I'm very glad they didn't show up tonite Dienekes, aren't you? I didn't want to share our time together, nor the wonderful honeyed figs we purchased at the market"

Dienekes smiles at me and pulls me closer "You are forever the little minx you know that? but, as long as you are my little minx, it is quite alright."

"We will find out soon what happened to them I am sure, not that I am worried about either one of them, it's the club I wonder about." Dienekes thinks silently (maybe that amazon ran my brother outta town ....one can only hope)