his fingers shook a bit as they climbed up to trace the bare skin of his neck . she was an idiot not to tell him the truth , said bur , weighing in on the matter . i wait for a laugh or a slap across the back but i get neither . human health care is expensive and tough to navigate . it 's easy to lie to yourself . they made strands of popcorn and wrapped them around the pine branches , only to remove them days later because all they could smell throughout the house was popcorn . 