Page 266 of The Defiant Curse

Once more, his partners were supporting him, and having his back—even when he’d been an asshole.

“Thank you for that,” Ethan said. “This place has some weird healing vibe. I came upset, and now, I’m calm. I’d live here full-time.”

The lights flickered in the room.

“Well, don’t say anything rash,” Elizabeth stated. “We aren’t going that far,” she added.

He laughed.

“The lights just flickered. That’s the old Lyzee peeking out,” he joked.

He’d better bet his bippy it was.

“I can’t believe all of this,” Callen said. “It’s like a Christmas miracle way too early.”

Oh, well, Ethan wasn’t done.

“The reason I called you is Elizabeth now said we can buy her shit, jewelry included, and she’s not protesting.”

There was DEAD SILENCE.

“Okay, are we being punked?” Callen asked. “That has to be it. There is no freaking way our wife said that.”

Oh, she had.

“I said it. I meant it. That’s the last thing I need to apologize about. I’m sorry I rode ass. It occurred to me that my love language, as I forced a million dollars on Gabby, is gift giving. If that’s your love language too, me not ‘allowing’ you to have that is damaging us. I don’t want to do that. I want us to be happy and solid. So, give away. I’m here for it.”

Well, shit.

Something had happened when she took this break to find herself. Oh, and they liked who they found. This was the best outcome considering they’d feared the worst.

“So, I’m all about it. No more bitching and moaning. I promise going forward, I won’t be a horrible shrew over some gifts.”

Well, that was…nice.

“Thank you, Angel,” Callen said. “It is my love language. Now, I can unhide all the things I’ve been sticking in your closet as I hope you don’t notice.”

She laughed.

“I’ve noticed, Callen. I’m tired, not blind.”

Apparently.

Now, Gene was curious.

“How goes the mystery there, other than finding out that you look like Ceit? I’ve been lowkey getting information from Ian and Tony. Because you’re living the game Clue there, and I’m jealous.”

She laid down the law.

“If I find a body in the ballroom, Gene, I’m hunting you down for putting that out in the universe.”

He snorted.

“Rightfully so. Still jealous, SCARLETT,” he said, using her name that Ethan called her when they were getting kinky.

Yeah, Gene knew about that.

Since he wanted to know, she started at the beginning of when she got there.