She watched her sons exchange worried glances. "Oh, boys, don't worry about me. You need to think of yourselves," she gave them a placating smile, patting Charlie's hand. "I'll be just fine, you'll see." She lifted and dropped her shoulders in a sigh. "Mostly because one of you will save me. She'll drop the charges if one of you begs. So it doesn't destroy any of you," she thought. Charlie pulled back to look at her, questioning.