He stepped back. Her gaze scooted down his body and a cheeky smile tugged her lips. "Keep that thought until later."
"I intend to." He tugged his shirt out of his jeans to hide his erection and led her toward the exit. Jake fell into step beside them. "So, where are we off to?" Michael smiled. "Lenny's place."
"Why?"
"To find clues."
"No luck with the mind rifling, huh?"
"No. Your car downstairs, or did you walk?" Jake's car had tinted windows, which would protect him from the effects of the sun. Though by the time they cut through the traffic, the sun shouldn't be a problem.
Jake's expression was horrified. "Me? Walk? I'm too old for that sort of foolishness." Nikki snorted softly. "Old my ass. You did that test quicker and easier than I did. And you can out sprint me."
"Only when I'm scared shitless. Fear does wonderful things to the feet." Jake's gaze found Michael's. "Is it safe for all of us to be going out?"
Meaning, was it safe for Nikki to go out? Michael pushed open the stairwell door and waved her through. "Yes," he said, following Jake into the stairwell. "Because we don't know who else might have infiltrated the Circle."
"So we stick together?" Jake asked.
"For the moment."
"There go my plans for tonight," Nikki murmured.
"Hey, old men can be deaf when they want to be."
Nikki's glance back at Jake was wry. "I wasn't planning to make bedsprings squeak. I had something more exotic in mind."
"Oh." Jake's expression was amused. "Well, you'll just have to be exotic some other time."