Cougar doesn't say that given all the madness that's been around them, more people arriving could happen. Especially if that someone happens to screw with their minds. He knows and anticipates that Max or Roque are going to come out of that fountain one day and Cougar is going to get Jake and they are going to end it, immediately.

"It matters to you," he points out, voice slightly rough. "Which means it matters. I will respect what you want to do, though," he vows. "And I will do whatever you say. Unless he hurts you," he warns. "Then there is no choice."