she drags out the word problem like it 's code for something , and we both know it is . her eyes opened all the way at the rolling thunder of the guns going off one after another over their heads . i think i could find it , peter supposed . there were no other cars in the driveway . i never thought pencil skirts were sexy until i saw them on her . she immediately put `` barney '' inside her dresser and a corner of my mouth lifted at her embarrassment . it stops the attack on its track . 