`` i 'm a gentleman , '' he said , lacing his hands behind his head . he then handed the bottles containing rum-cola , one each to his friends . the closest id come was with jenny the filler-person . he waited a beat then asked , `` will you be able to do it ? i slipped my palm against his and absorbed the electric spark that always shot through my body at his touch . maybe you were never allowed any sort of emotional release at all . 