`` the guy last october does n't count . '' basil was still asleep in the back . sighing as i felt it , i closed my lips around what he offered . he nods with an adorable smile that reaches all the way to his eyes . unless you really want to say yes , i say , what 's the rush ? '' as i headed down the front steps , the others followed . 'if any calls come here for me this afternoon will you give them my mobile number ? she curled into a tighter ball and sighed my name . 