, do you have something to say to Leroy?" Uh... yes, ma'am, I guess I do... uh" Well," interrupted Linda, "I'll just leave you two alone to take care of business. I'll see you downstairs, lover," said Linda.Bruce could hear them. ” She giggled.“I will be honest with you, Allison. Cameron and I have something of a secret we’ve been keeping from you for a long time, pretty much since the day we met.”Cammy, taking the cue from the pale beauty, continued. “We both have a massive crush on you.”“What? Me?” I asked, floored by the revelation.“Of course, you!” Cameron replied indignantly. “You have to know how drop dead gorgeous you are. Like, now that you’ve accepted your sexuality you have to check yourself out in the mirror. Chloe was right, I should visit the man who did so much for me. I had a half share in the hoard of Cleopatra's Diamonds and Hercule had brokered an excellent price for those I had sold while at Chateau Blanchard.I glanced around the table; Matilde sulky, Mimi tearful, Chloe enraged, Violette bewildered, and Rob as calm as Buddha."Very well, Chloe, I will not allow a Renoir be thought a liar. I shall visit Hercule first thing tomorrow morning, and leave for London the day after."Chloe gave a. .”“The good news is, you tested negative. But the bad news is, with your history, you’re at pretty high risk. You’ll need to be tested again to be sure.”“I— what?”“HIV takes a while to show up on tests,” she said. “If you were exposed two weeks ago, it’s too early to tell. These tests really measure your immune system’s response. If you do get infected, it takes about a month for the antibodies to show up in your blood. Which is why you’ll need to get another test later.”I swallowed. I.