By the time we'd eaten and put what we needed in kit-bags, the machine had finished and we hung the sheets outside."Looking a bit gloomy," Grace comme...nted, "but Eva will bring the stuff in before it starts to rain, or this evening."It was 'a bit gloomy'. By the time we were alighting at Woodbridge station, which is only yards from the marina, the overcast was heavy. I checked out of the marina and began readying Serendipity for departure as Grace was making sandwiches and boiling the kettle.. Go figure."Twenty five minutes later, Steve and Gwen were standing on a small stage in front of the new wing of the hospital with Paula, Ms. Walker, Jordan, Charlotte, and numerous hospital officials, including Laura. To start the affair, Gwen and Jordan sang the National Anthem and the gathering loved it.The president of the hospital gave a short speech about how the addition was the brainchild of Ms. Walker, a local teacher. Then he turned the microphone over to her as the crowd. She worked as a nurse at the local hospital. One perk was that she got her meals there and the boys got fed at school. The schools were running out of supplies quickly but even so she was not under as much pressure as the rest of us to find food.I enjoyed her company but the sex was not up to much, in fact we argued about it more than once. She accused me of having a 'one track mind' and I called her frigid. However, I think we leant on each other after our earlier losses. Sally, my wife, was. But she was sworn to secrecy also. We are pleased to see that she has not even told you. It's not a good thing, however, to have to keep secrets from one another if the relationship is going to be a long lasting one. I think because of that we have to let you in on the secret." You see Rory and I are lovers," Rebecca told him. "Our parents know about it because my parents found us in bed together. They took the line that you should not bother shutting the stable door if the horse had already.