after we were together , and then your birthday , and christmas , i just knew-i could n't leave you . he lifted a hand and signaled to the trainers and drivers to take them away . the discussion in the energy room had not gone at all like id imagined . she asked as we worked on the cuts . it tweaked at her that he was delving into this wound of hers , and she sought to redirect the conversation . she turned again to look out at the island . 