MAN FROM TOMORROW (EPISODE 75)

Martin straightened up and looked at Anita.

"Don't you realize how dangerous that is? We might not be the ones being tracked and hunted, but if we leave those looking for Kevin spots one of us, we'll lead them right to him. Worse, we'd also be leading them straight to the professor, and well, that would be rude," Martin said.

"We would only be gone for a couple of hours. Just to go out for some time and get out of this house. No one will find us."

Martin sighed, tapping his fingers against his knee. "That's not quite how it works,” he said, and paused to consider something else. He looked away from her, back at the television. “it sounds like you're asking me out on a date."

"I might be," she smiled.

"Unfortunately, you've done little to sway my opinion on the matter. We're not going anywhere," Martin said. Her smile turned into a frown. Because he looked back to the blank television, he didn’t see it happen.

"I'm going whether you come or not."

He didn't look back at her right away, but when he did, he saw the pouty expression she gave him. He rolled his eyes looked back to the television, battling against his options. Finally he relented; sighing, he moved to stand up from the couch. When he looked at her again, her face lit up brighter than anything he’d ever seen. It was stunning.

He had to admit, though, that getting out of the house was an appealing idea. "Ok, let's get out of here. Leaving might not be such a bad idea."

"Should we tell the professor that we're leaving?" he asked.

"Ok. I'll tell him." she said, and then tossed him a pair of keys. "Those are for the Mercedes."

"Here give this to the Professor" Martin gave Anita a chit on which he had scribbled something. That was all he said until she joined him in the vehicle and they were on the road, heading further into town.

"Do you really think something will happen?" she asked once they were on the road, her voice telling him that she was concerned.

"No, not really, but anything is a possibility. We've been followed this far, it doesn't take much imagination to believe it might even go farther. Getting out and distracting ourselves from the problem at hand might be a good thing, but we can’t let our guard down. Just be careful and try not to attract attention," he said while driving. They came to a red light, and it occurred to Martin that he didn't have a clue where he should be going. "Is there somewhere in particular you want to eat?"

(To Be Continued Tomorrow...)

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