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It didn’t matter – Savannah needed him. If she was at the restaurant, it couldn’t be that bad, right?
    He double-parked his car in front of the restaurant and flew through the front door. He took in a dark, cozy atmosphere with small, dimly lit lanterns on each table, elegant tablecloths and plate ware and dark paneled wood walls. He’d actually been here on numerous occasions with clients, but the only thing that registered now was that the place was completely empty – not one single customer. All he saw was a bartender behind the empty bar cleaning glasses. The bearded man in a crisp white shirt and black pants pointed towards the back of the restaurant where the restrooms were located. He rushed around the corner and stopped when he saw another man standing outside the ladies’ room door. He was tall, well-built with a buzz cut and a little bit of a five-o clock shadow on his face. Shane guessed he was in his mid-thirties and he was wearing an expensive suit with gold cuffs and what looked like a very expensive watch on his wrist.
    “Where is she?”
    The man motioned to the door but shot his arm out in front of Shane when he tried to enter.
    “Take a breath,” the man said calmly and that was when Shane noticed the knife in his other hand. It was a steak knife.
    “If you touched her-” he began.
    “You need to calm down before you see her.”
    The man’s quiet demeanor was the complete opposite of what was happening inside of Shane, but he forced himself to take a deep breath.
    “What happened?”
    “She was here with a gentleman – a date I’m guessing.”
    Shane’s breath hitched at the image of her with another man, but he kept his mouth shut.
    “They put in their orders with the waiter and then the guy pulled her onto the dance floor. She seemed reluctant, but she went. They were only dancing for a minute or so when she started screaming at him to stop.”
    Shane started to talk, but the man put up his hand to stop him. “The guy barely touched her. From what I could tell, he was being a gentleman.”
    “What happened next?”
    “She kept saying ‘no’ over and over. One of the waiters approached her to see if he could help and she ran to the bathroom.” He held up the knife. “She grabbed this off a table as she ran by.”
    Shane took the knife and sucked in a breath when he saw blood on the tip of it.
    “Did she…”
    “She wasn’t trying to kill herself.” The man’s voice had dropped down a level as if he was trying to prepare Shane for bad news.
    “Why is there blood on it?” Shane felt like he was in another dimension because he had no idea what the fuck was going on.
    “I saw her take the knife off the table, but she locked the door so it took me a minute to get in.” Shane glanced at the door and saw that it had indeed been forced open. “I was able to stop her before she did too much damage.”
    Shane closed his eyes and shook his head. The man seemed to realize he couldn’t get out the words to ask what Savannah had done.
    “She cut her arm.”
    “I don’t understand,” Shane said quietly even though he did, but he needed someone else to voice it because it couldn’t be true.
    “It’s a coping mechanism – I’ve seen it before. The cuts aren’t too deep so that’s why we didn’t call the paramedics. We left the cops out of it too because they aren’t what she needs right now. My wife is in there with her but she hasn’t said much. I couldn’t find a cell phone on her – just her license and some credit cards in her wallet. I told her she needed to give me the number of someone to call or I’d have to call the police, so she gave me your name and number. Hasn’t said a word since.” Shane was numb and he felt the man remove the knife from his limp hand. “Take all the time you need – we cleared out the restaurant and shut it down for the night.”
    “How?” Shane asked dumbly.
    “Let’s just say I know the owner.” He pushed open the door for