I shrug, and then laugh. “You heard her. She’s the boss.”Rohan dithers for a moment, then leans in and gives me a quick peck on the lips.Shweta�...�s eyes narrow in amusement. “That’s sweet of you, honey. But that’s not the head I was talking about you kissing.”Rohan’s eyes widen. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding.”Shweta laughs. “You’ve got the ‘fucking’ part right. Go on. Let him fuck your face a bit. You’ll love it. I promise.” She stands up and puts a hand on Rohan’s shoulder and presses. We had some drinks and then moved on to eating dinner. As the night progressed, the conversation became increasingly provocative and I was increasingly flirtatious with our guest, wanting to make sure that he felt comfortable. When I was clearing the table, you asked your buddy how he was doing with being single. He told you that it was really nice to have the freedom, but that he was not used to the lack of sexual contact. You nodded and expressed your sympathy, but became silent when I. He realized that it was the same something he'd felt every time someone officially joined the Circle. It reconfirmed what he already knew: they belonged with the Circle.Behind Genie and Annette, the Circle had gathered. Ken had a thought."Bill, Gary, please come to me," he said.Despite the fact that both men were startled, they walked toward Ken. They weren't even sure they wanted to, but they did anyway."These two women are ready to become Priestess of the Circle. Will you give your blessing. My thoughts were with Louise as I danced around to the first two songs, but then I heard those chirping crickets begin the third song. I heard that simple acoustic guitar riff begin and heard Lisa’s haunting voice moan, “Single-sided conversations. Too much time spent alone. Even though my heart is breaking, you don’t even know!” The reverberating thump of the bass drum resonated through my larynx and my eyes welled up with tears, preparing for what I knew was coming. “Today I was.