i 'm going to sleep , the sooner this nightmare is over the better . '' or maybe it was the rose-colored glasses talking . at $ 120,000 a pop , his ride was a gold mine for any thief who had knowledge of motorcycles . she seemed to have taken my earlier request for silence quite literally . `` it 's an honor as well as a duty . '' his thumbs pressed more lightly , in slow circles . where she 'd been so cold outside just a short while earlier , now she was warm and safe . 