I waited for him to continue."You didn't really think you could keep your personal life-style a secret forever, did you?" Uhhm, no ... I guess not," I...said meekly. I could only assume he knew about the four women I lived with. "Are you upset about it?" I asked."Not really," he said carefully. "There are some dangers, of course. How will others view it?" How did you find out?" I asked, genuinely curious."In San Francisco, at the office, Gloria picked up some scuttlebutt about it from Roberta.. I washed my hands and sat down in my usual place."How was your visit with your girlfriend?" You shouldn't call her that." Why the hell not?" Nothing is official yet." OK, how was your visit with Kirsten?" She was her usual charming self, although her and her mother did torment me a bit." How's this?" Mom had keen interest in tormenting me.I encouraged the Ursus section of my brain to take over my tongue. He didn't go overboard and make me sound too much more sophisticated than my normal. I was strangely unperturbed by the situation and called the desk to verify that I was not going to be landed with a huge bill. The man who replied was immensely helpful and confirmed that the room was booked on a corporate account and I was permitted any meals and refreshments I wished together with all the facilities the hotel had to offer. As I was talking, I saw a brochure next to the phone for massage sessions at the hotel’s fitness centre or in your own room. I was asked if I particularly. At 10:30 Joe asked for the check, signed it, stood and helped Carla with her chair. I did the same for Edel.We all knew where this evening was heading, but the ladies were totally professional and never made us feel that they weren't romantically involved with us. When the elevator reached the third floor, Edel and I headed toward my room. Just before the doors closed I heard Joe's voice,"I'll see you at ten for breakfast."I opened the door letting Edel in the room. I assumed she had been here.