Mac wasn’t used to getting rattled, but face it, Trixie managed it like no one else. He’d actually handed her his phone, forgetting all about the call that had come in earlier that day. It was about a job offer that he’d instantly rejected, but he still hadn’t deleted the phone number it came from.
He did so immediately and shoved the entire uncomfortable exchange from his mind—for good.
He then turned his attention to transitioning from the Eagle’s Nest into the Tran family’s apartment.
That night, he and Piper slept peacefully in the orchid-scented bedrooms. His daughter woke up happy and excited, while he made breakfast on the Imperial 22,000 BTU gas range.
“What do you want to do today?” he asked Piper as he stirred the scrambled eggs.
“Get some more ice cream!”
He chuckled, but
