i stood there and let his words replay in my head . staring at butch she waited for him to say something , anything . are you sure that you are ready for that ? she told me everything about the party . less than a second was all it took for him to kiss her lips . we could hardly even feel it . `` i was wondering if maybe you 'd help me get to the bottom of this . he lifted her out and sat with his back against the cold stone with her in his lap . 