QUOTE : Nicole’s hand shakes as she lifts the tea cup to her lips.<br /><br />“Chamomile calms the nerves and I added a little verveine to the mix too to help with stress.” Agnes lifts the pot to pour some into Brian’s cup.<br /><br />“Are we worried about vampires?” asks Helen, winking over her tea at Nicole.<br /><br />Nicole almost chokes on the lemony, flowery-smelling liquid. She’s been watching Vampire Diaries re-runs with Helen for the past week so the reference isn’t lost on her.<br /><br />“Vampires? Heavens no.” Agnes looks down into her cup. “Why would you think that?”<br /><br />“Oh, no reason. So what are these?” Helen asks, holding up a small cake and doing a good job of distracting Agnes from the vampire remedy in her teacup.