i keep forgetting she 's not 100 percent comfortable with us being together in front of someone else . he was lying on the bed , the covers pulled up to his waist , his shirt still off . i remembered how my room smelled when i was about to fall asleep . `` and you think the president of this country is going to take your hand for this ? '' `` it was n't just chance that led me to that diner all those years ago . '' i 'd managed to find two pairs of shoes i could n't live without . 