Her stare remained fixed on the man across from her, but her playful smile faded, and instead Kady's lips parted slightly as Mark all but reprimanded her for her assertion.  She thought for a moment to interject and defend herself, not typically one to utilize the filter between her brain and her mouth, but her lips quickly sealed again as she decided better of it and allowed Mark to continue uninterrupted.<br/><br/>He was right, at least in part, there had been no real reason for her insistence, but lessons had taught her that people said a lot of things, men in particular, and in her position, Kandice had been trying to maintain her sense of dignity and rightfully so.  It may have been true she had little to offer as things stood, but just as he had been right, Kandy had also been justified.  She wasn't a pushover, and she too had her terms conditions, just as any self respecting woman should have.  He might have been helping her out, but that didn't mean she would be his poppet, nor would she allow him to think it did.<br/><br/>"I'm...I'm sorry, ya gotta know though, I didn't mean to offend or sound ungrateful or nothin', but you wouldn't be the first guy to expect things outta me that I didn't exactly sign up for," she told him.  "You might think I look like I can't handle my own, but there's a reason I'm sittin' in this car and not dead in a ditch somewhere by now mind you and it's not from being an idiot."  She shrugged softly, "You got your rules, an' I got mine, be them few.  I appreciate your stoppin', and takin' the time to help, really, I do, but if I ain't allowed to speak my mind then you may be right, I should try my luck with the next fella who comes around that bend."<br/><br/>She was talking a rather big game for a girl stranded without much to help her other than a pretty face, but she was standing her ground, only able to hope she wouldn't piss him off any further in doing so.  "I wasn't tryin' to be assuming, and I'm not makin' no demands, but you look like an intelligent fella, you should be able to understand where a girl like me is comin' from...with all do respect."  A brow flickered inquisitively over Kandy's attentive stare as she tried to read the diver, but as it settled naturally once more, her gaze fell to her hands, folded within her lap.<br/><br/>"But, for the sake of argument, and the fact I can understand your being slighted, I promise not to jump to any more conclusions from now on.  Jus' don't mistake me for a fool and I think we'll get along jus' fine to get us where we need to go...unless of course you want me to go on an' get out now," she concluded, tossing the same thumb that had flagged him down towards the door window at her back as she looked up at him with something of a softer expression.  "It's your car, sugar, I won't stay if I ain't welcome."