not because i do n't want to , but because i ca n't . he called and told me he would be in later and he had a huge favor he needed to ask me . `` but you could fix me if you wanted to . '' what are we fighting so hard to prove ? '' just the fellow i needed to see . we 'd all scented the same thing . behave yourselves and no one gets hurt . that had been his cue to duck away fast , before she saw him . 