`` chug chug chug , '' he told me . the thing i knew he was going to say , but that i hoped he would n't say . i kept my voice cool , ever-conscious of the customers observing . i should just go before i get anyone in trouble . '' not once she lost the angel on her shoulder . she choked , tears running down her cheeks . like she had a child 's mind inside that fully grown body . those two are so happy together , so accepting of each other . 