Her Saviour

"Good boy, Mal," Jack said. "Now help the pretty little lady out of the car."
"Don't touch me," Lexi said, her voice trying to sound defiant, but seeming truly scared.
"Now, I don't know nothin' about the manners of the high and mighty," Jack said, "but us simple folk would say thanks to someone who helped them out of a jam and would accept their hospitality. You don't have any where else to go, so you're gonna have to stay with us."
"You're right, I was rude," Lexi said, her voice trembling....