there you were , wide awake there on the bed safely between your mother and father . `` now that you 're here to deal with her , i can have this knife removed . on the contrary , she had a look on her face that made me think she was connecting new pieces of a puzzle . she smiled letting rick know that she was only kidding . there is no better time than now , besides i thought youd be pleased to see me . `` do you have any idea how long i- '' `` what ? '' 