Jack held up his hands in mock surrender with a small smile.
"I didn't say that you were. I'm just saying that perhaps-even if he could have handled it better-he really was just concerned for your safety?"
By no means did Jack believe that women couldn't handle themselves just as well as men. In fact, Alice had been the one to save his entire world. So he knew all too well what women were capable of. All the same, he couldn't fault someone for wanting to protect someone else.