He closed his eyes. "I'm sorry about your father. And your mom losing her home."

He lifted her easily and kicked the door closed. The door to the building opened at his approach, and when he entered there was only a brief greeting of, "Jason" by the guard sitting at the small desk. If it was strange for Jason to be walking in carrying a strange woman, the guard certainly didn't show it.

Jason in turn nodded and started down the oddly spaced stairs. It was a long stair, ending in a large gate. "Can I set you down here," he asked, "I have to unlock the gate."