`` it 's unfortunate that i was kidnapped as a baby and then tossed from one home to another before landing on the street ? he replied , `` i didnt ask whether he was a jerk . without a word or even any hint . `` yeah ... yeah i noticed ... '' i looked at her , and pressed my hands against her forehead . his brown palm covered the back of her hand . a spring fired away and a roller came loose and was caught up in some fast moving wire . that was all billy needed to know . 