the jewelry she 'd picked out for the day had been laid out on top of the dresser . and if that werent enough , theyre gon na flood the streets in an hour or so . today looked to be one of those days . `` you do love me , '' she finally said . cassie says , `` he does sound like our high school bully . she was n't sure who was more shocked , rusty or frank . `` it 's like they took his soul . '' 