`` say it again , '' he demanded , pulling her knees apart and stepping between them . he turned and walked to his truck . the chill she 'd felt back at her home iced her veins again . he was too protective of me . `` as i said , i did n't have a proper mother and father . i was going to go crazy if he did n't say something more definitive soon . she turned her head at that deep voice . it did n't help matters that she was trying to look older . 