Chapter Eight #4
“I’ve seen some stuff there. I get it. Maybe this is part of the journey, Elizabeth.
Maybe coming here was the path so you learn something from it.
In everything we experience, there’s a lesson.
Trust me when I say I was freaking pissed when my boss told me I had to babysit bones in a castle, but look where it led.
I have a nosey hacker who eavesdrops on my conversations, and is one step away from interfering in my job. ”
Gabby giggled.
“I mean, he’s not wrong,” she said, making both Graham and Michael laugh.
Elizabeth took the words, and she ran with them because she appreciated him trying to help her through this.
“Someone’s wise,” she admitted.
He stopped her.
“Not me. That’s Fiona. You should meet her. She’s insane, she’s birthed too many kids, and she’s bossy as hell. She loves fiercely. And she’s loyal. I bet she could put your mess into perspective. In fact, you kind of sound like a Fiona. Just saying.”
She smiled.
Elizabeth was so grateful to have friends.
“I’d like to meet her. She raised a good son, and I’m glad my friend found him on her journey.”
Yeah, he was too.
Gently, he kissed her on the cheek. As the villagers milled around, he shared a little of himself so she could find her way back to herself.
And it seemed to be working.
“The problem with amazing women is they carry a lot. Some say they’re made for it, and some say they carry it because it distracts them from their own burdens. You’ll find yourself again, and when you do, you’ll be stronger than ever.”
She understood that.
And she hoped he was right.
Finn wanted her to heal. The world needed people who cared and fought evil.
There weren’t enough of them.
“Take some time, and while you’re here, I hope you learn one thing while in Scotland.”
Now, she was curious.
“What?”
He kept his voice low and whispered in her ear.
“Lass, there’s magick here. Look for it and take the signs as you see them. Because wishes do come true when you hold them in your heart.”
She hoped so.
Because she needed that one wish more than anything.
Before she could say anything, he pointed.
“Oh, look, we’re back by the fountain. I think that’s a sign your wish will come true.”
Time would tell.
He was curious.
“Better?” he asked. “Am I forgiven for bruising your heart, Lass?”
That was a no-brainer.
“Absolutely. Thank you, Finn. I appreciate having someone talk some sense into me.”
And that was what friends were for, after all.
No?
In fact, they picked you up when you were down on your luck and gave you a little pep talk.
It appeared his work here was done.
Gabby chimed in.
“Let’s shop. I want to spend some money,” she said. “You know, since my husband is buying flowers for pretty women behind my back.”
He laughed.
“You were literally right behind me, Gabriella. Don’t get sassy. One sassy woman in the village at a time.”
Elizabeth was amused.
Oh, and speaking of money…
She owed Gabby some for locating Devon Slater. She’d pay her and then put that man out of her mind so she could heal and find that magick here.
“Pull out your phone.”
Gabby was confused, but she did what she asked.
That was when Elizabeth turned hers on quickly and pulled up her app to transfer money from her account.
It was risky when it came to being tracked, but she owed the woman this for a job well done.
Touching her phone to Gabby’s, they all heard the chime as the transfer happened.
Immediately, a pop-up on her screen told the tale.
Oh, and it was a huge thing too.
“Jesus!” she said. “Elizabeth. I told you no! I can’t accept this!”
Oh, she could and would.
Elizabeth kept her word. That would be one thing she’d never back down on.
PERIOD.
She might bend the law, but she wouldn’t bend promises. If you didn’t keep them, you weren’t doing the people you loved any favors.
Instead of answering her, she refocused the whole conversation.
“Now, let’s go spend money,” she said. “Where can I find some fun things for my kids?” she asked, as if she didn’t just transfer a huge amount of money to the woman’s account, like it was another day in her life.
Finn was confused as to why his wife had that look on her face.
“What’s wrong, Lass?” he asked. “Why are you staring at your phone like it’s going to bite you?”
That was when she showed him.
Oh, and not only was it now her problem, but it was also his because they had a joint account.
He gasped.
“GABBY!” he said, shocked to see that number in their account. They were comfortable, but that was life-changing money. That was ‘buy a new place so they could fill it with kids’ money a few times over.
Oh, she was shocked too.
Elizabeth had told her that she was getting the reward for finding Devon Slater, but she never expected it to happen.
“She just paid me a million dollars, Finn. What the hell?”
He had no clue.
What his wife did for a living was all kinds of crazy to him because she was his sweet lass, but clearly, her skills were incredibly valuable.
That was one hell of a price tag.
Finn didn’t get paid as well as she did, clearly, and that amount of money was crazy.
It.
Was.
Insane.
“I mean, go shopping,” he said. “Because I have no idea what to do with that.”
Yeah, her either.
But they’d figure it out.
One day.