Like A Flower In Bloom
Though Edward proves himself vexingly capable on the job, Charlotte won\'t surrender the job without a fight, and schemes with her best friend to regain her position. Perhaps if a proposal seems imminent, Charlotte\'s father will see his error and ask her to return. Charlotte tries to make headway in her town\'s social life, but reveals herself to be unaware of all the intricacies of polite society. Though Edward pitches in, tutoring her in society\'s expectations, she just seems to make things worse. And the more she comes to know of her father\'s assistant, the more trouble she has imagining life without him. Caught in a trap of her own making and seeing the hopelessness of her prospects, will Charlotte get to keep her work or will she have to cede her heart?