Interestingly, there were few other guests at the resort, mostly women. In the cottage next to her was Alexi, a large but well-built older woman whom ...eresa gathered was taking time off from some kind of executive position. Apparently Alexi didn't take chances and had brought her staff assistant. From the sounds coming from the cottage most nights, Teresa surmised that his staff was of considerable assistance.Not that Alexi was exclusive. In the clubs Teresa and Alexi frequented, the two women. He stopped at the doorway. “I’ll wait out here while you change.”“Don’t be silly, honey.” She faced him. “You can just cover your eyes…” She leaned in with a mischievous smile. “But no peeking, Mister.”“I-I won’t.” Ben answered, but wasn’t even sure of the words himself. I have to be strong! “We’ll see.” His aunt giggled and made her way to the open closet to the left of the room. “You can sit on the bed.”He went over to the right and plopped down on the edge.Laura took off all her clothes to. Chom asked, “What is that heavenly smell?”“What heavenly smell?” Sean asked looking around. All he could smell was the garlic in the meatloaf sandwiches his mother had made for his lunch.“That perfume coming from the bag that you carry,” Clea said.“This is my lunch,” Sean said wondering when the Dwarves had learned sarcasm. He waved the bag around. He stopped waving it when he noticed that the Gnome had fallen over on his side.“We’ve smelled that for two days now,” Chom said unable to take his. Thesteam cleared my head somewhat and worked out a few kinks in my neck. Withsome disgust I pressed the button to release the scented fluid. I alsostarted the jets to disperse the fluid throughout the tub. I looked at myforearm where the IV needles had been inserted. Bruises had begun to formthere.Julia. Why had I thought of it so quickly? I didn't know any Julias. Noneof the women in my extended family bore the name. I guessed I thought ofmy own name and simply used the first name with the.