we said hardly anything to each other after that . `` oh , he 's playing it cool , is n't he ? '' that 's just ... one of my hot buttons . '' taking a quick breath , i walked over to him . the hood scoop had mice nesting in it . then , i would like for the first girl to stand along the wall , until all the pretty girls have finished tossing in their pennies . i ask , turning in a circle to examine the room . 