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miss you even more,” Daisy said. 
    “You know what they say about absence making the heart grow fonder.”
    “It’s so true.  By the way, how’s your dad’s car show going?”
    “It’s actually much busier than I thought it would be,” Gavin replied. 
    Daisy sounded surprised.  “Really?  Your dad must be having a ball.”
    “Yeah.  He’s lapping it up.  Let me tell you, he is just thrilled that I agreed to come with him.  We’re bonding like we haven’t done in years.”
    “That’s great to hear,” Daisy said. 
    Daisy suddenly found herself in the middle of an emotional tug of war.  She knew how strained Gavin’s relationship with his father had been over the last few years.  For a time, Gavin worried his father would remain distant and cold forever.  Of late, they had finally started reconnecting, culminating in going to this car show together.  Family meant so much to Daisy.  So it brought a smile to her face hearing that Gavin was having a great time with his dad. 
    Unfortunately, this was coming at a time when Daisy needed her boyfriend’s help.  In previous cases, Gavin had done a lot of the behind the scenes leg work.  He’d jumped on the computer and dug around for some dirt on the suspects, uncovering a number of leads for Daisy to follow up on.  His digital investigative work had proven invaluable. 
    Daisy was hoping Gavin could do the same thing this time.  It appeared that wouldn’t be an option.  It sounded like Gavin had his hands full at the car show.  On top of that, Daisy didn’t want to pull her boyfriend away from his bonding time with his father.  The last thing Daisy wanted was to become someone generating a rift between them.  It was a tough position to be in. 
    “Anyway, I hear my dad calling me,” Gavin said. 
    “I guess that means you should go,” Daisy replied. 
    “Not before I ask about you.  Are things going better this morning?” he wondered. 
    After returning from the launch party last night, Daisy called Gavin and briefly went over what a fiasco it turned into.  Gavin didn’t know anything about the murder, and Daisy decided to keep it that way for now.  If all went well, she’d tell him about cracking the case when she returned to Cozy Creek.  In the meantime, she was going to leave him blissfully unaware of how crazy the situation had become. 
    “Things still aren’t quite back to normal here, but I’m doing everything I can to help out,” Daisy replied. 
    Talk about an understatement.  It was better than getting Gavin riled up though. 
    “You’re a great friend,” Gavin said. 
    “I do what I can.”
    “Hopefully it all works out by the time you leave.”
    “Fingers crossed.”
    “I can see my dad giving me a wrap it up signal, so I should go.”
    “Tell him I say hi,” Daisy said. 
    “I will.  Love you,” Gavin replied. 
    “Love you too,” Daisy said. 

 
     
     
    Chapter Twenty-One
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    “What’s the verdict?” Chloe asked. 
    Chloe had calmed down slightly with a little food in her stomach, but now that Daisy was about to begin investigating, Chloe was getting antsy.  Daisy’s friend hoped to get as much help as she could with this case.  Unfortunately, Daisy didn’t have the best news to share with her. 
    “He’s swamped,” Daisy replied. 
    Chloe became deflated.  “Well, that stinks.”
    “We’ll have to take care of this one without him.”
    Chloe sighed.  “Life can throw us a bone anytime now.”
    “I’m going to need your help with this case.”
    “Of course.  Just tell me what you need.”
    When Daisy and Chloe returned to Chloe’s apartment, Daisy sat her down in front of the computer. 
    “I need you to dig up dirt on all the suspects,” Daisy said. 
    “What are you looking for exactly?” Chloe wondered. 
    “I want anything and everything you can find.”
    “I can do that.”
    “Start with social media.  People say the dumbest things