The Cursed Lantern: A Paranormal Artifacts Cozy Mystery (Paranormal Artifacts Cozy Mysteries Book 3) by Tegan Maher

Author:Tegan Maher [Maher, Tegan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magical Words Publishing
Published: 2021-06-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Since there was nothing we could do until Rob Thompson got back from Orlando, we decided to call it a night. Even though it was still relatively early, I felt like I'd been put through the wringer. A day on the water always took it out of me, but I usually handled that with a quick afternoon nap before Eli, Jake, and I went to the Jolly Roger for drinks. Since I'd missed my recharge, I was done.

The early night was good for me, though, because I woke at seven the next morning refreshed and ready to face the day. Orlando was a solid three hours from us, so I figured I had time to eat breakfast and get some caffeine flowing through my brain before I had to call Rob Thompson. Thankfully, Eli'd thought to grab one of his cards off a reception desk on our way out the night before, so at least I knew how to get ahold of him.

"Hey, sleepyhead!" My oldest brother, Connell, was already at the table fully dressed when I shuffled in still wearing my pajamas and Pikachu slippers. "What are you doing up so early? It's Sunday. We don't usually see you until at least eight."

I smiled at him as I poured a cup of coffee. "Early night. We're chasing another artifact, but the next guy we have to talk to is out of town 'til later this morning. I couldn't sleep any longer, though."

He glanced at me over the top of his paper. "Is Jake sleeping in again? I haven't much of him lately."

"Me either." I sighed. He'd met a nice college professor, and since it was summer and she wasn't working, they'd been spending a lot of time together. It worried me a little, not because I didn't want him to be happy, but because I didn't want to lose the status quo. He was my twin, and we'd always been two peas in a pod. He'd had plenty of girlfriends, but this was the first time he'd sort of tossed me for one of them. Guilt flashed through me just for thinking that.

Connell reached across and put his hand on mine. "You'll always be his number one. You just might have to share the space a little. Have you spent any time with her?"

"Oh, yeah. And she's nice. I'm just being silly. And maybe a little selfish, though I'm trying hard not to be." I took another drink of coffee, studying the way the sediment swirled in the bottom.

He gave my hand a squeeze. "Despite the tough-girl act, I know you don't have a selfish bone in your body. It's normal to feel a little lost when things change. If this turns out to be more than a May-September romance, you'll adjust and find your new normal with him."

And that was why he was the next in line to be the patriarch of the family, not that Dad was going anywhere any time soon. He always knew just what to say.

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