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with Brent. They took the night shift and Wyatt and Merrick had the day shift. Lawrence was on vacation till next week, when she’d get her husband back.
    “Ha, that’s never stopped us before. I enjoyed taking you in the supply closet last week,” Craig reminded her.
    “You’re so naughty. Seriously though, I need to think about work so stop,” Laney muttered.
    “What’s got you all worked up? I know you’re doing interviews for Luke’s assistant position. Did something happen?” Craig asked.
    “Nothing happened, but I found one who I think would be perfect. Only thing is if I show him the background check before she starts, he won’t hire her. After Melissa, we both know he’s very unforgiving and it wasn’t Evie’s fault.” Laney huffed out a frustrated sigh and began tapping her pen again.
    “So what’s in the check that you think will influence his decision?”
    “Her dad embezzled millions from the company he worked for and ran off to a country without extradition. Evie has been suffering from the stigma since he did it six years ago. All she needs is a chance, Craig.” Laney stood up, pacing back and forth behind her desk, feeling restless.
    “Are you sure she wasn’t involved?” Craig asked, worry clear in his tone.
    “The FBI is. I got the information through our connection with them and I read the report they did on her. She moved after her mom died five years ago, about a year after the dad ran off, and they thought they’d been wrong and she was involved. They sent an agent to watch her and the report she gave was heartbreaking. Evie wasn’t involved and the agent that followed her felt sorry for her after the way she was repeatedly treated everywhere she went. It’s horrible the way her life was broken apart by what he did. I’m telling you, she just needs a chance.” Laney plopped back down in her chair, still feeling a little keyed up and sorry for Evie. She was such a nice person and meeting her had cemented the idea that she would be the perfect assistant for her brother.
    “So don’t tell him. Just say that the report isn’t back yet,” Craig said, reminding her why she loved the diabolical man. He was smart and he knew when she was right about something.
    “He would never believe that.”
    “After seeing him looking completely frazzled a few hours ago, I think you might be wrong on that account. He’s too stressed out at the moment to care. Having to pick up the slack for his crappy assistants lately has him so ready to find anyone worth a damn that you can slip her in. Once he’s used to her, after say a week, he won’t care what the check says if she’s competent because of all the issues he’s had replacing Maria.” Craig’s voice was amused and she would bet he was grinning from ear to ear.
    Laney knew he was likely thinking that this little ruse would be payback for some trick her brother had played on him. Her husband and brother had been friends since the Navy and they were always trying to one up each other and it had only gotten worse once she’d married Craig. At the moment she wasn’t sure she cared why Craig was suggesting that she trick her brother into thinking that the background check wasn’t finished.
    Hmm, or maybe she could say she gave it to the assistant. Lord knows Janet was good at losing things. Laney tugged at the phone cord, her brain mulling over the ways to keep Luke from finding out that she already had the report.
    “Besides, the worst that happens is she isn’t good at her job and she ends up seeking unemployment. It’s not like she would have access to any of the accounts as Luke’s assistant. The most she’d be able to do would be use the corporate credit card and we both know it would take Tina less than a week to catch on to that because she’s anal.” Craig let out a snort at his own joke.
    Laney lowered her brows frowning. “You know that Tina’s the reason that we’re doing better than we were last year,