otherwise , we would have had to make a u turn , and with the heavy morning traffic , we could very well have lost him . `` so-you 're mad because i did n't notice you 'd washed the floor , is that it ? '' she faced him to place a hand on his arm . somewhere , somehow , he had let himself fall in love with her . feeling one on his cheek he shot up , stamping and waving . i had n't thought of it since that night he found me at the grocery store . 