waves of heat streaked through her and she felt as if she 'd go mad from wanting . he scanned the article to see if his name was mentioned , there was no sign of it . if i 'd been half a second slower , the scarecrow would have stomped its foot down onto my skull . jeans , a blue shirt and a tool kit would open more doors than trying to pretend to work there . you would n't have driven out here if it could wait . '' 