she was bothered by having his voice recorded on her phone . `` by gods , woman , you still make me hard just looking at you . '' above them there was clear star filled sky , and beneath them they could see the dark waters of the ocean below . he fought it , he tried to swallow it , but the damn thing remained . thomas dropped the spatula on the counter . he smiled quietly and slipped the ring into his pocket . his mind was too tired to think deeply . 