Chapter 93

After a few minutes, she said, “All this lacks are a few Jacuzzi jets.”

“Yeah. You weren’t kidding about going to nudist resorts, were you?” I said.

“Not at all. We go to a resort for families, and the kids love it.”

“Your mother would frown on that, I think.”

“No kidding?” she said. “It’s a miracle one of them hasn’t let it slip when they see her.”

“I couldn’t help noticing that you’re a ‘smoothie’.”

“It seems to be the norm in this place.”

“That’s because Aragoni was first settled by people from Rome, and they brought their culture with them.”

“How does the massage thing work?” she said.

“If you want a massage by a man, watch for a green light to go on above one of the male doors, ditto for a massage by a woman.”

“What does it cost?”

“For visitors, nothing. Just give the massage person your keycard and tell them which apartment you’re in.”

“And it’s free?”