if its persistent , then we will try something else . he didnt like believing her without question , and he liked even less that he knew right to his toes that he was right to believe her . resting on his belly was a twelve-pound medicine ball . i edged my way over to my mate and leaned my back against his chest . there was no time to think about it . it was hardly an earth-shaking admission . he put this theory to hunter , who smiled , though in a rather worried way . 