She pushed her fears and remnants of anger away. She didn't want to ruin this dinner. So she just took Aislinn's hand and glanced to Victor. "You never know. You've gone from sort of shut in to courting a young lady." She smiled to Aislinn, "And I'll always come home to you, you know that. I'm fairly sure Vic here doesn't stand a chance."
She rose then, "do you need a hand with anything?"