You're smart enough to know the devil you know is better then the devil you don't.


"Maybe Martin should stay" you suggest.


Both Martin and Jeanette are bit surprise by your comment.


"Sorry hun, but I have a ton of work to do and so does Martin" Jeanette stated.


"If you really plan on letting me getting go by the end of the week, then it benefits me not having Martin go out and risk getting caught"


Your case doesn't seem to persuade Jeanette in the slightest, Martin on the other hand seems to take heed to what you say.


"You can do my errands Jeanette and I can do your bank statements, you'll still get the credit for doing them" Martin advised.


"Fine, I guess we should be careful"


Jeanette and Martin kiss each goodbye as she gets off the sofa, leaves the room and heads out the front door. As soon as she is gone Martin becomes his more on edge self.


"We have some work to do" Martin explained.


As before Martin grabs you by the wrist but not very tightly  leading you into the foyer and then a room on the left. It is a kitchen complete with a refrigerator, oven and stove. The appliances seemed fairly modern, although the oven and stove appeared to be a bit dirty. Next to them was a counter and sink, with dishes that needed to be washed.A sliding door on the right lead to the backyard was on the right. In the middle of the room is a kitchen table, on it is a box with a bunch of papers. You both sit down at the table as Martin takes the box and dumps the papers on the table.


"Jeanette needs these bank statements alphabetize" Martin blunted instructed.


It is a very dull affair as Martin at times seems to forget you are even there, paying for more attention to the papers then to you. You try to make small talk, Martin doesn't say much, but you manage to learn that his parents died in a car crash a few years ago and he doesn't like hot weather. Martin works at very fast pace, finishing his half of the statements and then proceeds to complete your half. By noon you are done, Martin orders a pizza, mushrooms and olives your favorite. After lunch Martin returns to the room with the love seats, lays down on one and promptly dozes off. You are now left unsupervised in the house.

You go back to the basement

If something seems to good to be true then it probably it is. You head back to the basement and back into what has become your room. Jeanette returns a few hours later and comes into you room, holding a box of leftover pizza.


"Thanks for doing the bank statements" Jeanette said while putting down the box of pizza.


"Martin did most of the work" You admit.


"Maybe you didn't want Martin to go because you were worried about him, maybe you found working with him romantic"


You are taken aback by this statement.


"I'm joking" Jeanette says as soon she notices you're getting uncomfortable.


Jeanette is obnoxious and Martin is on another world, quite a pair those two are you think to yourself.


You and Jeanette spend time eating the leftover pizza and talking for a bit. You learn Jeanette's father was in the army. After you are done, Jeanette leaves taking the now empty pizza box. You watch some primetime TV and then fall asleep