she 'd enabled him to forget all the trouble in his life , even if just for brief moments in time . but it is the best course of action for us . which meant , she could n't go with him . well , if i looked at things like you do i would probably feel the same way . after all , it might turn out to be us nibbling on bait . closing my eyes , i leaned my head back against the rock to wait for him to release me . but there was no horseman this morning . 