Jade stared at him for a good thirty seconds, trying to parse what he was saying to her. A bodyguard? She didn't need a bodyguard. Also, she hardly knew this guy! Why did he want to be her bodyguard?

"Well... thank you! But you don't need to go out of your way to protect me. I can take care of myself!" And if she couldn't take care of herself, then that was her fault, really. She didn't need to inconvenience anybody else.