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They looked at each other. Robert licked his lips. Olivia sipped her coffee slowly; she could feel his eyes on her. If he had been any other guy then that would be okay, but darn it, it was Robert, the man who made her feel warm and funny inside.

Robert cleared his throat.

‘So, did you manage to find Primrose?’

Olivia snapped out of her fantasy.

‘No, I don’t know where she is and I have a bad feeling about it’

‘bad feeling?’

Olivia could see that Robert was looking at her attentively. Her heart beat faster and she brought the coffee mug closer to her mouth.

‘I mean she probably won’t be back in a couple of days’.

‘oh okay, so why don’t you stay with me in the main time?’

‘errr…. I don’t know, I don’t have clothes, or toiletries Robert, I …..’

‘you also don’t have your id document, or any money. You have a lot of scars though. I know something is going on Olivia, am not stupid’

Olivia swallowed the hot coffee and just stared at him.

‘there where 3 suspicious looking men in the mall yesterday looking for you after you were brought into the doctor’s office, my gut told me to lie on your behalf because somehow it looked like you did not want to see them’

There was silence in the room.

‘Whatever it is that’s going on….’
Olivia cut him off.

‘Did they follow you?’ Her voice held a hint of hysteria.

Robert breathed in and answered.

‘no, I asked the doctor if I could use his back door. Nobody saw me, trust me.’

He looked very certain of what he was saying so she relaxed her shoulders and sipped her coffee. She knew that Robert was fishing, so she said nothing.

'As I was saying, whatever trouble you are in, for now I can hide you, but you will have to face it sometime’

'I know’ Olivia replied a small voice.

Robert felt so sorry for her and wanted to protect her.