i step out and wait for her to lock up . maria reached up and touched his collar . i have so many questions right now . and her skin was so soft and female . but now , he wanted his privacy . if only , i said , feeling my skin heat up as he touched it . `` these last few days were more amazing than i could have imagined , '' i said , cutting him off . he stood looking at the signs , which seemed the only clear-cut things left in a world ( worlds ? ) 