`` when they stole him from me , i made a promise to myself that i would never let it happen again . do you think i 'd leave my stake stuck in her chest ? twenty-five years he 'd given to the firm . he argued for several minutes before growing completely quiet , and that 's when i assumed his father got on the phone . had a great big beard that really bugged me . '' she rushed to the window as her body screamed to get back in the bed . the single bed , with its flowered quilt . 