sometimes it seemed as if he was trying to filter a million thoughts in order to speak only one , and that was why he had difficulty talking normally . i stripped the bed of the soaked sheets , and took off my clothes . i had no trouble finding maple street . i decide that this is what intrigues me . i hated what tawny had done yet i could n't wish it 'd never happened . `` now , what would you have done if i had turned you down in front of all these people ? '' 