i mean , usually you 're so good at this stuff , and - '' `` sorry . '' `` you do n't smell any different than usual . it stands to reason that you know more about him . tess said she had to pull a few `` strings '' so dell would give me another chance at the club . the problem was that i had learned early on in life how to turn off the alarm bells in my head . she could tell by the action that he was n't comfortable with the situation , either . 