CHAPTER TEN
Emily and Serena stood on the porch steps side by side in their professional hostess way. It felt odd for Emily to behave that way with her friends, but most of the people in the engagement party Emily didn’t know, so they would be expecting professionalism.
The first to arrive was an older woman with gray hair coiffed into the perfect soccer-mom style. She was wearing a suit dress and black high heels. She couldn’t have looked more out of place in the quaint Maine setting. Emily could tell from the shrew-like look on her face that she was already displeased with what she saw.
Emily introduced herself and Serena. The woman was unable to even crack a smile.
“I’m here for my son’s engagement,” she said. “I shan’t be staying long, just the night.” Then she looked up at the hou
