he stepped onto the pontoon and opened the plane 's door . remember when we were little and we walked through the graveyard of the church on castle road ? my heart froze at the thought of her looking at me the way her mother looked at my father . it had crossed his mind to send a runner but he decided that it would be quicker to go himself . she 's been in the guest bedroom . '' which was frustrating and damned irritating . he turned and stalked away , leaving her standing , shivering in the cold . 