she 'd pulled the dad card again , tate 's eyes had sliced to me and i knew he was about to blow so i 'd pulled the my-boyfriend-is-a-macho-man-bounty-hunter-and-if-you-don't-let-him-pay-my-life-will-be-a-living-hell card and mom had spent a full minute assessing tate 's big , bearded badassness and what that might mean to me should he get miffed and wisely relented .