which was why , when joe called midmorning to ask her to come over and help him decorate the tree they 'd bought together , she said yes . `` what do you bet he leaves his boots on for the swim ? '' the front end of the motorcycle lifted off the ground . jack looked away as if he did n't understand the answer . `` there 's a hundred girls that would disagree with that statement . '' `` this time it 's different between us . 