***Joel***
It is getting a tiny bit awkward and I wonder whether I should just leave the room.
It is just me and Lottie sat at the dining table with two members of their staff standing resolutely at the side of the room. Every once in a while, I glance at them, and they're also glancing at me, probably also wondering where James and his mother are.
"I know I promised to watch Frozen with you, but today was more tiring than I realised," Lottie says quietly, looking down at her empty plate.
"Oh Lottie, you don't have to explain. I know today was incredibly hard. We can watch it another time," I tell her kindly before looking at the older Butler, Philip, standing against the wall, "I have no idea which one of them we are waiting for, but how about you ignore protocol and get dinner for th
