Rita comforts her

"I'm so sorry!" The young blonde's eyes are glistening with tears.

"Never mind," your hostess replies, bending down to pick up the pieces. "Accidents happen."

"But your beautiful plate! Please, let me buy you a replacement."

"I don't think this design's still in production—"

"Oh, no…"

"—but don't worry about it. It's not our best china and we have spares."

As Rita drops the remains in the bin, her understanding attitude finally proves too much for the nervous guest, who bursts into tears.

"Oh, you poor thing." She immediately walks over and gives her a hug. Claudia stands stiffly for a moment and then leans into the embrace, clinging to her boyfriend's aunt and resting her head on her shoulder as she sobs her heart out.

"I'm sorry, Olly looks up to you so much, I really wanted you to like me."

"I know, darling, you've been on edge all night, but I promise as long as you make my nephew happy, we'll all love you. You will do anything to make him happy, won't you?"

Claudia stops crying long enough to look her in the eye while she replies.

"Yes, I'll do anything at all. I love him so much and I know I embarrass him, not knowing how to behave or the right words for things." She starts crying again.

"There, there, it's alright," Rita soothes the younger woman, although if Olly really is embarrassed by his girlfriend then their relationship is far from alright.

You've been watching quietly, not wanting to interrupt, but now you start washing up again as quietly as you can. There are only a few things left and after rinsing, you take over the drying, too and then guess where they go from where you saw Rita put the other items earlier. By the time you've finished, Claudia's recovered and dried her eyes, but her make up is a mess, so she goes to the bathroom to fix it, while you and Rita return to the dining room.

On the way, she thanks you for your help, the supposed bit you missed apparently forgotten. The others are talking about football when you arrive, which makes Rita roll her eyes, but you have no problem taking part in the discussion and if not for the fact that everyone steals glances at your chest, you could almost forget you're naked at a dinner party for clothed people.

After a few minutes, Claudia gets back, looking even pastier than before, but instead of taking her seat again, she stands at the corner of the table between Rita and Ricardo, as if wanting for something.