" Please, Mr. Benton. I can make this up to you. I can work for you, here in the shop. I can clean up for you. I can run errands, anything! I can...pay you back! I can't go to jail. I've been arrested before. I was so scared. Please don't do this!"Benton scowled, "Work in the shop? So you can siphon off a few more twenties from me? Do I look like a fool to you?" Heather nodded her head "no." Let me ask you something. Did you take an economics course in high school? Ever hear of. We literally caught them with their “pants down” as they were copulating right out in the open with a number of female townswomen gathered up just on the suspicion that their missing spouses were absent due to being under command of the traitorous General George Washington and his band of outlaws that declared they were an “Army” and committed serious crimes against the rule of the King.The redcoats had left a trail of weeping women all along the settlements of the Maryland and the Virginia. I give him a seductive wink, and coyly turn to lead him up the stairs to the business chambers. I dont need to turn back to make sure he is following me, despite how silent his footfalls on the stairs are: Ive always had great hearing. A gift from my elven mother, I suppose. Its about all she ever gave me. Ive been in this place longer than I can remember. I get to the door that leads to our room, one that is used exclusively for my customers and myself. It is equipped with the biggest bed. I pulled the hoses and needles out, yanked the wires off then pushed up with my arms and settled my weight onto my legs. My ribs burned with pain every breath I took and my legs and hips ached from the strain of standing. I ignored it all and looked around for an exit.I blinked rapidly, getting the grit out and moisture back in. My vision improved greatly and I saw a pair of sliding glass doors in front of me. I walked slowly but steadily towards them. They were automatic and opened as my foot.