Charlie's childish revenge

Emma and Charlie were silent in the car.

Emma was not sure what to say. She can see that Charlie is upset and that he is thinking about something, and she thought about apologizing but... she did nothing wrong. Why would she apologize?

Charlie is aware that he is angry, but he is not sure why. He knows that Emma is an attractive young woman, and it's not unusual that a man gets interested in her, and she was obviously not reciprocating, so why is he furious? He can't explain it.

He had a need to punch that man and to carry Emma away over his shoulder like a caveman.

Charlie thought how this is not the first time he saw a man interested in Emma. He remembered Brian.

Brian is someone who found Emma before Charlie. In a way, Charlie was used to the idea of Brian hovering around Emma, no matter how unpleasant that idea is.