"Trust him, Isabelle. He's going to handle it." Stefanie interrupted Isabelle and took her by the hand.
Isabelle fell silent without attempting to press her point, having already given up. The sky was beginning to turn dark when Hannah returned.
"I hope you're hungry, Jacob," she announced. "We're heading over to Aunt Shiela's. Isabelle's fiancé is buying dinner!"
"Dave?" Jacob asked, perking up at once.
Hannah was taken aback by her son's audacity but recovered quickly. "Dave's not the same boy as he used to be," she warned. "He's a big shot now. Don't call him that when you see him, it's rude."
"What else am I supposed to call him? When I see him, I'm going to-"
"Aunt Hannah," Isabelle interrupted. "Please tell my mother that we will be right over."
