it may be nothing , but ... i do n't know . she watched them walk across the field to where the baskets were weighed on a scale and the weight was logged in a book . `` of course she loved it here , '' dad said , and for a moment peter thought maybe this was the beginning of something , that they 'd sit back down together , lean across the milk-stained tablecloth , and have an actual discussion . `` yeah , '' mike nodded then his hands tightened on my jaws . 