`` although you are going to tell them something . '' they made it through the crowds of people that headed back to their seats . but this particular girl , he fast-tracked her to be his executive assistant . i 'd seen it on the faces of every parent who had a child in a war zone ; it was n't something you could hide very well . she took a last bite of her dinner . i thought i was fine , that i did n't need anyone else , but i was wrong , because i do . 