It was very nearly the car thing and Nick resisted the urge to send out a spark of electricity after the speeding asshole and see how his car handled that what with all those computers in everything these days. Thinking that way made him feel like a crotchety old motherfucker so he let it go and shrugged at Jessica's question, still evasive. Still thinking about an answer. He drew her away from the sidewalk and onto a path in a park where maybe they wouldn't get hit by cars or, more importantly, overheard because Nick couldn't trust anyone. Not with the Council watching and waiting and looking for a single fucking slip up.
"Something to me," was what he finally told her and added, "Something I'm not gonna be able to fight off."