It was her, the woman whose dreams he'd stumbled into a couple of times now. He'd realized that she and Samantha probably knew each other, as it was through Sam's dreamscape he'd initially encountered her, but he hadn't anticipated that he'd meet her when he came to see Sam that day.
A lot of people saw an idealized version of themselves when they dreamed, so he was slightly surprised to realize she was even more beautiful in reality than she was in her dreams.
He could see in her expression that she recognized him. his attention was dragged away by the man standing beside her, asking for an introduction. He couldn't help but notice the sarcastic tone of voice he'd used. Had he been staring too long?