[Note: Season 3 spoilers . This is a alternate take to the events of "Swagger".] Nancy Birch doesn't run. At least, she didn't until today.

[Note: Season 3 spoilers.] Nancy Birch is not often taken by surprise, and yet Isabella Fitzwilliam has done just that.

A cellar spider sneaks his way into breakfast while Nancy is lost in thought about freckles. [Note: A bit of fluff to break up the smut.]

Harcourt has been dragging an unwilling Isabella around all her life. Tonight, she's decided she's going to do what she wants for once.

[Note: Season 3 spoilers.] Isabella hasn't slept more than a handful of hours over the last week. Some stains cannot be scrubbed out, and some questions will never have answers.

[Note: Season 3 spoilers.] Nancy comes to call at St. James one morning to find that Isabella is having feelings about Harcourt's death. She proceeds to help her process in her own Nancy way.

Isabella has been trying to get Nancy to let down her guard. Ballroom dancing was not her most inspired idea, but it would do.

Isabella seeks a more physical relationship with Nancy, but Nancy still hesitates.

Nancy and Isabella get to know each other better over a bit of gin.

Isabella is meant to be entertaining some of her peers, but she just can't be bothered. She's craving something more stimulating. Something from Greek Street.

The air tasted salty and the sea was alive with fish of every single colour imaginable, bright topaz denizens of a world of green. It was a living and breathing garden of Eden...just as Daniel had once told her it would be. Nevertheless, such things seemed of little importance...not to her and not now. (Daniel and Charlotte fic) Rated T for Charlotte's typically colourful language.

Charlote introduces Isabella to The Blushing Game one night at Greek Street. Isabella is caught by surprise.

Charlotte attempts to draw Isabella out of her shell, and the two come to a symphonic crecendo.

Spoilers for 3:04. (Duh!) I am SHATTERED over the death of SOMEONE! SO I WROTE THIS! It is short and awful and I don't care and there you go! - Isabella wanted to say goodbye. (Charlotte Wells/Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam) (Also this site only has Amelia or Violet as characters. WHAT!)