she found her back against the brick wall . trouble does n't stay in one place . `` i do not know how these people do this on a regular basis . '' `` i have n't been exercising as much as you in the last ten years . '' `` i 'm sure they would n't have let you starve . '' dawn managed to laugh with the rest of them , and rick rewarded her by slipping his arm round her waist and giving her a squeeze . she woke me with light instead of a touch because she feared my reaction . 