if he 's not interested , he 's not interested . his voice sounded gruff all of a sudden . that made me turn and look at him . and if i 'm not home by five , start fixing dinner . `` let 's take this outside , '' pepper told me , folding from the game . i looked around : there was nothing to alarm over . she watched him for a little while and then , carefully , so as not to disturb him she rose and dressed . that was the type of community they lived in ... ? 