i thought yes , well you thought wrong , she said , standing . he did n't know what he was going to do once his friends discovered he did n't get rusty , after all . the dress produced the effect she had wanted , she mused . she dropped her head only for him to cup her chin and tug gently until she faced him with watery eyes . he started to see gray spots before his eyes . through a pair of swinging doors drifted the sizzle of meat cooking on an open grill . my grandparents are proof of that . 