she liked when a speaker could make her speech sound as good as she 'd imagined it in her head . he was his bag carrier for years . '' she squirmed in the soft leather seat , unable to hold his gaze . you did , with everything youre doing . her ears and cheeks suddenly felt hot . she looks in the bag and pulls out the shoe box , then narrows her eyes at me . his blood is in the car . he could take care of her until she was well enough to care for herself . 