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inwardly because the kid wasn’t going to settle down until he heard the song. James glanced at Marina and she was staring at him with a raised eyebrow. His face heated because by the cute grin forming on her face, she had no intention of leaving the room.
    “It’s a Gary Allan song, Tough Little Boys .” James sat on the bed next to Mason and tried to act as if it was no big deal. “I sing it to him every night.”
    “I see.” Marina’s smirk said she definitely wasn’t going to leave.
    “Okay buddy, lay down.” James took a deep breath and began to sing. He could feel the heat of her gaze on the back of his head. As usual, halfway through the song Mason was out like a light. He glanced at Danny and it seemed the song worked on both of them.
    It took everything he had to turn around. Marina had her back propped against the doorjamb and her arms wrapped around herself. The soft glow of the nightlight made her green eyes sparkle and then she smiled. So God damn beautiful. He wanted her so badly, but he still felt guilty wanting another woman.
    “You’ve got an amazing voice,” Marina whispered as they left the room.
    “Thank you.” He closed the door and turned.
    “Why don’t you sing with the band?” James was already halfway down the stairs and desperately hoping she wouldn’t ask that question. Why wasn’t he in the band with his brothers? Probably because the thought of singing in front of people made his stomach churn.
    He’d had stage fright since high school when he was given a solo with the school choir, but that day he hadn’t been feeling well. When he walked to the front of the stage one of the popular girls in school was sitting in the front row and he had a huge crush on her. He started to sing and when he glanced down at her, she was laughing. It was at that point his stomach revolted and he threw up all over the stage with some of it hitting the girl. He hadn’t been able to sing in front of a crowd since.
    “I just don’t like the spotlight.” He turned when he got to the bottom of the stairs. “How about that tea?” She nodded. “Make yourself at home and I’ll bring it into the living room.”
    In the kitchen he tried to slow his racing heart. Just knowing she’d heard him sing made him feel that way. The only other person besides his family that heard him sing was Sarah. His grandmother called it stage fright, but he called it not wanting to relive the most embarrassing moment of his life. After all, he was a big strong cop who wasn’t supposed to be afraid of anything or at least Mason seemed to think that. The truth was James was terrified when it came to being around Marina, or maybe it was the overwhelming guilt for betraying Sarah.
    James brought the tea into the living room and handed one cup to Marina. He wasn’t a big tea drinker himself, but he poured himself one. She smiled when he glanced at her but it wasn’t hard to tell her mind was still reeling from her house being trashed. If he was being honest, he was concerned about it himself. People just don’t break into people’s homes and destroy everything for no reason and especially not in Hopedale. Not unless it’s personal, and that’s what worried him the most.
    Marina’s ex-husband, Marc O’Reilly, put her through more than any woman should have to go through. Just before John and Stephanie got married, Marc tried to break down John’s front door to get to her. Now Marina lived in that same house. Something told him her ex-husband was written all over this.
    “Oh my goodness.” Marina covered her mouth to stifle a yawn. “I’m sorry, I haven’t been getting a lot of sleep lately.”
    “Well, you can sleep in tomorrow.” James had a feeling her lack of sleep had to do with the nightmare last night. “It’s been a rough evening. I’ll show you to the guest room.” He reached out and touched her hand. That was a mistake . James gazed into her eyes and as if a string was pulling him, he leaned