i nodded but did n't attempt to climb off his lap . she had someone to drive her home . she had eaten on the way to keep up her energy . it was no one 's business but his own . flame shook her head as she examined the ground . everything she had ever done had been to help him , even if i had n't seen it that way at the time . remember , i was the neighbor who watered her plants . usually i screw up by saying the wrong thing , or not saying anything at all . 