I pulled into the house and surprisingly my boyfriend’s truck was there along with the flooring van.As I got closer to the house, I noticed that the...shades were all drawn with the exception of the kitchen sink window, which was really strange. I walked to the front door and it was locked. The lights were off as well, so I walked around to the back deck entrance and as I passed by the kitchen window I saw movement. It startled me and caused me to take a closer look. Because it was nearing late. Marina was in deep conversation with two women who looked as if they knitted their own muesli. She had her back to the room, so she probably would not have seen me as I slipped back out through the front door. ‘There should be a couple of boxes under the stairs,’ I said when I phoned Marina the following day. ‘I’m hoping that you haven’t thrown them out.’ ‘What happened to you last night?’ she asked. ‘Last night? I got a bit tired. Decided to have an early night. You were deep in conversation.. She looked at me still, furrowing her brows a little in confusion. “Your sexuality?” She asked and I looked down embarrassed. “Yes.” I said still looking down. “I’m.. I’m a little confused.” “Oh, honey.” She started. “That’s perfectly normal.” She said and I looked up. “Can I tell you a secret before you continue, dear?” “Of course.” She leaned closer and laced our fingers. “I’m bisexual.” That shocked me. I’d never thought that about dear Ann. Maybe it explained why she’d been single for. "Freddie reflected on the impact that "Miss Ilsa" had had on his friend. He was just disappointed that he hadn't had the chance to meet the woman that seemed to have made such a change in Rick's life."Sure Sam," Rick said getting to his feet. He turned to Freddie. "It's good of you to close things up here." That's OK," Freddie replied raising his glass of pastis. "I guess the Germans don't have quite as much interest in meeting me as they do you and i've got a few loose ends to tidy up. It will.