With the door open! Anyone who wants to watch my humiliation is welcome! Can you believe it? The bastard!”She was seething with rage when I felt Kri...’s hand on my sleeve, tugging. Like a sheep, I followed her back to our place which was just a few yards away from my parents’.Entering the house, Kris breathed, “Whew! That poor thing!”“Steve?”“Hah! Don’t be ridiculous!” Kris exclaimed. “I mean Diane, of course.”“What’s poor about Diane?”“She’s madly head-over-heels in love with Steve Chamberlain. "Paul clicked a few times on the computer to check the man in and noticed the records indicated that Mr. Winston had spent at least one long weekend a year at the hotel for the last 25 years."Well! You are a dedicated guest. You make the trip here every year and occasionally twice a year! We appreciate guests like you."Dan looked a little concerned. "You said you are the new owner and you have the same name as the previous owner. I assume you are related?" Were," corrected Paul. "He was my. I had never heard anyone refer to her as anything but Sister but she introduced herself as Edna, and even called me Nicola instead of the usual Nurse Bryant. It seemed strange seeing her out of 'character'; somehow I never thought she had a life outside the ward.The other older nurses appeared and started chatting to Edna, which was good because I couldn't think of much to say apart from talking 'shop'. Janice and I sloped away and looked for people our own age to talk to. Surprisingly there. When she arrived back at Marie-Josée’s apartment, she found her cousin in the kitchen making breakfast. The women greeted each other and French noticed that her cousin had difficulty meeting her eyes. The mystery lover was nowhere to be seen, but judging from the amount of food Marie-Josée was preparing, he must still be in the apartment. They chatted briefly and Marie-Josée’s nervousness seemed to increase. French finally excused herself, telling her cousin she was going to hit the shower.