tapped the toes of his shoes against the edge of the hearth to shed some mud . she yanked it out on pure instinct . he looked around at the office briefly . another page had been torn in half . `` did you ... um , do that ... when you thought about me ? '' she did n't want to ruin this moment , but he 'd opened the door this time . when i looked down at the beast under me , i found that it was no longer a beast , at all . 