i do n't think we could have beaten back what showed up on our doorstep , do you ? '' and just as he had begun , i started placing kisses on his mouth , then his chin , and down his neck , working my way down his body . i went a while without anyone there , too . because of him , i 'd learned how to survive this new world . his words burned into my heart . there will be several eligible bachelors there , if you 're looking . a woman he was with for six years . 