i kept her tight in my arms , smelling her hair as i played with it between my fingers . `` i am so , so sorry i doubted you , babe . what would i say to him this time , anyway ? if i wasnt willing to be interrupted i wouldnt have answered the phone . if so , then you brought this on yourself . turned to look at his wife . we never really talked about things like this . once the black jacket was in place , he gingerly looped his sore arm back into the sling . 