Yawning and stretching, Ash headed down the hall to her room. She stopped when she saw Jason exiting his room. “Where are you going?”
“I'm leaving.”
“Why?”
Jason turned and looked at her. “I have things I need to do. Responsibilities that I am not meeting here.”
“Fine. We'll get the team together and...”
“Ash, it isn't a team issue. I have a company that needs my attention. I have to be in court in Los Angeles inside of a week.”
“When will you be back?”
Slinging his bag over his shoulder, Jason said, “When I get back.”
“Dammit, Jason!”
“What do you want from me? You made it painfully clear that I have helped enough around here. So I am going to look in on my family's company and do what I should have been doing since my father's funeral.” Jason's hand slammed the wall. Access to the central flight shaft opened. Just as quick, Ash's hand shot out to the access panel and caused the shaft access to close.
“Have you even looked in on her?”
“Yes. Are we through?” Jason pressed the access panel once more.
Ash glared at him and pressed the access panel again. “No, we aren't through!”
“Rhetorical question, Miss Parks. Mentor, override and open the shaft access.” When the way was clear Jason made to step through. Ash made a grab for Jason's shoulder. Jason's arm snapped up, deflecting Ash's hand. He went through the access backward. “We're done.”
With a familiar crimson flash, Jason's bag and clothes disappeared. Pulsar headed towards the floor.
“Mentor, can you deny him access to leave.”
“I am sorry, Ash. Jason has foreseen your request and has already overridden the garage exit. He will be leaving as soon as he gets in his car.”
“Dammit,” she said quietly.