he said , trying to keep the ice from his smile . when i looked at the clock again , it read twelve-thirty . i look back up at the woman . he promised that life with him would be different , but never explained quite how different it would be . why did she have to want me as absolutely as i wanted her ? which is unfortunate because the manager 's on vacation for two weeks . he drove all night , you know . '' now she tells me she was out there in the first place because of me . 