there were various alarms , but they all thought that he was the man of the house . we 're working around the clock , clay . i ordered a scoop of chocolate mint crunch in a regular-sized cone and then we sat in the corner of the scoop shop at a tiny round table . `` i can see why the government would want her working for them . '' just the sight of him makes me want to kill him . ' unless that 's against the rules too . '' 