Greta showed Maia out through the open french doors to the courtyard. "Now darling, you see that lovely area of grass over there," she said pointing to a spot in the garden beside the koi pond. There was already a blanket laid out where she had been soaking up the warmth of the sun earlier in the day. "That is where you will come spend the rest of ( Read more... )

Maia thanked the driver and stepped out, a small bag slung over her shoulder and another on little wheels that she pulled up to the entrance of the apartments. She looked more like a guest at a hotel than someone moving in ( Read more... )

Greta watched as the smoke slowly swirled up from her cigarette. She sighed deeply and put the cigarette to her lips, took a drag and then sunk down under the water of her bubble bath. Then, without lifting her head out from under the water, she dropped the butt in the trashcan beside the bath. As she lay there she supposed that it was best to ( Read more... )