jasmine launched into a ten-minute monologue of the people she was meeting , the work she was doing , the sights she was seeing . his fingers tangle in my hair tightly as he pulls me into his lean frame . it was stronger with the personal stuff . and things were starting to slide . now that you mention it , yes , that sounds completely odd to me . all i ever expect from you is an honest effort and ... he paused a moment , a plate of that award winning spaghetti . 