he smiled , slipping a cool arm around my waist . both times , it lasted less than ten minutes . a few moments later , he walked over to jennifer and handed her a large envelope . hey , who said i was a shy person ? like he 's car rain man or something . `` well then , '' he snapped , `` you have some idea of how i feel . '' she will tell you that he is a character . twenty-four he stays outside my window the whole night . weve all already eaten our fill . 