. and then she told me not to worry, that once I had my green card I could divorce you if I wanted."I started laughing. Stereotype number 1 - the gree... card marriage."All right, what did you tell her?"Her mouth twitched. "That I wasn't sure - that after all the things you'd forced me to do, that no decent man would want me. I had to talk her out of calling the police." Despite her anger, she was giggling.I gave her a jaundiced look. "Wonderful. So I'm cast as a sexist pig taking advantage of. ”I was able to look at him then. “Did you see why I didn’t ever approach her?”“Well, Dana explained that you’re an Orphan, so I can kind of understand,” he said. “As far as I could tell you didn’t have sex during high school?”I nodded. “And for a very good reason: her father beat me when he thought I had raped her.”Everyone’s eyebrows went up at that. “What?” Dana asked.I shook my head. “I never touched her, it was a bad rumor that got out of hand.”“As opposed to a good rumor?” Greta asked.. " Even though Geoff had not had any long-term relationships and lived in the country, he was sure that when he was Jackson's age he was vastly more experienced with gay men than Jackson was. He had sheltered himself so much that he was socially backward with other gays. Geoff turned and started to unbutton his shirt. He then kicked off his boots and socks and put them in the bottom of the wardrobe. He picked up the electric jug, "I'm going to make a coffee, it's only instant. Would you like. Strangely, it felt safe andcomforting holding on like that.As we approached our destination I realized that, true to theme, it wastaking place in a big old school. Not just any school, but the one I hadattended long ago as a kid but had since been closed down. We weregreeted by the party hosts dressed and acting like school teachers. Theywore academic gowns and carried wicked looking canes. As we enteredeveryone had to sign a waiver accepting the school rules and punishmentspolicy. Every girl.