Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)

by David Baldacci

She stood awkwardly next to his table. When he didn’t say anything she said, “I gave you an opportunity to talk to me.” Decker kept eating. She sat down across from him. “It’s not like I wanted to do this.” He put his fork down, used a paper napkin to wipe his mouth, and looked at her. “I find that people almost always do exactly what they want to do.”

I agree - what you said or did is exactly what you meant to say or do.