Chapter Eight
Precisely at seven that evening, the two sisters appeared as commanded. They climbed to the top of the back stairs leading to Miss Laura’s personal residence, which occupied the entire top story of the building that housed her yoga studio. Jennifer had reacted with as many mixed feelings as her younger sister on hearing of the older woman’s summons. Though in her case the complexity had more to do with what she knew was likely to happen than with fearing the unknown. Melissa asked her how they should dress. Her older sister laughed ruefully, saying that knowing Miss Laura, it really didn’t matter very much, since they were not likely to be in clothes very much at all. She did recommend that they both shower and shave thoroughly before departing. Jen explained that being as c
