whoever it was could n't have gone back down the stairs without passing me on the landing . `` i understand ma'am , but my friend who just boarded is scared to death . toby left the table and went to go answer the door and meet the intruder . so do we really need to go through this again ? it 's a three-to-four-hour drive , one way . `` that may be the case , '' sam replied , `` but i 'm not going to let you go rushing off to find her . tonight im making you make me happy . 