joey drew a finger across the small of my back . at his name , he turned and once again the spell was broken . they walked and laughed in the middle of the forest . `` i ca n't risk his life that way . '' what if such an opening had been found ? he was almost eighteen , true enough , but he was still a boy in so many ways . i had the urge to lean over , grab him by the edge of his plaid pajama pants and pull him on top of me . 