we then stood , breathing quickly , our gaze fixed on the bushes . all four men leaned with him . `` me too , '' she said , her voice feathery and barely there . `` do n't be deliberately crude to shock me and stop dancing around the emotional element in all this . the trouble was that they did n't like novelty for long . `` i just want a piece of mystery between us , '' he told her . `` thank you for bailing me out . '' 