Chapter Two
Gifts
The cruise was over too soon, but based on her recent week with Nate in the penthouse, Bibi already yearned for another sea assignment. When she reached her fourth floor, rooftop apartment in what had once been the border zone of East and West Berlin, she found that she had a guest. Only two other people had keys to her flat and as soon as she unlocked the door and caught a whiff of a certain exotic and expensive perfume, she knew it was Karine Schultz, her long time friend from university. Karine greeted her with her arms wide open and a lover’s kiss on the mouth.
Even though she was happy to see her, Bibi was a bit annoyed that Karine hadn’t told her she was in Berlin and that she was coming to visit.
“What brings you here?’ was the only greeting Bibi could offer
