ten minutes later , he had come to , as though from a deep sleep , and the car was as empty as it had been when hed gotten to work . she tilted her head to see what the big deal was . before i can ask what she means , she draws in one of those slow , careful breaths that mean she 's organizing her thoughts before she speaks . he 's doing all this for me . naturally she thought that they were all mine . why do you call me squirt every time you see me ? 