if you 're cutting out , i need one of the business partners here to get work done . '' but , i could do nothing besides moan and nod my foggy head . by now the acidic rain had stopped , but there was still enough moisture on the windshield to turn the air-born dust into mud . she grabbed at whatever she could to keep from bouncing out of the jeep . their moment ended as quickly as it started . i was the weak one who could n't say no . '' 