Enchanted - The Dressing Room Affair [Time Travel Historical Romance Novella] (Entwined Together Forever) by Sierra Hunter

Chloe what she found.
    Katie rubbed the bridge of her nose between her fingers. “She’s going to think I’ve lost my marbles for sure this time ,” Katie muttered while the phone rang.
    Chloe answered the phone in her normal, chirpy voice. Katie hoped she was alone and unoccupied.
    “Hey Kat e! Did you find our handsome prince in the dressing room yet?” When Katie did not laugh, Chloe’s giggles tapered off. “What’s up, honey? Is everything okay?”
    “Yeah. Everything is fine, Chlo e. I – I need you to come to the shop as soon as you can,” Katie said, trying to stay calm on the phone. It was no easy task when really she felt so giddy with disbelief that she thought she was about to faint at any moment.
    “Be right over!” Chloe exclaimed.
    “She’s going to think you’ve lost the plot,” Katie groaned to herself as she put the phone away.
    Chloe was such a bubbly individual… except when it came to dealing with matters that weren’t parallel to reality. Chloe was studying to be a pediatrician, preferably working with children who had life threatening illnesses. Her mother, Ruth Murphy, was an amazing doctor. She passed away from a sudden heart attack five years ago. Chloe wanted to carry on in her mother’s footsteps to continue on her amazing work and dedication to helping sick children live long and healthy lives.
    Katie and Chloe weren’t that different when it came to loving their mums.
    This was Chloe’s last year at the u niversity and Chloe was tenaciously dedicated to being the best in her field. She spent most of her days either studying or at the hospital doing her practicals… in between drilling gorgeous doctors over lunch of course.
    Chloe rushed through the door to find Katie just standing in the middle of the store , staring at the dressing room door. She combed her fingers through her windblown hair, trying to tame it back into submission.
    “What’s the matter?” Chloe breezed towards her friend of over twenty years, who looked quite pale and confused.
    Katie turned and looke d at Chloe. “First, tell me I’m not going mad.”
    Chloe frowned, puzzled at the peculiar request. She gave the other woman a careful once-over. “You look fine to me.” She smiled.
    Katie let out a breath she had been holding in since she walked in the door. “There’s something you have to see.” She guided her over to the dressing room. Chloe peered over her shoulder. Katie unlocked the door and turned the light switch on. Chloe flanked Katie into the room, amazed at how big it was. The first thing she noted was the antique chair.
    “Oh, Katie, this is beautiful! I s this what you wanted to show me?” Chloe shuffled over to the chair. Chloe spotted the jewels in the arm rest carvings. She looked up at Katie. “These look familiar. Where have I seen these before?” Chloe blanched when she remembered. She stared at the jewels on the chair and the jewels on the bracelet on Katie’s wrist. “No way,” she gaped. “They can’t be the same. That’s just too freaky!”
    “ Oh, you think that’s strange? They are the exact same jewels as the ones on my jewelry box too. And that’s not all. Come look at this.” Katie showed Chloe to the mirror and indicated the words carved into the wood: ‘entwined together forever’. Katie removed Isabelle’s bracelet and then showed Katie the same words engraved on the inside of her bracelet.
    Chloe’s wide eyes darted between all the items. She shook her head, dazed. “If you’re going crazy, then so am I. There is something super weird going on here.”
    Katie nodded. “I totally agree. I think the sooner we find out more about this Lord James Walsh, the sooner we can put the pieces of this puzzle together. Do you want to come down to the library with me and see if we can shed some more light on this chair, mirror, and bracelet?”
    “Are you serious? ” Chloe laughed. “Hurricanes couldn’t keep me away now. Let’s go!” Both girls