`` i did n't think you wanted to interrupt me again . i really could n't be bothered changing , plus , i did n't have anything to change into ; all my clothes , though ostensibly not that far away , were still in a house that was possibly full of criminals . `` do n't you feel bad for him ? i had a part-time job , and they wouldnt let me leave it . all was quiet and the place smelled of disinfectant and flowers . his stomach lurched and he turned his hand over to grasp nick 's fingers . 