Something felt strange about the whole event that I couldn't put my finger on but figured that the smartest thing to do was to let it go. It blurred our boundaries in a way I had no idea how to define, and that feeling persisted throughout our spa time and into the evening. Paula and I both wore slightly daring cocktail dresses, and the evening was in full swing when we arrived. Techno music was reverberating throughout the dance floor, and as we had before, we picked a table just outside the area where couples and single people were practically writhing to the music.

Because of the noise level, I...