[center][color=teal][h2]Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey[/h2][/color][/center]

Given the situation, Jess had little appetite, although she had no choice but to follow Roxy to the cafe. Having lunch with someone else should have been a joy after all those years alone, but this world she'd been dragged back into was nothing like what she'd expected. Throughout the walk, she made sure to stay close by Roxy. The anchor remained silent, keeping that morass of emotions as tamped down as possible - until she opened the door.

As soon as she stepped inside, Roxy gave off that spike of fear and anger again. Jess flinched, glancing in the same direction the other woman glared, then averting her eyes. That shady-looking man... Had he noticed her reaction? Did he know she was on to something?

And if he did... What would that mean?