`` senator , '' she said , taking his hand . `` please , '' she told him , `` just leave me alone . '' i needed to teach him a lesson , and since i knew he was scared of what i could do to him , i had his undivided attention . for selfish reasons , i 'd love to have you around . i hoped that was enough distance to allow us to get away before chris realized what we were up to . she read the pain and confusion in his reaction . 