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Carmela left the office at 4:00 p.m., exhausted. Why had she agreed to go riding at the end of a long, trial-filled week, especially knowing that a meeting with Travis would add to her tensions instead of helping her recover? Then there was Harry’s warning that people were talking about the close connection between the defense attorney and the police department. How serious was the gossip? Perhaps he was right that a meeting out on the ranch was ill advised. She stuffed a leather bag that fit behind her saddle with ham sandwiches, two apples, a bottle of pinot noir and a bottle opener, before reaching into the freezer for a slice of Travis’s favorite chocolate cake, made last week in case he surprised her and dropped by unexpectedly, which …show more content…

He held the glass while he watched her unwrap the sandwiches, then filled it almost to the top and handed it back. She drank half the glass. This was not the woman who usually commented when he drank too much. She seemed oblivious to the world as she nibbled her sandwich then emptied the wine glass. She coughed and wine dribbled down her chin. Travis resisted the urge to catch it with his thumb. “You’re making a mess,” he said, and picked up a sandwich. “Harry said people were talking about us. That has to stop.” “Don’t blame me. He’s the one who set this meeting— at your instigation I understood.” “You told him you had some information to share. You wouldn’t give it to him, so I’m here.” “That’s not quite how it happened. I offered to give it to him and he suggested that I should meet with you personally.” She might have known—Harry was always matchmaking, and he’d seemed particularly upset at the recent chilling in this relationship. She blinked tears from her eyes and held her glass out for more wine. “Are you driving? I’d hate to have to arrest you on the way home.” “You and who else? What is this important information you told Harry you’d

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