a moment of silence later , he moved , swinging me up into the cradle of his arms and carrying me to the couch . she told herself it was better that way . she could n't believe how hot he was . you can always lock this place down . on the recording it had given me a warning . i threw my entire weight against her , hoping to push her away from my best friend , but she easily threw me back , and i crashed to the ground . i looked back ; finding the color drained from mikes face . 