`` you better love it since it 's the one you picked out , '' i said . his life had suddenly become so much richer for having the privilege of being her uncle . for a brief moment , i had an out of body experience . `` well , '' mike said , `` i was thinking ... '' he trailed off . `` okay , well be talking to them later . `` they 're using him ... ... '' his eyes grow heavy . it took everything i had not to bust through those doors and take her hand . 