"Hi..."

Ele said, unsure of how to start. Deciding that beating around the bush would only complicate things, she dove right in.

"Eric told me yesterday that you prefer younger women. How come you told me that you had only dated one woman, but not about the string of others that came after her?"

Trying to keep her voice even, Ele leaned her elbows on her knees, her long hair falling over her shoulders to curtain her face.