Dinner went well. Mrs. K. proved to be an excellent cook. The three-course meal consisted of butternut squash soup, served with each guest’s initial written in cream on the surface. The main course was baked chicken breast stuffed with fresh spinach leaves and Boursin cheese. The chicken was rolled in butter and crushed garlic potato chips and served with twice-baked potatoes. Dessert was individual blackberry pies, baked in teacups. Mrs. Kloswick made sure Angela got credit for much of the cooking, although the young woman insisted all she had done was chop a few veggies and crush the potato chips.
During the meal and following, the conversation roved from topic to topic, with Mrs. K. always bringing it back to subjects that focused on Nick and Angela. Everyone indulged her with veiled s
