all she needed to do was give him a little push , and she would do exactly that . it was the reverse , of course . when she got this excited about something , it was really hard not to get excited with her . she and the rest of the group stared intently at the photo of the clock . even a cereal box on my head ? instead of letting him bring me over the edge , i tugged him up , tilting his face away from my core . have n't done that since i was three . '' 