She invited me to sit, then passed me a glass of, still cold, white wine. After a while, Mariana and Santiago said they were off to explore the abando...ed village which was about a mile away, half of it was underwater but the rest still there. I saw Mariana give Nadia a knowing look, but didn’t think that much of it.Soon, they disappeared, Mariana took my hand, while gazing across the lake. Then she surprised me, “Mike, you haven’t given me a birthday kiss yet,” as she turned to look at me.I. I drew the love scene from act two of Tristan und Isolde, and Wolfgang was assigned as my Tristan.”“So that was the start of it, a love scene?”“No, Wolfgang suggested we get together over the weekend to start rehearsing, but I said no because I wanted to see Munich. So I spent the weekend visiting places I wanted to see in Munich, The Opera House, the Cuvillies, the Prinzregenten theatre, the English gardens. I spent my evenings working on the score, mainly in the foyer of the residence, since. He had shaved before coming over. Then I leaned forward and kissed him on the nose.Steve smiled broadly. “Hell, Anna, that’s only part of it. After they’re dry, I iron my shirts and slacks.”“Impressive!” I pointed at the timer beside my box of Tide. “I set the timer over there to go off ten minutes before the dryer gets done so that I can hang my blouses and pants up rather than iron them. Maybe I should have you do my laundry!”"Hmmm." Steve scrunched his brows together while stroking his chin. I went straight to the bar and ordered a beer to calm my nerves.About a half hour went by as I sat watching people dance, talk, laugh and have fun. I stared at my drink occasionally and tried to figure out whether I should go.Suddenly a guy about my age walked over to me and introduced himself. He said his name was Fred and he noticed me when I walked in.He wasn't bad looking. A little chubby with a goatee.We talked a while about jobs, etc. and then suddenly he put his hand on my knee, looked.