`` i did n't count on anything more happening between us . more vines hung down from the ceiling . `` now , professor carter , where were we ? '' she snorted and looked up at his teasing face . `` how could i regret anything when i probably wo n't even remember her after six years or so ? my dads watch that i had worn every day since he died . there was a pause and then everyone applauded . i was n't the only one who paused . she tended to trust his suspicions . 