“That’s okay,” Eve replied. She took a step forward towards the doorway but now Olympia was blocking her way.
“I had no call for saying what I did,” she went on. “There’s one thing you should know though. Roger has his little peculiarities, some odd little, how shall I say, fetishes? They’re well known in the circles he travels in. So it’s natural for people to make certain assumptions.”
Eve looked up; the woman’s face wore the same mocking expression it had at the conclusion of their previous encounter. “I’d like to use the bathroom,” Eve said, trying to summon up an indignant tone but unable to keep her voice from quavering.
“Oh yes, of course,” Olympia said graciously, standing aside as Eve entered the bathroom and slammed the door behind her.
Eve sat on the toilet, trembling. What
