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must be hard on Grady,” Mandy teased.
    “He’s opted not to speak to me until after work.”
    Mandy chortled. “Oh, that’s true love.” She turned to Emma. “I’m guessing you wake up in a good mood.”
    “Generally,” Emma said. “Although, I’ve been having a little morning sickness lately. That’s been rough for Finn to deal with.”
    “Have you been having it a lot?”
    “A couple days a week.”
    “That sucks,” Mandy said. “When I’m sick, James hovers. It’s sweet, but it’s also annoying. When you have to puke, you really want to do it alone.”
    “Do we have to talk about puke over breakfast?” Sophie asked, pushing her corned-beef hash around her plate. “You’re going to make it so I can’t finish my breakfast.”
    “Sorry,” Mandy said, holding up her hands. “It was just an observation.”
    Sophie rolled her eyes. “What do you guys want to do today?”
    “I think we should just walk around,” Mandy said. “There are tons of stores. We can pick up some brochures, too. There are a lot of tours. I want to go and see some of the cemeteries, and I think there are other tours for the neighborhoods with the really big homes.”
    “That sounds good to me,” Sophie said.
    “Me, too,” Emma said.
    “I also want to go to the voodoo area,” Mandy added, her eyes sparkling. “I definitely want to do some shopping there.”
    “Are you going to get a doll and put pins in it so you can threaten James when he misbehaves?” Sophie asked.
    “Of course not.”
    “I’m getting one for Grady,” Sophie said.
    “Oh, that’s horrible,” Emma said. “Grady is so sweet to you.”
    “Try living with him,” Sophie said. “Ninety percent of the time, he’s a dream. When he wants to be a pain, though, he’s a total bear.”
    “He’s your Grady Bear,” Mandy teased.
    Sophie smirked. “I’m going to start calling him that. When he hates it, I’m going to tell him it was your idea.”
    “I’m fine with that.” Mandy shifted her attention to Emma, who was nervously studying her plate. “What’s wrong with you?”
    “Nothing,” Emma said. “It’s just … that guy over there is staring at me.”
    Mandy shifted her gaze two tables over, focusing on the man sitting there. He was young, in his mid-twenties, and his blond hair was still damp from a morning shower as it brushed against the collar of his shirt. When Mandy focused on him, he was staring at his plate. After a few seconds, he lifted his head and his green eyes locked on Mandy’s blue. He immediately broke eye contact.
    Mandy turned back to Emma and Sophie. “I think he’s just checking you out.”
    “I’m pregnant,” Emma said, scandalized.
    “You’re not showing.”
    “I have a ring on,” Emma pointed to her finger, the huge engagement ring Finn had presented her with sparkling under the early morning light.
    “He’s just checking you out, Emma,” Mandy said. “He’s not committing a crime.”
    “Lighten up,” Sophie agreed. “I think you’re overreacting. He’s just checking out a woman over breakfast. Let’s try to refrain from castrating him.”
    Mandy giggled, her eyes traveling back to the blond. He wasn’t alone any longer. He had two friends, both about the same age, sitting with him. “Oh, look, there’s one for each of us now.”
    Sophie smirked as Emma’s cheeks colored. “Yeah. They look dangerous. They’ve got ‘Mardi Gras wannabes’ written all over them.”
    Emma sighed. “I guess I was overreacting.”
    “I think you’re just nervous being in a new city,” Mandy said. “How about we finish up and start our walking tour.” She turned to Sophie. “Do you still have your map?”
    “You made fun of me when I bought this map at the airport,” Sophie said, digging through her purse. “Now you love the map.”
    “I made fun of you because you’re the only person I know who would buy a laminated map before even leaving the airport,” Mandy countered. “I didn’t say