tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them , but it 's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals . `` and you dress to the left , if i recall correctly ? '' i wanted to know what his body looked like under that shirt . she just told me shell be staying for four months , and then gave me her breakfast order . `` kiss me back , '' he repeated , sliding his tongue over the seam of her lips . except this was n't a short story collection . 