her throat tightened and her eyes stung . then he walked to his dresser , opened a drawer and pulled out a tee . it was almost too easy , jennifer thought . jess opened her mouth but stopped . furthermore , something had been going on with them for a few weeks . `` but he seems less than thrilled . the glass slips from my hand , crashing into the sudsy water as i spin around . `` if you 're really sure , '' i say slowly , silently begging him not to be sure . 