`` that 's pretty damn close , '' i said , and took a picture of the newspaper to send to jeff just as tires squealed outside the front of the building . `` i 'm using my own money from my parents ' trust . i would pierce them for you , if you 'd let me . she put her hands out , palms up . `` you had to know i would find out eventually . '' the farmhouse was large and dilapidated . `` besides that , '' she said , sliding off his lap . 