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“You don’t always make it easy, but I understand more now than I did...before.” He hesitated, then said, “It’s been a rough month since Julie died.”

“We know,” Moira said. “How are you now?”

“Surprisingly, I don’t want to kill myself anymore. That’s a plus.” He changed the subject and asked Rafe, “What happened to Amy’s ghost?”

“She’s where she’s supposed to be.”

“I guess that’s good.”

“This time, it is.”

“When are you going back to Santa Louisa?”

“Today,” Moira said at the same time as Rafe said, “Tomorrow.”

Moira frowned. “But we decided—”

Rafe cut her off. Moira still looked exhausted, and she needed a day off. “One more day,” he said. “This hasn’t been much of a vacation.”

“I didn’t think we were on vacation.”

“Now we are. Twenty-four hours.”

He could tell she wanted to argue, but didn’t. “All right, you win.” She laid back down. “If I’m on vacation, I’m sleeping.” She pulled a pillow over her head.

“That’s a good-bye,” Rafe said and walked Grant to the door. They didn’t need to say anything else, but Rafe shook his hand. “If you need to talk, about anything, call.”

“I hope I don’t need you. But thanks.”

Rafe closed the door and glanced back at the bed. Moira’s head was under the pillow but she wasn’t sleeping.

He laid down next to her and tossed the pillow on the floor. “Wake up, gorgeous.”

“I’m sleeping.”

“You can sleep in an hour. First, I want to kiss you.”

She rolled over and stared at him. “You’re going to kiss me for an hour?”

He grinned. “Among other things.” He kissed her slowly, holding her with his lips for a long minute. “I love you, Moira.”

“That’s good. Because I love you right back.”

“Ghostly Justice”
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