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could recover Greg ran forward and kicked it
in the back, sending it crashing to the ground.
    Carol screeched to a halt behind him. He ran over to the car
and got in. "Let's go!" he yelled. Carol sped out of the parking lot
while the creature ran behind them, screaming its frustration.
    "Where are we going?" Carol asked as she turned
out of the parking lot.
    "We'll head to my house," he replied. "I have
weapons and a few supplies there. He pointed at turn coming up. "You can
take that road right there. It'll take us to the expressway."
    Carol nodded and took the turn. "You know," she
began with a grin, "there are easier ways of getting me to your
place."
    Greg chuckled. There'd always been this tension between them
but Greg had never wanted to act on it. He'd always felt it would be unethical
since he was her employer. Though, if he was being really honest, he wasn't
sure he'd be able to replace her. But, getting chased by crazed people that
wanted to kill you had a way of putting things in perspective. Today showed him
that life was short. Granted, right now maybe wasn't the best time to explore a
relationship but when all this was over...
    "Well, I figured we'd skip the whole awkward first date
and all."
    Carol smiled. "You could've warned me. I would've put
on something nice."
    Greg deliberately gave her a once over. "That'll do.
You won't be wearing it long."
    Carol chuckled again. "Is that so? What makes you think
it'll be that easy?"
    "You're madly in love with me. You can't help yourself
really. I am pretty amazing."
    Carol laughed aloud. "Really? Someone thinks pretty
highly of themself."
    Greg chuckled. It seemed a bit weird to be joking around
given everything they'd been through this morning. But maybe that was just what
they needed. She'd been so afraid back there. And who wouldn't be? He was
scared himself. If not for his training in krav maga he probably wouldn't have
survived. So maybe some laughter is just what they needed. He glanced at the
clock on the dash. Nine thirty. All that they went through and only an hour and
a half had passed since the day started.
    "There. Expressway entrance is right there."
    Carol nodded. She took the on ramp and merged with traffic.
It was still pretty light which meant a lot of people were probably taking the
warning to stay in their homes seriously. Fifteen minutes went by and Greg
pointed out the exit that would take them to his house. They'd seen no signs of
those creatures on the expressway. It was as if what happened at the office
occurred in its own little world.
    A few side streets later and Carol was turning onto Greg's
street. He pointed out his house and she pulled the car into the driveway. Greg
hit the garage opener and Carol pulled the car into the garage. They got out of
the car and Greg hit the button again to close the garage.
    Carol leaned against the car. "I didn't see anything on
the way in. Are we safe here?"
    "For now I guess. Maybe it started downtown so it just
hasn't spread this far yet. Probably just a matter of time though."
    Carol nodded.
    "Come on," Greg said, "let's get
inside."
    Greg led the way inside and showed Carol to the living room.
"Something to drink?" he asked?
    Carol nodded. "Sure. Maybe some food too. Running for
your life leaves you famished. Great workout plan though. I'll finally get rid
of those few pesky pounds if this keeps up."
    Greg chuckled as he headed towards the kitchen. Greg
rummaged in the refrigerator a bit to see what he had on hand. "Beer,
water, or iced tea?"
    "Water's fine," Carol replied.
    Greg filled to glasses with ice and filled them both with
water from the tap. A beer would be great right now but this wasn't the time to
get buzzed. He needed to keep a clear head they were gonna survive all this. He
didn't know how long they'd be safe here.
    He sat down on the couch next to her and handed her the
glass. "Food wise I can do some sandwiches. Anything else and I'd need to
cook."
    Carol nodded. "That's fine. I could