if he tapped on her window in the middle of the night to go riding , it really was to go riding . i like living at home , jenny said . the officer seems suddenly to soften . he rained little kisses all over her face . `` i took lessons from fifth grade through high school , '' she said as she set it on the table . he kissed my mother first on the lips , and then he reached across and kissed me on the forehead . sometimes he even sat there , going over his accounts . 