he kind of wanted to get away from her parents , too . although she had never in a million years imagined the scenario she presently faced , there was no point bitching about it . and yet on this morning , he was actually excited . `` what was he going to say ? '' bits of furniture lay around the wreckage of the chandelier like trees around ground zero of a meteor strike . a low growl murmured in his throat . you might be heading into an ambush . finally , she drew back and looked critically at her work . 