▁Jam ie ▁at ▁his ▁flat . ▁As ▁she ▁is ▁exam ining ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁bass oon ▁re eds , ▁he ▁kiss es ▁her , ▁but ▁pull s ▁away ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁moments ▁and ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁stupid ▁mistake . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁M imi ▁reve als ▁that ▁Isabel ' s ▁mother ▁had ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁younger ▁man , ▁and ▁Isabel ▁is ▁shock ed . ▁ ▁When ▁M imi ▁suggests ▁that ▁Isabel ▁inv ite ▁Tom ▁and ▁Ang ie ▁to ▁dinner ▁before ▁the ▁week end ▁away , ▁Isabel ▁also ▁inv ites ▁Jam ie . ▁Isabel ▁lik es ▁Tom ▁instantly , ▁but ▁still ▁dis lik es ▁Ang ie , ▁especially ▁when ▁Ang ie ▁fl ir ts ▁with ▁Jam ie ▁and ▁inv ites ▁him ▁to ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁week end ▁party . ▁Isabel ▁w onders ▁if ▁perhaps ▁Jam ie ▁is ▁more ▁su ited ▁to ▁a ▁younger ▁woman ▁like ▁Ang ie , ▁but ▁is ▁surprised ▁( and ▁re ass ured ) ▁when ▁Grace ▁announ ces ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁obvious ▁that ▁Isabel ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁are ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁M imi ▁agre es ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁how ▁it ▁seems . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁Isabel ▁meets ▁Patrick ' s ▁mother , ▁C yn th ia , ▁who ▁tries ▁to ▁en list ▁Isabel ' s ▁help ▁in ▁breaking ▁up ▁Cat ▁and ▁Patrick ▁so ▁that ▁Patrick ▁can ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁career . ▁Isabel ▁ref uses , ▁but ▁suspect s ▁that ▁Patrick ▁will ▁choose ▁his ▁mother ▁over ▁Cat ; ▁and ▁he ▁does