"No, that's all right."  What Darius had in mind would take a lot longer than just changing.  The kind of time that would allow Jane to nose around while he was in the shower and his clothes were in the washer.  Then again, she might take the hint if he started walking around the house naked looking for a change of clothes.  But no, that would seem too obvious of ploy that he was trying to get rid of her,<br/><br/>He sat down in the easy chair across from her and asked her, "Why the concern with me, anyhow?  I mean, the rumors around the apartment complex about me being a bad man are true.  I've never done prison time, believe it or not."  Darius only admitted that because as a reporter, she would probably check.  "But I've been oh so close to ending up behind bars."<br/><br/>He had three deaths on his conscience.  Marcos and the two men he'd killed earlier today.  Marcos would be categorized as self-defense, since he'd been torturing Darius right up until the cop had gotten free and killed him.  No such excuse for the two he had killed today, however.<br/><br/>"I like you, Jane.  And for that reason, I would suggest you stay clear of me.  I wouldn't have run you over today.  At least not intentionally.  But when I develop tunnel vision, I don't always notice the innocent bystanders around me."