Peggy returned Millicent's hug warmly with an embrace that was a little bit stronger than maybe the last time they'd seen each other. If Peggy had been wearing a sleeveless shirt the slight definition of her arm and shoulder muscles would have been visible.

"Dani's back, you've just shown up. I think there is something of a concentrated effort here and I'm wondering if there's a convention that no one's yet told me about. Either that or I just missed my invitation because I was out of town. How are you?"