his legs were simply not there . he was sitting on the couch in the living room when she joined him a moment later . can you take him for me ? a tuft of hair that stuck up from the side of his head gave him a look of permanent surprise . she drew back her fist and decked him , sending him rearing upward with a violent arching of his back . his pajamas lay scattered across the floor . it wasnt crowded , but it wasnt empty either . he just was n't going to run out the door with it . 