mack seemed as eager as his father to talk about something other than marriage . `` why are you challenging me , eve ? '' he smiles and releases my shirt , and i climb out of the car . he had resigned himself to the worst fate and was now quite relaxed . we may need to address that before we file . '' a squad car speeds by traveling in the opposite direction , toward the motel . i felt my face get soft when i whispered , `` that 's kind of sad . '' 