she took me shopping with them , she took me to the movies with them , she took me swimming with them in the summer and skiing with them in the winter . but he lived right next door ; he was the obvious choice . `` but you know i want more , '' he answered . she was standing on the bottom step , her golden hair a tumbled mess around her shoulders and her eyes still swollen with sleep . it was just as well as the road went no further . 