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that didn’t make it appear as bad as it was. Straightening the corners of the paperwork, she tried to think of a way to explain the two bodies that had ended up inside their doors.
    Just as she was about to start on the forms again, her door flew open and Trinity came barreling in. “Sweet Lord of mercy…there are three very good-looking men in our waiting room. They said that Ronnie sent them. Apparently, we need help.” Sweeping her hand over her hair, Trinity beamed at Vivi. “I think the help that I have in mind is much different than theirs.”
    “Here…to help us with what? Are they football players, or baseball players? Does my baby sister think that we’re so desperate that she needs to send us dates? If that doesn’t beat all…”
    “Quit whining and put some lipstick on. You look tired.” Digging through the purse that sat on the corner of the desk, Trinity found a tube and shoved it at Vivi. “Hurry up, Ruby is practically drooling over the one with blond hair and a beard. If we don’t get out there quickly, then she may drag him off to an exam room.”
    Vivi slid some color on her lips and straightened her scrubs. “Did they say who they were?”
    “The one who seems to be in charge said he has a company called SAI.”
    Vivi quit fussing with her clothes, and her shoulders slumped. “Darn. It must be Joel. He doesn’t like me and is always giving me a hard time.”
    Trinity dragged her out of the office and moved toward the front of the clinic. “There isn’t a person alive who doesn’t like you.”
    “Oh, yes there is, and his name is Joel McDade.” Walking as slowly as she could, she tried to come up with a plan to get rid of him. As quickly as possible. There was no way she wanted to handle the problems with her clinic, the Feds, the DEA, and Joel. There was only so much that a person could be expected to deal with. Having him hang around and growl at her would tip her over the edge of sanity. “I’m going to get rid of them. We don’t need any help. We have Gideon, the FBI, and Uncle Buck.”
    “You may have to convince Ruby of that, because it looks like she wants to keep Ben around for a while.”
    “I’ve met Ben. He can stay. Let’s just get rid of Joel.”
    Trinity swiveled and stared at her. “What?” Vivi said.
    Tossing her hair over her shoulder, Trinity shrugged. “Nothing. I haven’t seen you react so negatively to someone since Timmy Budrow in fifth grade. And that was only because you had a crush on him.”
    “This is nothing like Timmy,” Vivi replied sternly.
     
    They both entered the waiting room and were greeted by three big men who appeared like they were capable of taking over a small country before lunchtime. Ruby sat at her desk with a look of awe as she studied Ben. It seemed that he was harboring similar feelings, because he was looking back at her the same way. 
    “Hey, you all, what brings you to our little corner of the world?” Vivi called out. She thought if she killed them with kindness, then she might be able to get rid of them faster.
    “Hey there, Dane.” Vivi leaned up on her tiptoes and offered the strikingly handsome man a hug. He gave her a good squeeze and smiled down at her.
    “You always promised to make me dinner, so here I am,” Dane replied.
    “Oh, you devil, that is a long way to come for some of my jambalaya.” Tipping her chin toward Ben, she laughed. “It seems that Ben is already under the spell of one of my best friends.”
    Joel stepped toward her, and she girded herself for what was about to happen. She didn’t think it was going to be anything good, so she plastered a friendly smile on her face. “Hello, Joel.” She put out her hand and had to wait a second before he grasped it. “Did you need a flu shot?”
    The way his eyes scrunched up told her he was about to blast her with a nasty reply. Squaring her shoulders, she tried to appear unfazed.
    “No, Vivi. I didn’t come up here for a flu shot. We came