the sea looked darker and more blue than it had that morning . `` i know , but that was before i got to taste you again . '' she gives me a funny look , then asks , `` how was school today ? '' it sounded like thousands of tiny fingernails scratching the stone floor . look at it this way : i already have the cake . he shrugged ; yes , that was his reaction . the guy really needed to work on his telephone skills . 