Avery froze for a moment, thinking she'd misheard, then turned to see Sophia walking toward her. She quickly stood up, a bit flustered. "Soph, why are you here?"

Sophia jogged over, hugging her mom naturally while swaying side to side. "Just here on a business trip and thought I'd stop by to see you."

Avery let go and looked her over carefully, still feeling something was off. "Did the director say something? You came specially, didn't you?"

Sophia ...