`` i really like you , '' she whispered , and he closed his eyes as her words made his blood heat . no , i do n't want to hook up with her . she was just nursing a beer to look like she was going along . `` and i find it hard to believe we 're still standing here . the sound of a car pulling up the driveway echoed loudly in the silence of the dining room . it simply required a lot of thought preferably done when not drunk . would the man become like you ? 