Mary looked at every one of her family to the stranger seated around the table. She gingerly placed the napkin on her thigh and dramatically cleared her throat. “It is our last family dinner and our last night on this vacation...”
Everyone stopped eating to listen to her.
Her eyes were fixated on Henry. “I hope you all are on your best behaviour this night”
Henry sighed internally and went back to his meal.
Ashley stared at Henry from the corner of her eye, there was something off about his mood since the time they went out. He had suddenly grown somewhat cold. He was still nice to her and never made her feel uncomfortable but he was not as attentive as he used to be. There was a bit of wariness about him with her like he was trying to protect himself.
Mr Allen used his fork to c
