he made her feel like a fairy-tale princess , beautiful when she knew she was n't , special when she was ordinary , sexy when she had n't the first clue about being a woman . it was just like that again . she put her arms around sam , wanting to protect him from all pain . they jostled one another and turned to follow the humming progress of the e-z-go . she could almost imagine he was saying forgive instead of accept . and rich , of course , was only 48 . 