when she set the test on the counter so she could clean up and get her pants back up , he took it , curling his hand around the plastic tube . one of them was a darker gray than the other . `` bright and early '' did not translate to waking up at noon . she launched at me , throwing another punch . `` can you wait that long to tell your queen ? '' `` how about this can only happen once . i could n't help my snort of amusement . 