`` yes , ma'am , '' he says , resting his hands back on his lap , grinning back at me . i adjusted my robe and kept an eye on the hallway . `` i can look at you and- '' `` and i can look at your face right now and see that you know it did . '' 'you 'd definitely get my vote , if we had elections . ' then the light reflected off something hidden in the dead space beneath the drawer 's steel runners . up to ten percent , if you want it . 