she didnt change her mind about sending you to live with me , did she ? shes nervous as usual , but she desperately wants to start running again because it has always helped her feel better . i needed to move things along before i slipped up and said more than i wanted to say . i cut in , referring to the brightly wrapped box on the seat next to me . good morning sir , maam , said the waitress . he delivered the warning in soft , ice-and-lava tones that gave her the exciting little-hair-stirring-on-the-nape-of-her-neck sensation . 