The Reunion’s Gatekeeper

Summary

At the college reunion, my husband, Liam, led me by the hand to a table of his old friends.

“This is Clara,” he announced, a fond smile on his face. “My best ‘buddy’ from back in the day. You can just call her ‘Her Majesty,’ like I do.”

So this was her. The infamous “one that got away,” the name that made all his old classmates exchange knowing glances. She was dressed simply, in a white button-down and jeans, looking almost as young as she must have in college. But her smile held a complicated edge.