`` i have n't spoken to beck in weeks , '' i told him . how about you try this out for today ? '' my god , the woman was built like a tank . frankly , i 'd as soon have been home studying or at the dance studio practicing . the last words were rushed , as if she had had to force them out while she still had the courage to say them . `` that 's a promise , and i keep my promises to you , '' he said , running his thumb along her cheek . 