Nina helped me carry all my shopping bags in from the car. It was necessary, because I’d bought a lot of stuff.
I had texted Alexander to let him know when we were parking at the palace, and he replied right away saying he’d slip out of training in a few minutes so he could spend the rest of the evening with me.
I was contemplating how to politely suggest to Nina that she should get lost now. But when I looked up from my phone, the slant of her perfectly-shaped eyebrows told me she already understood.
“Well, I should probably get going,” she said. “I kept you on your feet all afternoon. I bet you probably want to… lie down now.”
“My god, Nina.” At least in part because I was in fact very tired from our outing, I dissolved into laughter. “You know, you really have a way with words.”
