`` because i was afraid to come forward . wes pulled her thighs apart and hauled her to the edge of the counter to meet his hips , then followed the trail of whipped cream with his mouth . there was rust of course and the battery was dead . that explained the core of his anger . and the gods know you are definitely not easy to deal with . '' it bothered me , too , or i would n't have tried out for drum major . what he did next caught her off guard . 