[i]Kaye instantly grew uncomfortable at that and felt a couple of tears prick the corners of her eyes. "You ain't the boss of me, got it?!" she angrily, growing defensive. "I can handle myself, thank you very much! I've done it plenty of times before and the likes of you can't tell me otherwise!" She quickly looked away from him, barely fighting the urge to wipe at her eyes. Home sounded like such a nice word...something she couldn't recall ever knowing to begin with.[/i]