and he felt another question rising from her out of the rooms silence . his white nightshirt was spotted down the front with nasty brown stains and one sleeve had a large , rusty-colored stain on it . either way , he can not be allowed to take your power . if she had bothered to pay attention , she would have been amazed at people 's reactions to her . do you know what those mean ? mike paused and thought it through . the smile he wore warmed her . i 'm playing this one totally by the book . 