luke quickly turned away , pretending he had been looking at a bouquet of black balloons . `` you know the other two , then . he was the quiet boy , the boy who always did his homework . * * * my heart stops and i cant breathe . but the man was a warrior , like himself . she was beautiful , smart , funny and an interesting woman . or , more accurately , between a fang and a sharp place . a compliment -- well , she 'd settle for that . 