I like this town, too. It’s friendly.”“What’ll you do overnight? You won’t try to get to Niagara today, will you?”“No. I’ll go online ...and see about a B&B or motel.”“Would you like company on the ride to and from Niagara?”Dave grinned, “Sure. Of course. You?”“I can beg off working for a couple of days. The weather looks like it’ll hold, too. Would you mind if I joined you?”“Hell, no. That’d be wonderful. As I said, I’m social.”“Good. Ride back to my place and you can stay overnight. We can play. He's from Italy. Paolo, this is my boyfriend Greg." As I shook his hand I was thinking "Paolo?!?!?! What happened to Captain?" Well, we said good-bye and Claudia told me that the Captain had invited her to dinner on her yacht that evening. Then she said, "Well, he invited me, but I suppose he'll understand that I have to bing you along." I didn't say anything about the fact that If I hadn't shown up, she would've never mentioned me. Later that evening, Paolo called Claudia to ask if we. One thought did occur to me that made me smile. Given the gulf in our relative ages then I would have sustained a lot of derision from friends, but as I didn't have any I would be spared that embarrassment.It was well over an hour when I arrived back. As soon as I was in sight I looked out for Anita and was more than a little surprised at how good I felt when I saw that she and her sister were sitting on the lawn outside their grandparents' home. I waved in what I hoped was a nonchalant way, as. Her kitchen was ready supplied with a cooker, a microwave and a fridge-freezer. She even had a front-loading washing machine with which she had a disastrous time trying to get working properly. The most luxurious aspect was the fully-furnished living room in which there was a table, some chairs and even a television. And so much space! So much unoccupied air. Ana felt incredibly privileged. And all provided free as part of her contract of work with the Blad State Brothel! She'd never have been.