It was mid day and it wasn't camping season so it should be quite empty. He grabbed a blanket and we got into his car as we left his house. It was a s...ort 20 minute drive as we entered the park going through the muddy road and then taking a trail we drove towards the back end of the place. I told him where to park as we left the car outside of a gate. We grabbed his blanket and headed out through the grass as the car got further and further away. We got a good ways away and found ourselves. Today Inga and Sven had hired an open top jeep and invited me for a trip up to Mount Teide. The north side of Tenerife is a contrast to the south. Separated by the Mountain the terrain to the North is lush and verdant, but the south arid and volcanic, full of concrete buildings and sex mad drunken holidaymakers.Why would anyone want to go there? Sex, I suppose!As mentioned in my previous story, although Sven and Inga were an item, they had planned to separate on their return to Sweden, so. I'll explain it to him." But, I'm a felon." Not to me. You're my store helper, period. Now, let's split."And just like that, Ruth Dresdner took me under her wings. Before the first month was over, I felt more at home in Ruth's shop that at any place I'd ever been or worked. Once a week I'd drop by at Mr. Dresdner's office, but that was a formality as he saw me often enough when he visited his sister. The problem of associating with Beverly proved to be moot when Bev's mother decided to take her. I called mid-morning, to find that Maggie had only just got out of bed. She had felt sick that morning, although she was now feeling better and we could talk more later. I had to remind her that I would be late home after an evening meeting.Maggie was still tired the following night, and she felt under the weather all week. Clearly the weekend had taken it out of her. When we were together she went out of her way to show me affection and reassure me that this was not going to be a repeat of how.