What am I doing here? Jason sighs inwardly as he leans against the bar of what has to be the hundredth night club he and Kim had gone to in the last four hours. Take a drink of the beer in his hand he watches her as she laughs and dances with a friend of hers they had run into. The way she moves with the beat of the music in hypnotizing. It takes ever thing he can muster to tear his eyes away to look at his watch again.

"Oh, come on Jason, you're not checking the time again…"

Kim's voice surprises him. Only when he looks up to find her standing in front of him does he notice the song playing has changed. He give her a weak smile. "Yeah…sorry. I told you I wasn't the clubbing type."

"Well you could be if you would just loosen up." She smiles as she pulls herself up on the stool next to him. Reaching out she takes the bottle he's holding, she closes her eyes and takes a long pull from it.

Jason swallows shallowly as he watches Kim drink. Dude, you got it bad. As she finishes he makes himself look out at the crowded dance floor to avoid being caught staring.

"Come on." Kim sets the bottle down on the bar beside them. Jumping off the stool she grabs his arm. "We need to get you out on the floor. I'm sure you still remember some moves."

"Naw, Kimmie.." Jason resists her gentle tug. "You go. I'm good here."

"Jason Lee Scott." She tilts her head to the side and gives him her straightest face. "We came out tonight to have some fun and that is just what we are going to do. Or do I have to kick your butt?"

"Kick my butt…?" Jason laughs as he repeats her words. "That sounds like a threat."

"Because it was." Kim responds seriously, crossing her arms in front of her. "I'll have you know that I can still handle myself pretty well in a fight."

"I'm sure you can." He doesn't argue the point. "But it is getting late and I did just fly across the country."

"Yeah and it should only be like what 10 PM for you right know. Tell me you are not turning into an old man on me 'cause you are younger than I am."

"Yeah by like six months." Jason smiles at her trying to hold back another laugh. "Come on, Kim. You know this…" He uses his head to indicate their surroundings, "…is not really my thing."

Kim stares at him for a few minutes before dropping her arms to her side. "Fine, you win. We can go." She smiles up at him warmly. "I was only trying to help."

"Yeah, I know." He wraps his arm around her shoulder as he leads them toward the exit.

To Jason the cool night air is refreshing after bouncing between overcrowded clubs. He leaves his arm around Kim's shoulders as they start back to where he parked the car. "Nice night. A little cooler than I'm used to but nice."

"It's not really that much cooler." Kim counters leaning into the warm body beside her, wrapping her arm around his back. "I seem to remember some pretty chilly cold fronts coming in from that ocean too."

"True." Jason smiles, trying not to think too much about beautiful woman pressed so close to him. They continue to walk in silence until a voice cuts through the night from behind them.

"Kim?"

The pair turn to see a rather handsome looking man coming toward them. "Jake?" Kim says in an almost uneasy tone.

"I thought that was you." Jake smiles at her briefly but it drops as his eyes flash toward Jason and back. "Who's this?"

"Oh…uh…"

"I'm Jason." Sensing Kim's apprehension, Jason cuts in and offers his hand to the other man. "Jason Scott."

"Ah…Jake Wright." Jake takes the offered hand, squeezing it a little harder then necessary.

Jason resists the urge to up the ante of the man's show of power in the handshake but he keeps his eyes on him as their hands part.

"So, Kim," Jake turns his attention back to her. "I have been trying to get a hold of you all week. I thought we were going to make plans to get together again."

"Uh, yeah…I have been super busy." Kim glances at Jason and is momentarily thrown by the tension she can practically feel radiating between the men. Looking back a Jake she gives a weak smile, "And Jason here just popped into town for a visit so I'll have to get back to you later."

"Yeah, okay. I guess I'll let you guys go." Looks between the two of them again before offering his hand to Jason again. "Nice to meet you, buddy."

"Yeah." Taking his hand again, Jason can't stop himself from squeezing the other man's hand much harder this time to show he wasn't his buddy. He gives Jake a small smile as he watches the other man's flick down to their joined hands and back. Yeah, that's right.

They watch as Jake turns and walks away. When he is out of ear shot, Kim turns to Jason and slaps his chest. "Okay, what was that?"

"What?" Jason asks innocently.

"What was up with all that male posturing and intimidation you where throwing around?"

"I wasn't…"

"Bullshit." Kim crosses her arm across her chest. "I've known you a long, long time, Jason Scott."

"He's a creep." Jason replies bluntly.

"Well, duh." Kim doesn't argue the point. "But I am perfectly capable of handling him."

"It didn't look that way." Jason argues glancing the direction he went and back to Kim. "What is his deal anyway?"

"We went out a few times and…" Kim starts before shaking her head. " No, you are not going to go changing this on me. This is not you concern so can we just go."

"Okay, fine." Jason holds his hands up in surrender as Kim steps around him she starts back toward the car. He looks one more time in the direction Jake went before turning to follow her.