ten laps is like ten hours on a road surface . he shifted in the saddle and she watched the play of muscles beneath his coat , felt her mouth go dry as he turned to face her . `` tell me again why you do n't play the lottery . '' it was so cruel to him . `` still , we have greater numbers by far , '' said alec . sometimes you just have to ride them out . '' dean was very calm as he finished that last sentence . 