he pulled gently and said , `` i have a feeling you 'd be even more successful if you decided to strip . '' there 's county , then state , then federal . when the cleaning reached my level of satisfaction i headed for the door . `` i 'm with you every step of the way , son . '' damn , i spend more time than that on my hair each week . he looked up , eyes burning copper-bright . he turned as someone knocked at the door . 