Vladimir:
I kept my eyes on Audrey as the two of us walked out of the restaurant, and though I could tell that she wasn't speaking because she didn't want to bother me, I knew that she was more upset than she was letting out.
"Do you want us to go and drink something?" I asked, and she shook her head.
I opened the car door for her, and watched as she got inside. She looked at the seat for a second and got inside, her heart racing against her ribcage. The bruise that was forming o her shoulder was going to need me to check on it later, but I also knew that it was going to be healing a lot faster now that she was somewhat regaining her strength.
"We can go somewhere else, Audrey. You know that this is not the only place that the city has."
It is official. I think we all need a Vladimir in our lives...