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back to the house, they walk through the garage into the kitchen. Tripp, Ryder, and Dayne are sitting at the kitchen table playing what looks like poker. Vance mumbles something about having to go to the bathroom and bolts up the stairs. Melina looks at where Vance has disappeared to down the hall then looks over at the guys.
    They are frowning at her. “Is he okay?” Tripp asks.
    “We ran into Shawn at In and Out Burger and they talked about work. Vance said there’s been a new development, but he's been extremely quiet since we left the restaurant.”
    “How much you wanna bet he's puking up that burger right now?” Dayne grunts, looking back down at the cards in his hands.
    “Dayne,” Tripp scolds.
    “What? It's true. That job…” Dayne starts but doesn’t finish his thought. He just shakes his head in disgust.
    All of the guys nod in agreement, acknowledging that they agree with Dayne, but none of them say another word.
    “Should I go check on him?” Melina asks, unable to tolerate the silence.
    “Give him a minute, come sit,” Ryder says, pushing out the chair next to him with his foot.
    Melina reluctantly sits down. The urge to go to Vance is overwhelming, but she figures that these guys know him better than she does, so she does as Ryder says and sits down.
    “So everything was good until he talked with Shawn?” Tripp asks, tossing his cards face down onto the table. “Fold.”
    Melina nods. “Yeah, the movie was hilarious and Vance was in a really good mood.”
    “Has he told you anything about the case?” Ryder asks, looking over at her.
    “No and he says he never will. Has he told you anything about it?”
    They all shake their heads. “Not yet,” Tripp replies.
    The guys go on with their game while Melina watches in silence.

    Melina glances at the clock. Vance has been upstairs for about forty-five minutes now. She stands up and the three guys look up at her. They all give her a nod. They obviously know where she intends to go. Having their blessing, she gives them an exaggerated nod back and takes a deep breath - obviously trying to build strength and confidence - and starts for the stairs.
    She makes her way to Vance's room, where the door is closed. Melina knocks. No answer. She knocks again and calls his name. Still no answer. So she tries the door, finds that it’s unlocked, and walks into the dark room.
    “Vance?” Melina calls softly.
    As Melina's eyes adjust to the dark, she can see his big masculine shape sprawled out across the bed. Her heart aches. He must be exhausted. She walks over to the bed and climbs up onto it, able to see Vance a little clearer now. He is on his stomach, his face half buried in the silk sheets, his arms loosely wrapped around a pillow. One knee is bent, while the other is straight with his foot hanging off the bed.
    Melina smoothes her hand over his hair. “Vance.”
    He sucks in a sharp breath as his body stirs. He slowly lifts his head and cracks an eye. Vance pushes up onto his forearms and rubs his eyes with the heels of his palms, then glances over at the clock.
    “Shit,” he breathes, “I’m sorry, baby. I didn't mean to fall asleep like that.”
    “It's okay,” Melina says, running her hand down his back.
    Vance shakes his head. “No, it's not.” He rolls over and sits up.
    “Did you get sick?” she asks softly, scooting closer to him.
    “Until there was nothing left,” Vance mumbles, shoving his hands into his hair.
    Melina sighs. She doesn't know how to help him. He won't tell her what happened other than it’s something to do with work.
    “I’m gonna go. Why don't you go back to sleep,” she says wearily and slides off the bed.
    Vance grabs her hand before she could walk away. “You don't have to go.”
    “We both have work in the morning. It’s my first day back since my accident, and I have a feeling that you're going to need a full night's sleep.”
    Vance pulls her back onto the bed and climbs on top of her. He kisses