she was n't whining to a stranger about her money problems-especially one who 'd probably parrot her words to her half brother . his thumbs part my swollen lips , allowing warm water to rush over my sensitive flesh . are you going to stay here and look after him the way pete 's been doing all these years ? '' with a sick feeling in my stomach i dove to the bottom and grabbed a heavy rock . and by the way , '' he added , blinking at paris with lashes so long they should have belonged to a girl . 