`` i ca n't imagine shy would ever go there with you , but shy 's shy and everyone knows all the ways he is , the good and , for a woman , the bad . he 'd seen too much death in his days and nights as a marshal . his mouth broke from mine and his lips slid to my ear as i lifted my head and kissed the sleek skin of his shoulder . and that was a stare he recognized . i had sort of given up on trying that with the security after clark . 