hell yeah he did it in front of them. he's not stupid.  only an idiot would do it behind
them. kind of defeats the whole purpose, right? and he asked
permission, duh!! They could have said no it wasn't ok .... or just
left . my dad always asked before he jacked off in the family  room. if mom or the girls didn't want to watch they'd just say no,

....or go do some homework.

Us boys didn't really care much one way or the other. Louis should be commended for his gentlemanly conduct.