`` do you think a big x means more than a little x ? '' he sounded nervous for the first time . and then he yanked my wrist in between us , turning up the inside to reveal my two-inch scar . `` it 's time he told her the truth , anyway . '' glancing around , she saw they were deep in the heart of the woods that lay to the west of her cottage . `` oh , '' she said , returning to reality with a thud . she was going to be a handful . 