i will try to make it up to you , though , okay ? then he pushed himself up and moved across the crowded office space . he wiped his hands , and together they went to the back porch . i pasted on a smile , hoping it would carry over to my voice . she lies down on the canvas and moves across it as directed . she worried about them and was generous with them . not then , and certainly not by some low-budget demon jerk 's hand . 