when there was no response , she added , and look what we have here ! `` you 're lucky you did n't kill him , '' nick says . maybe it was because i was screwing around with one of the owners , but after seeing her at the hospital earlier that day , we seemed to have more in common . but dear old dad is n't just a collector . she leaned her hip against the counter , drawing herself unconsciously closer to me . i got up and walked out to the hall . 