i called for days looking for a female detective . `` is she trying to buy your love now ? '' nick poked her in the arm with the end of his pen . he now could breathe again , and the adrenaline dump within his body caused him to stumble backwards and lean against the wall of the inn . i liked being able to do that to you , showing you how good it could feel . '' her chest rose and fell slightly , as a woman and man knelt beside her , anxious with fear . 