i suddenly have to think about how i 'm going to pay my bills . he spun her around and jerked her against his body-and those hands holding her so tightly hurt . it could n't make the situation any worse , could it ? even the gas lines had not extended this far , though the city had had its gas works for more than twenty years . `` he knows i 'm coming for him soon . '' he 'd even warned her he was n't the type to get involved and walk away . 