I felt some jostling behind me, and saw my boss and her coterie slide in behind us. Finally. "Oh! This should be interesting. Tell us more, Jack," Chris teased.

"Yes, Jack, tell us more," the teasing Major said.

I scowled at Chris, then turned my attention back to my favorite Major. "I own a large house, with several roommates. Two of them, Debbie and Beth, are my girlfriends, and we share a room."

Pablo looked surprised. "With two of them?"

"Yes, Pablo. Two."

"You must be lonely, over here all alone," Ana Isabel teased. She turned to Chris, "You know these women?"

"I know of them. Seen them around," she...