Chapter Eight
The Final Act
Around seven o’clock the doorbell began to ring, and Robbie and Alain emerged from their furtive meeting in the den. Several friends were escorted into the living room, which had been arranged for a small and private demonstration.
This was one occasion that Meri would not miss. Alain specifically stated his intentions and when Meri entered the room, he showed her to a seat next to his leather chair. Robbie and Ella were sitting together on a loveseat across the room. The others present were seated in a loose semi-circle of chairs and sofas, all facing the same massage table where Meri had been that morning. The table looked quiet different in the more subtle light of Alain’s masculine living room with all its leather and paneled walls. The soft yellow glow h
