he was , perhaps , two or three inches shorter than jake ( which , i should note , still put him at tall ) and he had his dark brown hair clipped close to his skull in an attractive cut . i had no idea if girls really talked like this , but it seemed to be working . at least she has a date , which is more than i can say for either of us ! but i assume there are only two possibilities for it . she made him feel even when he did n't want to . 