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“Ladies? Can we get a move on? We’ve got to get back to Belle Fleur,” smirked Savannah.
“Wow! Were you always this mean, or did your husband make you like this?” grinned Carter.
“My husband made me a lot of things, but mean is not one of them. I think you’re all too young to hear about all the other things,” she smirked. “I’m a bit surprised you didn’t make the woman come back with us.”
“I thought about it,” said Chris. “She’s been through a lot in her young life, and I think she really likes Brix, but I’m not going to interfere in that. He needs to figure it out and figure it out quickly, or she’ll be gone.”
“What do you mean?” asked Carter.
“She’s a society girl. Folks are loaded, and I do mean loaded. She’s the only child living. Sooner or later, they’re going to be screaming for babies.”
“This sounds vaguely like Mattie and her family,” said Travis.
“Kind of, although Mattie wasn’t interested in returning to England at all. I think Daphne has a good relationship with her parents. They just need her to start popping out heirs.”
“Well, Brix has to make that decision himself,” said Carter. “Are we supposed to dig through those boxes?”
“No,” said Chris. “We wait until May and Elena can look at them.”
“You got this, Savannah?” called Travis.
“I’m good, honey. You all get some sleep.” Travis nodded, giving her a wave in the cockpit.
“You heard the lady. Let’s get some sleep.”
CHAPTER TWELVE
“It’s okay,” said Elena, looking at the men around her. “There wasn’t much left in the apartment anyway. I took all of my clothes to Daphne’s. But I have no idea what they were looking for.”
“We’re pretty sure it has something to do with your father, honey,” said Major. “The guys will be back soon, and we can start to look through some of the items.”
“You said that Dr. Hijad had some books that made you think something strange was going on, that could include my father. What were the books about?” asked Elena.
“His wife said he’d never had an interest in history or antiquities before. He wasn’t a weekend archaeologist. He didn’t even like planting in the garden. Yet he had eleven books on biblical excavations.”
“Biblical?” she whispered. “That wasn’t my father’s specialty. He never even uttered those words.”
“They might not have been his, but they were words that Dr. Yasmin Goldmeir used often,” said Luke.
“Dr. Goldmeir? No,” she laughed. “No. My father wouldn’t have worked with her; I can assure you.”
“She was in those tunnels with him, Elena. She was one of the people killed when the tunnel collapsed.” She shook her head, frowning at the others.
“This can’t be. They disagreed on everything. She felt certain that Jesus had spent time in Egypt after the time of the pharaohs, and my father didn’t believe it. They used to argue about it publicly.”
“Something must have changed,” said Eric.
“This is all so confusing. My father didn’t want anything to do with biblical archaeology. He said it was too controversial, and although it may have proven the existence of a certain sect of people and the existence of a man believed to be named Jesus, it wouldn’t prove miracles.”
Matthew and Irene were seated a few tables away, staring at the young woman with curiosity. Gaspar noticed his father and wondered if he was going to say something or perhaps argue with the woman. It wasn’t his nature, but then again, this was his topic.
“May I ask you,” said Matthew, “what do you believe?”
“Well, sir. I’ve read all of Dr. Goldmeir’s work, and she was brilliant. She found some extremely convincing evidence and promising clues.”
“But what do you believe?” asked Irene softly.
“I-I believe there was a man named Jesus. I believe he was crucified by the Romans. I believe that he had followers and that, whether science or miracle, he did things that others could not. Beyond that, only my heart can answer.”
