"Anne? Elise?" Sofia's voice caught halfway between disbelief and joy. She blinked, almost certain she was imagining them standing there in her doorway. "What on earth are you two doing here?"
Anne stepped forward first, brows arching as if she'd been gravely insulted. "Excuse me? That's the welcome we get? After everything? After all the silence?" Her lips twitched, pretending to be offended, but the sparkle in her eyes gave her away.
Sofia laughed, the sound breaking through the tension in her chest. "Of course I missed you! I just... I wasn't expecting this."
"Not expecting us? Or not expecting that we'd track you down because your texts have been getting shorter, colder, and practically screaming something's wrong?" Elise chimed in, her arms crossed but her smile softening.
