i wonder if it 's done the same thing to this guy . it looks like youre making progress . why had he needed a scrap of red satin to open his eyes to the fact that perhaps they had something to offer each other besides friendship ? `` look , i ca n't say that something freaky wo n't happen . behind her i could hear the hum of people talking and laughing . `` like we 're more than strangers , '' i said deliberately . i shake my head at my reflection . 