riley was used to the attention . he took eric 's wrist and brought it to his mouth . `` how did it go with the senior thesis ? '' `` yeah , that 's just what i called him . maybe he had figured something out , but it was n't doing them a goddamned bit of good . and at the end of the night , what i really want ... '' i closed my eyes so i would n't kiss her again . but please keep all this to yourself around the household for the time being . 