Update: July 6 2016

BPOV

"Isabella where you were yesterday?" Mrs. D asked. "I really needed you to work in the kitchen. We were a cook short. It messed up my whole night."

"I was with my father at the Boscastle home." I replied. "He came all the way here to England to spend the holidays with me."

"Excuse me ma'am there is an American gentleman in the living room. He says he is waiting for his daughter." A butler said. "I believe he maybe Miss. Isabella's father."

"Get your father out of my home now!" Mrs. D snapped.

"Mrs. D my father is a police officer." I said hoping to cause Mrs. D to back off with the way she treated me. It didn't work.

"Not in England he's not. Now get him out of here."

"Bells is everything okay?" My dad asked from the hall entryway. "I heard some yelling."

"Everything is fine dad. Mrs. D arguing with her daughter on the phone. I was just getting my things so we can get to dinner." I said. "I will see you later tonight Mrs. Dunn. If it's not too late that is. I wouldn't want to wake you."

"Yes I understand. I would not want that. Just call to let me know if you are staying with your father for the night." She said playing nice in front of my father.

My father and I walked out to the car (the Boscastles' had lent him) after saying goodbye to Mrs. D. I was happy that I was leaving the woman behind for at least some of the night. A dinner with the Boscastle would be better than any dinner I shared with the Dunns'.

"Bells before we go in to the Boscastle house I have something to say." He paused. "There is something off about that woman you are staying with. I don't know what it is but if my gut feeling becomes real and something really does happen I want you to call me no matter what time it is. I also want you to call the local police."

"Dad I promise to call you if something happens." I replied with my hand on the door ready to open it.

"Mr. Boscastle It is good to see you again." I said walking in to the Boscastle home. "Sorry it's been so long."

"Well I am glad you could join us tonight. We are having a small dinner party to celebrate Peter and Charlotte." He said. "We have Jasper our exchange student, a friend of his and her father. Then there is Charlotte's step mother and her younger sister, they invited themselves." Mr. Boscastle said. "Peter is out back with Jasper if you would like to join them."

"You know what I think I will." I replied.

I walked in to the kitchen to see if u could help Mrs. Boscastle with dinner.

"Do you need any help Mrs. Boscastle?"

"Oh yes could you please peal with the potatoes? They need have to be pealed before I can boil them."

"That will be easy enough. It was the first kitchen job my grandma gave me." I said as I went to work on the potatoes. "Are the other dinner guest here?"

"Only the Duke of Warwickshire and his assistant slash Cousin Alice." Mrs. Boscastle said. "I think Jasper seems quite taken with the girl."

"That would be a first but I can't help but be happy for him. He always seems to keep things close to the chest."

"Honey that is just about every man on the planet and just maybe a few women too."

"I know I lived with one my entire life."

TPOV

"Mother why are we are we coming here for dinner? We planned to go to that new place Phillip told you about." I whined.

"Your sister married in to this family and they are friendly with the Duke. Now stand straight like and like a lady."

"Men do not look for ladies now these days."

"They do when they are if a social station and standing that Edward Cullen has." She replied.

My mother stepped away from me and knocked on the door to the Boscastle home. We stood there two minutes before the door finally opened. It was Mrs. Boscastle.

"Tanya, Jane come on in. Dinner is just about done." She said. "All the men are out back playing a game of some sort."

"And where are the women?" I asked.

"Oh Bella is helping me out in the kitchen and Alice is checking on Charlotte as she has been under the weather."

"Should I expect a niece or nephew I n the new year?" I asked.

"I don't know, her appointment isn't until after the Christmas." She said. "I better go see how Bella is doing."

Mrs. Boscastle left us standing there in the living room. We sat down and waited for Mrs. Boscastle called us into the dining room for dinner.

"Step-mother Tanya what are you doing here? I thought I shamed the family too much for you to deal with me."

"Well things had been said in the heat of the moment." Mother said. She was clearly putting on a show. "I only want what is best for the two of you. I am a mother and that's something I can't help but do."

P"You only care about Tanya not me." Charlotte said. "But then again you never did."

"That is your job not mine."

"Tanya, Charlotte, Jane dinner is ready." Mrs. Boscastle said. "Charlotte could you please go get the men from outside go get the men from outside. The food will go cold if we have to wait for them and I do not want that, it won't taste as good."

"You should have kept them inside if you were worried about that." Mum said.

"I don't mind if the men like to go outside before dinner, it keeps them out of my hair and trying to eat the meal before it's finished."