"
He gestured around and said, "I don't give a rat's ass what anyone way the
hell out here thinks about a couple of tourists and you aren't some poor,
defenseless prom queen. If you really want Mexican food, go get some. If it
doesn't really matter, let's go to the fish 'n chips place."
Chapter Nineteen
Mandi cocked her head and looked at Cade for a moment, then asked in a way
that sounded more like a discovery, "You really aren't trying to manipulate me,
are you?"
"Nope. You're Mandi Steele, the woman who can juggle cars and shrug off
big-assed explosions. You don't need me or any man to escort you to a taco
factory. Or anywhere else."
"What if I simply asked you politely to come with me?"
"Then you'd be trying to manipulate me at this point in things. Same answer.
Same reasons."
"You're only leaving me with the choice of going to the Mexican restaurant
or going with you. Isn't that manipulation?"
"No, that's just self defense. There's a third option. You can just do what
you want and not worry about whether anybody's getting the upper hand or how
things look to the natives.
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