She giggled, like a girl, eyes sparkling before she met my gaze with hers. "Adorable when they are silent, aren't they, these men in our lives?" Her slow, even wink, paired with that lovely lilting Irish? Okay, I might have been overtired, but even I grinned and I wasn't having the best week.

Dad collected himself pretty quickly. "You were to stay at the clinic," he growled. "Until someone came for you. You're not to be alone, Fee."

That got Malcolm's attention, ...