leaves and twigs fell from the trees . the big one if you can . not toward his car , but toward the waiting darkness of the swamp . she wriggled off the counter and brushed past him . `` you do that and this will be over before either of us wants it . '' you could be looking right at the mother ship and not even know it . `` dang , i did n't mean to do that again . '' his wing-locks ran in a v formation from shoulder to waist and were very sensitive . 