Kir Royal, a mixture of champagne and crème de cassis, was, I knew from visits to Paris, a vulgar drink for people with more money than taste. (Yes, ... am being catty and, no, I don't apologize for it.)After a couple of Kirs and a few minutes of chatter, we all sat down at the table and dined on lobster and pasta. It was delicious. I had two large glasses of white wine and by the time dinner was over I was feeling comfortable and chummy with Tony and the three couples at the table. They were. I wasn't sure what she had in mind, but after introductions were made, Jenn and I went to the kitchen to prepare the canapés while they had their discussion. Before anyone could work their way around to ask about her status in our house, Mom told them that Jennifer had been my caregiver and continued to help me in my daily activities and now that we went to college , it just made sense to let her rent a room from us. That way, she could get me to college and back without disrupting any. ”Mina was silent for a few seconds as she mulled that over. When she started talking again, she changed tack.“Maybe,” she allowed, “but hanging all over you half-naked sure seems to me as the path to hell.”I laughed and kissed her cheek.“Until you decide differently, your virtue is safe with me, Mina. And even then I might not feel it’s right.”We danced and partied until about nine, then everyone rearranged their clothes and I walked them home. The first person we took home was Connie, because. " And chocolate ice cream?" he offered."Oh yes," she simpered."In your dreams I only have vanilla," he replied with a laugh, "But I'll fetch the venison!"Lilla watched Henning take half his dinner and put it on her plate, she began eating even before he said grace and the food just melted in her mouth, the food at the castle was always cold because they had to wait half an hour to see if the food taster died before they started eating.The ice cream was less than ideal as a dessert when the.