I took it, swirled, sniffed, sipped, and then drank. "Interesting," I said. "Pears. But a bit chalky." He stared at me as though I had sprouted a seco...d head."It's a Chardonnay from Leeuwin Estate." Then it's the limestone. Interesting." I can be a snob when it's called for. A bit later, the meeting was called to order and I was introduced as an "etymologist" (I didn't both to correct the moron) from the CSIRO.I thanked the group. I said that I knew many — perhaps all — of them were worried. In the Officers' Mess the meal was coming to an end and the officers were taking their pleasures in various ways. One was getting drunk quietly on some of the forbidden alcohol they had found; he would regret it on the morrow because he was drinking very cheap bathtub vodka and would wake with a monumental hangover. The others were mostly using women in one way or the other, being sucked or impaling their captives in one or other lower entrance. Meanwhile there were other women serving them. Now, what about you?”“Oh Heather, I don’t watch any porn but I do have a guilty secret. I love listening to the sounds of sex. I found a site where you can download audio of people getting off. I also like to read erotica so my treat is a good story, my iPod and a pair of headphones.” She said.'Oh my god.' It suddenly struck me that she must have been listening to some of that stuff on the beach while we were sunbathing. That would explain her damp patch and her frantic orgasm in the shower. Before I could say anything his arm was around me and we were walking across the road and joining the queue of people waiting to get in.He introduced himself as Simon and asked if this was my first time visiting a gay club. I admitted it was and I wasn't sure if it was right as I don't identify as gay. He laughed and said he could spot gay curious guys a mile away. Once we were in he lead me to the bar and ordered a couple of drinks for us. I downed mine quickly and offered Simon another one..