i loved him , maybe even from the first time our eyes met , as corny as that seems . i slipped away to bubbly nods and requests to join her after for some coffee . i climbed into bed and boo settled in beside me . there , he had to admit , the man was a goddamned genius . `` that 's enough for one day , '' she said with a quick smile . i turned the page and kept reading . her father-it had taken him longer to die . 