"I don't care if I'm liked or not. I care that they are treated with respect. We need to lead by example, Case," She said and shook her head. "But if I need my kid gloves with him, I can do that." She uncrossed and re-crossed her legs again.

"I'm no longer the shy kid I was school... and I believe you had a little bit to do with bringing me out of my shell..." She smiled. "I don't think I'm different from the girl in Paris..." she lied. She was indeed different... "I think I'm just a little more cautious, because of what happened back then... in Paris... I met someone... and things didn't go well... at all." He didn't want to hear this...