`` kind of quiet , shy , and with a little bit of an attitude . '' out in back the chickens and goats made their usual noises . no one was in the water . she was doing it again , staring at him , and he noticed . it went to the answering machine after a few rings . he squeezed our hands and we both closed our eyes at the same time . `` i really wanted to see you naked . '' i blinked once , hard , and realized who was actually with me and what that really meant . 