It was lunchtime at work, and four of us were sitting outside around a picnic table. My co-worker, Jackie, was in the process of quizzing Ted and Eddie on their living arrangements.

Everyone who worked in the kitchen had figured out that Ted and Eddie were more than “just roommates.” Still, Jackie was very inquisitive and persistent. She wanted to know certain aspects of their arrangement that she was unfamiliar with.

The tittering and giggling was interrupting my lunch, but I was becoming a bit interested myself as to whether or not Jackie was going to get the answer she sought. Then she started asking specific questions. Her voice rose as she queried them further. Ted would just look at Eddie — and again the tee-heeing. Jackie tried her best to extract information on procedures and pleasures,... Read More