it took her a couple minutes before she came looking for him . she froze , like a child trapped in a moment of getting caught . i guess all we can do is wait . `` oh i 'm ready , '' i said with a big , plastic smile . once they cleared the stones of the yard , they kicked their horses into a gallop . was that the type of story he was writing for millennium ? '' she 'd go for that any day of the week . 