he sat down at the kitchen table and pushed his hat further back on his head . he sits up and points at me , grinning . his fingers glided down her belly ... slid under her panties , and played for a moment at her small tuft of hair , before sinking lower . he had to stop touching her . we do not do so now . '' i focused , seeing the black void behind my eyelids . his tall , broad form towers over her , protecting her from anything that might come to pass . 