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Keeping ? La mia casa è la tua casa?” My house is your house

Her glare only became sharper “Not here This is a Callahan house, now and forever We neither share it or open it to anyone So, your daughter has the right to couest here, and therefore, you should act like a guest”

I kept the s my hands as I looked her over

“Evelyn,” I said gently “I heard your church crashed down on top of you and you barelyhappened But n froh far too ht with me We can do this the easy way You can shake randdaughter, showing not to be an obstacle for o to war I aood at that And I really want to kno hed tomy hand to her once more “Please make your

choice now so I kno to go about the rest of ”

Her eyes narrowed onmy hand “The quickest way for you and I to be at war is for you to e”

“Noted It won’t happen again” I nodded, and she didn’t seem to believe me “At least not to your face”

The corner of her lip turned up, but when she let go ofin Italian, “Coirl”

Gigi grinned, taking her hand and leaving with her I watched them for a second as they walked by before everyone else came down The first couple, Ethan’s Uncle Neal, wore a dark blue sweater and dark brown trousers, and his wife, Mina, wore a polka-dotted sweater and long skirt Her black hair was in a bun Neal looked over my shoulder at his mother and then to me

“You caused a lot of trouble last night,” he said, looking me over

“Did I?” I gasped, disize, but sadly, I have no idea what you are talking about But I’d love to hear ar donuts I heard those were your favorite I made them for you myself”

His gaze shifted over rin appeared on his face when he saw it His wife smacked his shoulder

“Seriously? Are you so cheap?” she ain when she spoke up “She poisoned our children!”

“Yes, I did,” I replied without sha and hard about what you would have done if soetting her back?”

Her pink lips made a fine line, so I went on “Now remember, all I did was put her to sleep Gracious in comparison to whatever you would have done, correct? So, let’s not harp on the past It’s a new day, and the donuts are getting cold”