and now this mess , and a fine mess it was . take him somewhere public if you 're that worried about sleeping with him again . '' shops are built into the wall , made of brick and glass . pain bursts in my chest as i think about the possibility of meeting them . i shook my head and took a deep breath , then pulled open the door . you know , we werent that unhappy until you moved out . his face had all the expression of a department-store dummy . 