As Mark listened to her and her demands or ideas about how the relationship would work.  He didn’t want to make a scene before he found out if she was worth the effort.  He’d made this run and back more than a few times and knew he didn’t need her help but also knew that it got lonely on the road with no one to talk to.  She was also pretty which would help the time pass as he made his way from coast to coast.<br/><br/>There was a reason that he didn’t have a girlfriend riding with him.  He liked to be in control of the situation and it seemed like most women wanted to manipulate him into buying dinner, taking them to a show or buying them a ring.  He wasn’t against either of the first two but wanted it to be his idea and not be shamed or bullied into it.  He didn’t want to get stuck being some wimp to a girl he’d just met.<br/><br/>Pointing to the door, he said,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffff">“Kandy, I can take your requests or ideas and see how well they match up with mine.  I don’t know what or who you are running from but with the amount of cash you have, you should either stay at home or pray that some church bus comes along with a bunch of old ladies on their way to play bingo out west.”</span><br/><br/>Watching her face for some reaction, he continued,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffff">“I already said that I wasn’t going to make you sleep with me and that I wasn’t going to rape you.  Why you think I would make you sleep with someone else is beyond me.  If I’m going to pass on taking a piece of your ass, I’m not going to give it or sell it to someone else.<br/>
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“I have the car, I have the money, I have the plan and I don’t need you to help me get by or get anywhere.  If you want me to take care of your ride, food, shelter and anything else I can think of then you will say, ‘Please and thank you.’  You won’t be demanding anything or you will be over my knee or sitting by the side of the road.  Is that understood?  If you don’t like those rules, you don’t have to play the game and you can get right back out turn that thumb into a weather vane again.  Maybe the next person won’t be as nice and won’t give you a choice to stay or go.  They will just take you where they want and how they want.  What is your answer?  I don’t have all day.”</span>