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color. Digging around, she found a pair of oatmeal tights and coupled them with a pair of knee-high boots in soft chocolate brown leather.  Perfect. She’d be casual but elegant, and most importantly, comfortable.
    She checked the time and then finished getting ready. Angus had insisted on picking her up, since it’d be easier than trying to give her directions to his parents’ home. Probably for the best, since she’d likely get lost or drive off a cliff while trying to stay on the correct side of the road.
    Angus was on time, and she found it difficult to keep her excitement at bay. Though Angus’s mom might not have a whole lot of information to give her, Rowan just needed enough to get her search started.
    Grabbing her bag and the bottle of wine she’d bought, she opened the door before he had a chance to knock and beamed up at him. “Ready.”
    He took a step back and gave a low whistle. “Wow… ye look… amazing.”
    Relief washed over her. “Thanks. I wasn’t quite sure what to wear, and well... I want your parents to like me.”
    “Och, ye could show up wearing a sack and they’d still love ye, lass.”
    She then realized Angus was wearing a kilt-coupled with a pair of Doc Martens and a comfy sweater. And damn if her pulse didn’t get erratic. There was nothing she liked more than a man in a kilt, especially when they wore it well. Even better when it was kept casual. Her smile refused to be tamed. “Nice… boots.”
    He looked down and then gave her a crooked smile. “Aye. The kilt. My Da likes us all to be kilted for any dinner with guests. He’s sort of old-fashioned that way.”
    “Well, you won’t hear any complaints from me.” She was grateful when a cool breeze hit her flaming cheeks as they headed towards his car. Though she had no time for a relationship, she told herself it was perfectly fine to enjoy the view. And what a view it was. A man in a kilt made her all sorts of hot and bothered. Good thing her nerves were enough to distract her from the effects of her non-existent love life.
    The drive to his parents’ home seemed relatively short, distracted as she was by Angus’s banter and her nerves. When they pulled down the drive, she took a deep breath to try and calm herself.  So much hinged on what she found out tonight.
    “Hey…” Angus gave her hand a squeeze. “It’ll be all right, love.”
    All her uncertainties seemed to wash over her at once. “And what if it isn’t? This is my only hope, Angus. I know not to expect much, but I need something to go on-something to take me to the next clue. ‘Cause I can’t stand not knowing anymore. It feels like it’s all coming to a head, and I’m going to lose it if I don’t get some resolution.”
    He let out a weary sigh. “Rowan… what if he doesn’t want to be found?”
    “Don’t you think I realize that? It’s not like he hasn’t had twenty-six years to make contact. Yet he hasn’t. And you know what? I don’t care. I just want a name and a face to go with it. Do you know what it’s like to live with such a big question mark in your life? Everything feels unsettled. Nothing’s at peace.” She then scoffed. “It’s no wonder Stephen went looking elsewhere. He always said I had one foot out the door.”
    He brushed her cheek, but she could feel a coiled tension in his touch. “He was nothing but an arse, love. He cheated on you . How is that yer fault?”
    “I could have been there more. And not just physically, either. Even when I wasn’t travelling, I held him at arm’s length.”
    Angus let out a deep breath, and then brushed a stray a stray curl from her eyes, his fingers lingering. “No matter what-it doesn’t excuse what he did. If he wasn’t happy, he could have broken it off.”
    “I just want to- need to -find my father. I’ll be fine then. I’ll be whole.” She blinked back tears, refusing to get all weepy and emotional, especially when she’d be heading in for dinner. The last thing she