that connection , that simple contact from her , immediately made him happy . she crossed her arms on the table and rested her chin on them . believe me you 're doing me a favor . that is not such a sad story , father jared said at last . because nothing could have made him pull away from her right then . as you have always said , time and time again , this is how we are designed . like , some of them are thirty-five bucks apiece . '' 