Richard
Charlotte is euphoric over Michael’s discovery of her and her parents’ identity. It’s clearly gone a long way to easing the tension that’s between the two of them ever since she returned after Elizabeth’s rescue.
And perhaps there was something else….
James has a gleam in his eye….
…. None of my business….
Whatever the cause, the result is a good one and I see the Three settle back into that easy camaraderie that makes them soothing and pleasant company.
But after a couple of days, the elation wears off. Kneeling on a chair in the hotel lounge, chin slumped onto her hands, she gazes endlessly out of the window. The view’s good, but not that good.
Michael drops a hand on her shoulders. “What’s wrong?”
She sounds blue. “I should have been going back to University in a few day
