" Nicole’s hand shakes as she lifts the tea cup to her lips.
“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.
“Are we worried about vampires?” asks Helen, winking over her tea at Nicole.
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.
“Vampires? Heavens no.” Agnes looks down into her cup. “Why would you think that?”
“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. "
― Elle Casey , Don't Make Me Beautiful