one look into those stunning blue eyes of hers and all my sense flies out the window . they were silent then , their steps crunching on the gravel . the three are close to the end , he said . at one point he could ride ten miles in any direction and never leave his land . the hotel is privately owned , i said . the sheriff watched from inside his squad car . through it all , we remained close , and we never looked back with regret . surely theyll thrash you for it one of these days . 