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    I sat there for about twenty minutes, trying to come up with a plan. It was hard, because my mind kept wandering, filled with memories of the visits Loraine and I had made to this place. Finally, I picked up the house phone and asked to be connected to Mr. and Mrs. Farrow’s room.
    â€œHello.” Leon answered the phone on the second ring.
    I cleared my throat. “Afternoon, Mr. Farrow, this is the front desk. Can I please speak to your wife?”
    â€œSure. Hold on.”
    That was easier than I expected. He didn’t even sound suspicious about why the front desk would need to speak to Loraine and not him. Maybe they had checked in under her name. After all, she was the major breadwinner in that household, and it did seem that she wore the pants in the relationship. When Loraine came on the line, though, I understood why Leon wasn’t surprised, and it was not for the reason I thought.
    â€œWell, that was fast,” she said. “I just called down a few seconds ago. I was hoping to schedule a couple’s massage.”
    I paused for a beat, feeling the jab of her words. She was scheduling a massage for her and Leon. This was a romantic weekend, all right, but as far as I was concerned, she was with the wrong man. I realized I better speak up quickly or my chance would be lost. “I’d love to schedule you for a massage. Oh, and I just happen to have an opening right now. Why don’t you come down to the lobby so we can get started right away?”
    She didn’t answer immediately. I hadn’t made any effort to disguise my voice, so she was probably in shock once she realized who she was speaking to. The fact that she didn’t immediately hang up on me gave me hope and made me feel bold.
    â€œYou can leave your husband upstairs. Our couples massages are sold out.”
    â€œI see…,” she said, and then her voice trailed off like she had no idea what to say, especially with Leon standing in the room, probably right next to her.
    â€œWhy don’t you come down to the lobby…or should I come up to your room?”
    She finally found her voice. “No, no. I’ll be right down with another credit card for you.”
    â€œI’ll be waiting.” I hung up the phone feeling satisfied.
    I saw Loraine step off the elevator. From the look on her face, it was clear that she was nowhere near as happy to see me as I was to see her. Loraine’s eyes searched the lobby until she found me sitting on the sofa. She had this tigress look, as if she could tear me apart with her bare hands. I actually found it rather sexy, to be honest with you. Lord, what I would do to have her hands pawing all over me.
    She pointed at me and then gestured for me to follow her as she walked down a corridor away from the lobby. I did as I was told, watching her large hips sway as I walked behind her. When she stopped at the end of the hallway, she spun around and all but pounced on me as she talked through clenched teeth. “What the hell is wrong with you? Do you know my husband is upstairs?”
    â€œSure do. What I wanna know is what’s he doing here?” I retaliated with equal venom. “How dare you bring him here? This is supposed to be our place. First you crush my dreams; now you’re taking them away. How could you do me like this?”
    â€œDo you like what? What the hell did I do to you? I’m married, for Christ’s sake. Which part of that don’t you understand?”
    â€œWhat I understand is that you love me! That you can’t look me in the face and tell me that you don’t. That you’re afraid to be around me because you’re afraid of how it makes you feel.” I took a step closer to her, and she took two steps back.
    â€œIs that what it’s gonna take for you to leave me alone? Well, all right, then, look me in my face.” She stepped up and grabbed me by my shirt, forcing me to look at her.