i had n't realized we 'd started flirting until i was almost out of money . he stopped and told me to take off my shoes . i could have taken him alive and hoped that the system would find him guilty . `` too afraid to ask daddy zeller ? '' no one had whispered in his ear yet , i presumed . i rolled my eyes at his response . the feeling of enlightenment drained away . jimmy was like a brother to her . `` we ca n't have your back if you 're not part of the club . '' 