In order to understand the basic principles of this piece you must first read part 1, "The Beginning" and part 2 "Paul's Story."
Dr. Jim Woods
"I want to have sex with you!"
These words came from Dr. Jim Woods, my senior assistant, when I walked into the office this morning. At 48 years of age he was more than 15 years older than me. He had in his hand the lab notes from the last few days including Paul's story. I didn't find having sex with him objectionable and in fact had been looking forward to it, but in my own time and under the right circumstances. I was also somewhat taken aback because I always thought he was gay.
He was a small man, about 5 ft 6 in, perhaps 140 lbs. He was so handsome as to be almost pretty. He kept his little Van Dyke beard trimmed to perfection. I knew that he was fastidious about his personal hygiene and his appearance. He spent a lot of time in the gym and was in perfect shape. Although we had little contact outside of the office I had never known him to associate with any women. He was the only one of my staff that had not been chosen for his sexual attributes or prowess.
"What brought this on?" I asked.
"I've been reading about your experiment with Paul, and what happened to him later on that afternoon. I must say that I envy him and would like to try some of that myself. I also think that it could be a worthwhile chapter in your experiments."
I assured him that we would do this sometime soon, but he appeared a bit disgruntled when he left.
I bumped into him in the coffee room later that morning. He was obviously upset as he washed his cup and prepared to leave the room without speaking to me.
"OKAY Jim, my office, 15 minutes." I was still boss and this was my project.
I met him at the door of my office and ushered him into one of the chairs in front of my desk. "Okay Jim, what's the problem?"