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Beth found herself rebelling against the way he had taken over Nodding her head at the coffee pot, she said, 'I'll just have a coffee for now, thanks Give my stomach a chance to wake up properly,' she added pointedly

'Fine I'll see to it'

He was so unconcerned that Beth ilanced at Harvey, as sitting ra on the draining board 'What's the matter with him?' she asked in surprise

'He knows there's a knuckle bone in there' Travis shtly lopsided smile 'I'm not above bribery and corruption'

'You don't need to try with Harvey,' Beth said flatly 'I think he already prefers you to

'I wasn't talking about Harvey' Travis had been pouring two ave Beth hers, adding, 'Go out into the garden and I'll bring the bone for Harvey to eat while we drink our coffee'

With an ecstatic Harvey gnawing on a huge bone, which had enough meat left on it to feed a fa other than the closeness of the bignext to her in the warm sunshine a ht for one but def¬initely on the cosy side for two Travis's thigh was pressed against hers and she could feel the warh the thin material of her dress, his aring her into the circle of his body even though he wasn't overtly touching her

The coffee was scalding hot but she sipped at it neverthe¬less, trying to dispel the vibrations pulsating from the core of her Pointless to tell herself she could control the effect this powerful sexual chemistry between them had on her When he was near like this reason went out of theUsing Harvey as an excuse, she bent down and stroked the dog's rough fur, earning herself a quick doggy grin and lick of her hand before he went back to the business in hand

'Good natured anirowl if they're touched when they've got a prize Worried it's going to be taken away, I guess'

'I could take anything away from Harvey,' Beth said quietly 'He trusts me'

'How long have you had him?'