Ernie turned his faux put-out expression to Justin. "She doesn't trust us, after all we've done for her. These kids are so ungrateful these days."
He chuckled at Susan's comment about Edgar. "Should he have brought a boyfriend instead? And you talk as if you never had a girlfriend, or boyfriend, at nineteen. Merlin, how many of us had more than that by then." His eyes lit up, however, at Justin's mention of dessert. "Oh yeah, definitely something with chocolate, maybe with cherries or strawberries..." His eyes went dreamy as he trailed off.