if i watched them too long , they might even have moved , and i did n't want to see that . `` you were protecting me , and yourself . i cant believe little beth has a child of her own . i touched my lips to his forehead , and then looked out the window , waiting as the other passengers passed by and silently praying for the pilot to hurry the hell out of there . if you do n't decide on something , i 'm going to get the five-foot alligator and put it in your office . '' 