even knowing how he felt about her , he still did n't understand it . my daughter and i were just being silly . but now i think the scary thing was not saying it before it was almost too late . gently taking my head between his hands , he wipes my tears away with his thumbs . even across the desk , it 's obvious this girl has a good six to ten inches on me . there was nothing wrong with his being there . 'can we chose when we arrive ? ' 