I let go of her arm. What else could I do? I let her go, and I frowned. Unfortunately, I was pissed off so much of the time, it probably didn't register as anything unusual.

"Okay," I finally said, giving in. If anybody understood her reasoning, it was me. That didn't mean I had to be comfortable with the cause of it, though. "But when we get back, we're having a talk, you and me."