he had been there for her all those long , empty nights . he took a step closer , so close i could feel his breath on my face . i pushed myself into sitting position and crawled over to seth . seth gave me a good natured , casual smile and then stood up straight . once they found the stone road heading north they continued walking . i was planning to put a load of clothes on . and it does n't look like i 'm going to be able to forget about it either . 