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feet flew up over his head and he flipped backwards. “You all right?” Tylers asked as he reached back to help Steele back on his feet.
    “I’m going to get you back for that one,” Steele chuckled and pulled his chair back up.
    “Oh really?” Tylers seemed unconvinced. “I’d like to see you try.”
    The mischievous grin on Steele’s face was undeniable. “Don’t forget you’re dating my sister,” he said smoothly.
    Rilynne was surprised when she learned Avery was dating Ernie Tylers. Not only were Steele and Tylers partners, they were best friends. They were so close, in fact, that she thought they were brothers when she first arrived in town. The belief was only aided by the fact that they looked so much alike, with the same dark hair and green eyes. The only remarkable difference between them was their difference in height, Tylers being a few inches taller. With as close as they were, she would have never imagined Steele would be all right with Tylers dating his younger sister.
    Tylers’ face went instantly blank. “Low blow man, low blow.”
    When the chuckling finally died down, Rilynne returned her attention to the details of her cover story. By the time she had it all down, Matthews had finished with the case file and passed it back to her.
    She read through it half a dozen more times, trying to memorize every detail possible. After she was sure she’d learned everything she could, she began working through the staff files that had been pulled together.
    Every member of the staff had been employed by the Lewis family for over three years, aside from the victim. Trying to get information out of the group would have its challenges. While the members of the staff were sure to have intimate details about each other’s lives, it wouldn’t be easy to get anything out of them. Much like the police department itself, people who worked so closely together had a tendency to become protective of those around them. In a way, they were more like a family than just coworkers. If a member of the staff were involved in the death, there was a definite possibility the others would be willing to assist in covering it up. All she could do was hope that if there were such a bond between them, it wouldn’t be too strong to be broken.
    She carefully combed through every detail of the case until long after the sun sank below the windows in the conference room. Her eyes were starting to burn when she finally closed the files in front of her and walked back into the office.
    Lori was sitting at her desk, working through the department manuals.
    “I’m going to call it a day,” Rilynne said as she reached for her purse. “Do you want to follow me back to the house, or do you still have stuff to do around here?”
    Lori shook her head and stood up. “I’m ready. I finished all of my paperwork earlier, so I’ve just been flipping through these so I can get an idea about the way the station is run.”
    “Well in that case, I’ve got a bottle of wine with our names on it,” Rilynne said with a grin as they stepped out the door and headed toward the elevator.
    “So tell me about this case you’re going to be working,” Lori said as Rilynne pressed the down button. “In an office full of men, no one seemed to know anything beyond the maid aspect.”
    Rilynne rolled her eyes as the elevator doors slid open. “Of course not,” she groaned. “Follow me back to the house, and I’ll fill you in over that bottle of wine.”
    The street was dark and damp. She’d heard the raindrops slapping the conference room window hours before, but hadn’t realized it rained as much as it had. There was over an inch of water sitting in the rain gage outside the front door to the station.
    The storm had blown through quickly, leaving a star-speckled sky above them. Rilynne glanced up and grinned before climbing into her car. Despite all of the time she’d been in Addison Valley, she still hadn’t gotten used to the vastness of the