Jack nearly melted with relief when Nick finally related, and he smiled at his younger brother in return. "Okay, let's go..." Gently, he started to usher Nick out, his hand hovering close -- but not touching -- the young man's back. Shifting everything into one arm, he pushed the doors open for Evie and Nick, then flagged down one of the waiting cabs.
"Uhm, Nicky, how about you sit in the middle..." He couldn't say why -- stupid paranoia, probably -- but he wanted to make sure Nick wouldn't try to get away. So far, the happy reunion he'd been envisioning wasn't going as he planned. "Evie, you can be on the other side of Nick?" He was getting bossy now; that's usually wha happened when he got worried.