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knew what he did, but she knew in her core that the reason he cared about any of them was because he was evil.
                  "I make it my business to know.  He has plans for you, and they don't include me, and that makes me sad…"
                  "What do you mean?  Who has plans for me?"  At her question, Damien's grip released, and Heather jumped up, turning to face him.  The look on his face stopped her cold. 
                  His eyes were cold, as she'd expected, but the wry smile on his mouth gave the man an air of childishness, as if he was the boy who was fixing to be punished for something he'd done wrong.  And he knew it.
                  Without thinking on his expression, just feeling relief at being out of his clutches, Heather strode out of the room, and walked straight to Robbie.
                  The enormous black man listened intently as Heather explained that a client knew where she lived.  His eyebrows joined in the middle of his increasingly wrinkled forehead as he listened to her.  When Heather told him about the roses, he immediately walked to the back of the club where the private rooms were.  She didn't need to tell him about her mother or Tiffany.  Nobody here really knew them, and she liked keeping that part of her life separate from this one.
                  Heather liked Robbie.  He was an imposing man, but he had a quiet manner about him, one that begged no arguments.  She had seen him resort to violence only a handful of times in the years she had worked there.  And it had been impressive.
                  He returned shortly with a puzzled expression on his face.  “He’s not back there, Heaven.”  He knew her real name but didn’t use it on the floor.  “I don’t see him in here, either.  Maybe he left.”  Crossing his arms, he asked her, “Do you want me to call the police?”
                  “What for?  He hasn’t done anything illegal.  They won’t do anything.”  She could feel her self control rapidly evaporate.  How had he left without them seeing?  He would have to walk right past them to get to the exit.
                  “I’ll give you a ride home tonight and check out your place, if you want.”  Robbie offered.
                  “I would like that.  Thank you, Robbie.”  Feeling little relief at his kind gesture, she tried to smile at him, but the danger of the situation still simmered under her skin.
                  He shrugged and went back to his post.  Heather managed to get through the rest of the night with an uneasy smile on her face.  For the first time in eight years, she felt like her job was putting her in danger.
                  Robbie gave her a ride home after ensuring the other girls had left and walked through her house with her to confirm that Damien hadn’t broken in.  Then he patiently waited while she let Taco out for his midnight outing, and made sure she was in for the night before leaving.  His presence made Heather feel better, but she couldn’t shake the unease seated in her gut. 
                  Eventually, she went to sleep.
    When she woke up, later that afternoon, Heather didn't want to be home alone.  Deciding that she wanted a little light in her life, she texted Uri.
    R U busy?
    He texted back immediately.
    No.  What is going on?
    I dont work 2nite. Want 2 cum over 4 dinner?
    I do not like texting.  Can I call you right now?
    Sure.
    She smiled at the idea of a man in the twenty-first century not texting, as her phone rang.
    “Hello?”
    “Hey, Heather.”  He seemed to enjoy saying her name.  It sounded good on his voice, sending a tiny shiver up her spine.
    “You want to come over tonight for dinner?”
    “Sure.  What time?”  She could hear a smile in his voice, and it made her warm, chasing away some of the desperate gloom from the night