james saw me , and our eyes met with stern looks . both sides can choke on their expectations of your fate . `` i know it 's legal , but it 's not your ordinary marriage , now is it ? '' unzipping the bottom compartment , i pulled out the compressed sleeping bag . that we might not have moved in together ? then she sat at the table a while longer , contemplating what maria had shared . `` you ca n't prove a damn thing , do you hear me ? '' 