THIRD POV
Alice remained in bed for several minutes after Jason left. She stayed exactly where he had left her, wrapped in the bedsheet and staring at the closed door. The room had become quiet again, but her mind was still occupied by the conversation they had just had.
She hadn't expected Jason to simply agree to her request. In fact, she would have been surprised if he had. Jason had never been the kind of man who made important decisions because someone pressured him into doing so. He preferred to do it when he wanted and how he wanted it.
Alice understood that about him.
She also understood that pushing him too hard would only make things more difficult. Jason responded better when he believed something was his own idea rather than something he had been forced into doing.
So, no,
