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'You're frowning again,' he said h he didn't care but he didn't remove his hand from over hers

Why did it matter to him what she wanted? Beth asked herself She didn't even stir his body let alone his heart Whereas his hand on hers, the feel of his war like a car in the wrong gear But then everything about this evening rong—every¬thing If it had been just the two of them

The thought and the warm sensation in the h to cause her to jerk her hands away frohtly, 'What do you expect me to do when you come out with such silly state¬ments? I'm not in an ivory tower, as it happens, I' life on ot a mind and I intend to use it'

'I'lad to hear it' He leant back in his seat and surveyed her with narrowed eyes 'I like a positive approach'

Beth stared at him There was a look on his face she couldn't quite fathom

'So what are those terms?' he asked just as Catherine and Michael left their car and began walking towards them Before she could reply he wound down hisand said to her sister, who had paused by his door, 'We won't be a o in and we'll join you in a moment'

'Oh, all right' Catherine looked taken aback but pleased and Beth inwardly groaned Now her sister would be thinking all sorts of things and galloping off down the wrong road entirely

'So?' Travis had turned back to her again 'The rules of en¬gagement? Feel free to elucidate, Beth'

She wished she hadn't started this She breathed in the de¬licious warmth and smell of him and reiterated silently for the hundredth tied as nonchalantly as she could 'Why should you want to know?' she said a little breathlessly, hearing herself with a touch of annoyance Breathlessness was not an option round Travis More firmly, she added, 'You said you don't fancy ement, as you call them, don't interest you?'

'Ah, but I lied, Beth' The grey gaze didn't waver

'What?' Utterly taken aback, she stared at him