it was like making love to him all over again . is it a jewel of some kind ? he grinned as best he could despite his busted face . `` you wo n't let me see your apartment . he felt like all this was a game , and he was beginning to lose . but that nut-job says the same thing when the cook burns the toast . it was trying to get distance on them but they were moving faster on the open banks . smart or not , there was nothing he could do . 