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excitement.
    He stroked her long hair, finally winding it into strands, gripping those strands, pulling gently at first.
    Then harder.
    Harder.
    She wore only a thin blouse and skirt and as he tilted her head back he could see her nipples straining darkly against the material.
    He kept his grip on her hair but eased her head forward once more, kissing her nose.
    She smiled convincingly.
    Harrison continued to grin.
    `Who were you calling?' he asked, softly, his voice low but full of menace.
    `A friend of mine;' she told him, feeling the pressure on her scalp increase slightly as he pulled on her hair again.
    `Anyone I know?' he enquired.
    `I doubt it,' she said, trying to ease her head forward to relieve the pressure as he continued to pull.
    'How do you know?' he asked. 'I know a lot of people.'
    He held her wrist once more, pushing her hand down so that it was behind her back, allowing him to hold both her arms simultaneously. Then, still with that grin plastered across his face, he began unbuttoning the buttons of her blouse.
    Tina stiffened, her eyes fixed on Harrison's face.
    'So, who were you calling, sweetheart?' he wanted to know, undoing another button.
    'I told you, lover, just a friend,' she explained, trying to inject a note of softness to her voice, to banish the hint of fear which hovered there.
    'Male or female?' he persisted, opening her blouse and revealing her breasts. He cupped one in his hand, rubbing it hard, scraping his palm across the nipple which hardened despite her anxiety.
    Tina swallowed hard and pushed herself against Harrison, allowing him to explore her upper body more fully. She began to grind her crotch against his leg, hoping that her display of passion would distract him enough to divert him from this line of interrogation.
    'It isn't important is it?' she said, feeling his erection grow more prominent.
    'After what happened the other night in the restaurant you should be careful who you talk to,' he told her, still rubbing her breasts hard. In fact, his attentions were becoming a little too intense. She felt his nails rake the soft flesh of her breast and held back the whimper of pain. He left three bright red grazes just above her nipple.
    'Did I hurt you?' he said softly, almost mockingly, finally releasing her arms.
    She pulled away from him, quickly fastening her blouse.
    'Bashful all of a sudden?' he said, watching as she brushed her hands over the material.
    'We're supposed to be going out tonight aren't we?' Tina reminded him, heading for the bathroom.
    Harrison crossed to the drinks cabinet and pulled out a bottle of whisky. He found a glass and poured himself a large measure.
    Harrison looked towards the door of the bathroom and heard the sound of the shower sputtering into life.
    'Where are we going?' Tina called.
    The gang boss didn't answer, he merely glanced at the phone then back at the door.
    'Frank, I said where are we going tonight?' she called again, raising her voice to make herself heard over the running water.
    'Perhaps we should stay here,' he said. 'It might be safer. If somebody took one crack at me then they might try it again.'
    'You can't hide, Frank. They'll think you're afraid.'
    Harrison strode towards the bathroom, the drink still in his hand. He tugged back the shower curtain and gazed in at Tina who almost screamed, startled at the sudden intrusion.
    'I'm not afraid,' he hissed, watching as the water coursed off her body.
    She stood beneath the spray feeling suddenly frightened.
    Harrison watched the water running in warn rivulets down her body, from her wet hair over her shoulders and firm breasts, across her lean, fiat stomach. Through her triangle of pubic hair and down her slim legs.
    They stood like that for long seconds until Harrison took a step backwards to sit on the stool in one comer of the large bathroom.
    Tina reached forward to pull the shower curtain across again.
    'Leave it,' snapped Harrison, his eyes still fixed on her. 'Finish your