after an hour on a high simmer , it looks the way i want it to and i switch it off . that should have been my first sign of things to come . i thought it was you laying there on the ground . '' when no one offered a reply , he went on , `` you two are n't ready to leave yet , you 're both still pretty weak , and to be honest , so am i . how easy she 'd been for him . he smiled and stepped away ... about three inches . 