No words had the ability to express the level of shock the ladies experienced at the sight of each other. One might argue that it was worse on Emily especially seeing that she had a good eye for reading people but yet she never read Clara in that light. For Clara it was milder especially seeing that she didn’t know so much about Emily.

She took her seat, pushing past the initial shock of realization. “I’ve had several surprises but I must say this shook me to the core.”

Clara ...