Robert’s POV
“How much does she owe you?” I asked and he grunted yelling five hundred dollars out loud. I put my hand in my jacket and brought out a wad of cash, giving him two thousand dollars and warning him to never show his face here again. He just nodded and left.
I turned to Luke, my heart still pounding in my chest. "Thank you," I said, my voice still shaky. "You didn't have to do that." He just shrugged, a small smile on his face. "No worries," he said. And then, he was gone, slipping back into the shadows of the bar. I turned to Rebecca, who was staring at me with a look of disbelief on her face. "Thank you," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "You didn't have to do that." I just smiled, and said, "Of course I did. You're my friend."
I turned to Luke, my heart still
