3. Anastasia and Marlene: On Martinis

Anastasia hugged the younger girl. "That's so neat! Can you teach me how to do that? The servants wouldn't let me do stuff like that in a million years. I bet I could give Daddy a heart attack."

Marlene smiled. "Sure. Now, here's what you do..."

Barrett looked on in paternal pride as his little girl taught the Russian princess how to mix a good martini. It was good that his little girl was making friends.