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time he’d seen her, and now she toddled about the room on shaky legs.
    “It is,” Gabe entered the conversation, putting an arm around his wife and pulling her close.   “I told her that I could tell you myself, but she would not hear of it.”
    “What?”
    “You’re going to be an uncle again,” Mikala announced, attempting to muster up some enthusiasm.   “Excuse me,” she said and rushed out of the room.
    “Gabe, let her lay down on my bed for a while.   There are some things I want to discuss with you anyway.”
    “Di?”
    “I have her well in hand, go take care of your wife.”
    “Thank you,” Gabe said sheepishly and left the room once more.
    “Your poor Mama,” he said, picking up Di and swinging her about until she squealed with glee.   He rubbed his nose back and forth with his niece’s causing her to giggle.   “You were much kinder to her.”   He grabbed a basket stashed in the corner of the room and carried it to the study.   He put his niece and basket on the floor.   She quickly began delving through the toys.  
    “You are so…”
    “Don’t say a word, brother.   I don’t want it to get around that babies cause me to go all soft.   How is Mikala?”
    “Resting, thank you.   She has been so ill, I worry about her.”
    “I am sure she will be fine.   I had a visitor before you arrived.”
    “Oh?”
    “Miss Graham.”
    “How did she get your address?”
    “Evidently she paid a visit to the new director today and he left her alone in his office for a while.”   Gabe threw back his head and laughed.   “I am glad you find this humorous.   Do you realize that he has been in the office a week and already he allowed security to be compromised.”
    “By a woman.”
    “Do you hear yourself?   Do you remember who you are married to?   Do you remember anything about your past prior to Mikala?   She could have seen so much more than she should have.”
    Gabe seemed to gather himself back together.   “What exactly is she looking for?”
    “The same as always, what have we done with her father?   Is he safe?”
    “And you told her?”
    “Nothing.   The same as always.”
    “Good.”
    “Not good.   It was one thing when she showed up every Monday at my office demanding answers.   Now she knows where I live.   I refuse to be caught in a compromising situation with her and be forced into a relationship I do not want.   And what little I know of her, the woman might just be crazy enough to do something.”
    “It was the best thing that happened to me,” Gabe interjected.
    “I might feel the same way if she were like Mikala.   This woman is irritating, aggravating, and demanding.   She believes herself to be so…”
    “What?”
    “She acts as if she is so much more intelligent than everyone else.”
    “Perhaps she is.”
    “I want you to talk to Presley.   He did this intentionally, and I’m not happy about it.”  
    “I will have a word with him.”
    Happy gurgling came from the center of the floor where Lady Diana was happily playing with the toys her uncle kept just for her.   Both men dropped to their haunches and showered attention on the little girl.  
    “I finally found out why Percevel wanted to meet with you that day.”
    “Oh, why?”
    “He had received some anonymous threatening letters, and he wanted you to see what you could find out.   I think it is safe to say that the situation has been dealt with.”
    “Not in time, though.”
    “No,” Gabe agreed.
    “Gabe, I am slowly going crazy here,” Mack said.   “I need to get back to work.   There are men and women whose lives are at stake because I am the only one that knows where they are.   I have to take care of this before time runs out for those people.”
    “It looks to me as if you brought work back with you,” Gabe nodded in the directions of the maps that were still hung on the walls.
    “Perhaps.”
    “Father would have been proud of you, Mack.”
    “Mack, Mack,