We were silent as we drove back to the motel, both of us wondering where my surprise visit would end. It was getting dark out. We had spent the entire...afternoon in the motel room. When we got back to the motel, we put the pizza down on the bed between us and ate. Charlie leaned over and kissed me on the cheek and then took a deep breath. “So, mister why did you decide to surprise me like this?” “I’m not sure. I guess I just had to see you and see how real our relationship is. I was curious. You won't mind squeezing me in just for one night, will you Alicia dear?"I wondered for a moment whether Wendy had any sexual designs on Alicia (and also whether it would have bothered me if she had) but I knew her well enough to be able to see that it was simply the practical woman in her that had led to the suggestion. So they shared a celibate bed while Florence was mine to enjoy all night and in the morning.Here are a few things going on elsewhere around this time that would have interested. I inserted her old SIM card that I’d picked up from the floor of her hotel room.She insisted I go with her to the lingerie store, where I had to approve all her choices. Finally, I think she was shopped out, and we left. On the way out, I stopped by a store selling luggage and bought a soft case for her that would fit in the Aston’s small boot. That caused a degree of amusement. Note to myself, bonnet = hood and boot = trunk. Repeat until I remember. We squeezed the bags in the car and headed. I was directed by my firm to take time off on the weekends to see sights and enjoy myself. I availed myself of this, but always seemed to end up looking at some castle or monastery somewhere. Jim was my guide in this and knew a lot about the history or knew where to find more details of each building.I began looking for a castle or monastery that was still inhabited that I could inspect. I found one castle that was open for visits and spent three days there. Much of this time I gravitated to.