`` you think it 's better to not even know the name of the horse you ride ? '' but instead we head up the path to someone 's house . he wiped his face with one hand . i thought we ... '' i stopped half way through putting my shirt on and turned to look into his puzzled eyes . she painted polka dots on her fingernails and her bedroom walls . his hand fell away and she turned to face him . the front of her thigh was smooth and soft , her calves dainty and her ankles elegant . 