just because he 'd had a few too many drinks and had revealed a side of himself she 'd never seen before ... just because it was a side of him she found oddly endearing somehow ... just because it was a side of him that , under other circumstances-like maybe if she 'd lived an entirely different life from the one she had-she might honestly want to explore ... well , just because of all that , it did n't mean she had to do as he asked .