Page 128 of The Defiant Curse

“I mean, it’s my first time with a haunted castle, so…yay!” she said, eating her eggs and toast.

He sighed.

“I knew my wife would find some mischief involving that castle. I could feel it in my balls.”

She opened her mouth, and he stared at her.

“Lass, don’t make me spank you.”

Gabby just giggled and fanned herself with her napkin, as she winked at her friend. This Elizabeth wasn’t the one she knew. She looked battered, broken, and in pieces.

All she could hope was that she’d be able to find herself again. Gene had called her yesterday and told her that she was in a bad spot.

Now, she wanted to be there for her like she’d been there for her after the miscarriage.

“So, we have to find a heart,” Graham stated.

Finn lifted a brow.

“And here we go right back down that rabbit hole. What could possibly go wrong?”

Only, his wife wasn’t having it, and she pointed out one thing.

“Oh, you get to find body parts all day, and it’s perfectly fine, but I get to play ‘find the heart’, and you’re twitchy. That doesn’t sound fair.”

He stared at her like she was insane. There was no way she was comparing those two things together.

“Gabs! I’m an investigator. I investigate homicides! You’re my wife. Your business and my business shouldn’t cross paths. How many times do I have to say that?” he asked. “In fact, my business and their business shouldn’t cross paths either!”

She grinned.

There was nothing she loved more than a flustered Fineas.

NOTHING.

“Well, it should make you feel better. Elizabeth is here, and she investigates homicides that make yours look tame. I vote we put her in charge.”

Finn sputtered.

And this was exactly what he meant by ‘here we go again’.

This.

Right.

Here.

To keep their friend from losing his mind, Michael got Elizabeth in on it. Gabby was doing a good job of distracting Elizabeth. She was laughing and didn’t look so upset.

Food and friendship could do that for a person.

“Tell them what she said to you, and what you told us this morning.”

She could do that.

After all, she wasn’t expecting to actually enjoy this, but this was her crazy, and this was her circus. Having Gabby be so entertaining was definitely lightening the mood.

Now, she was only sad.