already she was imagining being home with her father and brothers . he was shorter than her , older than her and not nearly as physically attractive as her . i knew that i was lying when i reminded her that the fact that she was mine had n't changed . `` if i knew the cause , '' he murmured . `` if you do n't care about the documents , why did you ... . '' `` do n't you dare say that i sold myself for my career ! '' `` my dad always wanted me to drive new cars . 