they found him in the gutter , you know and it was christmas eve and so cold the pipes were freezing pneumonia . 'how do you think i was able to afford this place ? there needs to be date-like activity before you and i go there . she 's not thrilled we 're still together , but she 's warming up to the idea slowly . but i 'm thinking we should just be friends . '' `` would that make me any less dead ? she watched her mother stand in place as if waiting for instructions . 