boats on the gulf had a way of doing that to me . nobody will take it seriously if it shows any less . `` did n't you try to kill me ? '' it seemed like a coat of arms . once again , he was a free man . `` it scares the crap out of me . '' a small apartment nestled on the edge of the quarter . not much worse , but worse , and not very often , but occasionally . cole turned to me with raised eyebrows . but there was something she had n't told him . 