`` pete , '' joe said coming close to me but dad stopped pacing and glared at him . he laughs underneath his breath , lying back down and pulling me down with him . as we hit the loud music and swirling lights of the gym , i was a little startled to see the party still going strong . `` how long can you go without ? '' he ran his palms over his head , smoothing back his hair so that tiny drops dripped from the ends and hit his shoulders . 