Tom to the Rescue

Jasper sat his desk and jotted down his list of things to do. He should arrange an engagement dinner to present Ellie as his fiancee to all of their friends and family He wanted to make it unique for Ellie, and he would like to surprise her, so the dinner should be held somewhere special.

The one thing he wasn't worried about was his mother. She loved Ellie as much as he did. They spent hours on the phone chatting, and they had hit it off straight away when she called in after shopping in town. Ellie's Mum and Dad were a more difficult subject. Her dad, from what Ellie had said, was easy going and liked his golf. Her mum was a bit more difficult, though Jasper was sure she was lovely, just a bit overawed by him and his position as a duke. However, he was sure he could charm her, or so Ellie assured him.

Ellie stared at her phone as if it could give her all the answers she needed. Just what could she say to her mum that would not allow illicit an hysterical response. It