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the show. She’d received some kind of threat and had to hunker down and face it alone. I bet you anything that’s what happened. So yeah. I feel guilty.” A squinty-eyed glare went in Clay’s direction.
    “What did I do?”
    “You’ve known for how long she was having trouble and didn’t tell me.”
    Clay kissed her and the top of baby Wyatt’s head. “Natalie made me promise a couple weeks ago not to tell you when she finally filled me in on what was going on. I’ve read the emails, which I’ve already forwarded to Campbell’s account. She has her secrets and we have to respect her privacy.”
    Campbell didn’t actually wait for him to finish talking before he pulled his email up on his phone. Scrolling through a few of them brought his growl back full force.
    “I know all of that. I do. But my heart is hurting for my friend, and I don’t want her hurt anymore. And now I have to worry about that big galoot, too.”
    “Me?” Campbell asked as he pocketed his phone to keep from throwing it against the wall. “Nothing to worry about. You can rest your pretty little head.”
    The door to his office opened and Natalie stepped out, followed by an exasperated Wyatt.
    Straightening his spine, he mumbled under his breath more to himself than anyone else, “I have it all under control.”

Chapter Four
    Natalie
    Wyatt had been asking her questions for forty-five minutes and she couldn’t seem to calm down. Her limbs kept twitching, her feet wouldn’t stay still.
    Not because she had been worried about the detective’s questions. Not even reliving the latest attempt at taking her out had upset her. Or that she couldn’t remember anything helpful about it.
    It was a two-inch problem.
    The two inches of wood that had been separating her from Campbell.
    She hadn’t been able to fully breathe until Wyatt had opened the door. Taking a real deep inhale, she had to convince her body to pay attention. She stared at Campbell. He stared at her. She nibbled her bottom lip. Again. Which she never did.
    What the hell had changed?
    No.
    Nothing had.
    Having an adrenaline rush caused it. Nothing more. He happened to have been with her when the latest attempt occurred. That was it. And definitely not because he’d actually saved her life.
    Being thankful was one thing. Wanting him with her? Needing him next to her?
    That wasn’t acceptable.
    Needing someone with her wasn’t something she could ask for. Ever
    “…else you can always call me.”
    Blinking, she turned to Detective Wyatt. “I’m sorry, what?”
    Wyatt gave a half grin and squeezed her arm. “I’m going to talk to Campbell and Clay, get their take on some things since you finally came to the right conclusion that you need protection right now. If you remember anything else, you can always call me. Okay?”
    Clay was there?
    She glanced over again. Sure was. Standing with Angela, who had the baby in her arms.
    How had she missed them being there? Staring at Campbell again, she noticed his nostrils flare as he looked her up and down.
    Oh yeah.
    That was why.
    Trying to block out her need to run to him, she crossed her arms under her boobs and kept her feet firmly planted. “Do I need to be there for you to talk to the guys?”
    Wyatt watched the other group. “No. I’ll send Angela in here and if you can hang out for a bit in case I have any follow-up questions.” He rubbed a hand down his face and yawned huge. With a shake of his head he pulled his phone out of his pocket and flipped through something.
    “How long have you been working? And I know it’s more than twenty-four hours ’cause falling asleep at your desk for thirty minutes is surprisingly not that helpful when it comes to the REM sleep cycle.”
    “A while.” He glanced at a couple more things and put the phone away.
    “Sleep does a body good, Detective.”
    “Putting bad guys away does lots of bodies good.”
    Natalie smiled. “Can’t argue with that logic,” she agreed as the