even as the weak words spilled out , she wondered why shed bothered . i never claimed that i was , eve informed her . parker asks , breaking my stare out the window . just push out with your legs as you go and aim down otherwise you will belly flop and that hurts . i put away everything except for one of the boxes and went back to my makeshift bed on the couch . as they went some of the younger kids stopped what they were doing . finally he said : `` is there any more of that wine ? '' 