"Mmm, can't blame you for that, but we still control ourselves, at least." Which was why in the end she had decided not to roll over and just take it. "So what do you say? You have plausible deniability on my part. Stick with me and if things go wrong, I'll say you ditched me at the beginning."

That was a courtesy she'd want from someone else, and the least she could do anyway.