"Nah. The only way to keep from being a doormat is to stand up to people who try to push you where you don't want to go. There's a time and place for bending, but ... not all places and not all times."
Jaime grinned to him. "That was my grand plan for the day," she admitted. "Staying out here until I got cold, and then going to warm up with some hot chocolate before heading back out here. You're welcome to stick around," she oh so generously offered. "I'll even spring for a cup of coffee or chocolate or whatever for you," she teased him playfully before she started to pull her mitten back on. If she was going back to sticking her hands in the snow, she was going to make sure they could at least be covered if not completely warm.