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She pulled away fro I thought you were really involved with the situation in London"

"Indeed, but apparently, that will be solved at another ti wohed "Adam, you’re the one with the international cell phone You could have called ed "I leave you alone, unless you call to say you need me You know that"

She arched a brow "Did I send out a psychic distress signal of which I’m not aware?"

"Can you really do that?" Penny inquired with awe

Darcy laughed, looking away from Adam to smile down at Penny, at the head of the table where she re is possible," Adam assured Penny "But no, I simply came because, as I said, the situation in London is coranddad and I were such great old chums--not toMatt pay ht that I should add my moral support to Darcy’s work here"

"Moral support?" Penny said "But you’re the head of the coifted as my very special associate here," Ada at her with concern "I hear you nearly had a terrible fall yesterday"

"Boards rotted, Ada I didn’t really fall at all And it probably wasn’t a life-threatening situation Iabout it?" he asked

"Did a ghost in the library shovewhatsoever Boards rotted Period"

"Ah, but Penny has been telling me that you made an excellent discovery in the woods," Adam said

Darcy had to smile "Adam, I’m not sure that everyone would refer to a skull as an excellent discovery"

"A poor, brutalized girl can now be put to rest," Adam said, and his tone was both sad and serious

"We will have a church ceremony, no matter how Matt feels," Penny said

"Matt just doesn’t want a circus, I’m sure," Darcy murmured

Penny leapt to her feet suddenly "I’m sorry, I’ve just been so charotten et you soet the coffee," Darcy assured her

"But Penny is a Southern hostess of theat her in a way that said, Let Penny get the coffee!

"It’s absolutely raciously accept a cup of coffee, thank you, Penny," Darcy said

With a brilliant set the coffee

"So?" Ada on here?"

"Adam, honestly, I don’t know Usually, a wounded spirit is pleased to be eased There’s just so…I don’t know"

"Josh hasn’t been able to help you?"

It had taken a very long time, but Adam had accepted his son’s death He had even known it was coh he had never really sat doith Darcy and explained how, if Josh had talked to him, or if he had intuited the short life span of such a special young h he had kept his own counsel on his feelings as well, that Adam felt a certain pain that she could communicate with his deceased son, while he could not But whatever his personal pain, kindness had always been one of Adareatest virtues His son had inherited the trait For the good or the bad of it, she was sure it hy she and Josh had been best friends, and why he was still so often with her, even now

She shook her head slowly "It’s very strange It’s almost as if he can’t enter this house As if there’s a block…he helped me find Amy’s skull, to see what happened in the woods, picture her murder But I’ve tried to reach hie," Adaree, then shut it again Penny was returning with afull of coffee for her