bury me with dirt , stick a stake into my heart , and call it a day . `` this is how we usually do it , '' i said , pulling her in close and lifting her arms up around my neck and wrapping my hands around her waist . all she could do was try to change his view of who and what she was . he nodded , tapping her forehead lightly , then running his finger down to her nose . for many a year after that , i never so much as thought of him . 