Hall of Infinite Doors

The waiter comes and takes your orders. Nikky elects to try the most expensive filet minion you've ever seen. You go for the chicken. As he takes your orders you notice him paying excessive attention to your date's deep cleavage. Finally he leaves.

"I'm sorry. It's awful when a younger sibling is doing better."

Miraculously, Nikky continues talking.

"I know. It's like she gets all the guys. Mom finally got rid of that crummy governess."

"Governess?" you ask.

"When I was eleven, my parents divorced. My dad slept around on my mom with his secretary and our maid. So my mother took him for a bunch of his money and moved to Tahiti. She wanted to get us as far away from him as possible. That's when he hired the governess."

She takes another gulp of chianti. "So, anyway, when we lived on Tahiti I had this governess who wouldn't let us do anything--especially no boys. All we could do was watch movies and dream."

Your order arrives speedily and you begin eating. The food is very good.

Nikky continues between bites. "Even when we got back to the states, my mother wouldn't let us do anything. Nothing. But this past summer a girl her age moved in next door. My mom lets her spend time over there, and its easier to get a boy in now and again. She can also sneak in time with my mother's boyfriend and she and her friend sometimes 'help' the gardener. My sister tells me that he's totally hot. And still, she isn't like the other popular girls at school. I guess I'm a little jealous."

"How old is she?" you ask.

"She turns seventeen in February," so almost two years. "We're really close. I just want to catch up with her in terms of experience."