She pulls over, turns off the car, and turns to him. She's furious, but keeping it at a tight simmer.
"I will not be a prisoner to your fears. If you think that you can tuck me away and keep me safe and somehow you'll still have me? Then you don't want me. You want the idea of me. You don't want a partner. You want a mascot. And I will not be your mascot."
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She pulls over, turns off the car, and turns to him. She's furious, but keeping it at a tight simmer.
"I will not be a prisoner to your fears. If you think that you can tuck me away and keep me safe and somehow you'll still have me? Then you don't want me. You want the idea of me. You don't want a partner. You want a mascot. And I will not be your mascot."