he thought he was being nice , giving me thinking time , but he was just giving the fear time to take hold . she did like to run red-hot . yeah , now that you mention it , i sort of recall seeing you guys around me . how long shall we let him wait ? i peered over at jared , whose jaws worked under his skin . were all packed and ready to go . `` i told him aliens are a hobby of yours , nothing more . '' 