"Because [i]he's[/i] the one who's got to clear it out, dispose of them, take a bath after, and by then, she's no longer in the mood."

Shock's stride picked up, indicative of her improving disposition.

"Sure, they [i]could[/i] go somewhere else, but few places in town are that private. Or that roomy. And they're all pretty spread out."

She pushed open the gate that lead back into the square.

"Any way you slice it, it'll disrupt him too, without me having to coerce him to obey."