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The waiter returned with their wine and Kaspar approved it before he poured Jesska a glass. Once they ordered, Jesska kept her connection to Kaspar as she sipped the gloriously rich and delicious red. “You have excellent taste in wine.”
Kaspar tipped his glass towards her. “Thank you.”
She glanced behind her and caught sight of Austri, smiling at him before facing Kaspar again. “Is he okay all alone?”
“Of course.”
“Does he go everywhere with you?”
Kaspar nodded.
She looked at Austri again. “And he’s okay with that?”
“Why wouldn’t he be?” Kaspar asked. “It’s his job.”
Jesska smiled. “It’s all so alien to me, I guess. Security.”
“I’ve never really given it much thought. Someone has been at my back since I was little.”
“What if you just wanted to be alone?”
“That’s what my bedroom is for, I suppose,” he said. “Although, there are always servants close at hand.”
“What’s your living situation like now?” she asked, and sipped her wine.
“I live in our ancestral home in Iceland. It’s isolated enough that most people wouldn’t be able to find it, even if they were looking for it.”
“Do you live alone?”
He shook his head with a smile. “Not in the way you mean. I live without my brothers. However, I have a house full of servants. Although, they aren’t seen until they need to be.”
“Meaning, you forget they’re there until you need them.”
“I suppose, yes.”
“Where does your family live? Your brothers and the like?”
“Ari lives in Reykjavik and Gunnar lives close to me. My parents are no longer living. We have a large clan, and for the most part, they are near me, although folks have spread out in other parts of Iceland.”
“Wow. Mine all live close,” she said. “My father’s parents are long gone, but my mother’s are still alive, and I see them as often as possible. And of course, you know my brother and sister.”
“Are you close to your parents?”
She shook her head.
“Why not?”
Jesska pulled her hand from his and settled it on her lap. Her mind flashed back to her time in the psych ward.
“I’m sorry, sweetheart. I don’t mean to upset you.”
“No, it’s okay.” She took a deep breath. “Um, no. I’m not close to my parents. I am close to Cameron and Megan, but not them.”
Kaspar smiled gently. “Let’s change the subject, hmm?”
She nodded and took another sip of wine.
He set his wine down. “Tell me about your job. Do you like it?”
