Now they switched sides again. I knew I could appeal their ruling. But the hearing and ruling would take forever and it could jeopardize the fall seas...n."Well, little guy," I said. "What do you think I should do?"I wasn't patronizing Aaron. I really wanted his input because he'd spent hours on the internet researching my case. His dad was a lawyer and Aaron would pepper him with questions when he'd learn some new fact or find a reference somewhere."Well, it's just spring practice," he said.. Only when I’m sitting beside him do I draw his attention.“Hey.” His voice is as listless as his expression. We’re both quiet, and I know our minds have gone to the same place. I am tired of this place. I spend too much time thinking about how drastically our lives have changed. How his life has changed. My eyes roam his black hair, wide shoulders, hands that haven’t touched me enough lately, the somber set of his brows.“Are you hungry?” I ask, avoiding what I really want to say. He shakes his. ‘Come now, my lovely Isabella, it is time for us to prepare you for your stage debut,’ said Jax, holding out a hand to Isabella. Jax, Isabella and Gemil left the others to their coffee and cakes and mounted the stairs to the upper floor. ‘About fifteen minutes,’ said Jax over her shoulder as they left. ‘The boys will set up the scene for us.’ Once upstairs, Jax suddenly became excited. Her sarcastic and sometimes severe demeanor dropped away and she giggled and fussed like a teenager. Isabella. Whether Maya was a good teacher or Catherine was a good student was hard to say, but Catherine picked up many useful words in the first day - enough for her to obey instructions yet not enough to allow her to question them.After a leisurely lunch in the kitchen, the house became quiet, and slightly boring for Catherine. Everyone fell asleep except her. Late in the afternoon, when the highest temperatures of the day had passed, they took her out for a walk. Dressed in delightful coloured silk.