I would have to check with father’s protocol office about availability. Given that, we fly direct when we’re ready. We can stay as long as you’r... willing then fly back. Sam, I do want to be with you. That’s just one reason I want to show you Cardena. It’s pretty and pleasant.”“Two weeks would be the longest time away from here without making some heavy plans. Set it up.”She made the calls and came to sit with me. I had modified my network to get her phone to work though she hadn’t many calls.. "There's something I need to get out of the way" she said suddenly, "We're going to be living together so it's only fair that I'm honest" OK" I said, "Sounds fair" I'm gay" she took a deep swig of her drink and looked at me defiantly,"So am I" I smiled, but she shook her head,"There's no need to be nice" she said, "I'm not going to say sorry, I'm gay so if you want to get another flatmate that's ok" You're not listening are you?" I heard what you said, you said you're gay but you're not are. " Two others stifled asnicker."Are you new to the area?" Bethany finished.Antonia thought for a second and realized she was indeed new to the area. Asmile crossed her face."Yes, I'm new to the area." Bethany smiled wider."That's great! Welcome to Burnsdale. You must have moved here last week, fromback east? New Jersey, maybe." The other girls covered their smiles."Yes, practically right off the bus from Princeton," Antonia said in herobvious New Jersey accent. Everything was falling back into. Slow down that's what, and hope that she wouldn't turn round and embarrass me even more. Of course she didn't, just like she'd never ever turned around on all of the other occasions I'd followed her.With my morning run ruined thanks to such an embarrassing incident, well at least it was for me, I turned down High Street, turned off at Marks Close, entered the park from the eastern end and headed home that way.In my mind there was only one way to put the incident with the firemen and the girl.