fingers would have to fight the slippery slime to escape , and then if you did get a hold , those chunks of sharp black glass would shred you . all you 're going to say is that you saw him ? he could get physical relief well enough without a partner , so he 'd given in to the craving to touch another body only a handful of times since he 'd last kissed his wife . `` you 're going to have to wait to come to the library tomorrow . an expression of utter disbelief froze his face . 