the large bump at the base of his skull and his cheeks still felt tender and swollen . he stared at it before going back to his dresser . it sounded dumb when the words came out of her mouth . i know you can , but i still dont like the idea one bit . what a pleasure having her was going to be . `` i would do anything ... give up anything to be with him . '' he really wanted to get back to amelia 's and not upset her by arriving late for the reunion . 