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“That he should find me at Le Petit Choux.”
“Is that how you met?”
“No,” Gabe said. “Xavier was nearly murdered in his own home and came to find me.”
Gigi gasped again. “Oh no. That poor child.”
“He’s twenty-two, Tante Gigi.”
“And I am in my sixties now. I’m allowed to call all of you children. What happened next?”
“Lots of stuff, but once we found Xavier’s angel had a thumb drive, we checked mine. It said to call you.”
“Therefore, you did. I see many missed calls. I am so sorry, Gabriel.”
“I was so worried.”
“My poor boy. I had my phone turned off.”
Gabe scowled. “I know.”
“I cannot apologize for that. I forgot once and my phone bill was astronomique.”
Gabe rubbed his forehead. “What do you have for me, Tante Gigi?”
“I don’t exactly know. I got a text from him the day before he died. It’s a username for his cloud account. He said to send it to you when you contacted me and asked for information. I thought it was a letter and that he meant for you to wait until you were ready to read it. I shall send you a link as soon as we hang up.”
Gabe blinked. “You know about cloud accounts?”
She made an irritated noise. “I’m old, not stupid.”
“I never said you were,” he said quickly. “You are one of the smartest women I know.”
She harrumphed. “That’s better. I will send you the link, and then I will cancel my flight to Montreal and rent a car and drive to New Orleans instead.”
Oh boy.“Um, you don’t have to do that, Tante Gigi.”
“Of course I do. I must meet this Molly Sutton that you hired to ‘investigate.’ ” She said the last word so slyly that his cheeks burned, and Molly grinned.
Gabe rolled his eyes. “I really did hire her to investigate. Things just... evolved.”
“This is what I figured, as she is in your bed,” Gigi said tartly.
“I can’t wait to meet you, ma’am,” Molly said cordially.
“The feeling is mutual. Now I must go. My party is about to disembark from this lovely ship. Au revoir, Gabriel. Enchantée, Molly.” The call ended, leaving him reeling.
Molly looked up at him, still grinning. “She’s a whirlwind, isn’t she?”
“You have no idea.” Suddenly panicked, he started to get out of bed. “I have to clean.”
She grabbed his arm. “We’ll all help,” she said. “We’ll put Xavier, Carlos, and Manny to work before they take off for Houston.”
He nodded, his heart still racing. “You’re right. She... I love her, but she is... exacting.”
Molly’s grin faltered. “Oh. Maybe we should get out of your hair, then.”
He slid his arm around her and tugged her closer. “No way. She loves kids. We’ll sic Harper on her if things go sideways. But they won’t and there is no need for you to go. She will love you. I promise.”
