must have been your mother 's family name or something . '' `` just a few more minutes , '' i mumbled , not wanting to get off of the phone as yet . something in his gut told him not to ignore what the older man had told him . he asked , leaning closer for a whiff . his skin jumped beneath her lips and , for the first time , she realized just how badly he wanted her ; that he was barely holding on to his own self-control . 