His
eyes lingered on the vehicle sitting in the lot. Was it even safe to be here?
After all, if the men at Anita’s house were hired by Joseph, they might only be
a block behind them. On the other hand, Martin also thought that if they were
underlings, they might not be so eager to let the big boss know they’d failed
to kill the people investigating him. For all he knew, Joseph might suspect
that they were dead. He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel in
frustration. There was too much that he had to figure out, and it was beginning
to get in the way of what currently, was most important: protecting Anita.
“Since we last met, I’ve been doing a lot of
investigating in order to locate Joseph Cooper, the man you claimed to have
saved you. I narrowed it down to this address, but-“ before Martin could even
finish, she was already out of the car with the passenger door slammed shut
behind her.
Martin
sighed, stretched his neck, and moved to join her on the street. When he
finally got out of the car, she was moving around it to cross the road. Before
she could do so, Martin caught her arm and pulled her back toward the car;
pushing her against the steel frame, despite her resistance. Finally her
angered expression fell to that of defeat and she quit struggling, allowing
Martin to speak.
“Anita,
it’s too dangerous for you to just run off like that. I understand that you’re
capable of taking care of yourself, but until we know what’s going on and how
to combat the problems that have arisen, you’re my responsibility,” he said.
Anita frowned, but shook Martin off of her. He backed away willingly, and she
crossed her arms. Understandably, she was upset. “So please, don’t make my job
harder.”
Anita
sighed, and Martin knew he’d won. “I’m not staying in the car.”
“Of
course not, but… it’d be best not to stay out here too long, either,” he said.
“Is
that…?” she asked. Martin’s expression twisted in confusion, but he turned from
her to see what it was that she spotted. On the other side of the street, at
the entrance to the auto shop, a muscular man wearing a simple t-shirt and
jeans appeared to be leaving the establishment. There was no doubt in Martin's
mind as to who the man was.
Before
Martin could manage a word, Anita already bolted past him and toward the man on
the other side. Whether Martin liked it or not, she was headed straight for her
second encounter with Joseph Cooper. All he could do at this point was make
sure that Anita didn’t get hurt, and that he got his man. Then it would all be
over.
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