holding her hand over her cheek , she took three small steps back , recognizing beyond doubt that she 'd crossed a dangerous line and was about to suffer the consequences . we all sat around in a circle on the floor of the woods our regular meeting place . a splash of freckles over a small nose . they turned , again , at the end of that hallway , and into a dead end . i mean , we do sleep in the same room . '' she patted his chest , immediately making him regret having covered it with a shirt . 