Jay opened his eyes. The last thing he remembered was crawling up the stairs while the Liberators skittered through the flaming foyer. He rolled over and saw the scorched husks of the robots sprawled like metal spiders across the oil-slicked foyer. A few lingering flames flickered across the surface.
Nasira stood over him. She was covered in oil and looked as disgusted as he felt. ‘Thanks for saving me,’ she said.
‘Saving you?’ Jay said. Then he remembered. ‘Oh yeah, I am pretty awesome.’
She was about to walk away when he grabbed her ankle.
‘Hey,’ he said. ‘Thanks for returning the favor.’
She shrugged his hand off. ‘You’re lucky I find you borderline charming.’
‘Borderline?’ He grinned.
Her eyebrows narrowed slightly. ‘Never thought of you as a pious man.’
Jay realized what she w
