John was a successful Christian businessman in his forties. He considered himself a casual drinker and liked to spend time at the bars in the hotels where he stayed. He would say to himself, I will have only one drink tonight, but the truth was that he liked drinking too much to quit after just one. He also liked talking to the people he met in the bar.

John was firmly committed to his wife, but often he would slip into conversation with the women he met in the bars. They were often just as lonely as he was. One scotch and soda after another would lead him through the conversation.

Sometimes he caught himself flirting with these women. When he went back to his room, he was always alone, but he would fantasize about whomever he had just talked with.

The longer he traveled, the more comfortable he became with this routine. One dark night of drinking turned into a darker night of fantasizing...