So do I. She's my favorite right now."Brianna cried. Right into her pasta. She finally gulped and said to Cathy, "I hope so, Cathy. I don't want to go... back there."We sat in silence for several minutes. Suddenly, Brianna said, "OhmiGod, I forgot." She ran to the kitchen and rescued the cheesecake from the warming oven.She served it as if she had been a gracious lady for years. Serve from the left, take up from the right. Make sure that the coffee cup is on the saucer. She said, "I had to thaw it. At home I could castoff the cares of being Charles and step, literally, into the high heeledshoes of Carolyn. As soon as I gazed into her not-unattractive face inthe mirror, I could feel relaxation coursing through my whole body. Itwas better than any massage. The sensation of freedom was marred by thethought of just one thing.Jerry.Or, more specifically, about what he wanted to do to me. I imagined hisgrinning face, leering at me lasciviously. I imagined his arms snakingpersistently around my. “Ah! I see that you and Shazza are back. Did you get everything on the list?” Inari asked Korsa.“Yes, we did. Just placed it all in the fridge maybe five minutes ago,” Shazza replied for the big woman. “Grabbed a few snacks that were too tasty to pass up.”“Can’t fault you for that!” Inari laughed as she watched both women annihilate what remained of the pom.“So, Commodore, what’s our next move?” Natalya asked. Though they were boyfriend and girlfriend, she respected him and his position. Since. .. (I look down and realise that I can't give Angela the number because there is no number on the phone) ... at IWB. I am just checking in. 'Bye."I hand the receiver back to the woman. As she takes it, I can see she is obviously very amused by my reference to "checking in", as though I was at some grand hotel. Well, I'll keep up appearances as long as I can.We leave the office and further down the passage, get to what I guess is going to be my room, at least for tonight.I'm not sure that 'room'.