..oh , dont worry walker had looked forward to this reaction , nothing serious.just a little detour . he stripped off his shirt and bunched it in one hand , pressing it to me . `` but the life you lead is dangerous . `` it was no good , '' he said softly . the nuns had warned her against kisses , against the sin and danger and pain that kisses led to . i 'm standing behind the couch , looking down at him . that was the only time he ever saw whiskey jack laugh . 