by all accounts , pierce was equally impressed by the young lady . `` and how long have you been fighting ? '' tomorrow a bunch of us are hiking up the canyon . she is already acting like an alpha ; why not make it official ? '' he grasped the lever and hauled the huge door open . `` by giving up the illusion of control and allowing the world to right itself . the guy is n't selling a whole lot of time-shares , so he was glad to get the pay . '' 