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feeling it’s not going to be easy.”
    John turned his phone off. “Most of our work isn’t easy. And don’t worry about paying for our services. I might need someone to sing at our wedding. Rachel’s got a soft spot for a certain country music superstar.”
    Ryan grinned at the pained expression on his friend’s face. “Sounds to me like you’re marrying a woman with good taste. Ask Rachel to make a list of the songs she likes and I’ll come and see her.”
    John shook his head. “You’ve got no idea what you’ve let yourself in for. You’d better bring Sophie as backup. I don’t want my fiancée deciding she’s better off with the musician over the fence.”
    Ryan knew that would never happen. He’d spent a lot of time with Rachel and John. They had the kind of relationship that you don’t see every day. It was everything his songs were made of and nothing like the reality of his life.
     

 
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER FOUR
     
     
    Sophie typed a web address into the toolbar on Ryan’s computer and waited for the site to appear. About eight months ago, she’d been worried about someone stealing her research notes. Instead of hiding everything away, she’d started her own website and put the encrypted information in front of the world.
    The recruitment website didn’t advertise jobs, but it did have advice for finding the perfect job. Within the articles about writing CVs and how to prepare for an interview, she’d carefully hidden information that would unlock the formula for her Alzheimer’s medication. The only person who knew the code was her sister, Hayley.
    Hayley didn’t know much about genetic microbiology, but she was a crossword addict. She could unravel the most obscure clue and find an answer that very few people could see. With an encrypted code adding another layer of security to the formula, their secret was as safe as it could be.
    Hayley worked as a geriatric nurse in the nursing home where their mother lived. She’d thought Sophie was crazy giving their mom what she called, jungle juice, three times a day. But after eighteen months of trial and error, the mix of herbal nutrients and anti-inflammatory plants were doing better than Sophie had expected.
    Each week, Hayley uploaded the results from the tests she did with their mom onto their website. Even though Sophie wasn’t with them, she could keep a careful eye on how her mom was doing.
    She blinked back tears as she remembered the way her mom used to be before dementia had robbed her of her life. She didn’t know at what stage the new treatment would stop making a difference, but for now, it was nothing short of a miracle. Thanks to the supplement, her mom could eat on her own, move around her apartment, and shop at the special store they had in the dementia facility.
    Sophie moved the computer mouse across the screen and clicked on the testimonial page of the website. Hayley had added an entry about a non-existent job she’d applied for.
    She leaned forward, smiling at the words Hayley had written.
    “You look happy,” Ryan said from the doorway.
    Sophie closed the website and grinned at her boss. Her mom had passed a major milestone and she felt like dancing on the desk. “It’s the best morning ever.”
    “Really?”
    She reached for a pile of messages beside the phone. “Mr. Sheehan called. He wants to know when you’ll be ready for the light fittings to be delivered. Ed McMurtry wanted to let you know that your paintings can be delivered next week. You need to call him and let him know when you’ll be home. And last but not least, your publicist called and wanted to know how your songwriting is going.”
    “And those calls made you happy?”
    Sophie couldn’t stop the smile that burst across her face. “Dorothy was very pleasant.”
    Ryan’s eyebrows shot up. “What else did she say?”
    “We talked about the concert.”
    “Anything else?” he asked.
    Sophie shook her head. “Nothing, why?”
    “You look