`` you do n't know how much i wish that were true , '' he said against my head , running his fingers up and down the length of my back . if i 'd still had a screen , i 'd have opened the window and let the night in . i lift open the door and pop my head out . his ankle was causing him agony . thomas looked at chuck , unable to believe he was having this conversation . where did that image come from ? `` have n't you ever gone swimming in your clothes before ? '' 