`` excuse me , i know this is totally rude , but ... '' she pulled her brother 's ear down to her mouth to whisper something i could n't hear . regardless of where i have my wicked way with you . '' they had parked in the middle of a huge empty lot that was paved with black concrete and painted with bright yellow lines . i head back out to the jeep and start flipping through the materials . she waited patiently , her expression open but charles knew the curiosity was likely eating her alive . 