The strange woman walked into the room, her eyes fixed on Ethan. She looked older than Ethan but there was an unmistakable resemblance to him. Same piercing eyes, same mischievous grin and an aura of confidence. Looking at them one would think she was Ethan's older sister.
Ethan's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the woman. Grandpa Henry's mouth dropped open and Bella's eyes darted back and forth between Ethan and the stranger. What was her connection to her husband, she wondered.
"Mom" Ethan asked, his voice barely above a whisper. A look of shock still clouding his face.
The woman smiled, her eyes crinkling at the corners making her eyes wrinkled "Ethan...."
Grandpa Henry's face turned pale with a hint of fear and excitement as he looked from the woman to Ethan. "Rachel? Is that you?"
Rachel nodded, her eyes never leaving Ethan's face. "It's been a long time, Dad."
