"I'm a woman, not a little girl!"
Caitlin was fed up with people who couldn't see past her youthful appearance to the confident, self-reliant woman she really was.
Reyn Picard's attitude particularly annoyed her. He called her "kid" and obviously considered her a responsibility foisted upon him by his sister, Gabby.
Caitlin told herself she should be grateful Reyn wasn't interested in her as a woman. If her were, she'd be forced to acknowledge her growing attraction to him, an attraction she had to resist. Because Reyn was a man who wanted only temporary relationships and Caitlin wanted--needed--the lasting kind.