She smiled a little, a true thing, at the jealousy in his voice. "He thinks I'm a pest, ya know? Like a little kid with a runny nose he's been saddled with." She kissed his lips softly. "I'm not saying you can't handle it, Shane. I'm saying I don't wanna ruin whatever this is between us by pushing you when you ain't ready," she explained, curling back up against his chest and taking both of his arms and wrapping them tightly around her body. "I ain't gonna stay with him forever, just like I ain't gonna live the whole of my life hiding from Vaughn and the Family. I'm tired of that, darlin," she said, and her voice sounded it.