i do n't care where i am , as long as i 'm with you . '' `` i thought he 'd try to argue , but he agreed to everything . '' it 's like coming home as her insides collapse around me , surrounding me in slippery heat . wind stripped the moisture away from the ground in places , leaving patches of red dirt . the splash barely stirred the water . here , we can face off against each other . '' she licked her lips and took his outstretched hand . he groaned as if excited by the word . 