"Something catch your eye?" Roy's own gaze seemed to follow hers, and he wondered if she'd seen something unfriendly to put her on alert. "'Cause you don't need to worry. You're safe with me."

He didn't mean that in some weird, demeaning way. She could handle herself, he got it. But part of him really just wanted Laura to relax. He wasn't going to hurt her, and neither was anyone else. Not on his watch.