there are only two places she can even sleep before shell be sleeping on the ground . it was rare to actually hear his approach . he finally faced her again-it seemed he must find a way to fight this gut-deep pull , and now was as good a time as any . she breathed heavily on my shoulder . after a long moment , he switched his gaze to me . she also found that because the change was genetic , her body knew what it needed to do . an alligator just crossed the road ! '' 