i can climb up , straddle you , and ride you . `` if anyone finds out , we could get fired . '' the warmth in his eyes did more for my temperature than the blanket could . if he left the boundary of the valley before the time was up , the collar would kill him . she could n't remember the last time she had felt like that . he 'd known men he 'd trust with his wallet and his wife but never to watch his back in a fight or go through a door with him . 