but when he turned the corner of her street , he was brought up short . once seated , he pulled out a tablet computer . evidently she had n't known him long enough to be overly concerned . she did n't answer , and i could n't hear any movement inside her room . it did n't bear thinking about , at least not now . i tried to put a lifetime into that kiss . he had been very lucky , the doctors told him . most of those people were girls , and they all wanted to screw him . 