When everyone arrived at the bar, they were surprised. They had expected something posh, but this place operated out of a side door in the middle of a dark alley.Faith looked at the door and asked if the place was even safe. Dinah smiled and said, "Don't worry. Anywhere I go is absolutely safe."

Faith still looked anxious, though, so Kylie pulled her aside and asked her what was wrong.Faith just shook her head and said, "I can't explain it, but I have a bad feeling about this place. Can we just find another place, not this one? I feel it wasn't safe to stay here,"

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"Just give it a try," Kylie said. "If you still don't like it, we can leave, but I don't think Fannie would have suggested this place if it wasn't safe."

Dinah entered first. Kylie and Faith followed directly behind her.

From what they could tell, the bar had been renovated from an apartment. There were three tables on the main floor, and they were all full. Lucas pointed to the stairs and said, "Fannie knew the boss and was able to reserve the upper level for us."

"Isn't it a storeroom?"Faith worried.

"Part of it is," Lucas admitted, "but the other part is used for private parties. It is clean and safe. I think you will be pleasantly surprised."

Once everyone was seated, Fannie took the liberty of ordering for everyone and, as if by magic, she ordered exactly what they would have ordered themselves. "How did you do that?"Faith wondered.

"I can't explain it," Fannie replied, "but I have a knack for knowing what people will order."

As they waited for their beverages,Faith happened to hear someone downstairs yelling. She concentrated on it and realized that the voice belonged to Ken, and it was getting closer. When he got to the top of the stairs, he looked at Faith and said, "Hey, Beautiful. Fancy meeting you here."

Ken pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and put it in his mouth. He took a drag and began to walk towards Faith.Faith was terribly scared, and she tried to make herself as small as possible. She looked around the table at her friends, but they were so involved in their conversations that they couldn't see what was going on right before their eyes.Faith felt uncomfortable seeing Ken heading towards her direction.

Ken was smiling when he got close enough to her to touch her. He put his hand on her inner thigh, just inches from her pubic mound, and she flinched away.

"Why are you smiling," she cried.

Ken touched her face and said, "I thought that we were friends… Aren't we? Why don't you introduce me to your friends?"

Faith's skin crawled at his touch, and he asked her, "Are you nervous? Or should I say you're scared at me? Don't be. How can I be your boyfriend if you are afraid of me? Perhaps we should find someplace to go so that we can talk this out?"

Faith shook her head and said, "Ken, I am not your girlfriend. I will never be your girlfriend. I will not go anywhere alone with you. You scare me, and I don't feel safe around you. If you don't leave me alone, I will be forced to get a restraining order against you! Please, stop this foolish game of yours,"

Suddenly Lucas noticed them and he shouted, "Faith, is this man bothering you? Should I take him out back and 'remind him' to leave you alone?"

At Lucas's interjection, Faith began to cry tears of relief.

"Yes," she replied, "this man has been stalking me, and he won't leave me alone!"

Lucas looked to Dinah and said, "Would you give me a hand? I want to take out the trash without making too much of a ruckus. We could each take one arm, shoved him down the stairs, and out the door. If he struggles, we can use our free hands to punch him in the gut. Once he is outside, we can take him out behind the dumpster where it's less visible and kick the shit out of his."

"Sounds good," Dinah agreed. "I don't want to kill him, though, but let's make damn sure that he isn't out and about for a very long time."

As Ken listened to what they were saying, his face turned a pale shade of green, and a wet spot first appeared on the front of his pants and quickly spread. Before they got to him, though, Ken let a shrill feminine scream and ran out of the bar.

Watching him go, everyone – including Faith – broke out into gales of laughter. Lucas looked at Dinah and said, "I think he will think twice before he bothers anyone again."

The drinks arrived shortly, and with it came joviality that wasn't previously there.Faith looked at Dinah and said, "Do you really think that Ken will leave me alone now?"

Dinah laughed and said, "I would bet my hat on it! Hey forget about, let's enjoy the rest of the night,"

Faith looked at her skeptically and said, "You aren't even wearing a hat!"

Kylie gave Faith a friendly punch in the arm and said, "You don't always have to be so fucking literal!"

At that, even Faith was forced to laugh. She looked at Lucas and Dinah and said, "Thank you. I really appreciate the two of you standing up for me."

"It was actually fun," Dinah replied. "And all in a day's work…"

Outside, Ken was met by two of his peons. They took one look at Ken, and they were shocked by what they saw. Not only did Ken look like shit, but he had actually pissed himself. They couldn't help but chuckle. "Boss," one of them wondered, "what happened?"

"Never mind that," Ken snarled. "Why are you here?"

"We are here," one of his peers replied, "because Mr. Blanker sent us to find you, and it sounded urgent…"