London,

Charles Moss Snr waited by the phone in his study for the call from his best friend about the well being of his only daughter Allegra.

He had become increasingly worried about her as she began associating with Jeremy, a young man she met at a sci-fi convention, Allegra fell head over heels but Charles knew there was something not quite right with him. Allegra was devastated when it turned out he was a stalker who, through a private investigator, had a complete dossier on all of Patrick Stewart's friends and family and had been looking for a way to integrate himself into his life. Charles grimaced at the memory Star Trek fan's were all crazy as far as he was concerned and now his baby was working in comic shop. If she hadn't been so distraught after the incident, he would think she hadn't learned anything about the episode at all.

Soon after Jeremy had been arrested and sentenced Allegra left for the USA claiming she needed space and time, leaving behind a job offer as the youngest associate in a highly respected London law firm. Charles Moss Snr was immensely proud of his daughter, as the top graduate in her University class she should be here, at home, following her father's footsteps into the practice of the Law not working in his nephew's shop in, quite frankly, not the best area of an already dangerous city.

Yes, Charles Moss Snr was worried that his beloved daughter was throwing her life away, so when his oldest and dearest friend Patrick had said he was heading out to the States on some business Charles asked him to stop by and try and convince her to come home. His daughter was impulsive and often reckless something she definitely got from her mother. Charles looked across at his wife as she read Pride and Prejudice for what he imagined was the 100th time.

'The phone will ring when it rings.' She calmly stated her American accent still prominent even after 25 years of living in the UK. 'She's stubborn just like her father.' Charles Harrumphed at this from his seat by the desk.

'She's ruining everything she's worked for Kate, the Law firm won't keep the job open for her forever, I already had to pull some strings to keep it open this long.' He sighed.

'well, maybe she doesn't want to be a Lawyer like you, maybe she just want's to have some fun for a while?'

'Fun! The Law is fun, and you know I'm not a Lawyer, I'm a Barrister, it's a completely different career.' Charles ran a hand through his white hair, he hated it when his wife was facetious especially when he was stressed.

'Darling she'll be fine, Patrick is out there now you know she always listens to him, also there's my sister and her cousin, don't worry so much, you'll end up in an early grave and I would quite like to have you around for a while yet' Kate wound her arms around her husbands neck and gently kissed his cheek. 'I'm going to bed, I'll see you up there' she said lovingly before leaving the room.

Charles poured himself another brandy and waited for the phone to ring.

A/N- Sorry this chapter is super short but I felt bad for not updating for ages so thought I would just put this up while I work on the next part. Sorry for all the grammatical errors in this piece- Love you all. xxx