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and you’re off for the rest of the day,” he replied, pushing away from his desk and patting his lap enticingly. “Why don’t you come here and help us with some real work?”
    Finn groaned. “Oh, please.”
    “Do you have something you want to say?” James asked.
    “This is just foreplay for the two of you.”
    “Come here, Blondie,” James ordered.
    Mandy obliged, even though she wasn’t keen on his bossy nature at times. “What are we doing?”
    James settled her on his lap, making sure her back was flush with his chest, and then slid back in closer to the desk. “Sophie has some financial records we need to run.”
    Mandy focused on Sophie. “Is this about the sheriff’s department corruption?”
    Sophie looked unsure. “Um … .”
    “You can trust Mandy,” Grady said, sliding into the space next to her and applying pressure to the small of her back to direct her further into the office. “Sit down.”
    “Don’t worry,” Mandy said. “I won’t tell anyone what you’ve discovered. Their business is, well, their business. We kind of have an understanding where this stuff is concerned.”
    Sophie nodded, handing the file in her hand to Grady. “These are the names you wanted.”
    Grady opened the file, glanced at it, and then handed it over to James. He perched on the edge of Sophie’s chair – never touching her – but making sure to claim the space around her as his own.
    Mandy dropped her head, brushing her temple against James’ hair before focusing on the file in his hands. James glanced at her but didn’t say anything, turning his attention to the file. “This is a lot of names.”
    “Grady said to give you all the names of people who had access to county funds,” Sophie said, clearly unsure.
    “You did good,” Grady assured her.
    Mandy watched them, her eyes sharp with interest. She’d known Grady for so long she could read him like a book. As a teenager, he’d been a fun horn dog. As an adult, he was still a fun horn dog.  She’d never seen him show more than one night’s interest in anyone – no matter how attractive.
    Something was different here.
    Mandy could read people. Sophie had always seemed aloof, like she was trying hard not to connect with people. She wasn’t unfriendly or mean – just distant. Grady, on the other hand, was overtly friendly. Although he never forged close bonds with people. He was also distant, just in a different way.
    A serious study of Sophie and Grady together was telling.
    There was sexual tension there – a lot of it. Mandy recognized the signs. She and James had fought the urges when they’d first found each other again. Neither Sophie nor Grady were about to admit their attraction. They were fighting it. It was kind of cute. She couldn’t help but wonder who would make the first move – because someone was definitely going to make the first move.
    James shuffled the file in his hand. “This is going to take a while to go through.”
    “How long?” Sophie asked.
    James shrugged. “Less time now that someone isn’t puking every twenty minutes,” he said pointedly.
    Mandy flicked his ear before kissing the ridge. He shifted underneath her weight. “Are you sure?”
    James smiled up at her. “Behave yourself.”
    Finn groaned. “Good grief. It’s like you two are in heat.”
    Grady joined in with his brother’s laughter. “It’s hormones.”
    Mandy watched Sophie, her curiosity getting the better of her. Sophie was uncomfortable with the overt affection – something that tugged at Mandy’s heart. She didn’t know a lot about Sophie, but she did recognize the emotion washing over the woman’s face. It was yearning.
    “We’ll run the names,” James said. “We’ll keep you updated. I’m sure Grady will be in contact.”
    Mandy glanced down at him. He definitely knew. He saw the attraction, too. “What are you going to do?” Mandy pointed the question directly at Sophie.
    Sophie shrugged, her slight shoulders