pulling , pulling , pulling i yanked with everything but it wouldnt budge . he gasped and choked out a few words . i tried not to think about her . '' you 'd think i wore tortoise-shell glasses and had my hair back in a bun . what a wonderful bundle of pups , a few had been bought but not yet picked up , so there were quite a number tumbling around . i just wanted to get it off so badly . '' his eyes warm , turning me to mush all over again . 