I would like to be friends.’ Mai interpreted his words for her mother and her friends. Listening to her reply, they discussed it together. She turn...ed to John, ‘Mum asked would you like to visit our farm and meet our family.’ ‘Will it be all right?’ John asked anxiously? ‘I cannot speak Vietnamese. I think I am too old to learn. I don’t want to cause any trouble.’ Mai whispered. ‘You will be the first foreigner to set foot in her house. We are poor but she is very proud. She honors you by. By the time I got to Brian's house four of his friends were already there and they were all standing around the grill drinking beer. When I walked into his back yard and the guys saw me they all stopped talking and just stared as I walked up to Brian and gave him a kiss. After getting over their initial shock the conversation continued and everyone relaxed. After a little while the steaks were done and we all went in the house to eat.Once we finished dinner and had a couple more beers we all. And as such, I think that you could do a lot worse than go out with Sergio Rambaudi.’ Rachel finally looked up at her nanny. ‘I’ll tell you what. I talk about Sergio when you start talking about what’s going on with you and Dad.’ ‘Are you trying to negotiate with me, Brutta Birbona?’ Smeralda asked loftily. ‘I am about as anxious to discuss my love life as you are.’ Rachel replied. ‘I am returning to Italy.’ Rachel choked on the sandwich she had been eating — after coughing for a few. "Damn allergies."Pardin stared at the dwarf praying that the creature didn't flick the goober across the cabin. Bernie followed Pardin's eyes and nudged his companion. "We're in a stranger's house, show some couth." Okay," the nose-picking dwarf said, wiping his extracted finger on the edge of his breast plate. "Human lands always have the worst allergies. No wonder humans die so fast and easy."Taking advantage of the lull, Pardin asked, "Gentlemen, this being the caretaker's cottage, could you.